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Lichtinger SM, Parker JL, Newstead S, Biggin PC. The mechanism of mammalian proton-coupled peptide transporters. eLife 2024; 13:RP96507. [PMID: 39042711 PMCID: PMC11265797 DOI: 10.7554/elife.96507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/25/2024] Open
Abstract
Proton-coupled oligopeptide transporters (POTs) are of great pharmaceutical interest owing to their promiscuous substrate binding site that has been linked to improved oral bioavailability of several classes of drugs. Members of the POT family are conserved across all phylogenetic kingdoms and function by coupling peptide uptake to the proton electrochemical gradient. Cryo-EM structures and alphafold models have recently provided new insights into different conformational states of two mammalian POTs, SLC15A1, and SLC15A2. Nevertheless, these studies leave open important questions regarding the mechanism of proton and substrate coupling, while simultaneously providing a unique opportunity to investigate these processes using molecular dynamics (MD) simulations. Here, we employ extensive unbiased and enhanced-sampling MD to map out the full SLC15A2 conformational cycle and its thermodynamic driving forces. By computing conformational free energy landscapes in different protonation states and in the absence or presence of peptide substrate, we identify a likely sequence of intermediate protonation steps that drive inward-directed alternating access. These simulations identify key differences in the extracellular gate between mammalian and bacterial POTs, which we validate experimentally in cell-based transport assays. Our results from constant-PH MD and absolute binding free energy (ABFE) calculations also establish a mechanistic link between proton binding and peptide recognition, revealing key details underpining secondary active transport in POTs. This study provides a vital step forward in understanding proton-coupled peptide and drug transport in mammals and pave the way to integrate knowledge of solute carrier structural biology with enhanced drug design to target tissue and organ bioavailability.
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- Simon M Lichtinger
- Structural Bioinformatics and Computational Biochemistry, Department of Biochemistry, University of OxfordOxfordUnited Kingdom
- The Kavli Institute for Nanoscience Discovery, University of OxfordOxfordUnited Kingdom
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- Structural Bioinformatics and Computational Biochemistry, Department of Biochemistry, University of OxfordOxfordUnited Kingdom
- The Kavli Institute for Nanoscience Discovery, University of OxfordOxfordUnited Kingdom
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- Structural Bioinformatics and Computational Biochemistry, Department of Biochemistry, University of OxfordOxfordUnited Kingdom
- The Kavli Institute for Nanoscience Discovery, University of OxfordOxfordUnited Kingdom
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- Structural Bioinformatics and Computational Biochemistry, Department of Biochemistry, University of OxfordOxfordUnited Kingdom
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Debbiche R, Elbahnsi A, Uguen K, Ka C, Callebaut I, Le Gac G. Insights into the role of glycerophospholipids on the iron export function of SLC40A1 and the molecular mechanisms of ferroportin disease. FASEB J 2024; 38:e23725. [PMID: 38959016 DOI: 10.1096/fj.202400337r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2024] [Revised: 05/13/2024] [Accepted: 05/23/2024] [Indexed: 07/04/2024]
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SLC40A1 is the sole iron export protein reported in mammals. In humans, its dysfunction is responsible for ferroportin disease, an inborn error of iron metabolism transmitted as an autosomal dominant trait and observed in different ethnic groups. As a member of the major facilitator superfamily, SLC40A1 requires a series of conformational changes to enable iron translocation across the plasma membrane. The influence of lipids on protein stability and its conformational changes has been little investigated to date. Here, we combine molecular dynamics simulations of SLC40A1 embedded in membrane bilayers with experimental alanine scanning mutagenesis to analyze the specific role of glycerophospholipids. We identify four basic residues (Lys90, Arg365, Lys366, and Arg371) that are located at the membrane-cytosol interface and consistently interact with 1-palmitoyl-2-oleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (POPC) and 1-palmitoyl-2-oleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine (POPE) molecules. These residues surround a network of salt bridges and hydrogens bonds that play a critical role in stabilizing SLC40A1 in its basal outward-facing conformation. More deeply embedded in the plasma membrane, we identify Arg179 as a charged amino acid residue also tightly interacting with lipid polar heads. This results in a local deformation of the lipid bilayer. Interestingly, Arg179 is adjacent to Arg178, which forms a functionally important salt-bridge with Asp473 and is a recurrently associated with ferroportin disease when mutated to glutamine. We demonstrate that the two p.Arg178Gln and p.Arg179Thr missense variants have similar functional behaviors. These observations provide insights into the role of phospholipids in the formation/disruption of the SLC40A1 inner gate, and give a better understanding of the diversity of molecular mechanisms of ferroportin disease.
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- Rim Debbiche
- University of Brest, Inserm, EFS, UMR 1078, GGB, Brest, France
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- Institut de Minéralogie, de Physique des Matériaux et de Cosmochimie, IMPMC, Sorbonne Université, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, UMR CNRS 7590, IRD, Paris, France
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- University of Brest, Inserm, EFS, UMR 1078, GGB, Brest, France
- CHU de Brest, Service de Génétique Médicale et Biologie de la Reproduction, Brest, France
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- University of Brest, Inserm, EFS, UMR 1078, GGB, Brest, France
- CHU de Brest, Service de Génétique Médicale et Biologie de la Reproduction, Brest, France
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- Institut de Minéralogie, de Physique des Matériaux et de Cosmochimie, IMPMC, Sorbonne Université, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, UMR CNRS 7590, IRD, Paris, France
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- University of Brest, Inserm, EFS, UMR 1078, GGB, Brest, France
- CHU de Brest, Service de Génétique Médicale et Biologie de la Reproduction, Brest, France
- Laboratory of Excellence GR-Ex, Paris, France
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Selvam B, Chiang N, Shukla D. Energetics of substrate transport in proton-dependent oligopeptide transporters. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2024:2024.05.01.592129. [PMID: 38746282 PMCID: PMC11092630 DOI: 10.1101/2024.05.01.592129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/16/2024]
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The PepT So transporter mediates the transport of peptides across biological membranes. Despite advancements in structural biology, including cryogenic electron microscopy structures resolving PepT So in different states, the molecular basis of peptide recognition and transport by PepT So is not fully elucidated. In this study, we employed molecular dynamics simulations, Markov State Models (MSMs), and Transition Path Theory (TPT) to investigate the transport mechanism of an alanine-alanine peptide (Ala-Ala) through the PepT So transporter. Our simulations revealed conformational changes and key intermediate states involved in peptide translocation. We observed that the presence of the Ala-Ala peptide substrate lowers the free energy barriers associated with transition to the inward-facing state. Furthermore, we elucidated the proton transport model and analyzed the pharmacophore features of intermediate states, providing insights for rational drug design. These findings highlight the significance of substrate binding in modulating the conformational dynamics of PepT So and identify critical residues that facilitate transport.
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Parker JL, Kato T, Kuteyi G, Sitsel O, Newstead S. Molecular basis for selective uptake and elimination of organic anions in the kidney by OAT1. Nat Struct Mol Biol 2023; 30:1786-1793. [PMID: 37482561 PMCID: PMC10643130 DOI: 10.1038/s41594-023-01039-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2023] [Accepted: 06/20/2023] [Indexed: 07/25/2023]
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In mammals, the kidney plays an essential role in maintaining blood homeostasis through the selective uptake, retention or elimination of toxins, drugs and metabolites. Organic anion transporters (OATs) are responsible for the recognition of metabolites and toxins in the nephron and their eventual urinary excretion. Inhibition of OATs is used therapeutically to improve drug efficacy and reduce nephrotoxicity. The founding member of the renal organic anion transporter family, OAT1 (also known as SLC22A6), uses the export of α-ketoglutarate (α-KG), a key intermediate in the Krebs cycle, to drive selective transport and is allosterically regulated by intracellular chloride. However, the mechanisms linking metabolite cycling, drug transport and intracellular chloride remain obscure. Here, we present cryogenic-electron microscopy structures of OAT1 bound to α-KG, the antiviral tenofovir and clinical inhibitor probenecid, used in the treatment of Gout. Complementary in vivo cellular assays explain the molecular basis for α-KG driven drug elimination and the allosteric regulation of organic anion transport in the kidney by chloride.
