Critical Amino Acid Residues Regulating TRPA1 Zn2+ Response : A Comparative Study Across Species

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Cellular zinc ions (Zn2+) are crucial for signal transduction in various cell types. The transient receptor potential (TRP) ankyrin 1 (TRPA1) channel, known for its sensitivity to intracellular Zn2+ ([Zn2+]i), has been a subject of limited understanding regarding its molecular mechanism. Here, we employed metal ion-affinity prediction, three-dimensional structural modeling, and mutagenesis, utilizing data from the Protein Data Bank and AlphaFold Database, to elucidate the [Zn2+]i binding domain (IZD) structure composed by specific amino acid residues (AAs) in human (hTRPA1) and chicken TRPA1 (gTRPA1). External Zn2+ induced activation in hTRPA1, while not in gTRPA1. Moreover, external Zn2+ elevated [Zn2+]i specifically in hTRPA1. Notably, both hTRPA1 and gTRPA1 exhibited inherent sensitivity to [Zn2+]i, as evidenced by their activation upon internal Zn2+ application. The critical AAs within IZDs, specifically histidine at 983/984, lysine at 711/717, tyrosine at 714/720, and glutamate at 987/988 in IZD1, and H983/H984, tryptophan at 710/716, E854/E855, and glutamine at 979/980 in IZD2, were identified in hTRPA1/gTRPA1. Furthermore, mutations, such as the substitution of arginine at 919 (R919) to H919, abrogated the response to external Zn2+ in hTRPA1. Among single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) at Y714 and a triple SNP at R919 in hTRPA1, we revealed that the Zn2+ responses were attenuated in mutants carrying the Y714 and R919 substitution to asparagine and proline, respectively. Overall, this study unveils the intrinsic sensitivity of hTRPA1 and gTRPA1 to [Zn2+]i mediated through IZDs. Furthermore, our findings suggest that specific SNP mutations can alter the responsiveness of hTRPA1 to extracellular and intracellular Zn2+.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

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2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2024

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The Journal of biological chemistry - (2024) vom: 18. Apr., Seite 107302

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Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Matsubara, Masaki [VerfasserIn]
Muraki, Yukiko [VerfasserIn]
Suzuki, Hiroka [VerfasserIn]
Hatano, Noriyuki [VerfasserIn]
Muraki, Katsuhiko [VerfasserIn]

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AlphaFold Database
Journal Article
MIB2
Metal Geometry
Mutagenesis
Protein motif
Single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP)
Transient receptor potential channels (TRP channels)
Zinc

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Date Revised 20.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

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10.1016/j.jbc.2024.107302

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NLM371318645