Can two wrongs make a right?:F508del-CFTR ion channel rescue by second-site mutations in its transmembrane domains

Autor: Stella Prins, Valentina Corradi, D. Peter Tieleman, David N. Sheppard, Paola Vergani
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Prins, S, Corradi, V, Sheppard, D N, Tieleman, D P & Vergani, P 2022, ' Can two wrongs make a right? F508del-CFTR ion channel rescue by second-site mutations in its transmembrane domains ', Journal of Biological Chemistry, vol. 298, no. 3, 101615, pp. 1-14 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbc.2022.101615
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2022.101615
Popis: Deletion of phenylalanine 508 (F508del), in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) anion channel, is the most common cause of cystic fibrosis (CF). F508 is located on nucleotide-binding domain 1 (NBD1) in contact with cytosolic extensions of transmembrane helices, in particular intracellular loop 4 (ICL4). We carried out a mutagenesis scan of ICL4 by introducing five or six second-site mutations at eleven positions in cis with F508del, and quantifying changes in membrane proximity and ion-channel function of CFTR. The scan strongly validated the effectiveness of R1070W at rescuing F508del defects. Molecular dynamics simulations highlighted two features characterizing the ICL4/NBD1 interface of F508del/R1070W-CFTR: flexibility, with frequent transient formation of interdomain hydrogen bonds, and loosely stacked aromatic sidechains, (F1068, R1070W, and F1074, mimicking F1068, F508 and F1074 in wild-type CFTR). F508del-CFTR had a distorted aromatic stack, with F1068 displaced towards space vacated by F508. In F508del/R1070F-CFTR, which largely retained F508del defects, R1070F could not form hydrogen bonds, and the interface was less flexible. Other ICL4 second-site mutations which partially rescued F508del-CFTR are F1068M and F1074M. Methionine side chains allow hydrophobic interactions without the steric rigidity of aromatic rings, possibly conferring flexibility to accommodate the absence of F508 and retain a dynamic interface. Finally, two mutations identified in a yeast scan (A141S and R1097T, on adjacent transmembrane helices linked to ICL1 and ICL4) also partially rescued F508del-CFTR function. These studies highlight the importance of hydrophobic interactions and conformational flexibility at the ICL4/NBD1 interface, advancing understanding of the structural underpinning of F508del dysfunction.
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