SUGAR FREE LACTOSE PERMEASE AT ACIDIC PH

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2cfp, resolution 3.30Å

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OverviewOverview

Cation-coupled active transport is an essential cellular process found, ubiquitously in all living organisms. Here, we present two novel, ligand-free X-ray structures of the lactose permease (LacY) of Escherichia, coli determined at acidic and neutral pH, and propose a model for the, mechanism of coupling between lactose and H+ translocation. No, sugar-binding site is observed in the absence of ligand, and deprotonation, of the key residue Glu269 is associated with ligand binding. Thus, substrate induces formation of the sugar-binding site, as well as the, initial step in H+ transduction.

About this StructureAbout this Structure

2CFP is a [Single protein] structure of sequence from [Escherichia coli] with HG as [ligand]. Structure known Active Site: AC2. Full crystallographic information is available from [OCA].

ReferenceReference

Structural evidence for induced fit and a mechanism for sugar/H+ symport in LacY., Mirza O, Guan L, Verner G, Iwata S, Kaback HR, EMBO J. 2006 Mar 22;25(6):1177-83. Epub 2006 Mar 9. PMID:16525509

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