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Here, we elucidate their mechanisms of extracellular ion recognition and exchange through a structural analysis of the exchanger from Methanococcus jannaschii (NCX_Mj) bound to Na+, Ca2+ or Sr2+ in various occupancies and in an apo state. This analysis defines the binding mode and relative affinity of these ions, establishes the structural basis for the anticipated 3Na+:1Ca2+ exchange stoichiometry, and reveals the conformational changes at the onset of the alternating-access transport mechanism. An independent analysis of the dynamics and conformational free-energy landscape of NCX_Mj in different ion-occupancy states, based on enhanced-sampling molecular-dynamics simulations, demonstrates that the crystal structures reflect mechanistically relevant, interconverting conformations. 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NCX catalyzes the uphill extrusion of intracellular Ca2+ across the cell membrane, by coupling this process to the downhill permeation of Na+ into the cell, with a 3 Na+ to 1 Ca2+ stoichiometry. This reaction is, however, inherently reversible, its direction being dictated only by the transmembrane electrochemical ion gradients . The mechanism of NCX proteins is therefore highly likely to be consistent with the alternating-access model of secondary-active transport. The basic functional unit for ion transport in NCX consists of ten membrane-spanning segments, comprising two homologous halves. Each of these halves contains a highly conserved region, referred to as α-repeat, known to be important for ion binding and translocation; in eukaryotic NCX, the two halves are connected by a large intracellular regulatory domain, which is absent in microbial NCX (Supplementary Fig. 1). + + 0.99797577 + protein_type + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T15:31:57Z + MESH: + + Na+/Ca2+ exchangers + + + 0.9995409 + protein_type + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T15:33:12Z + MESH: + + NCX + + + 0.9995762 + chemical + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T16:53:44Z + CHEBI: + + Ca2+ + + + 0.99959725 + protein_type + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T15:33:13Z + MESH: + + NCX + + + 0.9996245 + chemical + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T16:53:47Z + CHEBI: + + Ca2+ + + + 0.9996516 + chemical + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T16:53:50Z + CHEBI: + + Na+ + + + 0.9993729 + chemical + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T16:53:53Z + CHEBI: + + Na+ + + + 0.9993702 + chemical + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T16:53:56Z + CHEBI: + + Ca2+ + + + protein_type + MESH: + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T15:33:13Z + + NCX + + + 0.99957067 + protein_type + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T15:33:13Z + MESH: + + NCX + + + 0.9994636 + structure_element + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T19:36:18Z + SO: + + membrane-spanning segments + + + 0.99272573 + structure_element + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T19:36:35Z + SO: + + halves + + + 0.9981975 + structure_element + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T19:36:37Z + SO: + + halves + + + 0.9995371 + protein_state + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T19:42:43Z + DUMMY: + + highly conserved + + + 0.99968433 + structure_element + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T19:36:51Z + SO: + + α-repeat + + + 0.99947935 + taxonomy_domain + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T15:32:26Z + DUMMY: + + eukaryotic + + + 0.99958783 + protein_type + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T15:33:13Z + MESH: + + NCX + + + 0.99172944 + structure_element + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T19:36:48Z + SO: + + halves + + + structure_element + SO: + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T19:37:14Z + + intracellular regulatory domain + + + 0.9465155 + protein_state + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T19:42:48Z + DUMMY: + + absent + + + 0.9995036 + taxonomy_domain + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T15:32:31Z + DUMMY: + + microbial + + + 0.9995828 + protein_type + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T15:33:13Z + MESH: + + NCX + + + + INTRO + paragraph + 2260 + Despite a long history of physiological and functional studies, the molecular mechanism of NCX has been elusive, owing to the lack of structural information. Our recent atomic-resolution structure of NCX_Mj from Methanococcus jannaschii provided the first view of the basic functional unit of an NCX protein. This structure shows the exchanger in an outward-facing conformation and reveals four putative ion-binding sites, denominated internal (Sint), external (Sext), Ca2+-binding (SCa) and middle (Smid), clustered in the center of the protein and occluded from the solvent (Fig. 1a-b). With similar ion exchange properties to those of its eukaryotic counterparts, NCX_Mj provides a compelling model system to investigate the structural basis for the specificity, stoichiometry and mechanism of the ion-exchange reaction catalyzed by NCX. In this study, we set out to determine the structures of outward-facing wild-type NCX_Mj in complex with Na+, Ca2+ and Sr2+, at various concentrations. These structures reveal the mode of recognition of these ions, their relative affinities, and the mechanism of extracellular ion exchange, for a well-defined, functional conformation in a membrane-like environment. An independent analysis based on molecular-dynamics simulations demonstrates that the structures capture mechanistically relevant states. 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To conclusively clarify this assignment, we first set out to examine the Na+ occupancy of these sites without Ca2+. Crystals were grown in 150 mM NaCl using the lipidic cubic phase (LCP) technique. The crystallization solutions around the LCP droplets were then slowly replaced by solutions containing different concentrations of NaCl and EGTA (Methods). X-ray diffraction of these soaked crystals revealed a Na+-dependent variation in the electron-density distribution at sites Sext, SCa and Sint, indicating a Na+ occupancy change (Fig. 1c). Occupancy refinement indicated two Na+ ions bind to Sint and SCa at low Na+ concentrations (Fig. 1c), with a slight preference for Sint (Table 1). Binding of a third Na+ to Sext occurs at higher concentrations, as no density was observed there at 10 mM Na+ or lower (Fig. 1c); Sext is however partially occupied at 20 mM Na+, and fully occupied at 150 mM (Fig. 1c). The Na+ occupation at SCa, compounded with the expected 3Na+:1Ca2+ stoichiometry, implies our previous assignment of the Smid site must be re-evaluated. Indeed, two observations indicate that a water molecule rather than a Na+ ion occupies Smid, as was predicted in a recent simulation study. First, the electron density at Smid does not depend significantly on the Na+ concentration. Second, the protein coordination geometry at Smid is clearly suboptimal for Na+ (Supplementary Fig. 1d). The water molecule at Smid forms hydrogen-bonds with the highly conserved Glu54 and Glu213 (Supplementary Fig. 1d), stabilizing their orientation to properly coordinate multiple Na+ ions at Sext, SCa and Sint. 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When Na+ binds to Sext at high concentrations, the N-terminal half of TM7 is bent into two short helices, TM7a and TM7b (Fig. 2a). TM7b occludes the four central binding sites from the external solution, with the backbone carbonyl of Ala206 coordinating the Na+ ion (Fig. 2b-d). However, when Sext becomes empty at low Na+ concentrations, TM7a and TM7b become a continuous straight helix (Fig. 2a), and the carbonyl group of Ala206 retracts away (Fig. 2b-d). TM7a also forms hydrophobic contacts with the C-terminal half of TM6. These contacts are absent in the structure with Na+ at Sext, in which there is an open gap between the two helices (Fig. 2b). This difference is noteworthy because TM6 and TM1 are believed to undergo a sliding motion, relative to the rest of the protein, when the transporter switches to the inward-facing conformation. The straightening of TM7ab also opens up a passageway from the external solution to Sext and Smid, while SCa and Sint remain occluded (Fig. 2d). 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Sr2+ is transported by NCX similarly to Ca2+ , and is distinguishable from Na+ by its greater electron-density intensity. Protein crystals soaked with 10 mM Sr2+ and 2.5 mM Na+ revealed a strong electron-density peak at site SCa, indicating binding of a single Sr2+ ion (Fig. 3a). The Sr2+-loaded NCX_Mj structure adopts the partially open conformation observed at low Na+ concentrations. Binding of Sr2+, however, excludes Na+ entirely. Crystal titrations with decreasing Sr2+ or increasing Na+ demonstrated that Sr2+ binds to the outward-facing NCX_Mj with low affinity, and that it can be out-competed by Na+ even at low concentrations (Supplementary Note 1 and Supplementary Fig. 2a-b). 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Binding of Ca2+ to both sites simultaneously is highly improbable due to their close proximity, and at least one water molecule can be discerned coordinating the ion (Fig. 3b). The partial Ca2+ occupancy at Smid is likely caused by Asp240, which flanks this site and can in principle coordinate Ca2+. Previous functional and computational studies, however, indicate Asp240 becomes protonated during transport. Indeed, in most NCX proteins Asp240 is substituted by Asn, which would likely weaken or abrogate Ca2+ binding to Smid. SCa is therefore the functional Ca2+ site. Similarly to Sr2+, Ca2+ binds with low affinity to outward-facing NCX_Mj and can be readily displaced by Na+ (Supplementary Note 1 and Supplementary Fig. 2c). This finding is consistent with physiological and biochemical data for both eukaryotic NCX and NCX_Mj indicating that the apparent Ca2+ affinity is much lower on the extracellular than the cytoplasmic side. 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We were able to determine an apo-state structure of NCX_Mj, by crystallizing the protein at lower pH and in the absence of Na+ (Methods). This structure is similar to the partially open structure with two Na+ or either one Ca2+ or one Sr2+ ion, with two noticeable differences. First, TM7ab along with the extracellular half of the TM6 and TM1 swing further away from the protein core (Fig. 3c), resulting in a slightly wider passageway into the binding sites. Second, Glu54 and Glu213 side chains rotate away from the binding sites and appear to form hydrogen-bonds with residues involved in ion coordination in the fully Na+-loaded structure (Fig. 3d). Although the binding sites are thus fully accessible to the external solution (Fig. 3e), the lack of electron density therein indicates no ions or ordered solvent molecules. This apo structure might therefore represent the unloaded, open state of outward-facing NCX_Mj. Alternatively, this structure might capture a fully protonated state of the transporter, to which Na+ and Ca2+ cannot bind. Such interpretation would be consistent with the computer simulations reported below. 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and inward-open conformations unless in two precise substrate occupancy states. NCX must be loaded either with 3 Na+ or 1 Ca2+, and therefore functions as an antiporter; symporters, by contrast, undergo the alternating-access transition only when all substrates and coupling ions are concurrently bound, or in the apo state. The reason why only specific occupancy states permit this transition in a given system, thereby determining its biological function, remains unclear. To examine this central question, we sought to characterize the conformational free-energy landscape of NCX_Mj and to examine its dependence on the ion-occupancy state, using molecular dynamics (MD) simulations. This computational analysis was based solely on the published structure of NCX_Mj, independently of the crystallographic studies described above. As it happens, the results confirm that the structures now available are representing interconverting states of the functional cycle of NCX_Mj, while revealing how the alternating-access mechanism is controlled by the ion-occupancy state. + + 0.9995427 + protein_type + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T16:56:30Z + MESH: + + secondary-active transporters + + + 0.99890316 + protein_state + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T19:49:25Z + DUMMY: + + outward- + + + 0.9992698 + protein_state + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T19:49:28Z + DUMMY: + + inward-open + + + 0.99877745 + protein_type + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T15:33:13Z + MESH: + + NCX + + + 0.9996822 + chemical + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T16:54:39Z + CHEBI: + + Na+ + + + 0.99968994 + chemical + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T16:54:43Z + CHEBI: + + Ca2+ + + + 0.9989229 + protein_type + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T16:56:33Z + MESH: + + antiporter + + + 0.9994962 + protein_type + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T16:56:36Z + MESH: + + symporters + + + 0.5239756 + protein_state + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T19:49:39Z + DUMMY: + + bound + + + 0.9996517 + protein_state + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T15:48:06Z + DUMMY: + + apo + + + 0.7642773 + evidence + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T19:18:11Z + DUMMY: + + conformational free-energy landscape + + + protein + PR: + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T15:33:38Z + + NCX_Mj + + + 0.99953496 + experimental_method + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T19:14:31Z + MESH: + + molecular dynamics + + + 0.9996784 + experimental_method + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T19:14:33Z + MESH: + + MD + + + 0.99583435 + experimental_method + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T19:14:36Z + MESH: + + simulations + + + 0.99943846 + evidence + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T19:25:12Z + DUMMY: + + structure + + + protein + PR: + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T15:33:38Z + + NCX_Mj + + + 0.9952549 + experimental_method + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T19:14:38Z + MESH: + + crystallographic studies + + + 0.9989248 + evidence + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T19:25:14Z + DUMMY: + + structures + + + protein + PR: + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T15:33:38Z + + NCX_Mj + + + + RESULTS + paragraph + 13965 + A series of exploratory MD simulations was initially carried out to examine what features of the NCX_Mj structure might depend on the ion-binding sites occupancy. Specifically, we first simulated the outward-occluded form, in the ion configuration we previously predicted, now confirmed by the high-Na+ crystal structure described above (Fig. 1b). That is, Na+ ions occupy Sext, SCa, and Sint, while D240 is protonated and a water molecule occupies Smid. The Na+ ion at Sext was then relocated from the site to the bulk solution (Methods), and this system was then allowed to evolve freely in time. The Na+ ions at SCa and Sint were displaced subsequently, and an analogous simulation was then carried out. These initial simulations revealed noticeable changes in the transporter, consistent with those observed in the new crystal structures. The most notable change upon displacement of Na+ from Sext was the straightening of TM7ab (Fig. 4a). When 3 Na+ ions are bound, TM7ab primarily folds as two distinct, non-collinear α-helical fragments, owing to the loss of the backbone carbonyl-amide hydrogen-bonds between F202 and A206, and T203 and F207 (Fig. 4b). This distortion occludes Sext from the exterior (Fig. 4d, 4h-i) and appears to be induced by the Na+ ion itself, which pulls the carbonyl group of A206 into its coordination sphere (Fig. 4g). With Sext empty, however, TM7ab forms a canonical α-helix (Fig. 4a-b, 4g), thereby creating an opening between TM3 and TM7, which in turn allows water molecules from the external solution to reach into Sext (Fig. 4e, 4h-i), i.e. the transporter is no longer occluded. Displacement of Na+ from SCa and Sint induces further changes (Fig. 4c). The most noticeable is an increased separation between TM7 and TM2 (Fig. 4f), previously brought together by concurrent backbone interactions with the Na+ ion at SCa (Fig. 4d-e). TM1 and TM6 also slide further towards the membrane center, relative to the outward-occluded state (Fig. 4c). Together, these changes open a second aqueous channel leading directly into SCa and Sint (Fig. 4f, Fig. 4h-i). 