Structural insights into transmembrane helix S0 facilitated RyR1 channel gating by Ca2+/ATP

Abstract The type-1 ryanodine receptor (RyR1) is an intracellular calcium release channel for skeletal muscle excitation-contraction coupling. Previous structural studies showed that the RyR1 activity is modulated by the exogenous regulators including caffeine, ryanodine, PCB-95 and diamide. An addi...

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Main Authors: Risheng Wei, Qiang Chen, Lei Zhang, Congcong Liu, Chuang Liu, Chang-Cheng Yin, Hongli Hu
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Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-02-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-57074-4
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Qiang Chen
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Congcong Liu
Chuang Liu
Chang-Cheng Yin
Hongli Hu
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description Abstract The type-1 ryanodine receptor (RyR1) is an intracellular calcium release channel for skeletal muscle excitation-contraction coupling. Previous structural studies showed that the RyR1 activity is modulated by the exogenous regulators including caffeine, ryanodine, PCB-95 and diamide. An additional transmembrane helix, located adjacent to S1 and S4, has been observed in some structures, although its function remains unclear. Here, we report that using a mild purification procedure, this helix is co-purified with RyR1 and is designated as S0. When RyR1 is coupled with S0, it can be activated by Ca2+ to an open state; however when decoupled from S0, it remains in primed state. S0 regulates the channel conformation by directly affecting the TM domain via the pVSD-S0-S4/S5 linker coupling, which facilitates the dilation of S6. Our results demonstrate that S0 is an essential component of RyR1 and plays a key role in the physiological regulation of RyR1 channel gating.
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spelling doaj-art-cf5e4ec787c4433d8c9bae9c4afbc7a62025-08-20T03:04:07ZengNature PortfolioNature Communications2041-17232025-02-0116111010.1038/s41467-025-57074-4Structural insights into transmembrane helix S0 facilitated RyR1 channel gating by Ca2+/ATPRisheng Wei0Qiang Chen1Lei Zhang2Congcong Liu3Chuang Liu4Chang-Cheng Yin5Hongli Hu6Department of Biophysics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking UniversityKobilka Institute of Innovative Drug Discovery, School of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen; ShenzhenElectron Microscopy Analysis Laboratory, Medical and Health Analysis Center, Peking UniversityInstitute for Hepatology, National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Disease, Shenzhen Third People’s Hospital; ShenzhenCenter for Biological Cryo-EM, Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyDepartment of Biophysics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking UniversityKobilka Institute of Innovative Drug Discovery, School of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen; ShenzhenAbstract The type-1 ryanodine receptor (RyR1) is an intracellular calcium release channel for skeletal muscle excitation-contraction coupling. Previous structural studies showed that the RyR1 activity is modulated by the exogenous regulators including caffeine, ryanodine, PCB-95 and diamide. An additional transmembrane helix, located adjacent to S1 and S4, has been observed in some structures, although its function remains unclear. Here, we report that using a mild purification procedure, this helix is co-purified with RyR1 and is designated as S0. When RyR1 is coupled with S0, it can be activated by Ca2+ to an open state; however when decoupled from S0, it remains in primed state. S0 regulates the channel conformation by directly affecting the TM domain via the pVSD-S0-S4/S5 linker coupling, which facilitates the dilation of S6. Our results demonstrate that S0 is an essential component of RyR1 and plays a key role in the physiological regulation of RyR1 channel gating.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-57074-4
spellingShingle Risheng Wei
Qiang Chen
Lei Zhang
Congcong Liu
Chuang Liu
Chang-Cheng Yin
Hongli Hu
Structural insights into transmembrane helix S0 facilitated RyR1 channel gating by Ca2+/ATP
Nature Communications
title Structural insights into transmembrane helix S0 facilitated RyR1 channel gating by Ca2+/ATP
title_full Structural insights into transmembrane helix S0 facilitated RyR1 channel gating by Ca2+/ATP
title_fullStr Structural insights into transmembrane helix S0 facilitated RyR1 channel gating by Ca2+/ATP
title_full_unstemmed Structural insights into transmembrane helix S0 facilitated RyR1 channel gating by Ca2+/ATP
title_short Structural insights into transmembrane helix S0 facilitated RyR1 channel gating by Ca2+/ATP
title_sort structural insights into transmembrane helix s0 facilitated ryr1 channel gating by ca2 atp
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-57074-4
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