Instruct: Identify the main category of Biorxiv papers based on the titles and abstracts
Query: Vascular KATP channel structural dynamics reveal regulatory mechanism by Mg-nucleotides Vascular tone is dependent on smooth muscle KATP channels comprising pore-forming Kir6.1 and regulatory SUR2B subunits, in which mutations cause Cantu syndrome. Unique among KATP isoforms, they lack spontaneous activity and require Mg-nucleotides for activation. Structural mechanisms underlying these properties are unknown. Here, we determined the first cryoEM structures of vascular KATP channels bound to inhibitory ATP and glibenclamide, which differ informatively from similarly determined pancreatic KATP channel isoform (Kir6.2/SUR1). Unlike SUR1, SUR2B subunits adopt distinct rotational "propeller" and "quatrefoil" geometries surrounding their Kir6.1 core. The previously unseen ED-rich linker connecting the two halves of the SUR-ABC core is observed in a quatrefoil-like conformation. MD simulations reveal MgADP-dependent dynamic tripartite interactions between this linker, SUR2B and Kir6.1. The structures captured implicate a progression of intermediate states between MgADP-free inactivated and MgADP-bound activated conformations wherein the ED-rich linker participates as mobile autoinhibitory domain, suggesting a conformational pathway toward KATP channel activation.
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The categories of this paper are: genomics
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The categories of this paper are: bioinformatics
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The categories of this paper are: paleontology
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The categories of this paper are: genetics
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The categories of this paper are: pathology
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The categories of this paper are: microbiology
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The categories of this paper are: bioengineering
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The categories of this paper are: developmental
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The categories of this paper are: cell
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The categories of this paper are: animal
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The categories of this paper are: evolutionary
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The categories of this paper are: synthetic
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The categories of this paper are: immunology
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The categories of this paper are: cognition
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The categories of this paper are: pharmacology
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The categories of this paper are: ecology