X-ray structure of human aquaporin 2 and its implications for nephrogenic diabetes insipidus and trafficking
Publication year
2014Source
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA, 111, 17, (2014), pp. 6305-10ISSN
Publication type
Article / Letter to editor
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Medical Microbiology
Biochemistry (UMC)
Physiology
Journal title
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA
Volume
vol. 111
Issue
iss. 17
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p. 6305
Page end
p. 10
Subject
Radboudumc 0: Other Research RIMLS: Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences; Radboudumc 11: Renal disorders RIMLS: Radboud Institute for Molecular Life SciencesAbstract
Human aquaporin 2 (AQP2) is a water channel found in the kidney collecting duct, where it plays a key role in concentrating urine. Water reabsorption is regulated by AQP2 trafficking between intracellular storage vesicles and the apical membrane. This process is tightly controlled by the pituitary hormone arginine vasopressin and defective trafficking results in nephrogenic diabetes insipidus (NDI). Here we present the X-ray structure of human AQP2 at 2.75 A resolution. The C terminus of AQP2 displays multiple conformations with the C-terminal alpha-helix of one protomer interacting with the cytoplasmic surface of a symmetry-related AQP2 molecule, suggesting potential protein-protein interactions involved in cellular sorting of AQP2. Two Cd(2+)-ion binding sites are observed within the AQP2 tetramer, inducing a rearrangement of loop D, which facilitates this interaction. The locations of several NDI-causing mutations can be observed in the AQP2 structure, primarily situated within transmembrane domains and the majority of which cause misfolding and ER retention. These observations provide a framework for understanding why mutations in AQP2 cause NDI as well as structural insights into AQP2 interactions that may govern its trafficking.
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