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Elife 2020 Apr 28;9. doi: 10.7554/eLife.51224.
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Divergent Cl- and H+ pathways underlie transport coupling and gating in CLC exchangers and channels.

Leisle L, Xu Y, Fortea E, Lee S, Galpin JD, Vien M, Ahern CA, Accardi A, Bernèche S.


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The CLC family comprises H+-coupled exchangers and Cl- channels, and mutations causing their dysfunction lead to genetic disorders. The CLC exchangers, unlike canonical 'ping-pong' antiporters, simultaneously bind and translocate substrates through partially congruent pathways. How ions of opposite charge bypass each other while moving through a shared pathway remains unknown. Here, we use MD simulations, biochemical and electrophysiological measurements to identify two conserved phenylalanine residues that form an aromatic pathway whose dynamic rearrangements enable H+ movement outside the Cl- pore. These residues are important for H+ transport and voltage-dependent gating in the CLC exchangers. The aromatic pathway residues are evolutionarily conserved in CLC channels where their electrostatic properties and conformational flexibility determine gating. We propose that Cl- and H+ move through physically distinct and evolutionarily conserved routes through the CLC channels and transporters and suggest a unifying mechanism that describes the gating mechanism of both CLC subtypes.

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Species referenced: Xenopus
Genes referenced: aopep mt-tr phex tpd52l2 trna


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References [+] :
Accardi, CLC channels and transporters: proteins with borderline personalities. 2010, Pubmed