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| Title | Autoinhibition and activation mechanisms of the eukaryotic lipid flippase Drs2p-Cdc50p. |
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| Journal, issue, pages | Nat Commun, Vol. 10, Issue 1, Page 4142, Year 2019 |
| Publish date | Sep 12, 2019 |
Authors | Lin Bai / Amanda Kovach / Qinglong You / Hao-Chi Hsu / Gongpu Zhao / Huilin Li / ![]() |
| PubMed Abstract | The heterodimeric eukaryotic Drs2p-Cdc50p complex is a lipid flippase that maintains cell membrane asymmetry. The enzyme complex exists in an autoinhibited form in the absence of an activator and is ...The heterodimeric eukaryotic Drs2p-Cdc50p complex is a lipid flippase that maintains cell membrane asymmetry. The enzyme complex exists in an autoinhibited form in the absence of an activator and is specifically activated by phosphatidylinositol-4-phosphate (PI4P), although the underlying mechanisms have been unclear. Here we report the cryo-EM structures of intact Drs2p-Cdc50p isolated from S. cerevisiae in apo form and in the PI4P-activated form at 2.8 Å and 3.3 Å resolution, respectively. The structures reveal that the Drs2p C-terminus lines a long groove in the cytosolic regulatory region to inhibit the flippase activity. PIP4 binding in a cytosol-proximal membrane region triggers a 90° rotation of a cytosolic helix switch that is located just upstream of the inhibitory C-terminal peptide. The rotation of the helix switch dislodges the C-terminus from the regulatory region, activating the flippase. |
External links | Nat Commun / PubMed:31515475 / PubMed Central |
| Methods | EM (single particle) |
| Resolution | 2.8 - 3.3 Å |
| Structure data | EMDB-20467, PDB-6psx: EMDB-20468, PDB-6psy: |
| Chemicals | ![]() ChemComp-NAG: |
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Keywords | TRANSLOCASE / complex / phospholipid flippase / P-type ATPase |
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