Abstract
AbstractLeucine-rich repeat-containing protein 8 (LRRC8) family members form volume regulated anion channels activated by hypoosmotic cell swelling. LRRC8 channels are ubiquitously expressed in vertebrate cells as heteromeric assemblies of LRRC8A (Swell1) and LRRC8B-E subunits. Channels of different subunit composition have distinct properties that explain the functional diversity of LRRC8 currents implicated in a broad range of physiology. However, the basis for heteromeric LRRC8 channel assembly and function is unknown. Here, we leverage a fiducial-tagging strategy to determine single-particle cryo-electron microscopy structures of heterohexameric LRRC8A:C channels in detergent micelles and lipid nanodiscs in three conformations. LRRC8A:C channels show pronounced changes in channel architecture compared to homomeric channels due to heterotypic cytoplasmic LRR interactions that displace LRRs and the LRRC8C subunit away from the conduction axis and poise the channel for activation. The structures and associated functional studies further reveal that lipids embedded in the channel pore block ion conduction in the closed state. Together, our results provide insight into determinants for heteromeric LRRC8 channel assembly, activity, and gating by lipids.
Publisher
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
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