Formate Channel FocA from Salmonella typhimuriumFormate Channel FocA from Salmonella typhimurium

Structural highlights

3q7k is a 10 chain structure with sequence from Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Typhi str. CT18. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance.
Method:X-ray diffraction, Resolution 2.8Å
Ligands:
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Function

Q7CQU0_SALTY

Publication Abstract from PubMed

The formate transporter FocA was described to switch its mode of operation from a passive export channel at high external pH to a secondary active formate/H(+) importer at low pH. The crystal structure of Salmonella typhimurium FocA at pH 4.0 shows that this switch involves a major rearrangement of the amino termini of individual protomers in the pentameric channel. The amino-terminal helices open or block transport in a concerted, cooperative action that indicates how FocA is gated in a pH-dependent way. Electrophysiological studies show that the protein acts as a specific formate channel at pH 7.0 and that it closes upon a shift of pH to 5.1.

pH-dependent gating in a FocA formate channel.,Lu W, Du J, Wacker T, Gerbig-Smentek E, Andrade SL, Einsle O Science. 2011 Apr 15;332(6027):352-4. PMID:21493860[1]

From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

References

  1. Lu W, Du J, Wacker T, Gerbig-Smentek E, Andrade SL, Einsle O. pH-dependent gating in a FocA formate channel. Science. 2011 Apr 15;332(6027):352-4. PMID:21493860 doi:10.1126/science.1199098

3q7k, resolution 2.80Å

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