Deep Cholesterol Binding Sites on Mammalian Membrane Proteins


Rhodopsin and Opsin

[With residue numbers in the Ballesteros-Weinstein numbering system; Units of E, kcals/mol with molar concentration units]

E Donor Acceptor Local Residues (within 3 Å of a cholesterol –OH group) 
Rhodopsin,  Bovine 1f88
None
Rhodopsin,  Bovine 1l9h
None
Rhodopsin,  Bovine 1gzm
None
Rhodopsin,  Bovine 1hzx
None
Rhodopsin,  Bovine 3c9l
None
Rhodopsin,  Bovine 1u19
None
Rhodopsin, with beta-ionone, Bovine 3oax
None
Rhodopsin, active (meta-II), without transducin peptide, Bovine 3pxo
None
Rhodopsin, active (meta-II), with C-terminal fragment of G-alpha, Bovine 3pqr
None
Rhodopsin,consititutionally active (meta-II), with C-terminal fragment of G-alpha,  Bovine 4a4m
None
Rhodopsin, in agonist-induced active state, Bovine 2x72
None
Rhodopsin, complex with arrestin, Human 4zwj
None
Rhodopsin, complex with arrestin, Human, 5w0p
None
Opsin retinal-free state,  Bovine, 5te3
None
Opsin,  Bovine 5wkt
None
Opsin retinal-free state, Bovine 3cap
-6.0 Thr297 [7.43] OG1 Chl O Thr297 [7.43] Val300 [7.47] Tyr301 [7.48]
-6.0 Chl OH Thr297 [7.43] OG1 Thr297 [7.43] Tyr301 [7.48]
Thr297 [7.43] OG1 Chl O
Opsin retinal-free state with bound G-alpha peptide,  Bovine 4j4q
None
Opsin retinal-free state with bound G-alpha peptide,  Bovine 4x1h
None
Opsin retinal-free state with bound ArrFL-1,  Bovine 4pxf
None
Opsin activated state with bound G-alpha peptide,  Bovine 3dqb
None
Squid rhodopsin, complex with 11-cis retinal, dimer, Japanese flying squid 2z73
-8.4 Chl OH Leu85 [2.55] O Gly45 [1.43] Ser84 [2.54] Leu85 [2.55] Phe89 [2.59]
Chl OH Ser84 [2.54] O
Phe89 [2.59] N Chl O
-5.8 Chl OH Ser275 [6.49] OG Leu271 [6.45] Ser275 [6.49]
-5.7 Ser273 [6.47] OG Chl O Gln269 [6.43] Leu272 [6.46] Ser273 [6.47]
Squid rhodopsin, complex with 9-cis isorhodopsin, Japanese flying squid 3ayn
-7.3 Chl OH Leu85 [2.55] O Ser84 [2.54] Leu85 [2.55] Phe89 [2.59]