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- Joanne L Parker
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
- The Kavli Institute for Nanoscience Discovery, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
- The Kavli Institute for Nanoscience Discovery, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
- The Kavli Institute for Nanoscience Discovery, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
- Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Max Planck Institute of Molecular Physiology, Dortmund, Germany
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
- The Kavli Institute for Nanoscience Discovery, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
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Varela MF, Stephen J, Bharti D, Lekshmi M, Kumar S. Inhibition of Multidrug Efflux Pumps Belonging to the Major Facilitator Superfamily in Bacterial Pathogens. Biomedicines 2023; 11:1448. [PMID: 37239119 PMCID: PMC10216197 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines11051448] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2023] [Revised: 05/07/2023] [Accepted: 05/10/2023] [Indexed: 05/28/2023] Open
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Bacterial pathogens resistant to multiple structurally distinct antimicrobial agents are causative agents of infectious disease, and they thus constitute a serious concern for public health. Of the various bacterial mechanisms for antimicrobial resistance, active efflux is a well-known system that extrudes clinically relevant antimicrobial agents, rendering specific pathogens recalcitrant to the growth-inhibitory effects of multiple drugs. In particular, multidrug efflux pump members of the major facilitator superfamily constitute central resistance systems in bacterial pathogens. This review article addresses the recent efforts to modulate these antimicrobial efflux transporters from a molecular perspective. Such investigations can potentially restore the clinical efficacy of infectious disease chemotherapy.
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- Manuel F. Varela
- Department of Biology, Eastern New Mexico University, Station 33, Portales, NM 88130, USA
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- ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Education (CIFE), Mumbai 400061, India; (J.S.); (D.B.); (M.L.); (S.K.)
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- ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Education (CIFE), Mumbai 400061, India; (J.S.); (D.B.); (M.L.); (S.K.)
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- ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Education (CIFE), Mumbai 400061, India; (J.S.); (D.B.); (M.L.); (S.K.)
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- ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Education (CIFE), Mumbai 400061, India; (J.S.); (D.B.); (M.L.); (S.K.)
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Gharabli H, Rafiq M, Iqbal A, Yan R, Aduri NG, Sharma N, Prabhala BK, Mirza O. Functional Characterization of the Putative POT from Clostridium perfringens. BIOLOGY 2023; 12:biology12050651. [PMID: 37237465 DOI: 10.3390/biology12050651] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2023] [Revised: 04/18/2023] [Accepted: 04/19/2023] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Proton-coupled oligopeptide transporters (POTs) are a fundamental part of the cellular transport machinery that provides plants, bacteria, and mammals with nutrition in the form of short peptides. However, POTs are not restricted to peptide transport; mammalian POTs have especially been in focus due to their ability to transport several peptidomimetics in the small intestine. Herein, we studied a POT from Clostridium perfringens (CPEPOT), which unexpectedly exhibited atypical characteristics. First, very little uptake of a fluorescently labelled peptide β-Ala-Lys-AMCA, an otherwise good substrate of several other bacterial POTs, was observed. Secondly, in the presence of a competitor peptide, enhanced uptake of β-Ala-Lys-AMCA was observed due to trans-stimulation. This effect was also observed even in the absence of a proton electrochemical gradient, suggesting that β-Ala-Lys-AMCA uptake mediated by CPEPOT is likely through the substrate-concentration-driving exchange mechanism, unlike any other functionally characterized bacterial POTs.
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- Hani Gharabli
- Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 2, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 2, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 2, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 2, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 2, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 2, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Physics, Chemistry and Pharmacy, Faculty of Science, University of Southern Denmark, Campusvej 55, DK-5230 Odense, Denmark
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- Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 2, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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Sauve S, Williamson J, Polasa A, Moradi M. Ins and Outs of Rocker Switch Mechanism in Major Facilitator Superfamily of Transporters. MEMBRANES 2023; 13:membranes13050462. [PMID: 37233523 DOI: 10.3390/membranes13050462] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2023] [Revised: 04/20/2023] [Accepted: 04/23/2023] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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The major facilitator superfamily (MFS) of transporters consists of three classes of membrane transporters: symporters, uniporters, and antiporters. Despite such diverse functions, MFS transporters are believed to undergo similar conformational changes within their distinct transport cycles, known as the rocker-switch mechanism. While the similarities between conformational changes are noteworthy, the differences are also important since they could potentially explain the distinct functions of symporters, uniporters, and antiporters of the MFS superfamily. We reviewed a variety of experimental and computational structural data on a select number of antiporters, symporters, and uniporters from the MFS family to compare the similarities and differences of the conformational dynamics of three different classes of transporters.
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- Stephanie Sauve
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701, USA
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Zhou M, Huang F, Qi Y. Role of peptide transporters in small peptide uptake of bovine mammary epithelial cells cultured in a transwell chamber. Food Sci Nutr 2023. [DOI: 10.1002/fsn3.3343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/03/2023] Open
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- Miaomiao Zhou
- College of Agricultural Science and Engineering Liaocheng University Liaocheng P.R. China
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- College of Agricultural Science and Engineering Liaocheng University Liaocheng P.R. China
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- College of Agricultural Science and Engineering Liaocheng University Liaocheng P.R. China
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Mittal S, Dutta S, Shukla D. Reconciling membrane protein simulations with experimental DEER spectroscopy data. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2023; 25:6253-6262. [PMID: 36757376 DOI: 10.1039/d2cp02890e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
Abstract
Spectroscopy experiments are crucial to study membrane proteins for which traditional structure determination methods still prove challenging. Double electron-electron resonance (DEER) spectroscopy experiments provide protein residue-pair distance distributions that are indicative of their conformational heterogeneity. Atomistic molecular dynamics (MD) simulations are another tool that have been proven to be vital to study the structural dynamics of membrane proteins such as to identify inward-open, occluded, and outward-open conformations of transporter membrane proteins, among other partially open or closed states of the protein. Yet, studies have reported that there is no direct consensus between the distributional data from DEER experiments and MD simulations, which has challenged validation of structures obtained from long-timescale simulations and using simulations to design experiments. Current coping strategies for comparisons rely on heuristics, such as mapping the nearest matching peaks between two ensembles or biased simulations. Here we examine the differences in residue-pair distance distributions arising due to the choice of membranes around the protein and covalent modification of a pair of residues to nitroxide spin labels in DEER experiments. Through comparing MD simulations of two proteins, PepTSo and LeuT-both of which have been characterized using DEER experiments previously-we show that the proteins' dynamics are similar despite the choice of the detergent micelle as a membrane mimetic in DEER experiments. On the other hand, covalently modified residues show slight local differences in their dynamics and a huge divergence when the oxygen atom pair distances between spin labeled residues are measured rather than protein backbone distances. Given the computational expense associated with pairwise MTSSL labeled MD simulations, we examine the use of biased simulations to explore the conformational dynamics of the spin labels only to reveal that such simulations alter the underlying protein dynamics. Our study identifies the main cause for the mismatch between DEER experiments and MD simulations and will accelerate the development of potential mitigation strategies to improve the match.
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- Shriyaa Mittal
- Center for Biophysics and Quantitative Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA.
