Abstract
The sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca2+-ATPase, a P-type ATPase, has a critical role in muscle function and metabolism. Here we present functional studies and three new crystal structures of the rabbit skeletal muscle Ca2+-ATPase, representing the phosphoenzyme intermediates associated with Ca2+ binding, Ca2+ translocation and dephosphorylation, that are based on complexes with a functional ATP analogue, beryllium fluoride and aluminium fluoride, respectively. The structures complete the cycle of nucleotide binding and cation transport of Ca2+-ATPase. Phosphorylation of the enzyme triggers the onset of a conformational change that leads to the opening of a luminal exit pathway defined by the transmembrane segments M1 through M6, which represent the canonical membrane domain of P-type pumps. Ca2+ release is promoted by translocation of the M4 helix, exposing Glu 309, Glu 771 and Asn 796 to the lumen. The mechanism explains how P-type ATPases are able to form the steep electrochemical gradients required for key functions in eukaryotic cells.
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We dedicate this paper to the memory of B. Holm. We thank B. Nielsen, M.-B. Hemmingsen and A. M. Nielsen for technical assistance; J. L. Karlsen and F. Fredslund for technical discussions; and D. Flot and L. Gordon at beamlines ID 23-1 and -2 (operated jointly with EMBL-Grenoble) and ID 29 at the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF) for help with data collection. Beamtime at the EMBL-DESY synchrotron Hamburg Germany is also acknowledged. This work was supported by the Danish Natural Science Research Council through the DANSYNC program, the Danish Medical Research Council, the Aarhus University Research Foundation, and the Novo Nordisk Foundation. C.Ol. is the recipient of a stipend from the PC Petersen Foundation and a PhD fellowship from the faculty of Health Sciences Aarhus University. A PhD fellowship (A.-M.L.W.) was financed by the Lundbeck Foundation. M.P. was supported by a post-doctoral fellowship from the Federation of European Biochemical Societies (FEBS) and P.N. is supported by a Hallas-Møller stipend of the Novo Nordisk Foundation.
Author Contributions C.Ol., M.P., A.-M.L.W., J.V.M. and P.N. contributed equally to this work. J.P.M. assisted with data collection and structure determination. C.Ox. and C.G. contributed with mass-spectrometry data and analysis.
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Olesen, C., Picard, M., Winther, AM. et al. The structural basis of calcium transport by the calcium pump. Nature 450, 1036–1042 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/nature06418
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