Structure of Multidrug and Toxin Compound Extrusion (MATE) transporter NorM by NabFab-fiducial assisted cryo-EMStructure of Multidrug and Toxin Compound Extrusion (MATE) transporter NorM by NabFab-fiducial assisted cryo-EM

Structural highlights

7php is a 5 chain structure with sequence from Lama glama, Vibrio cholerae RC385 and Synthetic construct. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance.
Method:Electron Microscopy, Resolution 3.47Å
Resources:FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT

Function

NORM_VIBCH Multidrug efflux pump that functions as a Na(+)/drug antiporter. Confers resistance to norfloxacin, ciprofloxacin, ofloxacin, daunomycin, doxorubicin, streptomycin, kanamycin, ethidium bromide and acriflavine.[1]

Publication Abstract from PubMed

With conformation-specific nanobodies being used for a wide range of structural, biochemical, and cell biological applications, there is a demand for antigen-binding fragments (Fabs) that specifically and tightly bind these nanobodies without disturbing the nanobody-target protein interaction. Here, we describe the development of a synthetic Fab (termed NabFab) that binds the scaffold of an alpaca-derived nanobody with picomolar affinity. We demonstrate that upon complementary-determining region grafting onto this parent nanobody scaffold, nanobodies recognizing diverse target proteins and derived from llama or camel can cross-react with NabFab without loss of affinity. Using NabFab as a fiducial and size enhancer (50 kDa), we determined the high-resolution cryogenic electron microscopy (cryo-EM) structures of nanobody-bound VcNorM and ScaDMT, both small membrane proteins of approximately 50 kDa. Using an additional anti-Fab nanobody further facilitated reliable initial three-dimensional structure determination from small cryo-EM test datasets. Given that NabFab is of synthetic origin, is humanized, and can be conveniently expressed in Escherichia coli in large amounts, it may be useful not only for structural biology but also for biomedical applications.

Development of a universal nanobody-binding Fab module for fiducial-assisted cryo-EM studies of membrane proteins.,Bloch JS, Mukherjee S, Kowal J, Filippova EV, Niederer M, Pardon E, Steyaert J, Kossiakoff AA, Locher KP Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2021 Nov 23;118(47):e2115435118. doi: , 10.1073/pnas.2115435118. PMID:34782475[2]

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References

  1. Huda MN, Morita Y, Kuroda T, Mizushima T, Tsuchiya T. Na+-driven multidrug efflux pump VcmA from Vibrio cholerae non-O1, a non-halophilic bacterium. FEMS Microbiol Lett. 2001 Sep 25;203(2):235-9. PMID:11583854 doi:10.1111/j.1574-6968.2001.tb10847.x
  2. Bloch JS, Mukherjee S, Kowal J, Filippova EV, Niederer M, Pardon E, Steyaert J, Kossiakoff AA, Locher KP. Development of a universal nanobody-binding Fab module for fiducial-assisted cryo-EM studies of membrane proteins. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2021 Nov 23;118(47):e2115435118. PMID:34782475 doi:10.1073/pnas.2115435118

7php, resolution 3.47Å

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