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA
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- Center for Biophysics and Quantitative Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA. .,Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA.,National Center for Supercomputing Applications, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA.,Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA.,NIH Center for Macromolecular Modeling and Bioinformatics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA
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Boakes JC, Harborne SPD, Ngo JTS, Pliotas C, Goldman A. Novel variants provide differential stabilisation of human equilibrative nucleoside transporter 1 states. Front Mol Biosci 2022; 9:970391. [DOI: 10.3389/fmolb.2022.970391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2022] [Accepted: 10/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Human equilibrative nucleoside transporters represent a major pharmaceutical target for cardiac, cancer and viral therapies. Understanding the molecular basis for transport is crucial for the development of improved therapeutics through structure-based drug design. ENTs have been proposed to utilise an alternating access mechanism of action, similar to that of the major facilitator superfamily. However, ENTs lack functionally-essential features of that superfamily, suggesting that they may use a different transport mechanism. Understanding the molecular basis of their transport requires insight into diverse conformational states. Differences between intermediate states may be discrete and mediated by subtle gating interactions, such as salt bridges. We identified four variants of human equilibrative nucleoside transporter isoform 1 (hENT1) at the large intracellular loop (ICL6) and transmembrane helix 7 (TM7) that stabilise the apo-state (∆Tm 0.7–1.5°C). Furthermore, we showed that variants K263A (ICL6) and I282V (TM7) specifically stabilise the inhibitor-bound state of hENT1 (∆∆Tm 5.0 ± 1.7°C and 3.0 ± 1.8°C), supporting the role of ICL6 in hENT1 gating. Finally, we showed that, in comparison with wild type, variant T336A is destabilised by nitrobenzylthioinosine (∆∆Tm -4.7 ± 1.1°C) and binds it seven times worse. This residue may help determine inhibitor and substrate sensitivity. Residue K263 is not present in the solved structures, highlighting the need for further structural data that include the loop regions.
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Wang C, Chu C, Ji X, Luo G, Xu C, He H, Yao J, Wu J, Hu J, Jin Y. Biology of Peptide Transporter 2 in Mammals: New Insights into Its Function, Structure and Regulation. Cells 2022; 11:cells11182874. [PMID: 36139448 PMCID: PMC9497230 DOI: 10.3390/cells11182874] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2022] [Revised: 09/09/2022] [Accepted: 09/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Peptide transporter 2 (PepT2) in mammals plays essential roles in the reabsorption and conservation of peptide-bound amino acids in the kidney and in maintaining neuropeptide homeostasis in the brain. It is also of significant medical and pharmacological significance in the absorption and disposing of peptide-like drugs, including angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, β-lactam antibiotics and antiviral prodrugs. Understanding the structure, function and regulation of PepT2 is of emerging interest in nutrition, medical and pharmacological research. In this review, we provide a comprehensive overview of the structure, substrate preferences and localization of PepT2 in mammals. As PepT2 is expressed in various organs, its function in the liver, kidney, brain, heart, lung and mammary gland has also been addressed. Finally, the regulatory factors that affect the expression and function of PepT2, such as transcriptional activation and posttranslational modification, are also discussed.
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- Caihong Wang
- College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310032, China
- Department of Bioinformatics, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
- Zhejiang Conba Pharmaceutical Limited Company, Hangzhou 310052, China
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- College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310032, China
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- College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310032, China
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- Zhejiang Conba Pharmaceutical Limited Company, Hangzhou 310052, China
- Zhejiang Institute of Modern Chinese Medicine and Natural Medicine, Hangzhou 310052, China
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- Zhejiang Conba Pharmaceutical Limited Company, Hangzhou 310052, China
- Zhejiang Institute of Modern Chinese Medicine and Natural Medicine, Hangzhou 310052, China
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- Zhejiang Conba Pharmaceutical Limited Company, Hangzhou 310052, China
- Zhejiang Institute of Modern Chinese Medicine and Natural Medicine, Hangzhou 310052, China
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- Zhejiang Conba Pharmaceutical Limited Company, Hangzhou 310052, China
- Zhejiang Institute of Modern Chinese Medicine and Natural Medicine, Hangzhou 310052, China
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- Zhejiang Conba Pharmaceutical Limited Company, Hangzhou 310052, China
- Zhejiang Institute of Modern Chinese Medicine and Natural Medicine, Hangzhou 310052, China
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- Zhejiang Conba Pharmaceutical Limited Company, Hangzhou 310052, China
- Zhejiang Institute of Modern Chinese Medicine and Natural Medicine, Hangzhou 310052, China
- Correspondence: (J.H.); (Y.J.)
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- College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310032, China
- Correspondence: (J.H.); (Y.J.)
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Newstead S. Structural basis for recognition and transport of folic acid in mammalian cells. Curr Opin Struct Biol 2022; 74:102353. [PMID: 35303537 PMCID: PMC7612623 DOI: 10.1016/j.sbi.2022.102353] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2021] [Revised: 01/29/2022] [Accepted: 02/08/2022] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Structural studies on mammalian vitamin transport lag behind other metabolites. Folates, also known as B9 vitamins, are essential cofactors in one-carbon transfer reactions in biology. Three different systems control folate uptake in the human body; folate receptors function to capture and internalise extracellular folates via endocytosis, whereas two major facilitator superfamily transporters, the reduced folate carrier (RFC; SLC19A1) and proton-coupled folate transporter (PCFT; SLC46A1) control the transport of folates across cellular membranes. Targeting specific folate transporters is being pursued as a route to developing new antifolates with improved pharmacology. Recent structures of the proton-coupled folate transporter, PCFT, revealed key insights into antifolate recognition and the mechanism of proton-coupled transport. Combined with previously determined structures of folate receptors and new predictions for the structure of the RFC, we are now able to develop a structure-based understanding of folate and antifolate recognition to accelerate efforts in antifolate drug development.
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- Simon Newstead
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX1 3QU, UK.
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Beckstein O, Naughton F. General principles of secondary active transporter function. BIOPHYSICS REVIEWS 2022; 3:011307. [PMID: 35434715 PMCID: PMC8984959 DOI: 10.1063/5.0047967] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2021] [Accepted: 02/23/2022] [Indexed: 04/13/2023]
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Transport of ions and small molecules across the cell membrane against electrochemical gradients is catalyzed by integral membrane proteins that use a source of free energy to drive the energetically uphill flux of the transported substrate. Secondary active transporters couple the spontaneous influx of a "driving" ion such as Na+ or H+ to the flux of the substrate. The thermodynamics of such cyclical non-equilibrium systems are well understood, and recent work has focused on the molecular mechanism of secondary active transport. The fact that these transporters change their conformation between an inward-facing and outward-facing conformation in a cyclical fashion, called the alternating access model, is broadly recognized as the molecular framework in which to describe transporter function. However, only with the advent of high resolution crystal structures and detailed computer simulations, it has become possible to recognize common molecular-level principles between disparate transporter families. Inverted repeat symmetry in secondary active transporters has shed light onto how protein structures can encode a bi-stable two-state system. Based on structural data, three broad classes of alternating access transitions have been described as rocker-switch, rocking-bundle, and elevator mechanisms. More detailed analysis indicates that transporters can be understood as gated pores with at least two coupled gates. These gates are not just a convenient cartoon element to illustrate a putative mechanism but map to distinct parts of the transporter protein. Enumerating all distinct gate states naturally includes occluded states in the alternating access picture and also suggests what kind of protein conformations might be observable. By connecting the possible conformational states and ion/substrate bound states in a kinetic model, a unified picture emerges in which the symporter, antiporter, and uniporter functions are extremes in a continuum of functionality. As usual with biological systems, few principles and rules are absolute and exceptions are discussed as well as how biological complexity may be integrated in quantitative kinetic models that may provide a bridge from the structure to function.
