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Mapping of disulfide bonds within the amino-terminal extracellular domain of the inhibitory glycine receptor

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Vogel, Nicolas ; Kluck, Christoph J. ; Melzer, Nima ; Schwarzinger, Stephan ; Breitinger, Ulrike ; Seeber, Silke ; Becker, Cord-Michael:
Mapping of disulfide bonds within the amino-terminal extracellular domain of the inhibitory glycine receptor.
In: The Journal of Biological Chemistry. Vol. 284 (2009) . - pp. 36128-36136.
ISSN 1083-351X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M109.043448

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The strychnine-sensitive glycine receptor (GlyR) is a ligand-gated chloride channel and a member of the superfamily of cysteine loop (Cys-loop) neurotransmitter receptors, which also comprises the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR). Within the extracellular domain (ECD), the eponymous Cys-loop harbors two conserved cysteines, assumed to be linked by a superfamily-specific disulfide bond. The GlyR ECD carries three additional cysteine residues, two are predicted to form a second, GlyR-specific bond. The configuration of none of the cysteines of GlyR, however, had been determined directly. Based on a crystal structure of the nAChRα1 ECD, we generated a model of the human GlyRα1 where close proximity of the respective cysteines was consistent with the formation of both the Cys-loop and the GlyR-specific disulfide bonds. To identify native disulfide bonds, the GlyRα1 ECD was heterologously expressed and refolded under oxidative conditions. By matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry, we detected tryptic fragments of the ECD indicative of disulfide bond formation for both pairs of cysteines, as proposed by modeling. The identity of tryptic fragments was confirmed using chemical modification of cysteine and lysine residues. As evident from circular dichroism spectroscopy, mutagenesis of single cysteines did not impair refolding of the ECD in vitro, whereas it led to partial or complete intracellular retention and consequently to a loss of function of full-length GlyR subunits in human embryonic kidney 293 cells. Our results indicate that the GlyR ECD forms both a Cys-loop and a GlyR-specific disulfide bond. In addition, cysteine residues appear to be important for protein maturation in vivo.

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Item Type: Article in a journal
Refereed: Yes
Institutions of the University: Faculties
Faculties > Faculty of Biology, Chemistry and Earth Sciences
Faculties > Faculty of Biology, Chemistry and Earth Sciences > Department of Chemistry
Faculties > Faculty of Biology, Chemistry and Earth Sciences > Department of Chemistry > Chair Biochemistry IV - Biophysical Chemistry
Faculties > Faculty of Biology, Chemistry and Earth Sciences > Department of Chemistry > Former Professors > Chair Biopolymers - Univ.-Prof. Dr. Paul Rösch
Faculties > Faculty of Biology, Chemistry and Earth Sciences > Department of Chemistry > Former Professors
Research Institutions > Central research institutes > Nordbayerisches Zentrum für NMR-Spektroskopie - NMR-Zentrum
Research Institutions
Research Institutions > Central research institutes
Result of work at the UBT: Yes
DDC Subjects: 500 Science
500 Science > 500 Natural sciences
500 Science > 540 Chemistry
500 Science > 570 Life sciences, biology
Date Deposited: 19 Dec 2014 09:50
Last Modified: 26 Sep 2024 07:31
URI: https://eref.uni-bayreuth.de/id/eprint/5139