Purported open-channel structures of pLGICs and their predicted conductance from computational electrophysiology studies
| Channel | PDBa | Res. (Å) | Membrane mimetic | Stabilizing factors | Min. pore diameter (Å) | Computed conductance (pS)b |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeCLIC | 6V4A | 3.83 | Micelle; DDM | — | 10.2 | — |
| ELIC5 | 8TWV | 3.40 | spNW15 nanodisc; POPC, POPE, POPG | — | 6.6 | —c |
| ELIC5 | 9NGC | 2.80 | Liposome; POPC, POPE, POPG | — | 4.4 | — |
| GLIC | 3EAM | 2.90 | Micelle; DDM | — | 5.0 | — |
| GLIC | 4HFI | 2.40 | Micelle; DDM | — | 5.0 | — |
| GLIC | 5V6N | 3.35 | Micelle; DDM | C27S/K33C/I233A/N245C; DTT | 5.0 | 18d (9) Gonzalez-Gutierrez et al. (2017) |
| GluCl | 3RHW | 3.30 | Mixed Micelle; DDM, POPC, DPPC | Anti-GluCl Fab; Ivermectin | 4.6 | — |
| α1 GlyR | 3JAE | 3.90 | Micelle; DDM | — | 8.8 | 413d (80–88) Cerdan et al. (2018) |
| α1 GlyR | 6UD3 | 3.50 | MSP1E3D1 nanodisc; soy polar extract | Picrotoxin | 6.5 | 20e (80–88) Kumar et al. (2020a) |
| α7 nAChR | 7KOX | 2.70 | Saposin nanodisc; soy polar extract | PNU-120596 | 7.2 | 76e (186) Zhuang et al. (2022) |
| sTeLIC | 6FL9 | 2.30 | Mixed Micelles; DDM, NDG | — | 11 | — |
| 5-HT3AR | 6DG8 | 3.89 | Micelle; C12E9 | — | 6.4 | — |
| β3 GABAAR | 9FF0 | 3.40 | MSP2N2 nanodisc; POPC, bovine brain extract | — | 4.4 | — |
| Channel | PDB | Res. (Å) | Membrane mimetic | Stabilizing factors | Min. pore diameter (Å) | Computed conductance (pS) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeCLIC | 3.83 | Micelle; DDM | — | 10.2 | — | |
| ELIC5 | 3.40 | spNW15 nanodisc; POPC, POPE, POPG | — | 6.6 | — | |
| ELIC5 | 2.80 | Liposome; POPC, POPE, POPG | — | 4.4 | — | |
| GLIC | 2.90 | Micelle; DDM | — | 5.0 | — | |
| GLIC | 2.40 | Micelle; DDM | — | 5.0 | — | |
| GLIC | 3.35 | Micelle; DDM | C27S/K33C/I233A/N245C; DTT | 5.0 | 18 | |
| GluCl | 3.30 | Mixed Micelle; DDM, POPC, DPPC | Anti-GluCl Fab; Ivermectin | 4.6 | — | |
| α1 GlyR | 3.90 | Micelle; DDM | — | 8.8 | 413 | |
| α1 GlyR | 3.50 | MSP1E3D1 nanodisc; soy polar extract | Picrotoxin | 6.5 | 20 | |
| α7 nAChR | 2.70 | Saposin nanodisc; soy polar extract | PNU-120596 | 7.2 | 76 | |
| sTeLIC | 2.30 | Mixed Micelles; DDM, NDG | — | 11 | — | |
| 5-HT3AR | 3.89 | Micelle; C12E9 | — | 6.4 | — | |
| β3 GABAAR | 3.40 | MSP2N2 nanodisc; POPC, bovine brain extract | — | 4.4 | — |
References for PDBs are 6V4A, Hu et al. (2020); 8TWV, Dalal et al. (2024); 9NGC, Dalal et al. (2025); 3EAM, Bocquet et al. (2009); 4HFI, Sauguet et al. (2013); 5V6N, Gonzalez-Gutierrez et al. (2017); 3RHW, Hibbs and Gouaux (2011); 3JAE, Du et al. (2015); 6UD3, Kumar et al. (2020a); 7KOX, Noviello et al. (2021); 6FL9, Hu et al. (2018); 6DG8, Basak et al. (2018); 9FF0, Mihaylov et al. (2025 , Preprint).
Value in parentheses is the experimental single channel conductance.
Values are from this study.
These studies removed the ECD for computational electrophysiology.
ICD was unresolved for this model and not included in computational electrophysiology studies.
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