2ei4
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Trimeric complex of archaerhodopsin-2
OverviewOverview
Archaerhodopsin-2 (aR2), a retinal protein-carotenoid complex found in the, claret membrane of Halorubrum sp. aus-2, functions as a light-driven, proton pump. In this study, the membrane fusion method was utilized to, prepare trigonal P321 crystals (a=b=98.2 A, c=56.2 A) and hexagonal P6(3), crystals (a=b=108.8 A, c=220.7 A). The trigonal crystal is made up of, stacked membranes in which the aR2 trimers are arranged on a honeycomb, lattice. Similar membranous structures are found in the hexagonal crystal, but four membrane layers with different orientations are contained in the, unit cell. In these crystals, the carotenoid bacterioruberin, [5,32-bis(2-hydroxypropan-2-yl)-2,8,12,16,21,25,29,35-octamethylhexatriaco, nta-6,8,10,12,14,16,18,20,22,24,26,28,30-tridecaene-2,35-diol] binds to, crevices between the subunits of the trimer. Its polyene chain is inclined, from the membrane normal by an angle of about 20 degrees and, on the, cytoplasmic side, it is surrounded by helices AB and DE of neighbouring, subunits. This peculiar binding mode suggests that bacterioruberin plays a, striking structural role for the trimerization of aR2. When compared with, the aR2 structure in another crystal form containing no bacterioruberin, the proton release channel takes a more closed conformation in the P321 or, P6(3) crystal; i.e., the native conformation of protein is stabilized in, the trimeric protein-bacterioruberin complex. Interestingly, most residues, participating in the trimerization are not conserved in bacteriorhodopsin, a homologous protein capable of forming a trimeric structure in the, absence of bacterioruberin. Despite a large alteration in the amino acid, sequence, the shape of the intratrimer hydrophobic space filled by lipids, is highly conserved between aR2 and bacteriorhodopsin. Since a, transmembrane helix facing this space undergoes a large conformational, change during the proton pumping cycle, it is feasible that trimerization, is an important strategy to capture special lipid components that are, relevant to the protein activity.
About this StructureAbout this Structure
2EI4 is a Single protein structure of sequence from Halobacterium sp. with , , and as ligands. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA.
ReferenceReference
Structural Role of Bacterioruberin in the Trimeric Structure of Archaerhodopsin-2., Yoshimura K, Kouyama T, J Mol Biol. 2007 Nov 22;. PMID:18082767
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