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Structure of vitamin B12 transporter BtuCD-F in a nucleotide-bound stateStructure of vitamin B12 transporter BtuCD-F in a nucleotide-bound state
Structural highlights
FunctionBTUC_ECOLI Part of the ABC transporter complex BtuCDF involved in vitamin B12 import. Involved in the translocation of the substrate across the membrane.[HAMAP-Rule:MF_01004] Publication Abstract from PubMedThe ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporter BtuCD mediates the uptake of vitamin B(12) across the inner membrane of Escherichia coli. Previous structures have shown the conformations of apo states, but the transport mechanism has remained unclear. Here we report the 3.5 A crystal structure of the transporter-binding protein complex BtuCD-BtuF (BtuCD-F) trapped in an beta-gamma-imidoadenosine 5'-phosphate (AMP-PNP)-bound intermediate state. Although the ABC domains (BtuD subunits) form the expected closed sandwich dimer, the membrane-spanning BtuC subunits adopt a new conformation, with the central translocation pathway sealed by a previously unrecognized cytoplasmic gate. A fully enclosed cavity is thus formed approximately halfway across the membrane. It is large enough to accommodate a vitamin B(12) molecule, and radioligand trapping showed that liposome-reconstituted BtuCD-F indeed contains bound B(12) in the presence of AMP-PNP. In combination with engineered disulphide crosslinking and functional assays, our data suggest an unexpected peristaltic transport mechanism that is distinct from those observed in other ABC transporters. Structure of AMP-PNP-bound vitamin B12 transporter BtuCD-F.,Korkhov VM, Mireku SA, Locher KP Nature. 2012 Oct 18;490(7420):367-72. doi: 10.1038/nature11442. Epub 2012 Sep 23. PMID:23000901[1] From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. References
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