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As above, we initially examined three occupancy states, namely with Na+ in Sext, SCa and Sint, with Na+ only at SCa and Sint, and without Na+. + + 0.9995615 + protein_type + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T16:56:51Z + MESH: + + exchanger + + + 0.7485032 + experimental_method + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T19:15:10Z + MESH: + + MD calculations + + + 0.99957466 + protein_state + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T15:51:40Z + DUMMY: + + outward-occluded + + + 0.9760635 + protein_state + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T15:52:00Z + DUMMY: + + fully outward-open + + + 0.83825004 + evidence + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T19:25:54Z + DUMMY: + + free-energy landscape + + + 0.9996829 + chemical + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T15:52:17Z + CHEBI: + + Na+ + + + site + SO: + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T15:36:03Z + + Sext + + + 0.97782946 + site + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T15:36:30Z + SO: + + SCa + + + 0.96249205 + site + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T15:35:42Z + SO: + + Sint + + + 0.99969685 + chemical + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T15:52:20Z + CHEBI: + + Na+ + + + 0.9897099 + site + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T15:36:30Z + SO: + + SCa + + + 0.98150855 + site + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T15:35:42Z + SO: + + Sint + + + 0.91960526 + protein_state + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T19:50:56Z + DUMMY: + + without + + + 0.9996451 + chemical + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T15:52:15Z + CHEBI: + + Na+ + + + + RESULTS + paragraph + 16630 + These calculations demonstrate that the Na+ occupancy state of the transporter has a profound effect on its conformational free-energy landscape. When all Na+ sites are occupied, the global free-energy minimum corresponds to a conformation in which the ions are maximally coordinated by the protein (Fig. 5a, 5c); TM7ab is bent and packs closely with TM2 and TM3, and so the binding sites are occluded from the solvent (Fig. 5b). At a small energetic cost, however, the transporter can adopt a metastable ‘half-open’ conformation in which TM7ab is completely straight and Sext is open to the exterior (Fig. 5a, 5b). The Na+ ion at Sext remains fully coordinated, but an ordered water molecule now mediates its interaction with A206:O, relieving the strain on the F202:O–A206:N hydrogen-bond (Fig. 5c). This semi-open conformation is nearly identical to that found to be the most probable when Na+ occupies only SCa and Sint (2 × Na+, Fig. 5a), demonstrating that binding (or release) of Na+ to Sext occurs in this metastable conformation. Interestingly, this doubly occupied state can also access conformations in which the second aqueous channel mentioned above, i.e. leading to SCa between TM7 and TM2 and over the gating helices TM1 and TM6, also becomes open (Fig. 5b-c). Crucially, though, the free-energy landscape for this partially occupied state demonstrates that the occluded conformation is no longer energetically feasible (Fig. 5a). Displacement of the two remaining Na+ ions from SCa and Sint further reshapes the free-energy landscape of the transporter (No ions, Fig. 5a), which now can only adopt a fully open state featuring the two aqueous channels (Fig. 5b-c). The transition to the occluded state in this apo state is again energetically unfeasible. + + 0.99476874 + experimental_method + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T19:15:21Z + MESH: + + calculations + + + 0.9994221 + chemical + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T15:52:29Z + CHEBI: + + Na+ + + + 0.99880683 + protein_type + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T16:56:55Z + MESH: + + transporter + + + evidence + DUMMY: + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T19:18:11Z + + conformational free-energy landscape + + + 0.9963434 + site + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T19:33:22Z + SO: + + Na+ sites + + + 0.9136924 + evidence + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T19:26:02Z + DUMMY: + + free-energy minimum + + + 0.99976987 + structure_element + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T15:41:47Z + SO: + + TM7ab + + + 0.99978584 + structure_element + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T19:38:32Z + SO: + + TM2 + + + 0.999782 + structure_element + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T15:54:55Z + SO: + + TM3 + + + 0.99960315 + site + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T19:33:26Z + SO: + + binding sites + + + 0.9988123 + protein_type + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T16:56:59Z + MESH: + + transporter + + + 0.9926402 + protein_state + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T19:51:05Z + DUMMY: + + metastable + + + 0.99951047 + protein_state + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T19:51:08Z + DUMMY: + + half-open + + + 0.9997415 + structure_element + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T15:41:47Z + SO: + + TM7ab + + + 0.99897313 + site + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T15:36:03Z + SO: + + Sext + + + 0.9991191 + protein_state + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T19:51:15Z + DUMMY: + + open + + + 0.9996369 + chemical + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T15:52:39Z + CHEBI: + + Na+ + + + 0.9821666 + site + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T15:36:03Z + SO: + + Sext + + + protein_state + DUMMY: + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T19:51:28Z + + fully coordinated + + + 0.99978906 + chemical + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T15:52:36Z + CHEBI: + + water + + + 0.9998319 + residue_name_number + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T15:51:07Z + DUMMY: + + A206 + + + 0.9997695 + residue_name_number + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T15:51:03Z + DUMMY: + + F202 + + + 0.99910873 + residue_name_number + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T15:51:07Z + DUMMY: + + A206 + + + bond_interaction + MESH: + melaniev@ebi.ac.uk + 2023-07-28T14:17:39Z + + hydrogen-bond + + + 0.9994727 + protein_state + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T19:51:40Z + DUMMY: + + semi-open + + + 0.9996475 + chemical + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T15:52:44Z + CHEBI: + + Na+ + + + 0.9954594 + site + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T15:36:30Z + SO: + + SCa + + + 0.99499726 + site + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T15:35:42Z + SO: + + Sint + + + 0.99963343 + chemical + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T15:52:42Z + CHEBI: + + Na+ + + + 0.9996406 + chemical + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T15:52:47Z + CHEBI: + + Na+ + + + 0.9855064 + site + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T15:36:03Z + SO: + + Sext + + + 0.98678976 + protein_state + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T19:51:48Z + DUMMY: + + metastable + + + 0.954656 + site + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T19:33:31Z + SO: + + aqueous channel + + + 0.9846718 + site + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T15:36:30Z + SO: + + SCa + + + 0.99977773 + structure_element + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T19:38:37Z + SO: + + TM7 + + + 0.999772 + structure_element + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T19:38:39Z + SO: + + TM2 + + + 0.99951386 + structure_element + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T19:38:43Z + SO: + + gating helices + + + 0.99977654 + structure_element + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T15:41:41Z + SO: + + TM1 + + + 0.9997745 + structure_element + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T15:41:33Z + SO: + + TM6 + + + 0.999376 + protein_state + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T19:52:05Z + DUMMY: + + open + + + 0.9921392 + evidence + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T19:26:05Z + DUMMY: + + free-energy landscape + + + 0.9701071 + protein_state + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T19:52:10Z + DUMMY: + + partially occupied + + + 0.99963486 + protein_state + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T19:52:13Z + DUMMY: + + occluded + + + 0.99961114 + chemical + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T15:52:50Z + CHEBI: + + Na+ + + + 0.9882245 + site + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T15:36:30Z + SO: + + SCa + + + 0.9884404 + site + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T15:35:42Z + SO: + + Sint + + + evidence + DUMMY: + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T19:52:30Z + + free-energy landscape + + + 0.9990018 + protein_type + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T16:57:02Z + MESH: + + transporter + + + 0.9993917 + protein_state + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T19:52:37Z + DUMMY: + + fully open + + + 0.99727106 + site + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T19:33:33Z + SO: + + aqueous channels + + + 0.99966455 + protein_state + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T19:52:43Z + DUMMY: + + occluded + + + 0.99969745 + protein_state + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T15:48:06Z + DUMMY: + + apo + + + + RESULTS + paragraph + 18408 + From a mechanistic standpoint, it is satisfying to observe how the open and semi-open states are each compatible with two different Na+ occupancies, explaining how sequential Na+ binding to energetically accessible conformations (prior to those binding events) progressively reshape the free-energy landscape of the transporter; by contrast, the occluded conformation is forbidden unless the Na+ occupancy is complete. This processivity is logical since three Na+ ions are involved, but also implies that in the Ca2+-bound state, which includes a single ion, the transporter ought to be able to access all three major conformations, i.e. the outward-open state, in order to release (or re-bind) Ca2+, but also the occluded conformation, and thus the semi-open intermediate, in order to transition to the inward-open state. By contrast, occupancy by H+, which as mentioned are not transported, might be compatible with a semi-open state as well as with the fully open conformation, but should not be conducive to occlusion. + + 0.9996661 + protein_state + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T19:52:48Z + DUMMY: + + open + + + 0.99954325 + protein_state + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T19:52:51Z + DUMMY: + + semi-open + + + 0.99965084 + chemical + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T15:53:08Z + CHEBI: + + Na+ + + + 0.99968684 + chemical + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T15:52:56Z + CHEBI: + + Na+ + + + evidence + DUMMY: + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T19:53:04Z + + free-energy landscape + + + 0.99940515 + protein_type + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T16:57:04Z + MESH: + + transporter + + + 0.99961746 + protein_state + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T19:54:05Z + DUMMY: + + occluded + + + protein_state + DUMMY: + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T19:53:49Z + + Na+ occupancy is complete + + + 0.99970305 + chemical + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T15:53:06Z + CHEBI: + + Na+ + + + 0.99950075 + protein_state + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T15:53:45Z + DUMMY: + + Ca2+-bound + + + 0.99932635 + protein_type + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T16:57:06Z + MESH: + + transporter + + + 0.9995554 + protein_state + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T15:51:48Z + DUMMY: + + outward-open + + + 0.9997084 + chemical + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T15:53:00Z + CHEBI: + + Ca2+ + + + 0.99964285 + protein_state + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T19:54:10Z + DUMMY: + + occluded + + + 0.9995422 + protein_state + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T19:54:24Z + DUMMY: + + semi-open + + + 0.9993727 + protein_state + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T19:54:29Z + DUMMY: + + inward-open + + + 0.9997597 + chemical + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T15:53:03Z + CHEBI: + + H+ + + + 0.99954563 + protein_state + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T19:54:33Z + DUMMY: + + semi-open + + + 0.9995364 + protein_state + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T19:54:37Z + DUMMY: + + fully open + + + + RESULTS + paragraph + 19431 + To assess this hypothesis, we carried out enhanced-sampling simulations for the Ca2+ and H+-bound states of outward-facing NCX_Mj analogous to those described above for Na+ (see Supplementary Note 2 and Supplementary Fig. 3-4 for details on how the structures of the Ca2+-bound state was predicted). The calculated free-energy landscape for Ca2+-bound NCX_Mj confirms the hypothesis outlined above (1 × Ca2+, Fig. 6a): consistent with the fact that NCX_Mj transports a single Ca2+, the occluded, dehydrated conformation is one of the major energetic minima, but clearly the exchanger can also adopt the semi-open and open states that would be required for Ca2+ release and Na+ entry, via either of the aqueous access channels that lead to Sext and SCa (Fig. 6b-c). By contrast, protonation of Glu54 and Glu213 makes the occluded conformation energetically unfeasible, consistent with the fact that NCX_Mj does not transport protons; in this H+-bound state, though, the exchanger can adopt the semi-open conformation captured in the low pH, apo crystal structure (2 × H+, Fig. 6a-c). + + 0.9993738 + experimental_method + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T19:15:28Z + MESH: + + enhanced-sampling simulations + + + 0.99746 + protein_state + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T19:54:46Z + DUMMY: + + Ca2+ + + + 0.9994981 + protein_state + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T15:53:39Z + DUMMY: + + H+-bound + + + protein_state + DUMMY: + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T15:37:00Z + + outward-facing + + + protein + PR: + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T15:33:38Z + + NCX_Mj + + + 0.99955744 + chemical + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T16:54:48Z + CHEBI: + + Na+ + + + 0.9979315 + evidence + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T19:26:11Z + DUMMY: + + structures + + + 0.99948627 + protein_state + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T15:53:45Z + DUMMY: + + Ca2+-bound + + + 0.7329998 + experimental_method + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T19:15:35Z + MESH: + + calculated + + + 0.99619526 + evidence + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T19:26:14Z + DUMMY: + + free-energy landscape + + + 0.9994836 + protein_state + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T15:53:45Z + DUMMY: + + Ca2+-bound + + + protein + PR: + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T15:33:39Z + + NCX_Mj + + + 0.99962956 + chemical + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T16:54:51Z + CHEBI: + + Ca2+ + + + protein + PR: + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T15:33:39Z + + NCX_Mj + + + 0.99964595 + chemical + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T16:54:54Z + CHEBI: + + Ca2+ + + + 0.99966574 + protein_state + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T19:54:56Z + DUMMY: + + occluded + + + 0.99966586 + protein_state + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T19:54:59Z + DUMMY: + + dehydrated + + + 0.99929 + protein_type + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T16:57:11Z + MESH: + + exchanger + + + 0.9995785 + protein_state + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T19:55:09Z + DUMMY: + + semi-open + + + 0.9996244 + protein_state + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T19:55:13Z + DUMMY: + + open + + + 0.9996137 + chemical + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T16:54:58Z + CHEBI: + + Ca2+ + + + 0.99942195 + chemical + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T16:55:02Z + CHEBI: + + Na+ + + + 0.9995045 + site + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T19:33:38Z + SO: + + aqueous access channels + + + site + SO: + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T15:36:03Z + + Sext + + + site + SO: + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T15:36:30Z + + SCa + + + protein_state + DUMMY: + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T19:55:27Z + + protonation + + + 0.9998983 + residue_name_number + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T15:40:30Z + DUMMY: + + Glu54 + + + 0.9998963 + residue_name_number + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T15:40:34Z + DUMMY: + + Glu213 + + + 0.999652 + protein_state + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T19:55:49Z + DUMMY: + + occluded + + + protein + PR: + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T15:33:39Z + + NCX_Mj + + + chemical + CHEBI: + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T19:55:44Z + + protons + + + 0.99950355 + protein_state + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T15:53:40Z + DUMMY: + + H+-bound + + + 0.99924624 + protein_type + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T16:57:14Z + MESH: + + exchanger + + + 0.99956053 + protein_state + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T19:55:53Z + DUMMY: + + semi-open + + + 0.9990244 + protein_state + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T19:55:59Z + DUMMY: + + low pH + + + 0.9996755 + protein_state + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T15:48:06Z + DUMMY: + + apo + + + 0.99960977 + evidence + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T19:26:16Z + DUMMY: + + crystal structure + + + 0.9995214 + chemical + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T16:55:18Z + CHEBI: + + H+ + + + + RESULTS + paragraph + 20516 + Taken together, this systematic computational analysis of outward-facing NCX_Mj clearly demonstrates that the alternating-access and ion-recognition mechanisms in this Na+/Ca2+ exchanger are coupled through the influence that the bound ions have on the free-energy landscape of the protein, which in turn determines whether or not the occluded conformation is energetically feasible. This occluded conformation, which is a necessary intermediate between the outward and inward-open states, and which entails the internal dehydration of the protein, is only attainable upon complete occupancy of the binding sites. + + 0.9936283 + experimental_method + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T19:15:38Z + MESH: + + systematic computational analysis + + + 0.99354166 + protein_state + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T15:37:00Z + DUMMY: + + outward-facing + + + protein + PR: + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T15:33:39Z + + NCX_Mj + + + 0.99871165 + protein_type + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T15:54:34Z + MESH: + + Na+/Ca2+ exchanger + + + evidence + DUMMY: + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T19:56:12Z + + free-energy landscape + + + 0.9996339 + protein_state + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T19:56:03Z + DUMMY: + + occluded + + + 0.99963164 + protein_state + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T19:56:51Z + DUMMY: + + occluded + + + 0.9996307 + protein_state + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T19:56:54Z + DUMMY: + + outward + + + 0.99335724 + protein_state + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T19:56:56Z + DUMMY: + + inward-open + + + protein_state + DUMMY: + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T19:56:26Z + + dehydration + + + protein_state + DUMMY: + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T19:56:38Z + + complete occupancy + + + 0.99958426 + site + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T19:33:42Z + SO: + + binding sites + + + + DISCUSS + title_1 + 21130 + Discussion + + + DISCUSS + paragraph + 21141 + The alternating-access hypothesis implicitly dictates that the switch between outward- and inward-open conformations of a given secondary-active transporter must not occur unless the appropriate type and number of substrates are recognized. This control mechanism is functionally crucial, as it precludes the backflow of the species that is transported uphill, and also prevents the dissipation of the driving electrochemical gradients. It is however also non-trivial: antiporters, for example, do not undergo the alternating-access transition without a cargo, but this is precisely how membrane symporters reset their transport cycles. Similarly puzzling is that a given antiporter will undergo this transition upon recognition of substrates of different charge, size and number. Yet, when multiple species are to be co-translocated, by either an antiporter or a symporter, partial occupancies must not be conducive to the alternating-access switch. Here, we have provided novel insights into this intriguing mechanism of conformational control through structural studies and quantitative molecular simulations of a Na+/Ca2+ exchanger. + + 0.9995727 + protein_state + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T19:57:01Z + DUMMY: + + outward + + + 0.98898214 + protein_state + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T19:57:04Z + DUMMY: + + inward-open + + + protein_state + DUMMY: + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T19:57:20Z + + secondary-active + + + 0.9989353 + protein_type + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T16:57:17Z + MESH: + + transporter + + + 0.9996537 + protein_type + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T16:57:21Z + MESH: + + antiporters + + + protein_type + MESH: + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T16:57:35Z + + membrane symporters + + + 0.9996426 + protein_type + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T16:58:16Z + MESH: + + antiporter + + + 0.99962723 + protein_type + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T16:58:19Z + MESH: + + antiporter + + + 0.99869835 + protein_type + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T16:58:21Z + MESH: + + symporter + + + 0.9563345 + site + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T19:33:47Z + SO: + + alternating-access switch + + + 0.9995649 + experimental_method + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T19:15:44Z + MESH: + + structural studies + + + 0.99950796 + experimental_method + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T19:15:46Z + MESH: + + quantitative molecular simulations + + + 0.99925137 + protein_type + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T15:54:33Z + MESH: + + Na+/Ca2+ exchanger + + + + DISCUSS + paragraph + 22278 + Specifically, our studies of NCX_Mj reveal the mechanism of forward ion exchange (Fig. 7). The internal symmetry of outward-facing NCX_Mj and the inward-facing crystal structures of several Ca2+/H+ exchangers indicate that the alternating-access mechanism of NCX proteins entails a sliding motion of TM1 and TM6 relative to the rest of the transporter. Here, we demonstrate that conformational changes in the extracellular region of the TM2-TM3 and TM7-TM8 bundle precede and are necessary for the transition, and are associated with ion recognition and/or release. The most apparent of these changes involves the N-terminal half of TM7 (TM7ab); together with more subtle displacements in TM2 and TM3, this change in TM7ab correlates with the opening and closing of two distinct aqueous channels leading into the ion-binding sites from the extracellular solution. Interestingly, the bending of TM7 associated with the occlusion of the ion-binding sites also unlocks its interaction with TM6, and thus enables TM6 and TM1 to freely slide to the inward-facing conformation. We anticipate that the intracellular ion-exchange process involves analogous conformational changes. + + protein + PR: + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T15:33:39Z + + NCX_Mj + + + 0.9728699 + protein_state + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T15:37:00Z + DUMMY: + + outward-facing + + + protein + PR: + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T15:33:39Z + + NCX_Mj + + + 0.99804515 + protein_state + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T15:37:26Z + DUMMY: + + inward-facing + + + 0.9996087 + evidence + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T19:26:22Z + DUMMY: + + crystal structures + + + 0.999475 + protein_type + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T16:58:26Z + MESH: + + Ca2+/H+ exchangers + + + protein_type + MESH: + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T15:33:13Z + + NCX + + + 0.9997992 + structure_element + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T15:41:41Z + SO: + + TM1 + + + 0.99979264 + structure_element + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T15:41:33Z + SO: + + TM6 + + + 0.9995315 + protein_type + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T16:58:30Z + MESH: + + transporter + + + 0.6976584 + structure_element + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T19:38:48Z + SO: + + extracellular region + + + 0.9995459 + structure_element + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T16:58:38Z + SO: + + TM2-TM3 + + + 0.99947095 + structure_element + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T19:38:52Z + SO: + + TM7-TM8 bundle + + + 0.9995149 + structure_element + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T19:38:55Z + SO: + + N-terminal half + + + 0.999793 + structure_element + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T19:38:59Z + SO: + + TM7 + + + 0.9997991 + structure_element + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T15:41:47Z + SO: + + TM7ab + + + 0.99979347 + structure_element + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T19:39:02Z + SO: + + TM2 + + + 0.9997917 + structure_element + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T15:54:54Z + SO: + + TM3 + + + 0.9997948 + structure_element + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T15:41:47Z + SO: + + TM7ab + + + 0.9987703 + site + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T19:33:51Z + SO: + + aqueous channels + + + 0.99962413 + site + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T19:33:55Z + SO: + + ion-binding sites + + + 0.9997807 + structure_element + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T19:39:04Z + SO: + + TM7 + + + 0.9996387 + site + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T19:33:59Z + SO: + + ion-binding sites + + + 0.99978393 + structure_element + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T15:41:33Z + SO: + + TM6 + + + 0.9997807 + structure_element + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T15:41:33Z + SO: + + TM6 + + + 0.99978846 + structure_element + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T15:41:41Z + SO: + + TM1 + + + 0.9989407 + protein_state + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T15:37:26Z + DUMMY: + + inward-facing + + + + DISCUSS + paragraph + 23451 + The crystal structures of NCX_Mj reported here, with either Na+, Ca2+, Sr2+ or H+ bound, capture the exchanger in different conformational states. These states can only represent a subset among all possible, but they ought to reflect inherent preferences of the transporter, modulated by the experimental conditions. For example, in the crystal of NCX_Mj in LCP, the extracellular half of the gating helices (TM6 and TM1) form a lattice contact, which might ultimately restrict the degree of opening of the ion-binding sites in some cases (e.g. in the apo, low pH structure). Nonetheless, the calculated free-energy landscapes, derived without knowledge of the experimental data, reassuringly confirm that the crystallized structures correspond to mechanistically relevant, interconverting states. The simulations also demonstrate how this landscape is drastically re-shaped upon each ion-binding event. Indeed, we show that it is the presence or absence of the occluded state in this landscape that explains the antiport function of NCX_Mj and its 3Na+:1Ca2+ stoichiometry. We posit that a similar principle might govern the alternating-access mechanism in other transporters; that is, we anticipate that for both symporters and antiporters, it is the feasibility of the occluded state, encoded in the protein conformational free-energy landscape and its dependence on substrate binding, that ultimately explains their specific coupling mechanisms. + + 0.99962485 + evidence + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T19:26:25Z + DUMMY: + + crystal structures + + + protein + PR: + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T15:33:39Z + + NCX_Mj + + + 0.9406617 + chemical + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T15:55:01Z + CHEBI: + + Na+, + + + 0.9671022 + chemical + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T15:55:03Z + CHEBI: + + Ca2+, + + + 0.9996768 + chemical + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T16:55:22Z + CHEBI: + + Sr2+ + + + 0.9996743 + chemical + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T15:55:06Z + CHEBI: + + H+ + + + 0.9984199 + protein_state + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T19:57:59Z + DUMMY: + + bound + + + 0.9995522 + protein_type + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T16:58:43Z + MESH: + + exchanger + + + 0.99961483 + protein_type + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T16:58:46Z + MESH: + + transporter + + + 0.99953866 + evidence + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T19:26:28Z + DUMMY: + + crystal + + + protein + PR: + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T15:33:39Z + + NCX_Mj + + + 0.59371054 + experimental_method + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T15:55:36Z + MESH: + + LCP + + + 0.9996481 + structure_element + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T19:39:08Z + SO: + + extracellular half + + + 0.9996382 + structure_element + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T19:39:10Z + SO: + + gating helices + + + 0.99981445 + structure_element + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T15:41:33Z + SO: + + TM6 + + + 0.99981624 + structure_element + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T15:41:41Z + SO: + + TM1 + + + 0.999647 + site + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T19:34:03Z + SO: + + ion-binding sites + + + 0.9996816 + protein_state + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T15:48:06Z + DUMMY: + + apo + + + 0.9993656 + protein_state + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T19:58:06Z + DUMMY: + + low pH + + + 0.9993604 + evidence + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T19:26:31Z + DUMMY: + + structure + + + evidence + DUMMY: + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T19:28:04Z + + calculated free-energy landscapes + + + 0.7967147 + evidence + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T19:26:59Z + DUMMY: + + crystallized structures + + + 0.9994253 + experimental_method + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T19:15:55Z + MESH: + + simulations + + + 0.9996013 + protein_state + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T19:58:15Z + DUMMY: + + occluded + + + protein + PR: + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T15:33:39Z + + NCX_Mj + + + chemical + CHEBI: + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T16:53:16Z + + Na+ + + + chemical + CHEBI: + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T16:53:28Z + + Ca2+ + + + 0.999537 + protein_type + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T16:58:51Z + MESH: + + transporters + + + 0.9981036 + protein_type + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T16:58:55Z + MESH: + + symporters + + + 0.99957913 + protein_type + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T16:58:58Z + MESH: + + antiporters + + + 0.99960095 + protein_state + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T19:58:17Z + DUMMY: + + occluded + + + evidence + DUMMY: + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T19:27:18Z + + protein conformational free-energy landscape + + + + DISCUSS + paragraph + 24901 + In multiple ways, our findings provide an explanation for, existing functional, biochemical and biophysical data for both NCX_Mj and its eukaryotic homologues. The striking quantitative agreement between the ion-binding affinities inferred from our crystallographic titrations and the Km and K1/2 values previously deduced from functional assays has been discussed above. Consistent with that finding, mutations that have been shown to inactivate or diminish the transport activity of NCX_Mj and cardiac NCX perfectly map to the first ion-coordination shell in our NCX_Mj structures (Supplementary Fig. 4c-d). The crystallographic data also provides the long-sought structural basis for the ‘two-site’ model proposed to describe competitive cation binding in eukaryotic NCX, underscoring the relevance of these studies of NCX_Mj as a prototypical Na+/Ca2+ exchanger. Specifically, our crystal titrations suggest that, during forward Na+/Ca2+ exchange, sites Sint and SCa, which Ca2+ and Na+ compete for, can be grouped into one; Na+ binding to these sites does not require high Na+ concentrations, and two Na+ ions along with a water molecule (at Smid) are sufficient to displace Ca2+, explaining the Hill coefficient of ~2 for Na+-dependent inhibition of Ca2+ fluxes. The Sext site, by contrast, might be thought as an activation site for inward Na+ translocation, since this is where the third Na+ ion binds at high Na+ concentration, enabling the transition to the occluded state. Interestingly, binding of Ca2+ to Smid appears to be also possible, but available evidence indicates that this event transiently blocks the exchange cycle. Indeed, structures of NCX_Mj bound to Cd2+ or Mn2+, both of which inhibit transport, show these ions at Smid; by contrast, Sr2+ binds only to SCa, and accordingly, is transported by NCX similarly to calcium. + + protein + PR: + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T15:33:39Z + + NCX_Mj + + + 0.99939287 + taxonomy_domain + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T15:32:27Z + DUMMY: + + eukaryotic + + + 0.99909866 + evidence + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T19:27:22Z + DUMMY: + + ion-binding affinities + + + 0.9746627 + experimental_method + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T19:15:58Z + MESH: + + crystallographic titrations + + + 0.99950063 + evidence + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T19:27:24Z + DUMMY: + + Km + + + 0.9809807 + evidence + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T19:27:27Z + DUMMY: + + K1/2 values + + + experimental_method + MESH: + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T19:16:21Z + + functional assays + + + protein + PR: + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T15:33:39Z + + NCX_Mj + + + 0.99977225 + protein_type + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T15:33:13Z + MESH: + + NCX + + + protein + PR: + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T15:33:39Z + + NCX_Mj + + + 0.99919945 + evidence + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T19:27:30Z + DUMMY: + + structures + + + 0.9939589 + evidence + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T19:27:32Z + DUMMY: + + crystallographic data + + + 0.9993855 + taxonomy_domain + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T15:32:27Z + DUMMY: + + eukaryotic + + + 0.997542 + protein_type + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T15:33:13Z + MESH: + + NCX + + + protein + PR: + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T15:33:39Z + + NCX_Mj + + + 0.9985592 + protein_type + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T15:54:34Z + MESH: + + Na+/Ca2+ exchanger + + + 0.8415257 + experimental_method + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T19:16:25Z + MESH: + + crystal titrations + + + 0.82438564 + chemical + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T15:56:26Z + CHEBI: + + Na+ + + + 0.9428204 + chemical + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T15:56:28Z + CHEBI: + + Ca2+ + + + 0.79499984 + site + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T15:35:42Z + SO: + + Sint + + + 0.7342383 + site + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T15:36:30Z + SO: + + SCa + + + 0.9997239 + chemical + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T15:56:31Z + CHEBI: + + Ca2+ + + + 0.99970806 + chemical + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T15:56:33Z + CHEBI: + + Na+ + + + 0.9997103 + chemical + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T15:56:35Z + CHEBI: + + Na+ + + + 0.9997045 + chemical + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T15:56:37Z + CHEBI: + + Na+ + + + 0.99971414 + chemical + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T15:56:40Z + CHEBI: + + Na+ + + + 0.9997874 + chemical + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T15:56:42Z + CHEBI: + + water + + + 0.9237341 + site + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T15:36:48Z + SO: + + Smid + + + 0.99967635 + chemical + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T15:56:45Z + CHEBI: + + Ca2+ + + + 0.9980756 + evidence + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T19:27:37Z + DUMMY: + + Hill coefficient + + + 0.99949723 + chemical + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T15:56:47Z + CHEBI: + + Na+ + + + 0.99964225 + chemical + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T15:56:49Z + CHEBI: + + Ca2+ + + + site + SO: + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T15:36:03Z + + Sext + + + 0.9995297 + site + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T19:35:00Z + SO: + + activation site + + + 0.999643 + chemical + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T15:56:57Z + CHEBI: + + Na+ + + + 0.9996819 + chemical + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T15:56:54Z + CHEBI: + + Na+ + + + 0.9996492 + chemical + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T15:56:52Z + CHEBI: + + Na+ + + + 0.99957913 + protein_state + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T19:58:34Z + DUMMY: + + occluded + + + 0.9996916 + chemical + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T15:57:00Z + CHEBI: + + Ca2+ + + + 0.970009 + site + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T15:36:48Z + SO: + + Smid + + + 0.99948275 + evidence + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T19:27:39Z + DUMMY: + + structures + + + protein + PR: + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T15:33:39Z + + NCX_Mj + + + 0.9992466 + protein_state + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T19:58:37Z + DUMMY: + + bound to + + + 0.999743 + chemical + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T15:57:02Z + CHEBI: + + Cd2+ + + + 0.99974525 + chemical + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T15:57:04Z + CHEBI: + + Mn2+ + + + 0.9707498 + site + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T15:36:48Z + SO: + + Smid + + + 0.99974155 + chemical + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T15:57:07Z + CHEBI: + + Sr2+ + + + 0.9855223 + site + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T15:36:30Z + SO: + + SCa + + + 0.9986142 + protein_type + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T15:33:13Z + MESH: + + NCX + + + 0.99973387 + chemical + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T15:57:09Z + CHEBI: + + calcium + + + + DISCUSS + paragraph + 26753 + Lastly, our theory that occlusion of NCX_Mj is selectively induced upon Ca2+ or Na+ recognition is consonant with a recent analysis of the rate of hydrogen-deuterium exchange (HDX) in NCX_Mj, in the presence or absence of these ions, in conditions that favor outward-facing conformations. Specifically, saturating amounts of Ca2+ or Na+ resulted in a noticeable slowdown in the HDX rate for extracellular portions of the α-repeat helices. We interpret these observations as reflecting that the solvent accessibility of the protein interior is diminished upon ion recognition, consistent with our finding that opening and closing of extracellular aqueous pathways to the ion-binding sites depend on ion occupancy state. In addition, the increased compactness of the protein tertiary structure in the occluded state would also slow down the dynamics of the secondary-structure elements, and thus further reduce the HDX rate. Our data would also explain the observation that the reduction in the HDX rate is comparable for Na+ and Ca2+, as well as the finding that the degree of deuterium incorporation remains non-negligible even under saturating ion concentrations. As the calculated free-energy landscapes show, Na+ and Ca2+ induce the occlusion of the transporter in a comparable manner, and yet the ion-bound states retain the ability to explore conformations that are partially or fully open to the extracellular solution, precisely so as to be able to unload and re-load the substrates. + + protein + PR: + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T15:33:39Z + + NCX_Mj + + + 0.9997053 + chemical + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T15:57:45Z + CHEBI: + + Ca2+ + + + 0.9996995 + chemical + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T15:57:47Z + CHEBI: + + Na+ + + + 0.98209786 + experimental_method + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T19:16:30Z + MESH: + + hydrogen-deuterium exchange + + + 0.97860384 + experimental_method + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T19:16:34Z + MESH: + + HDX + + + protein + PR: + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T15:33:39Z + + NCX_Mj + + + 0.83848304 + protein_state + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T19:58:42Z + DUMMY: + + presence + + + 0.9987177 + protein_state + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T19:58:44Z + DUMMY: + + absence of + + + 0.9976303 + protein_state + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T15:37:00Z + DUMMY: + + outward-facing + + + 0.999722 + chemical + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T15:57:50Z + CHEBI: + + Ca2+ + + + 0.9997134 + chemical + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T15:57:53Z + CHEBI: + + Na+ + + + 0.7904098 + evidence + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T15:58:26Z + DUMMY: + + HDX rate + + + 0.99959975 + structure_element + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T19:39:14Z + SO: + + α-repeat helices + + + 0.9996377 + site + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T19:35:08Z + SO: + + ion-binding sites + + + 0.9996598 + protein_state + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T19:58:54Z + DUMMY: + + occluded + + + evidence + DUMMY: + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T15:58:25Z + + HDX rate + + + 0.9785595 + evidence + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T15:58:26Z + DUMMY: + + HDX rate + + + 0.999727 + chemical + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T15:57:55Z + CHEBI: + + Na+ + + + 0.99972725 + chemical + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T15:57:57Z + CHEBI: + + Ca2+ + + + evidence + DUMMY: + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T19:28:03Z + + calculated free-energy landscapes + + + 0.99972034 + chemical + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T15:57:59Z + CHEBI: + + Na+ + + + 0.9997157 + chemical + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T15:58:02Z + CHEBI: + + Ca2+ + + + 0.99941885 + protein_type + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T16:59:05Z + MESH: + + transporter + + + 0.999541 + protein_state + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T19:59:00Z + DUMMY: + + ion-bound + + + 0.977703 + protein_state + cleaner0 + 2023-07-12T19:59:10Z + DUMMY: + + fully open + + + + METHODS + title_1 + 28248 + Methods + + + METHODS + title_2 + 28256 + Protein expression, purification and crystallization + + + METHODS + paragraph + 28309 + NCX_Mj was expressed, purified and crystallized as previously described. Briefly, the NCX_Mj gene with a C-terminal hexa-histidine tag was subcloned into the pQE60 vector and expressed in Escherichia coli BL21(DE3)plysS. Harvested cells were homogenized and incubated in buffer containing 50 mM HEPES pH 7.2, 50 mM NaCl, 12 mM KCl, 10 mM CaCl2, 40 mM DDM. After incubation at room temperature (RT) for 3.5 hours, the supernatant was collected by centrifugation and loaded onto a Talon Co2+ affinity column (Clontech). The non-specifically bound contaminates on the column were washed with buffer containing 50 mM HEPES pH 7.2, 50 mM NaCl, 12 mM KCl, 10 mM CaCl2, 15 mM imidazole, and 1 mM DDM. The bound NCX_Mj was eluted by increasing the imidazole concentration to 300 mM. The eluate was treated with thrombin to remove the hexa-histidine tag and dialyzed against 20 mM HEPES pH 7.2, 50 mM NaCl, 12 mM KCl, 10 mM CaCl2, and 1 mM DDM at RT overnight. After overnight digestion the sample was loaded onto a second Co2+ affinity column to remove any free hexa-histidine tag and contaminant proteins. NCX_Mj in the flow-through was collected and further purified by gel filtration using a Superdex-200 (10/300) column (GE Healthcare) in 20 mM HEPES pH 7.2, 50 mM NaCl, 12 mM KCl, 10 mM CaCl2 and 0.5 mM DDM. The purified protein was then concentrated to 40 mg/ml for crystallization. + + + METHODS + paragraph + 29691 + Native NCX_Mj was crystallized using the lipidic cubic phase (LCP) technique, as previously described. Concentrated NCX_Mj was first reconstituted into 1-oleoyl-rac-glycerol (Sigma) in a protein:lipid weight ratio of 1:1.5, using the two-syringe method. Protein-laden LCP droplets of 35 nL were dispensed onto Corning 96-well protein-crystallization plates and overlaid with 5 μL of precipitant solution containing 40-42% PEG 400, 100 mM MES pH 6.5, 100 mM NaAc. Crystals were observed after 48 hours and grew to full size after 2 weeks. The native crystals belong to space group P212121 with a cell dimension of a=49.5Å, b=72.9Å and c=96.2Å, and contain one subunit per asymmetric unit. As the LCP droplet accounts for less than 1% of the total crystallization volume, the salt composition in the crystallization condition was determined mainly by the overlaying solution, and estimated to have 150 mM Na+ (from MES buffer and NaAc) and 30 μM Ca2+ (from LCP droplet). In these concentration conditions (high Na+ and low Ca2+) Ca2+ does not bind to NCX_Mj (as shown in our crystallographic titration experiments) and thus this native crystal structure represents NCX_Mj in 150 mM Na+. The native crystals were used in all subsequent titration experiments to define low-Na+, Ca2+ and Sr2+-loaded structures. + + + METHODS + paragraph + 31003 + To obtain the apo crystal form, the protein was first purified in a solution containing 20 mM Hepes-Tris pH 