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- Oliver Beckstein
- Department of Physics, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287, USA
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Stauffer M, Jeckelmann JM, Ilgü H, Ucurum Z, Boggavarapu R, Fotiadis D. Peptide transporter structure reveals binding and action mechanism of a potent PEPT1 and PEPT2 inhibitor. Commun Chem 2022; 5:23. [PMID: 36697632 PMCID: PMC9814568 DOI: 10.1038/s42004-022-00636-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2021] [Accepted: 01/27/2022] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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Inhibitors for membrane transporters have been shown to be indispensable as drugs and tool compounds. The proton-dependent oligopeptide transporters PEPT1 and PEPT2 from the SLC15 family play important roles in human and mammalian physiology. With Lys[Z(NO2)]-Val (LZNV), a modified Lys-Val dipeptide, a potent transport inhibitor for PEPT1 and PEPT2 is available. Here we present the crystal structure of the peptide transporter YePEPT in complex with LZNV. The structure revealed the molecular interactions for inhibitor binding and a previously undescribed mostly hydrophobic pocket, the PZ pocket, involved in interaction with LZNV. Comparison with a here determined ligand-free structure of the transporter unveiled that the initially absent PZ pocket emerges through conformational changes upon inhibitor binding. The provided biochemical and structural information constitutes an important framework for the mechanistic understanding of inhibitor binding and action in proton-dependent oligopeptide transporters.
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- Mirko Stauffer
- grid.5734.50000 0001 0726 5157Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, and Swiss National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR) TransCure, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- grid.5734.50000 0001 0726 5157Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, and Swiss National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR) TransCure, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- grid.5734.50000 0001 0726 5157Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, and Swiss National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR) TransCure, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- grid.5734.50000 0001 0726 5157Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, and Swiss National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR) TransCure, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- grid.5734.50000 0001 0726 5157Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, and Swiss National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR) TransCure, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland ,grid.67105.350000 0001 2164 3847Present Address: Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH USA
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- grid.5734.50000 0001 0726 5157Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, and Swiss National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR) TransCure, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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Immadisetty K, Moradi M. Mechanistic Picture for Chemomechanical Coupling in a Bacterial Proton-Coupled Oligopeptide Transporter from Streptococcus Thermophilus. J Phys Chem B 2021; 125:9738-9750. [PMID: 34424716 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.1c03982] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Abstract
Proton-coupled oligopeptide transporters (POTs) use the proton electrochemical gradient to transport peptides across the cell membrane. Despite the significant biological and biomedical relevance of these proteins, a detailed mechanistic picture for chemomechanical couplings involved in substrate/proton transport and protein structural changes is missing. Therefore, we performed microsecond-level molecular dynamics simulations of bacterial POT PepTSt, which shares ∼80% sequence identity with the human POT, PepT1, in the substrate-binding region. Three different conformational states of PepTSt were simulated, including (i) occluded, apo, (ii) inward-facing, apo, and (iii) inward-facingoccluded, Leu-Ala bound. We propose that the interaction of R33 with E299 and E300 acts as a conformational switch (i.e., to trigger the conformational change from an inward- to outward-facing state) in the substrate transport. Additionally, we propose that E299 and E400 disengage from interacting with the substrate either through protonation or through coordination with a cation for the substrate to get transported. This study provides clues to understand the chemomechanical couplings in POTs and paves the way to decipher the molecular-level underpinnings of the structure-function relationship in this important family of transporters.
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- University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701, United States
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Parker JL, Deme JC, Wu Z, Kuteyi G, Huo J, Owens RJ, Biggin PC, Lea SM, Newstead S. Cryo-EM structure of PepT2 reveals structural basis for proton-coupled peptide and prodrug transport in mammals. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2021; 7:eabh3355. [PMID: 34433568 PMCID: PMC8386928 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abh3355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2021] [Accepted: 07/02/2021] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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The SLC15 family of proton-coupled solute carriers PepT1 and PepT2 play a central role in human physiology as the principal route for acquiring and retaining dietary nitrogen. A remarkable feature of the SLC15 family is their extreme substrate promiscuity, which has enabled the targeting of these transporters for the improvement of oral bioavailability for several prodrug molecules. Although recent structural and biochemical studies on bacterial homologs have identified conserved sites of proton and peptide binding, the mechanism of peptide capture and ligand promiscuity remains unclear for mammalian family members. Here, we present the cryo-electron microscopy structure of the outward open conformation of the rat peptide transporter PepT2 in complex with an inhibitory nanobody. Our structure, combined with molecular dynamics simulations and biochemical and cell-based assays, establishes a framework for understanding peptide and prodrug recognition within this pharmaceutically important transporter family.
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- Joanne L Parker
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3QU, UK.
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- Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3RE, UK
- Central Oxford Structural Molecular Imaging Centre, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3RE, UK
- Center for Structural Biology, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Frederick, MD 21702, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3QU, UK
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3QU, UK
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- Structural Biology, The Rosalind Franklin Institute, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Didcot, UK
- Division of Structural Biology, The Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
- Protein Production UK, The Research Complex at Harwell, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Didcot, UK
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- Structural Biology, The Rosalind Franklin Institute, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Didcot, UK
- Division of Structural Biology, The Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
- Protein Production UK, The Research Complex at Harwell, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Didcot, UK
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3QU, UK.
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- Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3RE, UK.
- Central Oxford Structural Molecular Imaging Centre, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3RE, UK
- Center for Structural Biology, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Frederick, MD 21702, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3QU, UK.
- The Kavli Institute for Nanoscience Discovery, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3QU, UK
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Rapid and Sensitive Quantification of Intracellular Glycyl-Sarcosine for Semi-High-Throughput Screening for Inhibitors of PEPT-1. Pharmaceutics 2021; 13:pharmaceutics13071019. [PMID: 34371711 PMCID: PMC8309108 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics13071019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2021] [Revised: 06/28/2021] [Accepted: 07/01/2021] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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The peptide transporter PEPT-1 (SLC15A1) plays a major role in nutritional supply with amino acids by mediating the intestinal influx of dipeptides and tripeptides generated during food digestion. Its role in the uptake of small bioactive peptides and various therapeutics makes it an important target for the investigation of the systemic absorption of small peptide-like active compounds and prodrug strategies of poorly absorbed therapeutics. The dipeptide glycyl-sarcosine (Gly-Sar), which comprises an N-methylated peptide bond that increases stability against enzymatic degradation, is widely utilized for studying PEPT-1-mediated transport. To support experiments on PEPT-1 inhibitor screening to identify potential substrates, we developed a highly sensitive Gly-Sar quantification assay for Caco-2 cell lysates with a dynamic range of 0.1 to 1000 ng/mL (lower limit of quantification 0.68 nM) in 50 µL of cell lysate. The assay was validated following the applicable recommendations for bioanalytic method validation of the FDA and EMA. Sample preparation and quantification were established in 96-well cell culture plates that were also used for the cellular uptake studies, resulting in a rapid and robust screening assay for PEPT-1 inhibitors. This sample preparation principle, combined with the high sensitivity of the UPLC-MS/MS quantification, is suitable for screening assays for PEPT-1 inhibitors and substrates in high-throughput formats and holds the potential for automation. Applicability was demonstrated by IC50 determinations of the known PEPT-1 inhibitor losartan, the known substrates glycyl-proline (Gly-Pro), and valaciclovir, the prodrug of aciclovir, which itself is no substrate of PEPT-1 and consequently showed no inhibition in our assay.
