Magic-angle spinning NMR structure of the human voltage-dependent anion channel 1 (E73V/C127A/C232S) in DMPC lipid bilayersMagic-angle spinning NMR structure of the human voltage-dependent anion channel 1 (E73V/C127A/C232S) in DMPC lipid bilayers

Structural highlights

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Function

VDAC1_HUMAN Forms a channel through the mitochondrial outer membrane and also the plasma membrane. The channel at the outer mitochondrial membrane allows diffusion of small hydrophilic molecules; in the plasma membrane it is involved in cell volume regulation and apoptosis. It adopts an open conformation at low or zero membrane potential and a closed conformation at potentials above 30-40 mV. The open state has a weak anion selectivity whereas the closed state is cation-selective. May participate in the formation of the permeability transition pore complex (PTPC) responsible for the release of mitochondrial products that triggers apoptosis.[1] [2] [3]

Publication Abstract from PubMed

The voltage-dependent anion channel (VDAC), the most abundant protein in the outer mitochondrial membrane, is responsible for the transport of all ions and metabolites into and out of mitochondria. Larger than any of the beta-barrel structures determined to date by magic-angle spinning (MAS) NMR, but smaller than the size limit of cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM), VDAC1's 31 kDa size has long been a bottleneck in determining its structure in a near-native lipid bilayer environment. Using a single two-dimensional (2D) crystalline sample of human VDAC1 in lipids, we applied proton-detected fast magic-angle spinning NMR spectroscopy to determine the arrangement of beta strands. Combining these data with long-range restraints from a spin-labeled sample, chemical shift-based secondary structure prediction, and previous MAS NMR and atomic force microscopy (AFM) data, we determined the channel's structure at a 2.2 A root-mean-square deviation (RMSD). The structure, a 19-stranded beta-barrel, with an N-terminal alpha-helix in the pore is in agreement with previous data in detergent, which was questioned due to the potential for the detergent to perturb the protein's functional structure. Using a quintuple mutant implementing the channel's closed state, we found that dynamics are a key element in the protein's gating behavior, as channel closure leads to the destabilization of not only the C-terminal barrel residues but also the alpha2 helix. We showed that cholesterol, previously shown to reduce the frequency of channel closure, stabilizes the barrel relative to the N-terminal helix. Furthermore, we observed channel closure through steric blockage by a drug shown to selectively bind to the channel, the Bcl2-antisense oligonucleotide G3139.

Structure and Gating Behavior of the Human Integral Membrane Protein VDAC1 in a Lipid Bilayer.,Najbauer EE, Tekwani Movellan K, Giller K, Benz R, Becker S, Griesinger C, Andreas LB J Am Chem Soc. 2022 Feb 23;144(7):2953-2967. doi: 10.1021/jacs.1c09848. Epub 2022, Feb 14. PMID:35164499[4]

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References

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  3. Hiller S, Garces RG, Malia TJ, Orekhov VY, Colombini M, Wagner G. Solution structure of the integral human membrane protein VDAC-1 in detergent micelles. Science. 2008 Aug 29;321(5893):1206-10. PMID:18755977 doi:321/5893/1206
  4. Najbauer EE, Tekwani Movellan K, Giller K, Benz R, Becker S, Griesinger C, Andreas LB. Structure and Gating Behavior of the Human Integral Membrane Protein VDAC1 in a Lipid Bilayer. J Am Chem Soc. 2022 Feb 23;144(7):2953-2967. PMID:35164499 doi:10.1021/jacs.1c09848
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