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Title | Expulsion mechanism of the substrate-translocating subunit in ECF transporters. |
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Journal, issue, pages | Nat Commun, Vol. 14, Issue 1, Page 4484, Year 2023 |
Publish date | Jul 25, 2023 |
Authors | Chancievan Thangaratnarajah / Mark Nijland / Luís Borges-Araújo / Aike Jeucken / Jan Rheinberger / Siewert J Marrink / Paulo C T Souza / Cristina Paulino / Dirk J Slotboom / |
PubMed Abstract | Energy-coupling factor (ECF)-type transporters mediate the uptake of micronutrients in many bacteria. They consist of a substrate-translocating subunit (S-component) and an ATP-hydrolysing motor (ECF ...Energy-coupling factor (ECF)-type transporters mediate the uptake of micronutrients in many bacteria. They consist of a substrate-translocating subunit (S-component) and an ATP-hydrolysing motor (ECF module) Previous data indicate that the S-component topples within the membrane to alternately expose the binding site to either side of the membrane. In many ECF transporters, the substrate-free S-component can be expelled from the ECF module. Here we study this enigmatic expulsion step by cryogenic electron microscopy and reveal that ATP induces a concave-to-convex shape change of two long helices in the motor, thereby destroying the S-component's docking site and allowing for its dissociation. We show that adaptation of the membrane morphology to the conformational state of the motor may favour expulsion of the substrate-free S-component when ATP is bound and docking of the substrate-loaded S-component after hydrolysis. Our work provides a picture of bilayer-assisted chemo-mechanical coupling in the transport cycle of ECF transporters. |
External links | Nat Commun / PubMed:37491368 / PubMed Central |
Methods | EM (single particle) |
Resolution | 2.6 - 4.3 Å |
Structure data | EMDB-16120, PDB-8bmp: EMDB-16121, PDB-8bmq: EMDB-16122, PDB-8bmr: EMDB-16123: Cryo-EM structure of the wild-type solitary ECF module in DDM micelles in the ATPase open and nucleotide-free conformation EMDB-16124, PDB-8bms: |
Chemicals | ChemComp-ATP: ChemComp-ADP: ChemComp-MG: ChemComp-ANP: ChemComp-HOH: |
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Keywords | MEMBRANE PROTEIN / ABC Transporter / ECF transporter complex / ATP / ADP / AMP-PNP / motor |