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Yu YC, Dickstein R, Longo A. Structural Modeling and in planta Complementation Studies Link Mutated Residues of the Medicago truncatula Nitrate Transporter NPF1.7 to Functionality in Root Nodules. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2021; 12:685334. [PMID: 34276736 PMCID: PMC8282211 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.685334] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2021] [Accepted: 05/17/2021] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Symbiotic nitrogen fixation is a complex and regulated process that takes place in root nodules of legumes and allows legumes to grow in soils that lack nitrogen. Nitrogen is mostly acquired from the soil as nitrate and its level in the soil affects nodulation and nitrogen fixation. The mechanism(s) by which legumes modulate nitrate uptake to regulate nodule symbiosis remain unclear. In Medicago truncatula, the MtNPF1.7 transporter has been shown to control nodulation, symbiosis, and root architecture. MtNPF1.7 belongs to the nitrate/peptide transporter family and is a symporter with nitrate transport driven by proton(s). In this study we combined in silico structural predictions with in planta complementation of the severely defective mtnip-1 mutant plants to understand the role of a series of distinct amino acids in the transporter's function. Our results support hypotheses about the functional importance of the ExxE(R/K) motif including an essential role for the first glutamic acid of the motif in proton(s) and possibly substrate transport. Results reveal that Motif A, a motif conserved among major facilitator transport (MFS) proteins, is essential for function. We hypothesize that it participates in intradomain packing of transmembrane helices and stabilizing one conformation during transport. Our results also question the existence of a putative TMH4-TMH10 salt bridge. These results are discussed in the context of potential nutrient transport functions for MtNPF1.7. Our findings add to the knowledge of the mechanism of alternative conformational changes as well as symport transport in NPFs and enhance our knowledge of the mechanisms for nitrate signaling.
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Insights into the Role of the Discontinuous TM7 Helix of Human Ferroportin through the Prism of the Asp325 Residue. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22126412. [PMID: 34203920 PMCID: PMC8232785 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22126412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2021] [Revised: 06/09/2021] [Accepted: 06/11/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The negatively charged Asp325 residue has proved to be essential for iron export by human (HsFPN1) and primate Philippine tarsier (TsFpn) ferroportin, but its exact role during the iron transport cycle is still to be elucidated. It has been posited as being functionally equivalent to the metal ion-coordinating residue His261 in the C-lobe of the bacterial homolog BbFpn, but the two residues arise in different sequence motifs of the discontinuous TM7 transmembrane helix. Furthermore, BbFpn is not subject to extracellular regulation, contrary to its mammalian orthologues which are downregulated by hepcidin. To get further insight into the molecular mechanisms related to iron export in mammals in which Asp325 is involved, we investigated the behavior of the Asp325Ala, Asp325His, and Asp325Asn mutants in transiently transfected HEK293T cells, and performed a comparative structural analysis. Our biochemical studies clearly distinguished between the Asp325Ala and Asp325His mutants, which result in a dramatic decrease in plasma membrane expression of FPN1, and the Asp325Asn mutant, which alters iron egress without affecting protein localization. Analysis of the 3D structures of HsFPN1 and TsFpn in the outward-facing (OF) state indicated that Asp325 does not interact directly with metal ions but is involved in the modulation of Cys326 metal-binding capacity. Moreover, models of the architecture of mammalian proteins in the inward-facing (IF) state suggested that Asp325 may form an inter-lobe salt-bridge with Arg40 (TM1) when not interacting with Cys326. These findings allow to suggest that Asp325 may be important for fine-tuning iron recognition in the C-lobe, as well as for local structural changes during the IF-to-OF transition at the extracellular gate level. Inability to form a salt-bridge between TM1 and TM7b during iron translocation could lead to protein instability, as shown by the Asp325Ala and Asp325His mutants.
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Kaur D, Khaniya U, Zhang Y, Gunner MR. Protein Motifs for Proton Transfers That Build the Transmembrane Proton Gradient. Front Chem 2021; 9:660954. [PMID: 34211960 PMCID: PMC8239185 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2021.660954] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2021] [Accepted: 05/31/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Biological membranes are barriers to polar molecules, so membrane embedded proteins control the transfers between cellular compartments. Protein controlled transport moves substrates and activates cellular signaling cascades. In addition, the electrochemical gradient across mitochondrial, bacterial and chloroplast membranes, is a key source of stored cellular energy. This is generated by electron, proton and ion transfers through proteins. The gradient is used to fuel ATP synthesis and to drive active transport. Here the mechanisms by which protons move into the buried active sites of Photosystem II (PSII), bacterial RCs (bRCs) and through the proton pumps, Bacteriorhodopsin (bR), Complex I and Cytochrome c oxidase (CcO), are reviewed. These proteins all use water filled proton transfer paths. The proton pumps, that move protons uphill from low to high concentration compartments, also utilize Proton Loading Sites (PLS), that transiently load and unload protons and gates, which block backflow of protons. PLS and gates should be synchronized so PLS proton affinity is high when the gate opens to the side with few protons and low when the path is open to the high concentration side. Proton transfer paths in the proteins we describe have different design features. Linear paths are seen with a unique entry and exit and a relatively straight path between them. Alternatively, paths can be complex with a tangle of possible routes. Likewise, PLS can be a single residue that changes protonation state or a cluster of residues with multiple charge and tautomer states.
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- Divya Kaur
- Department of Chemistry, The Graduate Center, City University of New York, New York, NY, United States.,Department of Physics, City College of New York, New York, NY, United States
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- Department of Physics, City College of New York, New York, NY, United States.,Department of Physics, The Graduate Center, City University of New York, New York, NY, United States
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- Department of Physics, City College of New York, New York, NY, United States.,Department of Physics, The Graduate Center, City University of New York, New York, NY, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The Graduate Center, City University of New York, New York, NY, United States.,Department of Physics, City College of New York, New York, NY, United States.,Department of Physics, The Graduate Center, City University of New York, New York, NY, United States
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Drew D, North RA, Nagarathinam K, Tanabe M. Structures and General Transport Mechanisms by the Major Facilitator Superfamily (MFS). Chem Rev 2021; 121:5289-5335. [PMID: 33886296 PMCID: PMC8154325 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.0c00983] [Citation(s) in RCA: 159] [Impact Index Per Article: 53.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The major facilitator superfamily (MFS) is the largest known superfamily of secondary active transporters. MFS transporters are responsible for transporting a broad spectrum of substrates, either down their concentration gradient or uphill using the energy stored in the electrochemical gradients. Over the last 10 years, more than a hundred different MFS transporter structures covering close to 40 members have provided an atomic framework for piecing together the molecular basis of their transport cycles. Here, we summarize the remarkable promiscuity of MFS members in terms of substrate recognition and proton coupling as well as the intricate gating mechanisms undergone in achieving substrate translocation. We outline studies that show how residues far from the substrate binding site can be just as important for fine-tuning substrate recognition and specificity as those residues directly coordinating the substrate, and how a number of MFS transporters have evolved to form unique complexes with chaperone and signaling functions. Through a deeper mechanistic description of glucose (GLUT) transporters and multidrug resistance (MDR) antiporters, we outline novel refinements to the rocker-switch alternating-access model, such as a latch mechanism for proton-coupled monosaccharide transport. We emphasize that a full understanding of transport requires an elucidation of MFS transporter dynamics, energy landscapes, and the determination of how rate transitions are modulated by lipids.
