Chloride-Dependent Cation Transport via SLC12 Carriers at Atomic Resolution
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- DOI: 10.1146/annurev-physiol-022624-020130
Chloride-Dependent Cation Transport via SLC12 Carriers at Atomic Resolution
Abstract
The SLC12 family of genes encodes electroneutral Cl--dependent cation transporters (i.e., Na-Cl, K-Cl, Na-K-2Cl cotransporters), which play significant roles in maintaining cell and body homeostasis. Recent resolution of their structures at the atomic level provides a new understanding how these transporters operate in health and disease and how they are targeted for therapeutic intervention. Overall, the SLC12 transporter cryo-EM structures confirm some key features established by traditional biochemical and molecular methods, such as the presence of 12 transmembrane domains and the formation of a functional dimer. Study of these structures also uncovers previously unknown features, such as the presence of strategic salt bridges that explain why transporters are stabilized in specific conformations. The cryo-EM structures show similarities with other transport protein structures, especially regarding the position of the cations. The structures also pose challenging questions regarding the number of ions bound and the strict electroneutrality that is conventional understanding.
Keywords: K-Cl cotransporter; Na-Cl cotransporter; Na-K-2Cl cotransporter; loop diuretics; thiazide diuretics.
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