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Interrogating the structure and function of the human voltage-gated proton channel (hHv1) with a fluorescent noncanonical amino acid
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The human voltage-gated proton channel (hH v 1) is a dimer of voltage-sensor domains (VSDs) containing highly selective proton permeation pathways in each monomer. In addition to voltage, hH v 1 is regulated by other stimuli, including pH gradients, mechanical forces, and ligands, such as Zn 2+ . Aside from the VSDs, this membrane protein contains an N-terminal domain and a C-terminal coiled-coil domain (CC) formed between the monomers. To address the need for direct measurements of conformational rearrangements in hH v 1, we developed a Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) approach to measuring the conformational rearrangements in full-length hH v 1 purified from E. coli . We used genetic code expansion (GCE) to generate a library of 14 full-length hH v 1 constructs, each incorporating the fluorescent noncanonical amino acid acridon-2-ylalanine (Acd) at a different site throughout the various structural domains. Following the expression and purification of these hH v 1-Acd proteins, we found that 12 sites yielded stable and functional proton-permeable channels. The fluorescence properties of Acd at each site showed small site-specific differences. Furthermore, we measured site-specific FRET efficiencies from tryptophan (Trp) and tyrosine (Tyr) to Acd in the hH v 1-Acd proteins and found results consistent with correct folding in detergent micelles. Finally, the addition of Zn 2+ produced reversible changes in FRET, with affected residues clustered on the intracellular side of the channel.
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- Authors
- Carmona, E. M., Zagotta, W. N., & Gordon, S. E.
- Affiliations
- University of Washington (US)
- Corresponding author
- Gordon, Sharona E
- Venue
- eLife
- Publisher
- eLife Sciences Publications, Ltd
- Published
- 2026-04-28
- Volume
- 15
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- PMC12633253
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- Funders
- National Institutes of Health (R01EY037223, R35GM145225, R01EY010329, R35GM148137)
- Pew Charitable Trusts
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Ion channel regulation and function
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Biophysics › Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Protein Structure and Dynamics
- Keywords
- genetic code expansion, fluorescence resonance energy transfer, conformational change, zinc regulation, voltage-sensing domain, coiled-coil domain, detergent micelles
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