Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)
BB/N016467/1
United Kingdom
European Commission
722687
United Kingdom
Citation
Journal: Sci Rep / Year: 2021 Title: Structural and functional insights into the mechanism of action of plant borate transporters. Authors: Savvas Saouros / Thotegowdanapalya C Mohan / Cristina Cecchetti / Silke Lehmann / Joseph D Barrit / Nicola J Scull / Paul Simpson / Yilmaz Alguel / Alexander D Cameron / Alexandra M E Jones ...Authors: Savvas Saouros / Thotegowdanapalya C Mohan / Cristina Cecchetti / Silke Lehmann / Joseph D Barrit / Nicola J Scull / Paul Simpson / Yilmaz Alguel / Alexander D Cameron / Alexandra M E Jones / Bernadette Byrne / Abstract: Boron has essential roles in plant growth and development. BOR proteins are key in the active uptake and distribution of boron, and regulation of intracellular boron concentrations. However, their ...Boron has essential roles in plant growth and development. BOR proteins are key in the active uptake and distribution of boron, and regulation of intracellular boron concentrations. However, their mechanism of action remains poorly studied. BOR proteins are homologues of the human SLC4 family of transporters, which includes well studied mammalian transporters such as the human Anion Exchanger 1 (hAE1). Here we generated Arabidopsis thaliana BOR1 (AtBOR1) variants based (i) on known disease causing mutations of hAE1 (S466R, A500R) and (ii) a loss of function mutation (D311A) identified in the yeast BOR protein, ScBOR1p. The AtBOR1 variants express in yeast and localise to the plasma membrane, although both S466R and A500R exhibit lower expression than the WT AtBOR1 and D311A. The D311A, S466R and A500R mutations result in a loss of borate efflux activity in a yeast bor1p knockout strain. A. thaliana plants containing these three individual mutations exhibit substantially decreased growth phenotypes in soil under conditions of low boron. These data confirm an important role for D311 in the function of the protein and show that mutations equivalent to disease-causing mutations in hAE1 have major effects in AtBOR1. We also obtained a low resolution cryo-EM structure of a BOR protein from Oryza sativa, OsBOR3, lacking the 30 C-terminal amino acid residues. This structure confirms the gate and core domain organisation previously observed for related proteins, and is strongly suggestive of an inward facing conformation.
History
Deposition
Dec 1, 2020
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Header (metadata) release
Jun 23, 2021
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Map release
Jun 23, 2021
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Update
Jun 23, 2021
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Current status
Jun 23, 2021
Processing site: PDBe / Status: Released
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Structure visualization
Movie
Surface view with section colored by density value
Entire : Borate transporter 3 from Oryza sativa (osBOR3)
Entire
Name: Borate transporter 3 from Oryza sativa (osBOR3)
Components
Complex: Borate transporter 3 from Oryza sativa (osBOR3)
Protein or peptide: Oryza sativa borate transporter 3
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Supramolecule #1: Borate transporter 3 from Oryza sativa (osBOR3)
Supramolecule
Name: Borate transporter 3 from Oryza sativa (osBOR3) / type: complex / ID: 1 / Parent: 0 / Macromolecule list: all Details: Homodimer of the osBOR3 integral membrane protein in LMNG detergent belt.
Cryogen name: ETHANE / Chamber humidity: 100 % / Chamber temperature: 277 K / Instrument: FEI VITROBOT MARK IV / Details: 3 second blot time -2 blot force.
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Electron microscopy
Microscope
FEI TITAN KRIOS
Image recording
Film or detector model: GATAN K3 (6k x 4k) / Digitization - Dimensions - Width: 5760 pixel / Digitization - Dimensions - Height: 4092 pixel / Number grids imaged: 1 / Number real images: 6285 / Average exposure time: 4.0 sec. / Average electron dose: 50.0 e/Å2
Electron beam
Acceleration voltage: 300 kV / Electron source: FIELD EMISSION GUN
Electron optics
C2 aperture diameter: 50.0 µm / Illumination mode: FLOOD BEAM / Imaging mode: BRIGHT FIELD / Cs: 2.7 mm
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