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- David Drew
- Department
of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Stockholm
University, SE 106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department
of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Stockholm
University, SE 106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Center
of Structural and Cell Biology in Medicine, Institute of Biochemistry, University of Lübeck, D-23538, Lübeck, Germany
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- Structural
Biology Research Center, Institute of Materials Structure Science, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Oho 1-1, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0801, Japan
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Alav I, Kobylka J, Kuth MS, Pos KM, Picard M, Blair JMA, Bavro VN. Structure, Assembly, and Function of Tripartite Efflux and Type 1 Secretion Systems in Gram-Negative Bacteria. Chem Rev 2021; 121:5479-5596. [PMID: 33909410 PMCID: PMC8277102 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.1c00055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 32.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Tripartite efflux pumps and the related type 1 secretion systems (T1SSs) in Gram-negative organisms are diverse in function, energization, and structural organization. They form continuous conduits spanning both the inner and the outer membrane and are composed of three principal components-the energized inner membrane transporters (belonging to ABC, RND, and MFS families), the outer membrane factor channel-like proteins, and linking the two, the periplasmic adaptor proteins (PAPs), also known as the membrane fusion proteins (MFPs). In this review we summarize the recent advances in understanding of structural biology, function, and regulation of these systems, highlighting the previously undescribed role of PAPs in providing a common architectural scaffold across diverse families of transporters. Despite being built from a limited number of basic structural domains, these complexes present a staggering variety of architectures. While key insights have been derived from the RND transporter systems, a closer inspection of the operation and structural organization of different tripartite systems reveals unexpected analogies between them, including those formed around MFS- and ATP-driven transporters, suggesting that they operate around basic common principles. Based on that we are proposing a new integrated model of PAP-mediated communication within the conformational cycling of tripartite systems, which could be expanded to other types of assemblies.
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- Ilyas Alav
- Institute
of Microbiology and Infection, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom
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- Institute
of Biochemistry, Biocenter, Goethe Universität
Frankfurt, Max-von-Laue-Straße 9, D-60438 Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute
of Biochemistry, Biocenter, Goethe Universität
Frankfurt, Max-von-Laue-Straße 9, D-60438 Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute
of Biochemistry, Biocenter, Goethe Universität
Frankfurt, Max-von-Laue-Straße 9, D-60438 Frankfurt, Germany
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- Laboratoire
de Biologie Physico-Chimique des Protéines Membranaires, CNRS
UMR 7099, Université de Paris, 75005 Paris, France
- Fondation
Edmond de Rothschild pour le développement de la recherche
Scientifique, Institut de Biologie Physico-Chimique, 75005 Paris, France
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- Institute
of Microbiology and Infection, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom
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- School
of Life Sciences, University of Essex, Colchester, CO4 3SQ United Kingdom
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Santin A, Caputi L, Longo A, Chiurazzi M, Ribera d'Alcalà M, Russo MT, Ferrante MI, Rogato A. Integrative omics identification, evolutionary and structural analysis of low affinity nitrate transporters in diatoms, diNPFs. Open Biol 2021; 11:200395. [PMID: 33823659 PMCID: PMC8025304 DOI: 10.1098/rsob.200395] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Diatoms are one of the major and most diverse groups of phytoplankton, with chimeric genomes harbouring a combination of genes of bacterial, animal and plant origin. They have developed sophisticated mechanisms to face environmental variations. In marine environments, nutrients concentration shows significant temporal and spatial variability, influencing phytoplankton growth. Among nutrients, nitrogen, present at micromolar levels, is often a limiting resource. Here, we report a comprehensive characterization of the Nitrate Transporter 1/Peptide Transporter Family (NPF) in diatoms, diNPFs. NPFs are well characterized in many organisms where they recognize a broad range of substrates, ranging from short-chained di- and tri-peptides in bacteria, fungi and mammals to a wide variety of molecules including nitrate in higher plants. Scarce information is available for diNPFs. We integrated-omics, phylogenetic, structural and expression analyses, to infer information on their role in diatoms. diNPF genes diverged to produce two distinct clades with strong sequence and structural homology with either bacterial or plant NPFs, with different predicted sub-cellular localization, suggesting that the divergence resulted in functional diversification. Moreover, transcription analysis of diNPF genes under different laboratory and environmental growth conditions suggests that diNPF diversification led to genetic adaptations that might contribute to diatoms ability to flourish in diverse environmental conditions.
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- Anna Santin
- Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Villa Comunale, 80121 Naples, Italy
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- Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Villa Comunale, 80121 Naples, Italy
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- BioDiscovery Institute, Denton, TX, USA.,Department of Biological Sciences, University of North Texas, Denton, TX, USA
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- Institute of Biosciences and BioResources, CNR, Via P. Castellino 111, 80131 Naples, Italy
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- Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Villa Comunale, 80121 Naples, Italy.,Institute of Biosciences and BioResources, CNR, Via P. Castellino 111, 80131 Naples, Italy
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Recent advances in understanding prodrug transport through the SLC15 family of proton-coupled transporters. Biochem Soc Trans 2021; 48:337-346. [PMID: 32219385 PMCID: PMC7200629 DOI: 10.1042/bst20180302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2019] [Revised: 02/15/2020] [Accepted: 03/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Solute carrier (SLC) transporters play important roles in regulating the movement of small molecules and ions across cellular membranes. In mammals, they play an important role in regulating the uptake of nutrients and vitamins from the diet, and in controlling the distribution of their metabolic intermediates within the cell. Several SLC families also play an important role in drug transport and strategies are being developed to hijack SLC transporters to control and regulate drug transport within the body. Through the addition of amino acid and peptide moieties several novel antiviral and anticancer agents have been developed that hijack the proton-coupled oligopeptide transporters, PepT1 (SCL15A1) and PepT2 (SLC15A2), for improved intestinal absorption and renal retention in the body. A major goal is to understand the rationale behind these successes and expand the library of prodrug molecules that utilise SLC transporters. Recent co-crystal structures of prokaryotic homologues of the human PepT1 and PepT2 transporters have shed important new insights into the mechanism of prodrug recognition. Here, I will review recent developments in our understanding of ligand recognition and binding promiscuity within the SLC15 family, and discuss current models for prodrug recognition.
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Lasitza‐Male T, Bartels K, Jungwirth J, Wiggers F, Rosenblum G, Hofmann H, Löw C. Membrane Chemistry Tunes the Structure of a Peptide Transporter. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 59:19121-19128. [PMID: 32744783 PMCID: PMC7590137 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202008226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2020] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Membrane proteins require lipid bilayers for function. While lipid compositions reach enormous complexities, high-resolution structures are usually obtained in artificial detergents. To understand whether and how lipids guide membrane protein function, we use single-molecule FRET to probe the dynamics of DtpA, a member of the proton-coupled oligopeptide transporter (POT) family, in various lipid environments. We show that detergents trap DtpA in a dynamic ensemble with cytoplasmic opening. Only reconstitutions in more native environments restore cooperativity, allowing an opening to the extracellular side and a sampling of all relevant states. Bilayer compositions tune the abundance of these states. A novel state with an extreme cytoplasmic opening is accessible in bilayers with anionic head groups. Hence, chemical diversity of membranes translates into structural diversity, with the current POT structures only sampling a portion of the full structural space.
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- Tanya Lasitza‐Male
- Department of Structural BiologyWeizmann Institute of ScienceHerzl St. 2347610001RehovotIsrael
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- Centre for Structural Systems Biology (CSSB)DESY and European Molecular Biology Laboratory HamburgNotkestrasse 8522607HamburgGermany
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- Department of Chemical and Biological PhysicsWeizmann Institute of ScienceHerzl St. 2347610001RehovotIsrael
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- Department of Structural BiologyWeizmann Institute of ScienceHerzl St. 2347610001RehovotIsrael
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- Department of Structural BiologyWeizmann Institute of ScienceHerzl St. 2347610001RehovotIsrael
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- Department of Structural BiologyWeizmann Institute of ScienceHerzl St. 2347610001RehovotIsrael
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- Centre for Structural Systems Biology (CSSB)DESY and European Molecular Biology Laboratory HamburgNotkestrasse 8522607HamburgGermany
- Department of Medical Biochemistry and BiophysicsKarolinska Institutet17177StockholmSweden
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Wu Z, Newstead S, Biggin PC. The KDEL trafficking receptor exploits pH to tune the strength of an unusual short hydrogen bond. Sci Rep 2020; 10:16903. [PMID: 33037300 PMCID: PMC7547670 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-73906-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2020] [Accepted: 09/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is the main site of protein synthesis in eukaryotic cells and requires a high concentration of luminal chaperones to function. During protein synthesis, ER luminal chaperones are swept along the secretory pathway and must be retrieved to maintain cell viability. ER protein retrieval is achieved by the KDEL receptor, which recognises a C-terminal Lys-Asp-Glu-Leu (KDEL) sequence. Recognition of ER proteins by the KDEL receptor is pH dependent, with binding occurring under acidic conditions in the Golgi and release under conditions of higher pH in the ER. Recent crystal structures of the KDEL receptor in the apo and peptide bound state suggested that peptide binding drives the formation of a short-hydrogen bond that locks the KDEL sequence in the receptor and activates the receptor for COPI binding in the cytoplasm. Using quantum mechanical calculations we demonstrate that the strength of this short hydrogen bond is reinforced following protonation of a nearby histidine, providing a conceptual link between receptor protonation and KDEL peptide binding. Protonation also controls the water networks adjacent to the peptide binding site, leading to a conformational change that ultimately allows the receptor-complex to be recognized by the COPI system.