7.2, 100 mM NMDG, 10 mM CaCl2 and 0.5 mM DDM. The crystals were obtained in LCP with crystallization solution containing 200 mM KAc, pH 4.0, 35% PEG400. The apo NCX_Mj crystals belong to space group C2 with a cell dimension of a=164.2Å, b=46.8Å, c=97.0 Å and β=106.2°, and contain two protein subunits per asymmetric unit. + + + METHODS + title_2 + 31439 + Crystal titrations + + + METHODS + paragraph + 31458 + Once the native crystals reached their full size, the crystallization solutions overlaying lipid/protein droplets were gradually replaced by titration solutions through multiple steps of solution exchange. In general, 2-3 μL of existing crystallization solutions (normally in 5 μL) were replaced by the same volume of titration solutions, followed by overnight equilibration. The same procedures were repeated 6-10 times until the ion components in the crystal drops reached the targeted concentrations. For titration experiments to define concentration-dependent Na+ binding, the titration solutions contained 100 mM MES-Tris pH 6.5, 44% PEG400, 10 mM EGTA and a 100 mM mixture of NaAc and CsAc, in the following proportions: 100 mM CsAc; 90 mM CsAc and 10 mM NaAc; 80 mM CsAc and 20 mM NaAc; and 100 mM NaAc. Note that Cs+ does not bind NCX proteins and is commonly used as a Na+ substituent to maintain the ionic strength of the solutions. As complete removal of Na+ would deteriorate the crystals, we had to maintain a minimum Na+ concentration of about 2.5 mM in the crystal drops. The final Na+ concentrations in this set of titration experiments were about 2.5, 10, 20 and 100 mM, respectively. It is worth noting that the observed Na+-dependent conformational change occurs while the proteins are in crystal form and embedded in lipid. + + + METHODS + paragraph + 32804 + In the titration experiments carried out to define the mode of divalent cation binding and competition with Na+, the soaking solutions contained 100 mM MES-Tris pH 6.5, 44% PEG400, 100 mM mixture of CsAc and NaAc and various concentrations of XCl2, where X=Ca2+ or Sr2+, in the following proportions: 100 mM CsAc and 10 mM XCl2; 100 mM CsAc and 1 mM XCl2; 100 mM CsAc and 0.1 mM XCl2; 90 mM CsAc, 10mM NaAc and 10mM XCl2; and 100 mM NaAc and 10 mM XCl2. After multiple steps of solution exchanges, the final soaking conditions contained 0.1, 1, or 10 mM of X2+ together with 2.5 mM Na+; or 10 mM X2+ together with 2.5, 10 or 100 mM Na+. + + + METHODS + title_2 + 33441 + Data collection and structure determination + + + METHODS + paragraph + 33485 + After soaking crystals were mounted on 100-μm Mitegen Microloops and frozen in liquid nitrogen. All diffraction data were collected at the Advanced Photon Source (APS) GM/CA-CAT beamlines 23ID-B or 23ID-D using a beam size of 35 μm × 50 μm. Data were processed and scaled using HKL2000 and the structures were determined by molecular replacement in PHASER using our previously published NCX_Mj structure (PDB code 3V5U) as a search model. Model building was completed using COOT and structure refinement was performed with PHENIX. The data sets from crystals soaked in solutions containing 2.5 to 100 mM Na+ were collected using an X-ray wavelength of 1.033Å; the crystal grown with 150 mM Na+, and those soaked with Ca2+ and Sr2+ solutions, were obtained with a wavelength of 0.9793 Å. Lastly, the data from the crystal grown at low pH with no Na+ or Ca2+ were collected with a 2.0-Å wavelength beam. The resulting statistics for data collection and refinement are shown in Tables 2-4. All structure figures were prepared in PyMOL (The PyMOL Molecular Graphics System, Version 1.5.0.4 Schrödinger, LLC.). The ion passageways in low- and high-Na+ structures as well as the apo state were analyzed using the program CAVER. Due to the variation in diffraction resolution and intensity among crystals, ion-occupancy comparisons were made on the basis of the diffraction data obtained in the titration experiments scaled against a common reference data before map calculation. The NCX_Mj crystal obtained with 2.5 mm Na+ only was used as the reference. + + + METHODS + title_2 + 35042 + Conventional molecular dynamics (MD) simulations + + + METHODS + paragraph + 35091 + Conventional (i.e. not enhanced) MD simulations were carried out with NAMD 2.7-2.9 at constant temperature (298 K), pressure (1 atm), and membrane surface area (~69 Å2 per lipid),and with periodic boundaries in all directions. All calculations used the standard CHARMM27/CMAP force field, except for NBFIX corrections for the interaction between carboxylate-oxygens and Na+ interaction or Ca2+ (Supplementary Note 3, Supplementary Fig. 5). Electrostatic interactions were calculated using PME with a real-space cut-off of 12 Å; the same cut-off distance was used for all van der Waals interactions. + + + METHODS + paragraph + 35693 + Five ion-occupancy states of the transporter were considered, namely with 3 Na+, 2 Na+, 2 H+ or 1 Ca2+, and with no ions bound; in all cases Asp240 is protonated. For the 3×Na+ state, we reanalyzed a 200-ns trajectory of NCX_Mj reported previously. NCX_Mj had been embedded in a POPC lipid membrane using GRIFFIN. The initial configuration of the 2×Na+ state was generated from an equilibrated configuration of 3×Na+ state, from which the Na+ ion at Sext was displaced by means of a slow alchemical transformation that annihilates the bound ion and recreates it in the bulk solution (in the same simulation box). The resulting 2×Na+ state was simulated for 250 ns. Similarly, the state with no Na+ bound was generated from an equilibrated configuration of the 2×Na+ state, from which the remaining Na+ ions were displaced; this state was again simulated for 250 ns. For the 2×H+ state, an initial configuration was generated from an equilibrated configuration of the 3×Na+ state, by gradually annihilating the Na+ ions from the binding sites and creating protonated E54 and E213 side chains; concurrently, acetic acid molecules in the bulk solution (in the same simulation box) were deprotonated and Na+ ions introduced. A second initial configuration of the 2×H+ state was obtained from an equilibrated configuration of the simulation with no ions bound, by slowly transforming deprotonated E54 and E213 into their protonated form, while doing the opposite to acetic acid molecules in the bulk solution. These two initial configurations of the 2×H+ state were then equilibrated for 800 ns. All annihilation/creation simulations were carried out using the FEP module of NAMD; and comprised 32-50 intermediate simulations of 400 ps each, for each transformation. A soft-core van der Waals potential with a radius-shifting coefficient of 2 Å2 was used. The annihilated Na+ ions were confined within their corresponding binding sites using flat-bottom distance restraints. Specifically, the Na+ in Sext was concurrently maintained within 4 Å of E54:Cδ, A206:C, S77:Cβ, T209:Cβ and S210:Cβ. The Na+ ions in SCa and Sint were concurrently kept within 4 Å of the E213:Cδ and A47:C, respectively. The Na+ ions and acetic acid molecules in the bulk solution were kept at a distance greater than 37 Å from the membrane center. Finally, the initial configuration of the Ca2+ state was generated on the basis of the published NCX_Mj X-ray structure by placing Ca2+ in the SCa site and two water molecules coordinating Ca2+ at and near the Smid site, so as to satisfy the expected coordination geometry (see Supplementary Note 2, Supplementary Fig. 3-4). This configuration was initially equilibrated through a series of simulations in which RMSD-based restraints of gradually diminishing strength were applied to the protein Cα atoms as well the side-chains involved in Ca2+ coordination. A 250 ns equilibration was then carried without any restraints. + + + METHODS + title_2 + 38656 + Enhanced-sampling MD simulations + + + METHODS + paragraph + 38689 + Free-energy landscapes were calculated using Bias-Exchange Well-Tempered Metadynamics (BE-WT-MetaD), using GROMACS4.5.5/PLUMED. The force-field and simulation conditions were equivalent to those employed in the unbiased MD simulations. The accumulated simulation time for each of the ion-occupancy states studied was 1.6 μs. Each of these calculations consisted of 16 concurrent, interdependent simulations (or replicas); in 15 of these replicas, a WT-MetaD biasing potential was applied on different subsets of collective variables, as specified below, while the remaining replica was unbiased. Attempts to exchange coordinate configurations among replicas were made every 2-5 ps, using the Metropolis criterion. The inputs for each calculation were equilibrated configurations extracted from the unbiased MD simulations. + + + METHODS + paragraph + 39513 + The choice of collective variables to be biased in the BE-WT-MetaD simulations was also based on analysis of the unbiased MD trajectories (Fig. 4g-i). Specifically, to enhance the reversible opening and closing of the water channels reaching from the extracellular bulk solution into either the Sext or the SCa binding sites, we employed the following time-dependent collective variable (Fig. 4h-i): where ri denotes the distance between the oxygen atom of each water molecule in the system i and the center of the binding site considered (V1 for Sext,V2 for SCa), and β is 10-100 nm. When the binding site was occupied, the ion was used to define its center. If the site was empty, its center was defined as the center-of-mass of the oxygen atoms coordinating the ion if bound. Bound water molecules at or near Smid (coordinating the Na+ or Ca2+ ions) were not considered. + + + METHODS + paragraph + 40391 + To enhance the reversible formation and disruption of selected backbone hydrogen bonds in TM7ab (Fig. 4g), we used an analogous collective variable: In this case, the index i denotes atoms P202:O and T203:O, while the index j denotes atoms A206:N and P207:N. To preclude the artificial unraveling of TM7ab driven by this bias, an upper-bound V3max equal to 0.7 nm was imposed with a boundary potential of the form k (V3(t) – V3max) if V3(t) > V3max, where k = 105 nm−4 kJ/mol. In addition, to control the bending and straightening of TM7ab more globally, we used the following path-collective variables: where d1 and d2 denote the mean-square-differences between the conformation of TM7ab and either the straight or bent conformations, respectively, and λ = 100 nm−2. Note that V 4 is by definition confined between a lower (V4 ~ 1) and upper bound (V4 ~ 2); to confine the exploration of V5, an upper value V5max of 0.020-0.025 nm2 was imposed with boundary potential of the form k (V5(t) – V5max) if V5(t) > V5max, where k = 1011 nm−8 kJ/mol. The mean-square-differences d1 and d2 comprise the backbone atoms of residues 198-211 as well as the side chain carbon atoms of residues P207 and L211. + + + METHODS + paragraph + 41601 + A boundary potential was also applied to confine the ions and water molecule bound to Sext, SCa, Sint and Smid to their corresponding binding sites. Specifically, the variable confined was: where ri denotes the distance between the ion and each of its coordinating oxygen atoms; r0 was set to 0.24 nm for the Na+ ions, and to 0.30 nm for Ca2+. Note that the upper-bound value of Vc is, by definition, approximately the coordination number in the bound state, whereas Vc becomes 0 as the ion becomes unbound. For the Na+ ion bound to Sext and Sint, therefore, a lower bound value Vcmin = 4.3 was imposed with potential of the form k (Vc(t) – Vcmin) when Vc(t) < Vcmin, where k = 2500 kJ/mol. An analogous restraint was used for the Na+ ion at SCa, with Vcmin = 4.75. Similarly, for the Ca2+ ion at SCa a lower bound value Vcmin = 7.4 was imposed with a potential of the form k (Vc(t) – Vcmin) when Vc(t) < Vcmin, with k = 400 kJ/mol. Note that these restraints do not perturb the chemical structure of the ion-coordination sphere when the ion is bound, i.e. Vc(t) > Vcmin. The displacement of the bound water molecules in the ion-coordination sphere by equivalent water molecules in the solvent was prevented similarly. + + + METHODS + paragraph + 42825 + The specific sets of collective variables biased in each of the replica WT-MetaD simulations, as well as further details on the biasing potentials introduced, are specified in Supplementary Table 1. + + + METHODS + title_2 + 43024 + Derivation of conformational free-energy landscapes + + + METHODS + paragraph + 43076 + To translate the data gathered in the BE-WT-MetaD simulations into conformational free-energy landscapes, we sought to identify a low-dimensional representation of the data that is nevertheless also intuitive and representative. We ultimately settled on two structure-based descriptors of the degree of opening of the each of the aqueous channels leading to the ion-binding sites (Fig. 4), defined as: where rij denotes a set of pairwise distances for specific Cα atoms in the protein, for a given simulation snapshot. For S1, index i refers to the Cα of residues 198 to 209 in TM7, while index j refers to those in residues 66 to 80 and 290 to 297, in TM3 and TM10, respectively. For S2, index i refers to the Cα of residues 51 to 64 in TM2, while index j refers to those in residues 177 to 193 and 198 to 209, in TM6 and TM7, respectively. Therefore, S1 describes the effective separation between TM7 and TM3/TM10, on the extracellular half of the protein, and thus reports on the accessibility to the Sext site. Analogously, S2 measures the separation between TM2 and TM6-TM7, also on the extracellular side, and thus reports on the accessibility to SCa. + + + METHODS + paragraph + 44247 + The conformational free energy of NCX_Mj as a function of S1 and S2 was then computed for each ion-occupancy state separately (Figs. 5a, 6a). These landscapes were obtained through reweighting of the biased probability distribution from the BE-WT-MetaD sampling, using the WHAM method; through this approach we combine the statistics gathered in all replicas, and can consider alternate free-energy projections. + + + METHODS + paragraph + 44659 + To correct the landscape calculated for the Ca2+-bound state (Fig. 6a) on account of the excess amount of charge transferred from the ion to the protein (Supplementary Note 4, Supplementary Fig. 6), we reprocessed all the sampling obtained during the original BE-WT-MetaD simulations, introducing in the WHAM equations a re-weighting factor w for each configuration X: where U denotes the ‘uncorrected’ CHARMM27/NBFIX potential-energy function, and Uc denotes the corrected function. To calculate Uc (X), the charge of Ca2+ was reduced to +1.8e from its standard value of +2e, and the difference was distributed among the surrounding protein residues (as specified in Supplementary Note 4). To minimally alter the charge-distribution used in the original CHARMM27 force-field, the charge added to each protein atom was proportional to the absolute value of its uncorrected charge. + + + METHODS + paragraph + 45545 + The statistical errors for all free-energy landscapes are provided in Supplementary Fig. 7. + + + METHODS + title_2 + 45637 + Derivation of representative structures and water-density maps + + + METHODS + paragraph + 45700 + Representative structures and water-density iso-surfaces (Fig. 5b-c, Fig. 6b-c) were derived for each BE-WT-MetaD simulation by clustering all sampling in the multi-dimensional space of V1, V2, and V4 (Eq. 1-3), plus a descriptor S3 of the proximity between TM6-TM7 and TM2-TM3/TM10, on the extracellular side of the protein. More precisely: where r0 = 7.5 Å, and rij denotes a specific set of pairwise Cα distances, for a given simulation snapshot. Similarly to S1 and S2 (Eq. 6), index i refers to Cα atoms in the extracellular halves of TM6 and TM7, while index j refers to Cα atoms in the extracellular halves of TM2, TM3, and TM10. We thus obtained ~2,000 clusters for each of the simulation systems (using RMSD cut-off values of 1.3 Å for V1 and V2, 0.1 Å for V4; and 6.25 Å for S3). Using the WHAM equations, we calculated the relative free energy of each of these clusters, and then identified the major basins in this space with the MCL method (with p = 1.4.) Water occupancy maps were calculated for each of these major free-energy basins, only using the sampling gathered by the unbiased replicas. + + + SUPPL + title_1 + 46822 + Supplementary Material + + + SUPPL + footnote + 46845 + Author Contributions + + + SUPPL + footnote + 46866 + J.L. and Y.J. designed the experimental studies and analyzed the resulting data. J.L., C.L. and Y.H. performed the experimental research. F.M and J.D.F.G. designed the computational research and analyzed the corresponding data. F.M. performed the computational work. J.L., Y.J. F.M. and J.D.F.G. wrote the paper. 