Structure and dynamics of the proton-selective histidine and the gating tryptophan in an inward rectifying hybrid influenza B and A virus M2 proton channel
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Pankratova, Yanina
McKay, Matthew J
Ma, Chunlong
Tan, Haozhou
Wang, Jun
Hong, Mei
Date Issued
July 31, 2024
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Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
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Royal Society of Chemistry
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Pankratova, Yanina, McKay, Matthew J, Ma, Chunlong, Tan, Haozhou, Wang, Jun et al. 2024. "Structure and dynamics of the proton-selective histidine and the gating tryptophan in an inward rectifying hybrid influenza B and A virus M2 proton channel." Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 26 (30).
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The M2 proteins of influenza A and B viruses form acid-activated proton channels that are essential for the virus lifecycle. Proton selectivity is achieved by a transmembrane (TM) histidine whereas gating is achieved by a tryptophan residue. Although this functional apparatus is conserved between AM2 and BM2 channels, AM2 conducts protons exclusively inward whereas BM2 conducts protons in either direction depending on the pH gradient. Previous studies showed that in AM2, mutations of D44 abolished inward rectification of AM2, suggesting that the tryptophan gate is destabilized. To elucidate how charged residues C-terminal to the tryptophan regulates channel gating, here we investigate the structure and dynamics of H19 and W23 in a BM2 mutant, GDR-BM2, in which three BM2 residues are mutated to the corresponding AM2 residues, S16G, G26D and H27R. Whole-cell electrophysiological data show that GDR-BM2 conducts protons with inward rectification, identical to wild-type (WT) AM2 but different from WT-BM2. Solid-state NMR 15N and 13C spectra of H19 indicate that the mutant BM2 channel contains higher populations of cationic histidine and neutral τ tautomers compared to WT-BM2 at acidic pH. Moreover, 19F NMR spectra of 5-19F-labeled W23 resolve three peaks at acidic pH, suggesting three tryptophan sidechain conformations. Comparison of these spectra with the tryptophan spectra of other M2 peptides suggests that these indole sidechain conformations arise from interactions with the C-terminal charged residues and with the N-terminal cationic histidine. Taken together, these solid-state NMR data show that inward rectification in M2 proton channels is accomplished by tryptophan interactions with charged residues on both its C-terminal and N-terminal sides. Gating of these M2 proton channels is thus accomplished by a multi-residue complex with finely tuned electrostatic and aromatic interactions.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Chemistry
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