Crystal structure of the red light-activated channelrhodopsin Chrimson
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Crystal structure of the red light-activated channelrhodopsin Chrimson. / Oda, Kazumasa; Vierock, Johannes; Oishi, Satomi; Rodriguez-Rozada, Silvia; Taniguchi, Reiya; Yamashita, Keitaro; Wiegert, J Simon; Nishizawa, Tomohiro; Hegemann, Peter; Nureki, Osamu.
in: NAT COMMUN, Jahrgang 9, Nr. 1, 26.09.2018, S. 3949.Publikationen: SCORING: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift/Zeitung › SCORING: Zeitschriftenaufsatz › Forschung › Begutachtung
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T1 - Crystal structure of the red light-activated channelrhodopsin Chrimson
AU - Oda, Kazumasa
AU - Vierock, Johannes
AU - Oishi, Satomi
AU - Rodriguez-Rozada, Silvia
AU - Taniguchi, Reiya
AU - Yamashita, Keitaro
AU - Wiegert, J Simon
AU - Nishizawa, Tomohiro
AU - Hegemann, Peter
AU - Nureki, Osamu
PY - 2018/9/26
Y1 - 2018/9/26
N2 - Channelrhodopsins are light-activated ion channels that mediate cation permeation across cell membranes upon light absorption. Red-light-activated channelrhodopsins are of particular interest, because red light penetrates deeper into biological tissues and also enables dual-color experiments in combination with blue-light-activated optogenetic tools. Here we report the crystal structure of the most red-shifted channelrhodopsin from the algae Chlamydomonas noctigama, Chrimson, at 2.6 Å resolution. Chrimson resembles prokaryotic proton pumps in the retinal binding pocket, while sharing similarity with other channelrhodopsins in the ion-conducting pore. Concomitant mutation analysis identified the structural features that are responsible for Chrimson's red light sensitivity; namely, the protonation of the counterion for the retinal Schiff base, and the polar residue distribution and rigidity of the retinal binding pocket. Based on these mechanistic insights, we engineered ChrimsonSA, a mutant with a maximum activation wavelength red-shifted beyond 605 nm and accelerated closing kinetics.
AB - Channelrhodopsins are light-activated ion channels that mediate cation permeation across cell membranes upon light absorption. Red-light-activated channelrhodopsins are of particular interest, because red light penetrates deeper into biological tissues and also enables dual-color experiments in combination with blue-light-activated optogenetic tools. Here we report the crystal structure of the most red-shifted channelrhodopsin from the algae Chlamydomonas noctigama, Chrimson, at 2.6 Å resolution. Chrimson resembles prokaryotic proton pumps in the retinal binding pocket, while sharing similarity with other channelrhodopsins in the ion-conducting pore. Concomitant mutation analysis identified the structural features that are responsible for Chrimson's red light sensitivity; namely, the protonation of the counterion for the retinal Schiff base, and the polar residue distribution and rigidity of the retinal binding pocket. Based on these mechanistic insights, we engineered ChrimsonSA, a mutant with a maximum activation wavelength red-shifted beyond 605 nm and accelerated closing kinetics.
KW - Journal Article
U2 - 10.1038/s41467-018-06421-9
DO - 10.1038/s41467-018-06421-9
M3 - SCORING: Journal article
C2 - 30258177
VL - 9
SP - 3949
JO - NAT COMMUN
JF - NAT COMMUN
SN - 2041-1723
IS - 1
ER -