7CR7

human KCNQ2-CaM in complex with retigabine


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
  • Resolution: 3.70 Å
  • Aggregation State: PARTICLE 
  • Reconstruction Method: SINGLE PARTICLE 

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Literature

Molecular basis for ligand activation of the human KCNQ2 channel.

Li, X.Zhang, Q.Guo, P.Fu, J.Mei, L.Lv, D.Wang, J.Lai, D.Ye, S.Yang, H.Guo, J.

(2021) Cell Res 31: 52-61

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41422-020-00410-8
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    7CR0, 7CR1, 7CR2, 7CR3, 7CR4, 7CR7

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    The voltage-gated potassium channel KCNQ2 is responsible for M-current in neurons and is an important drug target to treat epilepsy, pain and several other diseases related to neuronal hyper-excitability. A list of synthetic compounds have been developed to directly activate KCNQ2, yet our knowledge of their activation mechanism is limited, due to lack of high-resolution structures. Here, we report cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) structures of the human KCNQ2 determined in apo state and in complex with two activators, ztz240 or retigabine, which activate KCNQ2 through different mechanisms. The activator-bound structures, along with electrophysiology analysis, reveal that ztz240 binds at the voltage-sensing domain and directly stabilizes it at the activated state, whereas retigabine binds at the pore domain and activates the channel by an allosteric modulation. By accurately defining ligand-binding sites, these KCNQ2 structures not only reveal different ligand recognition and activation mechanisms, but also provide a structural basis for drug optimization and design.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Department of Biophysics, and Department of Pathology of Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310058, China.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily KQT member 2A,
C [auth B],
E [auth D],
G
656Homo sapiensMutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: KCNQ2
Membrane Entity: Yes 
UniProt & NIH Common Fund Data Resources
Find proteins for O43526 (Homo sapiens)
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PHAROS:  O43526
GTEx:  ENSG00000075043 
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UniProt GroupO43526
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Entity ID: 2
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Calmodulin-3B [auth F],
D [auth C],
F [auth E],
H
149Homo sapiensMutation(s): 0 
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PHAROS:  P0DP25
GTEx:  ENSG00000160014 
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UniProt GroupP0DP25
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
  • Resolution: 3.70 Å
  • Aggregation State: PARTICLE 
  • Reconstruction Method: SINGLE PARTICLE 

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Entry History & Funding Information

Deposition Data


Funding OrganizationLocationGrant Number
Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST, China)China2018YFA0508100
National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)China31870724

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2020-09-16
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2020-11-11
    Changes: Structure summary
  • Version 1.2: 2021-01-13
    Changes: Database references
  • Version 1.3: 2024-03-27
    Changes: Data collection, Database references