Atomic Structure of Sensory Transduction Proteins
Atomic Structure of Sensory Transduction Proteins
批准号:
9327757
负责人:
Nurunisa Akyuz
金额:
$5.71万
依托单位:
依托单位国家:
美国
项目类别:
财政年份:
2017
资助国家:
美国
项目状态:
已结题
起止时间:
2017-02-15 至 2020-02-14
关键词:
AdoptedAffectAmino AcidsArchitectureBiological AssayBiophysicsBrainCationsComplexCryoelectron MicroscopyDataElectron MicroscopyEngineeringEquilibriumFreezingFunctional disorderGelGoalsHair CellsHearingHeartHigh Pressure Liquid ChromatographyImageIn VitroInterventionIon ChannelIon Channel ProteinIonsLabyrinthLigandsLocationMapsMechanicsMediatingMembrane ProteinsMolecularMolecular ConformationMolecular Sieve ChromatographyMolecular StructureMotionMutagenesisNegative StainingPathway interactionsPharmacologic SubstancePharmacologyPhysiologicalPositioning AttributeProcessPropertyProtein BiochemistryProtein SubunitsProteinsProtocols documentationReagentRegulationResearchResolutionRoleSamplingSensoryShapesSignal TransductionSoftware ToolsStimulusStructureTechniquesdesignelectron densityexperimental studyhearing impairmentmechanical propertiesmechanotransductionmovienovelparticlereconstructionresponsescreeningsoundsymposium
中文摘要
项目摘要
机械传导(MET)通道位于内耳毛细胞静纤毛的尖端,在那里它们介导
将声音引起的机械刺激转换为传输到大脑的电信号。
这些微型机器响应机械变化而打开,并允许阳离子选择性地流入
毛细胞 它们的分子身份已经被追求了二十多年。 令人兴奋的是,一些
膜蛋白最近被认为是MET通道复合物的关键组分:TMC 1,
TMHS和TMIE。任何这些蛋白质的功能障碍都与听力损失有关。迄今为止,
药理学干预是非常有限的,部分原因是我们缺乏对这些蛋白质的了解。
在机械传导过程中各自的作用。 这个项目的目标是阐明这些蛋白质的原子
结构,它们的相互作用,以及它们的作用机制。在这里,我们将整合实验技术
包括单粒子冷冻电子显微镜,蛋白质生物化学和工程,以提供一个
详细了解这些蛋白质的机械和结构特性。 原子结构将有助于
确定MET通道的长期寻找的成孔域,通过该通道发生离子通量。 的
结构也将有助于确定门控和调节域,这可能是调节离子的关键
通道功能 通过建立MET通道功能和调节的结构基础,我们期望
这项研究将有助于设计针对听力损失的新型药物方法。
英文摘要
Project Summary
Mechanotransduction (MET) channels reside at the tips of inner ear hair‐cell stereocilia, where they mediate
the conversion of sound‐induced mechanical stimuli into electrical signals that are transmitted to the brain.
These miniature machines open in response to mechanical change and allow a selective influx of cations into
hair cells. Their molecular identity has already been pursued for over two decades. Excitingly, a number of
membrane proteins have been recently implicated as critical components of the MET channel complex: TMC1,
TMHS and TMIE. The dysfunction of any of these proteins is associated with hearing loss. To date, strategies
for pharmacological intervention are greatly limited, partly due to lack of our understanding of these proteins'
respective role during mechanotranduction. The goal of this project is to illuminate these proteins' atomic
structure, their interplay, and their mechanism of the action. Here, we will integrate experimental techniques
including single particle cryo‐electron microscopy, protein biochemistry and engineering, in order to provide a
detailed understanding of these proteins' mechanical and structural properties. Atomic structures will help
identify the long‐sought pore‐forming domain of the MET channel, through which ion flux occurs. The
structures will also help identify gating and regulatory domains, which may be key to modulating the ion
channel function. By establishing a structural basis for the MET channel function and regulation, we expect
that the proposed research will help in design of novel pharmaceutical approaches for targeting hearing loss.
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Mechanisms of Hair Cell Mechanotransduction Channel Gating
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批准号:10374772
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项目类别:
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资助金额:$16.95万
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财政年份:2020
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负责人:Nurunisa Akyuz
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依托单位:
海外基金