Structural identification of the RY12 domain of RyR1 as an ADP sensor and the target of the malignant hyperthermia therapeutic dantrolene
Kookjoo Kim, Huan Li, Qi Yuan, Zephan Melville, Ran Zalk, Amédée des Georges, Joachim Frank, Wayne A. Hendrickson, Andrew R. Marks, Oliver B. Clarke
This study identifies the RY12 domain of RyR1 as an ADP sensor and reveals dantrolene's binding mechanism through cryo-EM structures.
Nature Communications · Sep 4, 2026Peer-reviewedBiophysics