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Inherent dynamics of the acid-sensing ion channel 1 correlates with the gating mechanism. [PDF]

PLoS Biology, 2009
The acid-sensing ion channel 1 (ASIC1) is a key receptor for extracellular protons. Although numerous structural and functional studies have been performed on this channel, the structural dynamics underlying the gating mechanism remains unknown.
Huaiyu Yang, Ye Yu, Wei-Guang Li, Fang Yu, Hui Cao, Tian-Le Xu, Hualiang Jiang   +6 more
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Molecular modeling of mechanosensory ion channel structural and functional features.

PLoS ONE, 2010
The DEG/ENaC (Degenerin/Epithelial Sodium Channel) protein family comprises related ion channel subunits from all metazoans, including humans. Members of this protein family play roles in several important biological processes such as transduction of ...
Renate Gessmann, Nikos Kourtis, Kyriacos Petratos, Nektarios Tavernarakis   +3 more
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Hyperosmotic stress induces PARP1‐mediated HPF1‐dependent mono(ADP‐ribosyl)ation

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Sorbitol‐induced hyperosmotic stress rapidly induces reversible mono(ADP‐ribosyl)ation (MARylation) on PARP1 without the signs of genotoxic signaling. We show that PARP1 autoMARylation is HPF1 dependent and forms hydroxylamine‐resistant O‐glycosidic linkages.
Anna Georgina Kopasz, Mihály Mérey, Rebeka Vásárhelyi, Ramóna Pék, Victor Imburchia, László Henn, Adrián Kószó, Nicholas D. Lakin, Ivan Ahel, Sébastien Huet, Ágnes Czibula, Gyula Timinszky   +11 more
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Endogenous Neuropeptide Nocistatin Is a Direct Agonist of Acid-Sensing Ion Channels (ASIC1, ASIC2 and ASIC3)

Biomolecules, 2019
Acid-sensing ion channel (ASIC) channels belong to the family of ligand-gated ion channels known as acid-sensing (proton-gated) ion channels. Only a few activators of ASICs are known.
Dmitry I. Osmakov, Sergey G. Koshelev, Igor A. Ivanov, Yaroslav A. Andreev, Sergey A. Kozlov   +4 more
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Phosphoinositides and inositol phosphates as molecular glues

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Inositol phosphates (IPs) and phosphoinositides (PIPs) regulate diverse eukaryotic processes. Beyond recruiting signaling proteins or acting as structural cofactors, recent studies suggest they mediate protein–protein interactions as natural molecular glues.
Aleshia Seaton‐Terry, Alexander J. Cutright, Mong Na Claire Loi, Jessica Martin, Joseph W. Gilligan, Jakub N. Kubina, Michael J. Arambula, Susanna Tanada Palmu, Daniella Zhou, Raymond D. Blind   +9 more
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Three phosphatase families form a community: The phosphohydrolases that act upon inositol pyrophosphates

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Inositol pyrophosphates are energy‐rich signaling molecules that perform critical functions in cells. Three different families of phosphatases hydrolyze the β phosphate of the inositol pyrophosphate molecules: two have narrow specificities and one is promiscuous.
Ronda J. Rolfes
wiley   +1 more source

Identification of a unique Ca2+-binding site in rat acid-sensing ion channel 3

Nature Communications, 2018
Acid-sensing ion channels (ASICs) sense changes in extracellular acidity with Ca2+ as an allosteric modulator and channel blocker. Here authors use electrophysiology and molecular dynamics simulation to identify the residue in ASIC3 which modulates ...
Zhicheng Zuo, Rachel N. Smith, Zhenglan Chen, Amruta S. Agharkar, Heather D. Snell, Renqi Huang, Jin Liu, Eric B. Gonzales   +7 more
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Reconstructing enzyme evolution by protein engineering

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Natural enzyme evolution can be retraced by protein engineering methods such as directed evolution, rational design, and ancestral sequence reconstruction. These approaches reveal how enzymes emerged from ligand‐binding scaffolds, developed varying substrate preferences, formed oligomeric complexes, adapted to environmental changes, and evolved novel ...
Lukas Drexler, Markus R. Busch, Reinhard Sterner   +2 more
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A selectivity filter at the intracellular end of the acid-sensing ion channel pore

eLife, 2017
Increased extracellular proton concentrations during neurotransmission are converted to excitatory sodium influx by acid-sensing ion channels (ASICs). 10-fold sodium/potassium selectivity in ASICs has long been attributed to a central constriction in the
Timothy Lynagh, Emelie Flood, Céline Boiteux, Matthias Wulf, Vitaly V Komnatnyy, Janne M Colding, Toby W Allen, Stephan A Pless   +7 more
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Peripheral Inflammation Results in Increased Excitability of Capsaicin-Insensitive Nociceptive DRG Neurons Mediated by Upregulation of ASICs and Voltage-Gated Ion Channels

Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience, 2021
Previously, we have characterized the capsaicin-insensitive low pH-sensitive (caps−lpH+) subtype of small-sized nociceptive dorsal root ganglion (DRG) neurons that express acid-sensing ion channels, T-type Ca2+ channels, and have isolectin B4-negative ...
Dmytro E. Duzhyy, Nana V. Voitenko, Nana V. Voitenko, Nana V. Voitenko, Pavel V. Belan, Pavel V. Belan   +5 more
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