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Title | Conformations of NhaA, the Na/H exchanger from Escherichia coli, in the pH-activated and ion-translocating states. |
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Journal, issue, pages | J Mol Biol, Vol. 386, Issue 2, Page 351-365, Year 2009 |
Publish date | Feb 20, 2009 |
![]() | Matthias Appel / Dilem Hizlan / Kutti R Vinothkumar / Christine Ziegler / Werner Kühlbrandt / ![]() |
PubMed Abstract | NhaA, the main sodium-proton exchanger in the inner membrane of Escherichia coli, regulates the cytosolic concentrations of H and Na. It is inactive at acidic pH, becomes active between pH 6 and pH ...NhaA, the main sodium-proton exchanger in the inner membrane of Escherichia coli, regulates the cytosolic concentrations of H and Na. It is inactive at acidic pH, becomes active between pH 6 and pH 7, and reaches maximum activity at pH 8. By cryo-electron microscopy of two-dimensional crystals grown at pH 4 and incubated at higher pH, we identified two sequential conformational changes in the protein in response to pH or substrate ions. The first change is induced by a rise in pH from 6 to 7 and marks the transition from the inactive state to the pH-activated state. pH activation, which precedes the ion-induced conformational change, is accompanied by an overall expansion of the NhaA monomer and a local ordering of the N-terminus. The second conformational change is induced by the substrate ions Na and Li at pH above 7 and involves a 7-A displacement of helix IVp. This movement would cause a charge imbalance at the ion-binding site that may trigger the release of the substrate ion and open a periplasmic exit channel. |
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Methods | EM (electron crystallography) |
Resolution | 7 Å |
Structure data | ![]() PDB-3fi1: |
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![]() | MEMBRANE PROTEIN / membrane protein sodium proton antiporter / Antiport / Cell inner membrane / Cell membrane / Ion transport / Membrane / Sodium transport / Transmembrane / Transport |