P-Glycoprotein Substrate Binding Domains Are Located at the Transmembrane Domain/Transmembrane Domain Interfaces: A Combined Photoaffinity Labeling-Protein Homology Modeling Approach

2004 ◽  
Vol 67 (2) ◽  
pp. 365-374 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karin Pleban ◽  
Stephan Kopp ◽  
Edina Csaszar ◽  
Michael Peer ◽  
Thomas Hrebicek ◽  
...  
Open Biology ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Evelyn Ploetz ◽  
Gea K. Schuurman-Wolters ◽  
Niels Zijlstra ◽  
Amarins W. Jager ◽  
Douglas A. Griffith ◽  
...  

The ATP-binding cassette transporter GlnPQ is an essential uptake system that transports glutamine, glutamic acid and asparagine in Gram-positive bacteria. It features two extra-cytoplasmic substrate-binding domains (SBDs) that are linked in tandem to the transmembrane domain of the transporter. The two SBDs differ in their ligand specificities, binding affinities and their distance to the transmembrane domain. Here, we elucidate the effects of the tandem arrangement of the domains on the biochemical, biophysical and structural properties of the protein. For this, we determined the crystal structure of the ligand-free tandem SBD1-2 protein from Lactococcus lactis in the absence of the transporter and compared the tandem to the isolated SBDs. We also used isothermal titration calorimetry to determine the ligand-binding affinity of the SBDs and single-molecule Förster resonance energy transfer (smFRET) to relate ligand binding to conformational changes in each of the domains of the tandem. We show that substrate binding and conformational changes are not notably affected by the presence of the adjoining domain in the wild-type protein, and changes only occur when the linker between the domains is shortened. In a proof-of-concept experiment, we combine smFRET with protein-induced fluorescence enhancement (PIFE–FRET) and show that a decrease in SBD linker length is observed as a linear increase in donor-brightness for SBD2 while we can still monitor the conformational states (open/closed) of SBD1. These results demonstrate the feasibility of PIFE–FRET to monitor protein–protein interactions and conformational states simultaneously.


2001 ◽  
Vol 183 (16) ◽  
pp. 4761-4770 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan M. Falcón-Pérez ◽  
Mónica Martı́nez-Burgos ◽  
Jesús Molano ◽  
Marı́a J. Mazón ◽  
Pilar Eraso

ABSTRACT The yeast cadmium factor (Ycf1p) is a vacuolar ATP binding cassette (ABC) transporter required for heavy metal and drug detoxification. Cluster analysis shows that Ycf1p is strongly related to the human multidrug-associated protein (MRP1) and cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator and therefore may serve as an excellent model for the study of eukaryotic ABC transporter structure and function. Identifying intramolecular interactions in these transporters may help to elucidate energy transfer mechanisms during transport. To identify regions in Ycf1p that may interact to couple ATPase activity to substrate binding and/or movement across the membrane, we sought intragenic suppressors of ycf1 mutations that affect highly conserved residues presumably involved in ATP binding and/or hydrolysis. Thirteen intragenic second-site suppressors were identified for the D777N mutation which affects the invariant Asp residue in the Walker B motif of the first nucleotide binding domain (NBD1). Two of the suppressor mutations (V543I and F565L) are located in the first transmembrane domain (TMD1), nine (A1003V, A1021T, A1021V, N1027D, Q1107R, G1207D, G1207S, S1212L, and W1225C) are found within TMD2, one (S674L) is in NBD1, and another one (R1415G) is in NBD2, indicating either physical proximity or functional interactions between NBD1 and the other three domains. The original D777N mutant protein exhibits a strong defect in the apparent affinity for ATP and V max of transport. The phenotypic characterization of the suppressor mutants shows that suppression does not result from restoring these alterations but rather from a change in substrate specificity. We discuss the possible involvement of Asp777 in coupling ATPase activity to substrate binding and/or transport across the membrane.


2017 ◽  
Vol 44 (2) ◽  
pp. 96-107
Author(s):  
Jutarat Pimthon ◽  
Rawinsiwat Dechaanontasup ◽  
Chanapa Ratanapiphop ◽  
Chalanrat Phromprasert

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Evelyn Ploetz ◽  
Gea K. Schuurman-Wolters ◽  
Niels Zijlstra ◽  
Amarins W. Jager ◽  
Douglas A. Griffith ◽  
...  

ABSTRACTThe ATP-binding cassette transporter GlnPQ is an essential uptake system that transports glutamine, glutamic acid, and asparagine in Gram-positive bacteria. It features two extracytoplasmic substrate-binding domains (SBDs) that are linked in tandem to the transmembrane domain of the transporter. The two SBDs differ in their ligand specificities, binding affinities and their distance to the transmembrane domain. Here, we elucidate the effects of the tandem arrangement of the domains on the biochemical, biophysical and structural properties of the protein. For this, we determined the crystal structure of the ligand-free tandem SBD1-2 protein from L. lactis in the absence of the transporter and compared the tandem to the isolated SBDs. We also used isothermal titration calorimetry to determine the ligand-binding affinity of the SBDs and single-molecule Förster-resonance energy transfer (smFRET) to relate ligand binding to conformational changes in each of the domains of the tandem. We show that substrate binding and conformational changes are not notably affected by the presence of the adjoining domain in the wild-type protein, and changes only occur when the linker between the domains is shortened. In a proof-of-concept experiment, we combine smFRET with protein-induced fluorescence enhancement and show that a decrease in SBD linker length is observed as a linear increase in donor-brightness for SBD2 while we can still monitor the conformational states (open/closed) of SBD1. These results demonstrate the feasibility of PIFE-FRET to monitor protein-protein interactions and conformational states simultaneously.HIGHLIGHTSResolved crystal structure of tandem SBD1-2 of GlnPQ from Lactococcus lactisConformational states and ligand binding affinities of individual domains SBD1 and SBD2 are similar to tandem SBD1-2No cooperative effects are seen for different ligands for SBDs in the tandemProof of concept experiments show that PIFE-FRET can monitor SBD conformations and protein-protein interaction simultaneously


1991 ◽  
Vol 266 (29) ◽  
pp. 19858-19864
Author(s):  
J.P. Jaffrézou ◽  
J.M. Herbert ◽  
T. Levade ◽  
M.N. Gau ◽  
P. Chatelain ◽  
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