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- Zhiyi Wu
- Department of Biochemistry, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3QU, UK
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- Department of Biochemistry, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3QU, UK.
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- Department of Biochemistry, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3QU, UK.
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Lasitza‐Male T, Bartels K, Jungwirth J, Wiggers F, Rosenblum G, Hofmann H, Löw C. Membrane Chemistry Tunes the Structure of a Peptide Transporter. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202008226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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- Tanya Lasitza‐Male
- Department of Structural Biology Weizmann Institute of Science Herzl St. 234 7610001 Rehovot Israel
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- Centre for Structural Systems Biology (CSSB) DESY and European Molecular Biology Laboratory Hamburg Notkestrasse 85 22607 Hamburg Germany
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Physics Weizmann Institute of Science Herzl St. 234 7610001 Rehovot Israel
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- Department of Structural Biology Weizmann Institute of Science Herzl St. 234 7610001 Rehovot Israel
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- Department of Structural Biology Weizmann Institute of Science Herzl St. 234 7610001 Rehovot Israel
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- Department of Structural Biology Weizmann Institute of Science Herzl St. 234 7610001 Rehovot Israel
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- Centre for Structural Systems Biology (CSSB) DESY and European Molecular Biology Laboratory Hamburg Notkestrasse 85 22607 Hamburg Germany
- Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics Karolinska Institutet 17177 Stockholm Sweden
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Batista MRB, Watts A, José Costa-Filho A. Exploring Conformational Transitions and Free-Energy Profiles of Proton-Coupled Oligopeptide Transporters. J Chem Theory Comput 2019; 15:6433-6443. [PMID: 31639304 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jctc.9b00524] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Proteins involved in peptide uptake and transport belong to the proton-coupled oligopeptide transporter (POT) family. Crystal structures of POT family members reveal a common fold consisting of two domains of six transmembrane α helices that come together to form a "V" shaped transporter with a central substrate binding site. Proton-coupled oligopeptide transporters operate through an alternate access mechanism, where the membrane transporter undergoes global conformational changes, alternating between inward-facing (IF), outward-facing (OF), and occluded (OC) states. Conformational transitions are promoted by proton and ligand binding; however, due to the absence of crystallographic models of the outward-open state, the role of H+ and ligands is still not fully understood. To provide a comprehensive picture of the POT conformational equilibrium, conventional and enhanced sampling molecular dynamics simulations of PepTst in the presence or absence of ligand and protonation were performed. Free-energy profiles of the conformational variability of PepTst were obtained from microseconds of adaptive biasing force (ABF) simulations. Our results reveal that both proton and ligand significantly change the conformational free-energy landscape. In the absence of ligand and protonation, only transitions involving IF and OC states are allowed. After protonation of the residue Glu300, the wider free-energy well for Glu300 protonated PepTst indicates a greater conformational variability relative to the apo system, and OF conformations became accessible. For the Glu300 protonated Holo-PepTst, the presence of a second free-energy minimum suggests that OF conformations are not only accessible, but also stable. The differences in the free-energy profiles demonstrate that transitions toward outward-facing conformation occur only after protonation, which is likely the first step in the mechanism of peptide transport. Our extensive ABF simulations provide a fully atomic description of all states of the transport process, offering a model for the alternating access mechanism and how protonation and ligand control the conformational changes.
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- Mariana R B Batista
- Ribeirão Preto School of Philosophy, Sciences and Letters , University of São Paulo , Ribeirao Preto , São Paulo 14040901 , Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry , University of Oxford , South Parks Road , Oxford OX1 2JD , United Kingdom
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- Ribeirão Preto School of Philosophy, Sciences and Letters , University of São Paulo , Ribeirao Preto , São Paulo 14040901 , Brazil
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Guellec J, Elbahnsi A, Le Tertre M, Uguen K, Gourlaouen I, Férec C, Ka C, Callebaut I, Le Gac G. Molecular model of the ferroportin intracellular gate and implications for the human iron transport cycle and hemochromatosis type 4A. FASEB J 2019; 33:14625-14635. [PMID: 31690120 DOI: 10.1096/fj.201901857r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Ferroportin 1 (FPN1) is a major facilitator superfamily transporter that is essential for proper maintenance of human iron homeostasis at the systemic and cellular level. FPN1 dysfunction leads to the progressive accumulation of iron in reticuloendothelial cells, causing hemochromatosis type 4A (or ferroportin disease), an autosomal dominant disorder that displays large phenotypic heterogeneity. Although crystal structures have unveiled the outward- and inward-facing conformations of the bacterial homolog Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus Fpn (or Bd2019) and calcium has recently been identified as an essential cofactor, our molecular understanding of the iron transport mechanism remains incomplete. Here, we used a combination of molecular modeling, molecular dynamics simulations, and Ala site-directed mutagenesis, followed by complementary in vitro functional analyses, to explore the structural architecture of the human FPN1 intracellular gate. We reveal an interdomain network that involves 5 key amino acids and is likely very important for stability of the iron exporter facing the extracellular milieu. We also identify inter- and intradomain interactions that rely on the 2 Asp84 and Asn174 critical residues and do not exist in the bacterial homolog. These interactions are thought to play an important role in the modulation of conformational changes during the transport cycle. We interpret these results in the context of hemochromatosis type 4A, reinforcing the idea that different categories of loss-of-function mutations exist. Our findings provide an unprecedented view of the human FPN1 outward-facing structure and the particular function of the so-called "gating residues" in the mechanism of iron export.-Guellec, J., Elbahnsi, A., Le Tertre, M., Uguen, K., Gourlaouen, I., Férec, C., Ka, C., Callebaut, I., Le Gac, G. Molecular model of the ferroportin intracellular gate and implications for the human iron transport cycle and hemochromatosis type 4A.
