Structural insights into the transmembrane domains of human copper transporter 1

2012 ◽  
Vol 18 (7) ◽  
pp. 449-455 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lei Yang ◽  
Zhaowei Huang ◽  
Fei Li
2021 ◽  
pp. 2004303
Author(s):  
Jianping Guo ◽  
Ji Cheng ◽  
Nana Zheng ◽  
Xiaomei Zhang ◽  
Xiaoming Dai ◽  
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2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaochen Chen ◽  
Lu Wang ◽  
Zhanyu Ding ◽  
Qianqian Cui ◽  
Li Han ◽  
...  

AbstractHuman calcium-sensing receptor (CaSR) is a G-protein-coupled receptor that maintains Ca2+ homeostasis in serum. Here, we present the cryo-electron microscopy structures of the CaSR in the inactive and active states. Complemented with previously reported crystal structures of CaSR extracellular domains, it suggests that there are three distinct conformations: inactive, intermediate and active state during the activation. We used a negative allosteric nanobody to stabilize the CaSR in the fully inactive state and found a new binding site for Ca2+ ion that acts as a composite agonist with L-amino acid to stabilize the closure of active Venus flytraps. Our data shows that the agonist binding leads to the compaction of the dimer, the proximity of the cysteine-rich domains, the large-scale transitions of 7-transmembrane domains, and the inter-and intrasubunit conformational changes of 7-transmembrane domains to accommodate the downstream transducers. Our results reveal the structural basis for activation mechanisms of the CaSR.


2015 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
pp. BCBCR.S27534
Author(s):  
Risa Takeda ◽  
Ayano Naka ◽  
Naoki Ogane ◽  
Yoichi Kameda ◽  
Kae Kawachi ◽  
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Adding platinum drugs to anthracycline/taxane (ANC-Tax)-based neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) improves pathological complete response (pCR) rates in triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). Copper transporter 1 (CTR1) and organic cation transporter 2 (OCT2) critically affect the uptake and cytotoxicity of platinum drugs. We immunohistochemically determined CTR1 and OCT2 levels in pre-chemotherapy biopsies from 105 patients with HER2-negative breast cancer treated with ANC-Tax-based NAC. In the TNBC group, Ki-67high [pathological good response (pGR), P = 0.04] was associated with response, whereas CTR1high (non-pGR, P = 0.03), OCT2high (non-pGR, P = 0.01; non-pCR, P = 0.03), and combined CTR1high and/or OCT2high (non-pGR, P = 0.005; non-pCR, P = 0.003) were associated with non-response. In multivariate analysis, Ki-67high was an independent factor for pGR and CTR1 for non-pGR. Combined CTR1/OCT2 was a strong independent factor for non-pGR. However, no variables were associated with response in luminal BC. These results indicate that platinum uptake transporters are predominantly expressed in ANC-Tax-resistant TNBCs, which implies that advantage associated with adding platinum drugs may depend on high drug uptake.


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