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Structural Studies of Sugar Transporters.

糖转运蛋白的结构研究。

基本信息

批准号：
8663524
负责人：
DANENG WANG
金额：
$ 11.37万
依托单位：
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
财政年份：
2014
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2014-01-10 至 2014-10-31
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/8663524
关键词：
Active Biological Transport Affinity Amino Acids Arginine Binding Binding Sites Biochemical Biological Assay Bradyrhizobium C-terminal Cell membrane Cell physiology Cells Charge Complex Crystallization Data Electron Spin Resonance Spectroscopy Escherichia coli Family Funding Glycogen Storage Disease High temperature of physical object Homologous Gene Human Hurricane Inorganic Phosphate Transporter Institution Kinetics Maps Measures Membrane Membrane Transport Proteins Methods Molecular Conformation Movement Mutagenesis Mutate Mutation Names Organophosphates Phase Physiological Processes Play Proteins Resolution Role Rosa Side Site Spin Labels Structure Substrate Specificity Suspension substance Suspensions Techniques Temperature Testing Vesicle Water alpha-glycerophosphoric acid biophysical techniques conformer falls improved melting member novel reconstitution research study sugar

项目摘要

1. Summary of the original project Secondary active transport of substrates across the cell membrane is crucial to many cellular and physiological processes. The largest secondary transporter family is the major facilitator superfamily (MFS). The sn-glycerol-3-phosphate (G3P) transporter (GlpT) of the inner membrane of Escherichia coli is a member of the MFS. In the previous funding cycle we determined the GlpT crystal structure, which suggests a mechanism for substrate translocation across the membrane that involves a rocker-switch-type movement of the protein. During the current funding cycle, we aimed to understand the transporter’s substrate specificity, to test the proposed transport mechanism, and to characterize the conformational changes needed for substrate transport. 2. Major setback due to Sandy Most of the original aims of the project were already accomplished, except one part of the original Aim 4: to get a crystal structure of GlpT in an outward-facing conformation. Part of the delay in finishing the project was due to the damage that was inflicted onto our institution by Hurricane Sandy. As of last fall, we finally had 4 Å crystals of a GlpT homolog from Bradyrhizobium japonicum. As this protein was number 27 among the GlpT homologs we screened for in our search for a stable protein for crystallization, we named it protein G27. However, during the hurricane, this campus lost its power and cooling water. As a result, the temperature in our 18 °C crystallization room rose to 48 °C, causing all our crystals to melt. We are currently trying to repeat the crystallization experiments.

1. 原项目总结