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- Title
The Pentameric Ligand-Gated Ion Channel Family: A New Member of the Voltage Gated Ion Channel Superfamily?
- Authors
Dubey, Aditi; Baxter, Madison; Hendargo, Kevin J.; Medrano-Soto, Arturo; Saier Jr., Milton H.
- Abstract
In this report we present seven lines of bioinformatic evidence supporting the conclusion that the Pentameric Ligand-gated Ion Channel (pLIC) Family is a member of the Voltage-gated Ion Channel (VIC) Superfamily. In our approach, we used the Transporter Classification Database (TCDB) as a reference and applied a series of bioinformatic methods to search for similarities between the pLIC family and members of the VIC superfamily. These include: (1) sequence similarity, (2) compatibility of topology and hydropathy profiles, (3) shared domains, (4) conserved motifs, (5) similarity of Hidden Markov Model profiles between families, (6) common 3D structural folds, and (7) clustering analysis of all families. Furthermore, sequence and structural comparisons as well as the identification of a 3-TMS repeat unit in the VIC superfamily suggests that the sixth transmembrane segment evolved into a re-entrant loop. This evidence suggests that the voltage-sensor domain and the channel domain have a common origin. The classification of the pLIC family within the VIC superfamily sheds light onto the topological origins of this family and its evolution, which will facilitate experimental verification and further research into this superfamily by the scientific community.
- Subjects
LIGAND-gated ion channels; VOLTAGE-gated ion channels; ION channels; HIDDEN Markov models; VOLTAGE
- Publication
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2024, Vol 25, Issue 9, p5005
- ISSN
1661-6596
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/ijms25095005