Refinement of a cryo-EM structure of hERG: Bridging structure and function

HM Khan, J Guo, HJ Duff, DP Tieleman, SY Noskov - Biophysical Journal, 2021 - cell.com
HM Khan, J Guo, HJ Duff, DP Tieleman, SY Noskov
Biophysical Journal, 2021cell.com
The human-ether-a-go-go-related gene (hERG) encodes the voltage-gated potassium
channel (KCNH2 or Kv11. 1, commonly known as hERG). This channel plays a pivotal role
in the stability of phase 3 repolarization of the cardiac action potential. Although a high-
resolution cryo-EM structure is available for its depolarized (open) state, the structure
surprisingly did not feature many functionally important interactions established by previous
biochemical and electrophysiology experiments. Using molecular dynamics flexible fitting …
Abstract
The human-ether-a-go-go-related gene (hERG) encodes the voltage-gated potassium channel (KCNH2 or Kv11.1, commonly known as hERG). This channel plays a pivotal role in the stability of phase 3 repolarization of the cardiac action potential. Although a high-resolution cryo-EM structure is available for its depolarized (open) state, the structure surprisingly did not feature many functionally important interactions established by previous biochemical and electrophysiology experiments. Using molecular dynamics flexible fitting (MDFF), we refined the structure and recovered the missing functionally relevant salt bridges in hERG in its depolarized state. We also performed electrophysiology experiments to confirm the functional relevance of a novel salt bridge predicted by our refinement protocol. Our work shows how refinement of a high-resolution cryo-EM structure helps to bridge the existing gap between the structure and function in the voltage-sensing domain (VSD) of hERG.
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