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Elisa Venturi, Kazuhiro Mio, Miyuki Nishi, Toshihiko Ogura, Toshio Moriya, Samantha Jane Pitt, Kazutaka Okuda, Sho Kakizawa, Rebecca Sitsapesan, Chikara Sato, Hiroshi Takeshima
Mitsugumin 23 (MG23) is a 23 kDa transmembrane protein localized to the sarcoplasmic/endoplasmic reticulum and nuclear membranes in a wide variety of cells. Although the characteristics imply the participation in a fundamental function in intracellular membrane systems, the physiological role of MG23 is unknown. Here we report the biochemical and biophysical characterization of MG23. Hydropathicity profile and limited proteolytic analysis proposed three transmembrane segments in the MG23 primary structure. Chemical cross-linking analysis suggested a homo-oligomeric assembly of MG23. Ultrastructural observations detected a large symmetrical particle as the predominant component and a small asymmetric assembly as the second major component in highly purified MG23 preparations. Single-particle three-dimensional reconstruction revealed that MG23 forms a large bowl-shaped complex equipped with a putative central pore, which is considered an assembly of the small asymmetric subunit. After reconstitution into planar phospholipid bilayers, purified MG23 behaved as a voltage-dependent, cation-conducting channel, permeable to both K+ and Ca2+. A feature of MG23 gating was that multiple channels always appeared to be gating together in the bilayer. Our observations suggest that the bowl-shaped MG23 can transiently assemble and disassemble. These building transitions may underlie the unusual channel gating behavior of MG23 and allow rapid cationic flux across intracellular membrane systems
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2623-32 |
Journal | Biochemistry |
Volume | 50 |
Issue number | 13 |
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Publication status | Published - 2011 |
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