Structural and dynamic mechanisms for the function and inhibition of the M2 proton channel from influenza A virus |
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Authors: | Wang Jun Qiu Jade Xiaoyan Soto Cinque DeGrado William F |
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Institution: | 1 Department of chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, 231 south, 34th st, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA 2 Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 422 Curvie Blvd, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA |
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Abstract: | The M2 proton channel from influenza A virus, a prototype for a class of viral ion channels known as viroporins, conducts protons along a chain of water molecules and ionizable sidechains, including His37. Recent studies highlight a delicate interplay between protein folding, proton binding, and proton conduction through the channel. Drugs inhibit proton conduction by binding to an aqueous cavity adjacent to M2's proton-selective filter, thereby blocking access of proton to the filter, and altering the energetic landscape of the channel and the energetics of proton-binding to His37. |
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