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| Title | Structure and mechanism of a phosphotransferase system glucose transporter. |
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| Journal, issue, pages | Nat Commun, Vol. 15, Issue 1, Page 7992, Year 2024 |
| Publish date | Sep 12, 2024 |
Authors | Patrick Roth / Jean-Marc Jeckelmann / Inken Fender / Zöhre Ucurum / Thomas Lemmin / Dimitrios Fotiadis / ![]() |
| PubMed Abstract | Glucose is the primary source of energy for many organisms and is efficiently taken up by bacteria through a dedicated transport system that exhibits high specificity. In Escherichia coli, the ...Glucose is the primary source of energy for many organisms and is efficiently taken up by bacteria through a dedicated transport system that exhibits high specificity. In Escherichia coli, the glucose-specific transporter IICB serves as the major glucose transporter and functions as a component of the phosphoenolpyruvate-dependent phosphotransferase system. Here, we report cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) structures of the glucose-bound IICB protein. The dimeric transporter embedded in lipid nanodiscs was captured in the occluded, inward- and occluded, outward-facing conformations. Together with biochemical and biophysical analyses, and molecular dynamics (MD) simulations, we provide insights into the molecular basis and dynamics for substrate recognition and binding, including the gates regulating the binding sites and their accessibility. By combination of these findings, we present a mechanism for glucose transport across the plasma membrane. Overall, this work provides molecular insights into the structure, dynamics, and mechanism of the IICB transporter in a native-like lipid environment. |
External links | Nat Commun / PubMed:39266522 / PubMed Central |
| Methods | EM (single particle) |
| Resolution | 2.56 - 2.89 Å |
| Structure data | EMDB-18640: Cryo-EM structure of the glucose-specific PTS transporter IICB from E. coli in the inward-open state EMDB-18641: Cryo-EM structure of the glucose-specific PTS transporter IICB from E. coli in the inward-open state |
| Chemicals | ![]() ChemComp-BGC: |
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Keywords | TRANSPORT PROTEIN / glucose transport protein / membrane protein |
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