Structure of a Bacterial ABC Transporter Involved in the Import of an Acidic Polysaccharide Alginate
Structure of a Bacterial ABC Transporter Involved in the Import of an Acidic Polysaccharide Alginate
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DOI:
10.1016/j.str.2015.06.021
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发表时间:
2015-09-01
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5.7
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Murata, Kousaku
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作者:
Maruyama, Yukie;Itoh, Takafumi;Murata, Kousaku
The acidic polysaccharide alginate represents a promising marine biomass for the microbial production of biofuels, although themolecular and structural characteristics of alginate transporters remain to be clarified. In Sphingomonas sp. A1, the ATP-binding cassette transporter AlgM1M2SS is responsible for the import of alginate across the cytoplasmic membrane. Here, we present the substrate-transport characteristics and quaternary structure of AlgM1M2SS. The addition of poly-or oligoalginate enhanced the ATPase activity of reconstituted AlgM1M2SS coupled with one of the periplasmic solute-binding proteins, AlgQ1 or AlgQ2. External fluorescence-labeled oligoalginates were specifically imported into AlgM1M2SS-containing proteoliposomes in the presence of AlgQ2, ATP, and Mg2+. The crystal structure of AlgQ2-bound AlgM1M2SS adopts an inward-facing conformation. The interaction between AlgQ2 and AlgM1M2SS induces the formation of an alginate-binding tunnel-like structure accessible to the solvent. The translocation route inside the transmembrane domains contains charged residues suitable for the import of acidic saccharides.