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The electron density (grey mesh, 1.9 Å Fo-Fc ion omit map contoured at 4σ) at Smid was modeled as water (red sphere) and those at Sext, SCa and Sint as Na+ ions (green spheres). Further details are shown in Supplementary Fig. 1. (c) Concentration-dependent change in Na+ occupancy (see also Table 1). All Fo – Fc ion-omit maps are calculated to 2.4 Å and contoured at 3σ for comparison. The displacement of A206 reflects the [Na+]-dependent conformational change from the partially open to the occluded state (observed at low and high Na+ concentrations, respectively). At 20 mM Na+, both conformations co-exist. 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(a) Superimposition of the NCX_Mj crystal structures obtained in high (100 mM, cyan cylinders) and low (10 mM, brown cylinders) Na+ concentrations. (b) Close-up view of the interface between TM6 and TM7ab in the NCX_Mj structures obtained at high and low Na+ concentrations (top and lower panels, respectively). Residues forming van-der-Waals contacts in the structure at low Na+ concentration are shown in detail. (c) Close-up view of the Na+-binding sites. The vacant Sext site in the structure at low Na+ concentration is indicated with a white sphere. Residues surrounding this site are also indicated; note A206 (labeled in red) coordinates Na+ at Sext via its backbone carbonyl oxygen. (d) Extracellular solvent accessibility of the ion binding sites in the structures at high and low [Na+]. 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(a) A single Sr2+ (dark blue sphere) binds at SCa in crystals titrated with 10 mM Sr2+ and 2.5 mM Na+ (see also Supplementary Fig. 2). Residues involved in Sr2+ coordination are labeled. There are no significant changes in the side-chains involved in ion coordination, relative to the Na+-bound state. T50 and T209 (labeled in red) coordinate Sr2+ through their backbone carbonyl-oxygen atoms. High Na+ concentration (100 mM) completely displaces Sr2+ and reverts NCX_Mj to the occluded state (right panel). The contour level of the Fo – Fc omit map of the structure at high Na+ concentration was lowered (to 4σ) so as to visualize the density from Na+ ions and H2O. (b) Ca2+ (tanned spheres) binds either to SCa or Smid in crystals titrated with 10 mM Ca2+ and 2.5 mM Na+ (see also Supplementary Fig. 2). The relative occupancies are 55% and 45%, respectively. (c) Superimposition of NCX_Mj structures obtained at low Na+ concentration (10 mM) and pH 6.5 (brown) and in the absence of Na+ and pH 4 (light green), referred to as apo state. (d) Close-up view of the ion-binding sites in the apo (or high H+) state. The side chains of E54 and E213 from the low Na+ structure are also shown (light brown) for comparison. White spheres indicate the location Sint, Smid SCa. 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(a) Representative simulation snapshots of NCX_Mj (Methods) with Na+ bound at Sext, SCa and Sint (orange cartoons, green spheres) and with Na+ bound only at SCa and Sint (marine cartoons, yellow spheres) (b) Close-up of the backbone of the N-terminal half of TM7 (TM7ab), in the same Na+ occupancy states depicted in (a). Black lines indicate (i, i + 4) carbonyl-amide pairs along the helix; specific O-N distances are indicated, in Å (magenta). (c) Representative simulation snapshots (same as above) with Na+ bound at SCa and Sint (marine cartoons, yellow spheres) and without any Na+ bound (grey cartoons). (d) Close-up of the ion-binding region in the fully Na+-occupied state. Approximate distances between TM2, TM3 and TM7 are indicated in Å. (e) Close-up of the ion-binding region in the partially Na+-occupied state. (f) Close-up of the ion-binding region in the Na+-free state. (g-i) Analytical descriptors of the changes just described, calculated from the simulations of each Na+-occupancy state depicted in panels (a-f). These descriptors were employed as collective variables in the Bias-Exchange Metadynamics simulations (Methods). (g) Probability distributions of an analytical descriptor of the backbone hydrogen-bonding pattern in TM7ab (Eq. 2). (h) Mean value (with standard deviation) of a quantitative descriptor of the solvent accessibility of the Sext site (Eq. 1). 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(a) Calculated conformational free-energy landscapes for outward-facing NCX_Mj, for two different Na+-occupancy states, and for a state with no ions bound. The free energy is plotted as a function of two coordinates, each describing the degree of opening of the aqueous channels leading to the Sext and SCa sites, respectively (see Methods). Contours correspond to 1 kcal/mol intervals. Black circles map the X-ray structures of NCX_Mj obtained at high and low Na+ concentration, as well as that at low pH, reported in this study. (b) Density isosurfaces for water molecules within 12 Å of the ion-binding region (grey volumes), for each of the major conformational free-energy minima in each ion-occupancy state. Na+ ions are shown as green spheres. The two inverted-topology repeats in the transporter structure (transparent cartoons) are colored differently (TM1-5, orange; TM6-10, marine). (c) Close-up views of the ion-binding region in the same conformational free-energy minima. Key residues involved in Na+ and water coordination (W) are highlighted (sticks, black lines). The water-density maps in (b) is shown here as a grey mesh. 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(a) Calculated free-energy landscapes for outward-facing NCX_Mj, for the Ca2+ and the fully protonated state. The free energy is plotted as in Fig. 5. For Ca2+, a map is shown in which a correction for the charge-transfer between the ion and the protein is introduced, alongside the uncorrected map (see Supplementary Notes 3-4 and Supplementary Fig. 5-6). The uncorrected map overstabilizes the open state relative to the semi-open and occluded because it also overestimates the cost of dehydration of the ion, once it is bound to the protein (this effect is negligible for Na+). Black circles map the crystal structures obtained at high Ca2+ concentration and at low pH (or high H+) reported in this study. (b) Water-density isosurfaces analogous to those in Fig. 5 are shown for each of the major conformational free-energy minima in the free-energy maps. The Ca2+ ion is shown as a red sphere; the protein is shown as in Fig. 5. (c) Close-up views of the ion-binding region in the same conformational free-energy minima. Key residues involved in Ca2+ and water coordination (W) are highlighted (sticks, black lines). The water-density maps in (b) are shown here as a grey mesh. 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The carbonyl groups of Ala47 (on TM2b) and Ala206 (on TM7b), and the side chains of Glu54 (on TM2c) and Glu213 (on TM7c) are highlighted; these are four of the key residues for ion chelation and conformational changes. The green open cylinders represent the gating helices TM1 and TM6. Asterisks mark the states whose crystal structures have been determined in this study. 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outward-facing NCX_Mj + + + T1.xml + T1 + TABLE + table + <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> +<table frame="hsides" rules="groups"><thead><tr><th align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Sites \ [Na<sup>+</sup>]</th><th align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">2.5 mM</th><th align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">10 mM</th><th align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">20 mM</th><th align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">100 mM</th><th align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">150 mM</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">S<sub>int</sub></td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">0.84</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">0.92</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">0.99</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">0.96</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">1.00</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">S<sub>Ca</sub></td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">0.75</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">0.87</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">0.97</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">1.00</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">1.00</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">S<sub>ext</sub></td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">-</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">-</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">0.59</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">0.79</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">0.93</td></tr><tr><td colspan="6" align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Total</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">1.58</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">1.79</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">2.55</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">2.75</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">2.93</td></tr><tr><td colspan="6" align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Conformation</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Partially open</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Partially open</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Mixed</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Occluded</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Occluded</td></tr></tbody></table> + + 60835 + Sites \ [Na+] 2.5 mM 10 mM 20 mM 100 mM 150 mM Sint 0.84 0.92 0.99 0.96 1.00 SCa 0.75 0.87 0.97 1.00 1.00 Sext - - 0.59 0.79 0.93 Total 1.58 1.79 2.55 2.75 2.93 Conformation Partially open Partially open Mixed Occluded Occluded + + + T2.xml + T2 + TABLE + table_caption + 61082 + Data collection and refinement statistics for the NCX_Mj structures obtained from crystals soaked with varying amounts of Na+, and no Ca2+, and at low pH and no Na+ or Ca2+. + + + T2.xml + T2 + TABLE + table + <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> +<table frame="box" rules="all"><thead><tr><th align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">[Na<sup>+</sup>]</th><th align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">2.5 mM PDB 5HWX</th><th align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">10 mM PDB 5HWY</th><th align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">20 mM PDB 5HXC</th><th align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">100 mM PDB 5HXE</th><th align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">150 mM PDB 5HYA</th><th align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">0 mM PDB 5HXH</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"> +<bold>Data collection</bold> +</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"/><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"/><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"/><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"/><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"/><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"/></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Space group</td><td colspan="5" align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1">P212121</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">C2</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Cell dimensions</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"/><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"/><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"/><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"/><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"/><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"/></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">a, b, c (Å)</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">49.70, 72.28, 95.78</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">46.21, 71.97, 95.63</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">49.75, 72.56, 95.78</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">49.77, 72.85, 96.36</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">49.49, 72.88, 96.21</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">164.18, 46.83, 96.96</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">α, β, γ (°)</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">90, 90, 90</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">90, 90, 90</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">90, 90, 90</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">90, 90, 90</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">90, 90, 90</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">90, 106.20, 90</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Resolution (Å)</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">2.40 (2.44-2.40)</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">2.10 (2.14-2.10)</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">2.10 (2.14-2.10)</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">2.28 (2.32-2.28)</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">1.90 (1.93-1.90)</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">2.80 (2.85-2.80)</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">R<sub>sym</sub> (%)</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">9.4 (99.4)</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">9.3 (69.8)</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">10.5 (99.6)</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">9.9 (56.3)</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">8.6 (88.0)</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">10.5 (94.3)</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">I/σI</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">24.2 (1.8)</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">24.3 (2.7)</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">20.6 (1.9)</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">15.9 (2.8)</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">32.9 (2.4)</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">17.7 (1.2)</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">CC<sub>1/2</sub></td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">(0.625)</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">(0.819)</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">(0.602)</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">(0.722)</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">(0.786)</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">(0.561)</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Completeness (%)</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">99.8 (99.1)</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">99.9 (100)</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">99.9 (99.8)</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">96.4 (98.6)</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">98.9 (97.8)</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">99.9 (99.9)</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Redundancy</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">6.9 (6.7)</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">6.1 (6.0)</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">7.1 (7.0)</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">3.4 (3.3)</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">9.3 (8.9)</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">7.1 (5.7)</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"> +<bold>Refinement</bold> +</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"/><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"/><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"/><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"/><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"/><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"/></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Resolution (Å)</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">50-2.4</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">50-2.1</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">50-2.1</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">50-2.3</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">50-1.9</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">50-2.80</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">No. reflections</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">13977</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">19254</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">20739</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">15767</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">27923</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">21489</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">R<sub>work</sub>/R<sub>free</sub></td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">0.21/0.25</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">0.19/0.22</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">0.19/0.23</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">0.19/0.24</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">0.179/0.207</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">0.20/0.26</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"> +<bold>No. atoms</bold> +</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"/><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"/><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"/><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"/><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"/><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"/></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Protein</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">2206</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">2274</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">2366</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">2229</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">2229</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">4410</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Ligand/Ion</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">56/3</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">154/2</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">161/5</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">162/6</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">257/4</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">121/2</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Water</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">18</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">36</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">67</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">67</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">100</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">39</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"> +<bold>B-factors</bold> +</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"/><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"/><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"/><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"/><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"/><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"/></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Protein</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">53.25</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">34.28</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">34.91</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">39.75</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">26.05</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">42.98</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Ligand/Ion</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">62.94/47.70</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">55.86/31.75</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">55.25/36.47</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">58.24/38.93</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">46.11/22.13</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">54.29/63.47</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Water</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">58.12</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">41.16</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">46.97</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">49.74</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">37.80</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">33.17</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"> +<bold>R.m.s deviations</bold> +</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"/><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"/><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"/><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"/><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"/><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"/></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Bond lengths (Å)</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">0.004</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">0.006</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">0.008</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">0.003</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">0.006</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">0.003</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Bond angles (°)</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">0.819</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">0.915</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">1.269</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">1.024</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">0.966</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">0.705</td></tr></tbody></table> + + 61256 + [Na+] 2.5 mM PDB 5HWX 10 mM PDB 5HWY 20 mM PDB 5HXC 100 mM PDB 5HXE 150 mM PDB 5HYA 0 mM PDB 5HXH Data collection Space group P212121 C2 Cell dimensions a, b, c (Å) 49.70, 72.28, 95.78 46.21, 71.97, 95.63 49.75, 72.56, 95.78 49.77, 72.85, 96.36 49.49, 72.88, 96.21 164.18, 46.83, 96.96 α, β, γ (°) 90, 90, 90 90, 90, 90 90, 90, 90 90, 90, 90 90, 90, 90 90, 106.20, 90 Resolution (Å) 2.40 (2.44-2.40) 2.10 (2.14-2.10) 2.10 (2.14-2.10) 2.28 (2.32-2.28) 1.90 (1.93-1.90) 2.80 (2.85-2.80) Rsym (%) 9.4 (99.4) 9.3 (69.8) 10.5 (99.6) 9.9 (56.3) 8.6 (88.0) 10.5 (94.3) I/σI 24.2 (1.8) 24.3 (2.7) 20.6 (1.9) 15.9 (2.8) 32.9 (2.4) 17.7 (1.2) CC1/2 (0.625) (0.819) (0.602) (0.722) (0.786) (0.561) Completeness (%) 99.8 (99.1) 99.9 (100) 99.9 (99.8) 96.4 (98.6) 98.9 (97.8) 99.9 (99.9) Redundancy 6.9 (6.7) 6.1 (6.0) 7.1 (7.0) 3.4 (3.3) 9.3 (8.9) 7.1 (5.7) Refinement Resolution (Å) 50-2.4 50-2.1 50-2.1 50-2.3 50-1.9 50-2.80 No. reflections 13977 19254 20739 15767 27923 21489 Rwork/Rfree 0.21/0.25 0.19/0.22 0.19/0.23 0.19/0.24 0.179/0.207 0.20/0.26 No. atoms Protein 2206 2274 2366 2229 2229 4410 Ligand/Ion 56/3 154/2 161/5 162/6 257/4 121/2 Water 18 36 67 67 100 39 B-factors Protein 53.25 34.28 34.91 39.75 26.05 42.98 Ligand/Ion 62.94/47.70 55.86/31.75 55.25/36.47 58.24/38.93 46.11/22.13 54.29/63.47 Water 58.12 41.16 46.97 49.74 37.80 33.17 R.m.s deviations Bond lengths (Å) 0.004 0.006 0.008 0.003 0.006 0.003 Bond angles (°) 0.819 0.915 1.269 1.024 0.966 0.705 + + + T2.xml + T2 + TABLE + table_foot + 62823 + Values in parenthesis are for highest resolution shell. 5% of the data was used in the Rfree calculation. ‘Ligand’ atoms are from lipids, PEG400 and acetates. + + + T3.xml + T3 + TABLE + table_caption + 62986 + Data collection and refinement statistics for the NCX_Mj structures obtained from crystals soaked with varying amounts of Na+ and Sr2+. + + + T3.xml + T3 + TABLE + table + <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> +<table frame="box" rules="all"><thead><tr><th align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">[Sr<sup>2+</sup>] / [Na<sup>+</sup>]</th><th align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">10 mM / 2.5 mM PDB 5HXS</th><th align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">1 mM / 2.5 mM N/A<sup><xref ref-type="table-fn" rid="TFN1">*</xref></sup></th><th align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">0.1 mM / 2.5 mM N/A<sup><xref ref-type="table-fn" rid="TFN1">*</xref></sup></th><th align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">10 mM / 10 mM N/A<sup><xref ref-type="table-fn" rid="TFN1">*</xref></sup></th><th align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">10 mM / 100 mM N/A<sup><xref ref-type="table-fn" rid="TFN2">#</xref></sup></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"> +<bold>Data collection</bold> +</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"/><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"/><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"/><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"/><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"/></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Space group</td><td colspan="5" align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1">P212121</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Cell dimensions</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"/><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"/><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"/><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"/><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"/></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">a, b, c (Å)</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">49.52, 72.35, 96.00</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">49.76, 72.62, 95.62</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">49.80, 72.27, 94.84</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">49.67, 72.46, 96.43</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">49.88, 72.43, 95.91</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">α, β, γ (°)</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">90, 90, 90</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">90, 90, 90</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">90, 90, 90</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">90, 90, 90</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">90, 90, 90</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Resolution (Å)</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">2.80 (2.85-2.80)</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">2.90 (2.95-2.90)</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">2.54 (2.58-2.54)</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">2.30 (2.34-2.30)</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">2.50 (2.54-2.50)</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">R<sub>sym</sub> (%)</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">12.3 (88.0)</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">12.3 (91.0)</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">11.9 (88.5)</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">13.7 (95.8)</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">10.9 (96.8)</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">I/σI</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">19.0 (1.8)</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">19.2 (1.6)</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">21.5 (1.9)</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">18.4 (1.6)</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">19.7 (1.8)</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">CC<sub>1/2</sub></td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">(0.674)</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">(0.686)</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">(0.768)</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">(0.420)</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">(0.767)</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Completeness (%)</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">98.8 (90.4)</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">94.9 (96.1)</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">99.9 (100.0)</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">99.8 (99.9)</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">99.6 (99.7)</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Redundancy</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">6.5 (5.4)</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">6.7 (6.9)</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">7.1 (6.8)</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">6.2 (4.5)</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">5.9 (6.0)</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"> +<bold>Refinement</bold> +</td><td colspan="5" align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1"/></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Resolution (Å)</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">50-2.80</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">50-2.90</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">50-2.54</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">50-2.3</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">50-2.5</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">No. reflections</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">8927</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">7611</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">11483</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">16488</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">12665</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">R<sub>work</sub>/R<sub>free</sub></td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">0.22/0.27</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">0.22/0.27</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">0.23/0.26</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">0.20/0.25</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">0.21/0.24</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"> +<bold>No. atoms</bold> +</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"/><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"/><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"/><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"/><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"/></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Protein</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">2227</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">2249</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">2217</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">2271</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">2223</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Ligand/Ion</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">110/2</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">133/3</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">155/3</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">101/3</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">104/6</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Water</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">10</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">2</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">5</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">34</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">17</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"> +<bold>B-factors</bold> +</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"/><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"/><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"/><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"/><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"/></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Protein</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">61.55</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">67.82</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">60.83</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">46.42</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">56.75</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Ligand/Ion</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">74.56/63.32</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">85.56/70.47</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">80.33/90.41</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">64.79/38.25</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">71.27/53.50</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Water</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">59.22</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">61.31</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">68.58</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">51.39</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">55.07</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"> +<bold>R.m.s deviations</bold> +</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"/><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"/><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"/><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"/><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"/></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Bond lengths (Å)</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">0.004</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">0.005</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">0.005</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">0.007</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">0.003</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Bond angles (°)</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">0.887</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">1.076</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">0.963</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">1.057</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">0.733</td></tr></tbody></table> + + 63122 + [Sr2+] / [Na+] 10 mM / 2.5 mM PDB 5HXS 1 mM / 2.5 mM N/A* 0.1 mM / 2.5 mM N/A* 10 mM / 10 mM N/A* 10 mM / 100 mM N/A# Data collection Space group P212121 Cell dimensions a, b, c (Å) 49.52, 72.35, 96.00 49.76, 72.62, 95.62 49.80, 72.27, 94.84 49.67, 72.46, 96.43 49.88, 72.43, 95.91 α, β, γ (°) 90, 90, 90 90, 90, 90 90, 90, 90 90, 90, 90 90, 90, 90 Resolution (Å) 2.80 (2.85-2.80) 2.90 (2.95-2.90) 2.54 (2.58-2.54) 2.30 (2.34-2.30) 2.50 (2.54-2.50) Rsym (%) 12.3 (88.0) 12.3 (91.0) 11.9 (88.5) 13.7 (95.8) 10.9 (96.8) I/σI 19.0 (1.8) 19.2 (1.6) 21.5 (1.9) 18.4 (1.6) 19.7 (1.8) CC1/2 (0.674) (0.686) (0.768) (0.420) (0.767) Completeness (%) 98.8 (90.4) 94.9 (96.1) 99.9 (100.0) 99.8 (99.9) 99.6 (99.7) Redundancy 6.5 (5.4) 6.7 (6.9) 7.1 (6.8) 6.2 (4.5) 5.9 (6.0) Refinement Resolution (Å) 50-2.80 50-2.90 50-2.54 50-2.3 50-2.5 No. reflections 8927 7611 11483 16488 12665 Rwork/Rfree 0.22/0.27 0.22/0.27 0.23/0.26 0.20/0.25 0.21/0.24 No. atoms Protein 2227 2249 2217 2271 2223 Ligand/Ion 110/2 133/3 155/3 101/3 104/6 Water 10 2 5 34 17 B-factors Protein 61.55 67.82 60.83 46.42 56.75 Ligand/Ion 74.56/63.32 85.56/70.47 80.33/90.41 64.79/38.25 71.27/53.50 Water 59.22 61.31 68.58 51.39 55.07 R.m.s deviations Bond lengths (Å) 0.004 0.005 0.005 0.007 0.003 Bond angles (°) 0.887 1.076 0.963 1.057 0.733 + + + T3.xml + T3 + TABLE + table_foot + 64519 + Values in parenthesis are for highest resolution shell. 5% of the data was used in the Rfree calculation. ‘Ligand’ atoms are from lipids, PEG400 and acetates. + + + T3.xml + T3 + TABLE + table_footnote + 64682 + These structures are virtually identical to that resolved with 10 mM Sr2+ (PDB 5HXS), except for the weakened electron-density signal for the divalent ion, and were therefore not deposited in the PDB. + + + T3.xml + T3 + TABLE + table_footnote + 64883 + This structure is virtually identical to that resolved with 100 mM Na+ without Ca2+ or Sr2+ (Table 1, PDB 5HXE) and was therefore not deposited in the PDB. + + + T4.xml + T4 + TABLE + table_caption + 65039 + Data collection and refinement statistics for the NCX_Mj structures obtained from crystals soaked with varying amounts of Na+ and Ca2+. + + + T4.xml + T4 + TABLE + table + <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> +<table frame="box" rules="all"><thead><tr><th align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">[Ca<sup>2+</sup>] / [Na<sup>+</sup>]</th><th align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">10 mM / 2.5 mM PDB 5HXR</th><th align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">1 mM / 2.5 mM N/A<sup><xref ref-type="table-fn" rid="TFN3">*</xref></sup></th><th align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">0.1 mM / 2.5 mM N/A<sup><xref ref-type="table-fn" rid="TFN3">*</xref></sup></th><th align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">10 mM / 10 mM N/A<sup><xref ref-type="table-fn" rid="TFN3">*</xref></sup></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"> +<bold>Data collection</bold> +</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"/><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"/><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"/><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"/></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Space group</td><td colspan="4" align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1">P212121</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Cell dimensions</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"/><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"/><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"/><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"/></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">a, b, c (Å)</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">49.70, 72.52, 96.94</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">49.80, 72.26, 95.80</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">49.48, 72.47, 96.30</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">49.88, 72.22, 96.10</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">α, β, γ (°)</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">90, 90, 90</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">90, 90, 90</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">90, 90, 90</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">90, 90, 90</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Resolution (Å)</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">2.45 (2.49-2.45)</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">2.65 (2.70-2.65)</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">2.40 (2.44-2.40)</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">2.20 (2.24-2.20)</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">R<sub>sym</sub> (%)</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">11.8 (94.2)</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">11.1 (92.1)</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">11.2 (91.3)</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">10.3 (99.1)</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">I/σI</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">24.4 (1.6)</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">20.9 (1.6)</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">20.4 (1.6)</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">22.4 (1.8)</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">CC<sub>1/2</sub></td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">(0.611)</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">(0.696)</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">(0.632)</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">(0.549)</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Completeness (%)</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">99.7 (100.0)</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">99.9 (100.0)</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">99.2 (100.0)</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">99.7 (100.0)</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Redundancy</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">7.8 (7.8)</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">7.0 (6.5)</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">6.9 (7.0)</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">7.1 (7.1)</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"> +<bold>Refinement</bold> +</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"/><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"/><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"/><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"/></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Resolution (Å)</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">50-2.45</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">50-2.65</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">50-2.40</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">50-2.2</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">No. reflections</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">12996</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">10548</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">13736</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">18080</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">R<sub>work</sub>/R<sub>free</sub></td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">0.22/0.26</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">0.22/0.28</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">0.20/0.26</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">0.19/0.24</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"> +<bold>No. atoms</bold> +</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"/><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"/><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"/><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"/></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Protein</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">2211</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">2225</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">2228</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">2284</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Ligand/Ion</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">114/3</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">130/3</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">162/3</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">164/4</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Water</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">16</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">20</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">42</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">57</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"> +<bold>B-factors</bold> +</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"/><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"/><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"/><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"/></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Protein</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">64.97</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">71.22</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">53.50</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">45.16</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Ligand/Ion</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">78.98/60.53</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">90.03/72.90</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">70.67/45.53</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">69.09/42.92</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Water</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">68.57</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">81.02</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">64.12</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">55.45</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"> +<bold>R.m.s deviations</bold> +</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"/><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"/><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"/><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"/></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Bond lengths (Å)</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">0.002</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">0.004</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">0.002</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">0.004</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Bond angles (°)</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">0.630</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">1.143</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">0.686</td><td align="center" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">0.650</td></tr></tbody></table> + + 65175 + [Ca2+] / [Na+] 10 mM / 2.5 mM PDB 5HXR 1 mM / 2.5 mM N/A* 0.1 mM / 2.5 mM N/A* 10 mM / 10 mM N/A* Data collection Space group P212121 Cell dimensions a, b, c (Å) 49.70, 72.52, 96.94 49.80, 72.26, 95.80 49.48, 72.47, 96.30 49.88, 72.22, 96.10 α, β, γ (°) 90, 90, 90 90, 90, 90 90, 90, 90 90, 90, 90 Resolution (Å) 2.45 (2.49-2.45) 2.65 (2.70-2.65) 2.40 (2.44-2.40) 2.20 (2.24-2.20) Rsym (%) 11.8 (94.2) 11.1 (92.1) 11.2 (91.3) 10.3 (99.1) I/σI 24.4 (1.6) 20.9 (1.6) 20.4 (1.6) 22.4 (1.8) CC1/2 (0.611) (0.696) (0.632) (0.549) Completeness (%) 99.7 (100.0) 99.9 (100.0) 99.2 (100.0) 99.7 (100.0) Redundancy 7.8 (7.8) 7.0 (6.5) 6.9 (7.0) 7.1 (7.1) Refinement Resolution (Å) 50-2.45 50-2.65 50-2.40 50-2.2 No. reflections 12996 10548 13736 18080 Rwork/Rfree 0.22/0.26 0.22/0.28 0.20/0.26 0.19/0.24 No. atoms Protein 2211 2225 2228 2284 Ligand/Ion 114/3 130/3 162/3 164/4 Water 16 20 42 57 B-factors Protein 64.97 71.22 53.50 45.16 Ligand/Ion 78.98/60.53 90.03/72.90 70.67/45.53 69.09/42.92 Water 68.57 81.02 64.12 55.45 R.m.s deviations Bond lengths (Å) 0.002 0.004 0.002 0.004 Bond angles (°) 0.630 1.143 0.686 0.650 + + + T4.xml + T4 + TABLE + table_foot + 66383 + Values in parenthesis are for highest resolution shell. 5% of the data was used in the Rfree calculation. ‘Ligand’ atoms are from lipids, PEG400 and acetates. + + + T4.xml + T4 + TABLE + table_footnote + 66546 + These structures are virtually identical to that resolved with 10 mM Ca2+ and 2.5 mM Na+ (PDB 5HXR), except for the weakened electron-density signal for the divalent ion, and were therefore not deposited in the PDB. + + +