RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Ligand binding and conformational changes of SUR1 subunit in pancreatic ATP-sensitive potassium channels JF bioRxiv FD Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory SP 283440 DO 10.1101/283440 A1 Wu, Jing-Xiang A1 Ding, Dian A1 Wang, Mengmeng A1 Kang, Yunlu A1 Zeng, Xin A1 Chen, Lei YR 2018 UL http://biorxiv.org/content/early/2018/03/16/283440.abstract AB ATP-sensitive potassium channels (KATP) are energy sensors on the plasma membrane. By sensing the intracellular ADP/ATP ratio of β-cells, pancreatic KATP channels control insulin release and regulate metabolism at the whole body level. They are implicated in many metabolic disorders and diseases and are therefore important drug targets. Here, we present three structures of pancreatic KATP channels solved by cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM), at resolutions ranging from 4.1 to 4.5 Å. These structures depict the binding site of the antidiabetic drug glibenclamide, indicate how Kir6.2 N-terminus participates the coupling between the peripheral SUR1 subunit and the central Kir6.2 channel, reveal the binding mode of activating nucleotides, and suggest the mechanism of how Mg-ADP binding on nucleotide binding domains (NBDs) drives a conformational change of the SUR1 subunit.KATPATP-sensitive potassium channelcryo-EMcryo-electron microscopySURsulfonylurea receptorKir6inward-rectifying potassium channel 6GBMglibenclamideABCATP-binding cassettesTMD0-L0transmembrane domain 0-loop 0NBDnucleotide binding domain