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Structural basis for activation of plasma-membrane Ca2+-ATPase by calmodulin.

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Abstract

Plasma-membrane Ca2+-ATPases expel Ca2+ from the cytoplasm and are key regulators of Ca2+ homeostasis in eukaryotes. They are autoinhibited under low Ca2+ concentrations. Calmodulin (CaM)-binding to a unique regulatory domain releases the autoinhibition and activates the pump. However, the structural basis for this activation, including the overall structure of this calcium pump and its complex with calmodulin, is unknown. We previously determined the high-resolution structure of calmodulin in complex with the regulatory domain of the plasma-membrane Ca2+-ATPase ACA8 and revealed a bimodular mechanism of calcium control in eukaryotes. Here we show that activation of ACA8 by CaM involves large conformational changes. Combining advanced modeling of neutron scattering data acquired from stealth nanodiscs and native mass spectrometry with detailed dissection of binding constants, we present a structural model for the full-length ACA8 Ca2+ pump in its calmodulin-activated state illustrating a displacement of the regulatory domain from the core enzyme.

Acceptance Date Oct 26, 2018
Publication Date Nov 26, 2018
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Journal Communications Biology
Print ISSN 2399-3642
Publisher Nature Research
Pages 206 - ?
DOI https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-018-0203-7
Publisher URL https://www.nature.com/articles/s42003-018-0203-7#article-info

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