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ArticleNature communications2025

Structural mechanism of the agonist binding on human TRPC3 channel.

Yikun Chen, Jiahe Zang, Wenjun Guo, Jiaxuan Xu, Miao Wei, Li Quan, Min Zhu, Xiaole Zhao, Hailin Peng, Yakun Wan and 1 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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Yikun Chen *State Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, College of Future Technology, Institute of Molecular Medicine, Peking University, Beijing Key Laboratory of Cardiometabolic Molecular Medicine, Beijing, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0003-7890-6806
Jiahe Zang *State Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, College of Future Technology, Institute of Molecular Medicine, Peking University, Beijing Key Laboratory of Cardiometabolic Molecular Medicine, Beijing, China.
Wenjun Guo *State Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, College of Future Technology, Institute of Molecular Medicine, Peking University, Beijing Key Laboratory of Cardiometabolic Molecular Medicine, Beijing, China.
Jiaxuan XuState Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, College of Future Technology, Institute of Molecular Medicine, Peking University, Beijing Key Laboratory of Cardiometabolic Molecular Medicine, Beijing, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0002-1762-9123
Miao WeiState Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, College of Future Technology, Institute of Molecular Medicine, Peking University, Beijing Key Laboratory of Cardiometabolic Molecular Medicine, Beijing, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6304-4778
Li QuanState Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, College of Future Technology, Institute of Molecular Medicine, Peking University, Beijing Key Laboratory of Cardiometabolic Molecular Medicine, Beijing, China.
Min ZhuShanghai Novamab Biopharmaceuticals Co, Ltd, Shanghai, China.
Xiaole ZhaoCenter for Nanochemistry, Beijing Science and Engineering Center for Nanocarbons, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, China.
Hailin PengCenter for Nanochemistry, Beijing Science and Engineering Center for Nanocarbons, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1569-0238
Yakun WanShanghai Novamab Biopharmaceuticals Co, Ltd, Shanghai, China.
Lei ChenState Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, College of Future Technology, Institute of Molecular Medicine, Peking University, Beijing Key Laboratory of Cardiometabolic Molecular Medicine, Beijing, China. chenlei2016@pku.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7619-8311

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 31821091
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

TRPC3/6/7 channels are cation channels that are directly activated by the second messenger diacylglycerol (DAG). These channels play crucial physiological roles and are implicated in various disease conditions; however, the binding mechanism of DAG to these channels remains incompletely understood. In this study, we present the structures of human TRPC3 in complex with DAG or synthetic activators, 4n and GSK1702934A. The structural analysis reveals that DAG binds at the L2 site, located near the pore on the extracellular side of TRPC3. Functional assays confirmed that the L2 site serves as the activating site for DAG. Notably, both 4n and GSK1702934A competitively bind to the same site, facilitating channel activation. Moreover, based on the pharmacophore identified from the DAG-bound structure, we found that monoacylglycerols (MAGs) are endogenous activators of TRPC3/6/7 channels, providing new insights into their regulatory mechanisms.

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DiglyceridesTRPC Cation ChannelsBinding SitesCrystallography, X-RayHEK293 CellsHumansProtein BindingPyrazolesDiglyceridesethyl-1-(4-(2*3*3-trichloroacrylamide)phenyl)-5-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxylatePyrazolesTRPC3 cation channelTRPC Cation Channels

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PMID41125595
PMCPMC12546588

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