Crystal structure of photoactivated rhodopsin in complex with a nanobodyCrystal structure of photoactivated rhodopsin in complex with a nanobody

Structural highlights

8fd1 is a 4 chain structure with sequence from Bos taurus and Lama glama. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance.
Method:X-ray diffraction, Resolution 4.25Å
Ligands:, ,
Resources:FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT

Function

OPSD_BOVIN Photoreceptor required for image-forming vision at low light intensity. Required for photoreceptor cell viability after birth. Light-induced isomerization of 11-cis to all-trans retinal triggers a conformational change leading to G-protein activation and release of all-trans retinal (By similarity).[1] [2]

Publication Abstract from PubMed

Rhodopsin is a prototypical G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) critical for vertebrate vision. Research on GPCR signaling states has been facilitated using llama-derived nanobodies (Nbs), some of which bind to the intracellular surface to allosterically modulate the receptor. Extracellularly binding allosteric nanobodies have also been investigated, but the structural basis for their activity has not been resolved to date. Here, we report a library of Nbs that bind to the extracellular surface of rhodopsin and allosterically modulate the thermodynamics of its activation process. Crystal structures of Nb2 in complex with native rhodopsin reveal a mechanism of allosteric modulation involving extracellular loop 2 and native glycans. Nb2 binding suppresses Schiff base deprotonation and hydrolysis and prevents intracellular outward movement of helices five and six - a universal activation event for GPCRs. Nb2 also mitigates protein misfolding in a disease-associated mutant rhodopsin. Our data show the power of nanobodies to modulate the photoactivation of rhodopsin and potentially serve as therapeutic agents for disease-associated rhodopsin misfolding.

Structural basis for the allosteric modulation of rhodopsin by nanobody binding to its extracellular domain.,Wu A, Salom D, Hong JD, Tworak A, Watanabe K, Pardon E, Steyaert J, Kandori H, Katayama K, Kiser PD, Palczewski K Nat Commun. 2023 Aug 25;14(1):5209. doi: 10.1038/s41467-023-40911-9. PMID:37626045[3]

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See Also

References

  1. Nakamichi H, Okada T. Local peptide movement in the photoreaction intermediate of rhodopsin. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2006 Aug 22;103(34):12729-34. Epub 2006 Aug 14. PMID:16908857
  2. Salom D, Lodowski DT, Stenkamp RE, Le Trong I, Golczak M, Jastrzebska B, Harris T, Ballesteros JA, Palczewski K. Crystal structure of a photoactivated deprotonated intermediate of rhodopsin. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2006 Oct 31;103(44):16123-8. Epub 2006 Oct 23. PMID:17060607
  3. Wu A, Salom D, Hong JD, Tworak A, Watanabe K, Pardon E, Steyaert J, Kandori H, Katayama K, Kiser PD, Palczewski K. Structural basis for the allosteric modulation of rhodopsin by nanobody binding to its extracellular domain. Nat Commun. 2023 Aug 25;14(1):5209. PMID:37626045 doi:10.1038/s41467-023-40911-9

8fd1, resolution 4.25Å

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