8ZGZ
Cryo-EM structure of inward state Anhydromuropeptide permease (AmpG)
Summary for 8ZGZ
| Entry DOI | 10.2210/pdb8zgz/pdb |
| EMDB information | 60093 |
| Descriptor | Protein AmpG (1 entity in total) |
| Functional Keywords | antibiotic resistance, membrane transporter, transport protein |
| Biological source | Yokenella regensburgei |
| Total number of polymer chains | 1 |
| Total formula weight | 54069.09 |
| Authors | |
| Primary citation | Chang, N.,Kim, H.,Kim, U.,Cho, Y.,Yoo, Y.,Lee, H.,Kim, J.W.,Kim, M.S.,Lee, J.,Cho, Y.L.,Kim, K.,Yong, D.,Cho, H.S. Structural and functional insights of AmpG in muropeptide transport and multiple beta-lactam antibiotics resistance. Nat Commun, 16:5744-5744, 2025 Cited by PubMed Abstract: Anhydromuropeptide permease (AmpG) is a transporter protein located in the inner membrane of certain gram -negative bacteria, involved in peptidoglycan (PG) recycling and β-lactamase induction. Decreased AmpG function reduces resistance of antibiotic-resistant bacteria to β-lactam antibiotics. Therefore, AmpG-targeting inhibitors are promising 'antibiotic adjuvants'. However, as the tertiary structure of AmpG has not yet been identified, the development of targeted inhibitors remains challenging. We present four cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) structures: the apo-inward and apo-outward state structures and the inward-occluded and outward states complexed with the substrate GlcNAc-1,6-anhMurNAc. Through functional analysis and molecular dynamics (MD) simulations, we identified motif A, which stabilizes the outward state, substrate-binding pocket, and protonation-related residues. Based on the structure of AmpG and our experimental results, we propose a muropeptide transport mechanism for AmpG. A deeper understanding of its structure and transport mechanism provides a foundation for the development of antibiotic adjuvants. PubMed: 40593790DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-61169-3 PDB entries with the same primary citation |
| Experimental method | ELECTRON MICROSCOPY (3.88 Å) |
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