Structure of AMP-PNP-bound vitamin B12 transporter BtuCD-F
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2012-10-18
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The ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporter BtuCD mediates the uptake of vitamin B12 across the inner membrane of Escherichia coli. Previous structures have shown the conformations of apo states, but the transport mechanism has remained unclear. Here we report the 3.5 Å crystal structure of the transporter-binding protein complex BtuCD–BtuF (BtuCD–F) trapped in an β-γ-imidoadenosine 5′-phosphate (AMP-PNP)-bound intermediate state. Although the ABC domains (BtuD subunits) form the expected closed sandwich dimer, the membrane-spanning BtuC subunits adopt a new conformation, with the central translocation pathway sealed by a previously unrecognized cytoplasmic gate. A fully enclosed cavity is thus formed approximately halfway across the membrane. It is large enough to accommodate a vitamin B12 molecule, and radioligand trapping showed that liposome-reconstituted BtuCD–F indeed contains bound B12 in the presence of AMP-PNP. In combination with engineered disulphide crosslinking and functional assays, our data suggest an unexpected peristaltic transport mechanism that is distinct from those observed in other ABC transporters.
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490 (7420)
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367 - 372
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Nature
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03652 - Locher, Kaspar / Locher, Kaspar
09529 - Korkhov, Volodymyr / Korkhov, Volodymyr