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- Julie Guellec
- INSERM Unité Mixte de Recherche (UMR) 1078, Etablissement Français du Sang-Bretagne, Institut Brestois Santé-Agro-Matière, Université Bretagne Loire-Université de Brest, Brest, France.,Association Gaetan Saleun, Brest, France
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- Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, UMR Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) 7590, Institut de Minéralogie, de Physique des Matériaux et de Cosmochimie, Institut de Minéralogie, de Physique des Matériaux et de Cosmochimie (IMPMC), Sorbonne Université, Paris, France
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- INSERM Unité Mixte de Recherche (UMR) 1078, Etablissement Français du Sang-Bretagne, Institut Brestois Santé-Agro-Matière, Université Bretagne Loire-Université de Brest, Brest, France.,Service de Génétique Médicale, Centre Hospitalier Régional et Universitaire (CHRU) de Brest, Hôpital Morvan, Brest, France; and
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- INSERM Unité Mixte de Recherche (UMR) 1078, Etablissement Français du Sang-Bretagne, Institut Brestois Santé-Agro-Matière, Université Bretagne Loire-Université de Brest, Brest, France.,Service de Génétique Médicale, Centre Hospitalier Régional et Universitaire (CHRU) de Brest, Hôpital Morvan, Brest, France; and
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- INSERM Unité Mixte de Recherche (UMR) 1078, Etablissement Français du Sang-Bretagne, Institut Brestois Santé-Agro-Matière, Université Bretagne Loire-Université de Brest, Brest, France
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- INSERM Unité Mixte de Recherche (UMR) 1078, Etablissement Français du Sang-Bretagne, Institut Brestois Santé-Agro-Matière, Université Bretagne Loire-Université de Brest, Brest, France.,Association Gaetan Saleun, Brest, France.,Service de Génétique Médicale, Centre Hospitalier Régional et Universitaire (CHRU) de Brest, Hôpital Morvan, Brest, France; and
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- INSERM Unité Mixte de Recherche (UMR) 1078, Etablissement Français du Sang-Bretagne, Institut Brestois Santé-Agro-Matière, Université Bretagne Loire-Université de Brest, Brest, France.,Service de Génétique Médicale, Centre Hospitalier Régional et Universitaire (CHRU) de Brest, Hôpital Morvan, Brest, France; and.,Laboratory of Excellence Laboratory of Excellence (GR-Ex), Paris, France
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- Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, UMR Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) 7590, Institut de Minéralogie, de Physique des Matériaux et de Cosmochimie, Institut de Minéralogie, de Physique des Matériaux et de Cosmochimie (IMPMC), Sorbonne Université, Paris, France
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- INSERM Unité Mixte de Recherche (UMR) 1078, Etablissement Français du Sang-Bretagne, Institut Brestois Santé-Agro-Matière, Université Bretagne Loire-Université de Brest, Brest, France.,Service de Génétique Médicale, Centre Hospitalier Régional et Universitaire (CHRU) de Brest, Hôpital Morvan, Brest, France; and.,Laboratory of Excellence Laboratory of Excellence (GR-Ex), Paris, France
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Jiang Q, Zhang J, Tong P, Gao Y, Lv Y, Wang C, Luo M, Sun M, Wang J, Feng Y, Cao L, Wang G, Wang Y, Kan Q, Zhang T, Wang Y, Liu K, Sun J, He Z. Bioactivatable Pseudotripeptidization of Cyclic Dipeptides To Increase the Affinity toward Oligopeptide Transporter 1 for Enhanced Oral Absorption: An Application to Cyclo(l-Hyp-l-Ser) (JBP485). J Med Chem 2019; 62:7708-7721. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.9b00358] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116044, China
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116044, China
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- Key Laboratory of Structure-Based Drug Design and Discovery, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Ministry of Education, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Key Laboratory of Structure-Based Drug Design and Discovery, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Ministry of Education, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, The Second Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116023, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Guang Xi University of Chinese Medicine, Guangxi 530001, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Guang Xi University of Chinese Medicine, Guangxi 530001, China
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116044, China
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Zwiewka M, Bilanovičová V, Seifu YW, Nodzyński T. The Nuts and Bolts of PIN Auxin Efflux Carriers. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2019; 10:985. [PMID: 31417597 PMCID: PMC6685051 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2019.00985] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2019] [Accepted: 07/12/2019] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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The plant-specific proteins named PIN-FORMED (PIN) efflux carriers facilitate the direction of auxin flow and thus play a vital role in the establishment of local auxin maxima within plant tissues that subsequently guide plant ontogenesis. They are membrane integral proteins with two hydrophobic regions consisting of alpha-helices linked with a hydrophilic loop, which is usually longer for the plasma membrane-localized PINs. The hydrophilic loop harbors molecular cues important for the subcellular localization and thus auxin efflux function of those transporters. The three-dimensional structure of PIN has not been solved yet. However, there are scattered but substantial data concerning the functional characterization of amino acid strings that constitute these carriers. These sequences include motifs vital for vesicular trafficking, residues regulating membrane diffusion, cellular polar localization, and activity of PINs. Here, we summarize those bits of information striving to provide a reference to structural motifs that have been investigated experimentally hoping to stimulate the efforts toward unraveling of PIN structure-function connections.
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- Mendel Centre for Plant Genomics and Proteomics, Central European Institute of Technology (CEITEC), Masaryk University, Brno, Czechia
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Varela MF, Kumar S. Strategies for discovery of new molecular targets for anti-infective drugs. Curr Opin Pharmacol 2019; 48:57-68. [PMID: 31146204 DOI: 10.1016/j.coph.2019.04.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2019] [Revised: 04/18/2019] [Accepted: 04/20/2019] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Multidrug resistant bacterial pathogens as causative agents of infectious disease are a primary public health concern. Clinical efficacy of antimicrobial chemotherapy toward bacterial infection has been compromised in cases where causative agents are resistant to multiple structurally distinct antimicrobial agents. Modification of extant antimicrobial agents that exploit conventional bacterial targets have been developed since the advent of the antimicrobial era. This approach, while successful in certain cases, nonetheless suffers overall from the costs of development and rapid emergence of bacterial variants with confounding resistances to modified agents. Thus, additional strategies toward discovery of new molecular targets have been developed based on bioinformatics analyses and comparative genomics. These and other strategies meant to identify new molecular targets represent promising avenues for reducing emergence of bacterial infections. This short review considers these strategies for discovery of new molecular targets within bacterial pathogens.
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- Manuel F Varela
- Department of Biology, Eastern New Mexico University, Portales, NM 88130, USA.
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- Post Harvest Technology, ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Seven Bungalows, Andheri (W), Mumbai, 400016, India
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Majumder P, Khare S, Athreya A, Hussain N, Gulati A, Penmatsa A. Dissection of Protonation Sites for Antibacterial Recognition and Transport in QacA, a Multi-Drug Efflux Transporter. J Mol Biol 2019; 431:2163-2179. [PMID: 30910733 PMCID: PMC7212025 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2019.03.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2018] [Revised: 03/14/2019] [Accepted: 03/19/2019] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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QacA is a drug:H+ antiporter with 14 transmembrane helices that confers antibacterial resistance to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains, with homologs in other pathogenic organisms. It is a highly promiscuous antiporter, capable of H+-driven efflux of a wide array of cationic antibacterial compounds and dyes. Our study, using a homology model of QacA, reveals a group of six protonatable residues in its vestibule. Systematic mutagenesis resulted in the identification of D34 (TM1), and a cluster of acidic residues in TM13 including E407 and D411 and D323 in TM10, as being crucial for substrate recognition and transport of monovalent and divalent cationic antibacterial compounds. The transport and binding properties of QacA and its mutants were explored using whole cells, inside-out vesicles, substrate-induced H+ release and microscale thermophoresis-based assays. The activity of purified QacA was also observed using proteoliposome-based substrate-induced H+ transport assay. Our results identify two sites, D34 and D411 as vital players in substrate recognition, while E407 facilitates substrate efflux as a protonation site. We also observe that E407 plays an additional role as a substrate recognition site for the transport of dequalinium, a divalent quaternary ammonium compound. These observations rationalize the promiscuity of QacA for diverse substrates. The study unravels the role of acidic residues in QacA with implications for substrate recognition, promiscuity and processive transport in multidrug efflux transporters, related to QacA.
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- Puja Majumder
- Molecular Biophysics Unit, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560012, India
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- Molecular Biophysics Unit, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560012, India
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- Molecular Biophysics Unit, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560012, India
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- Molecular Biophysics Unit, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560012, India
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- Molecular Biophysics Unit, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560012, India
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- Molecular Biophysics Unit, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560012, India.
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Leone V, Waclawska I, Kossmann K, Koshy C, Sharma M, Prisner TF, Ziegler C, Endeward B, Forrest LR. Interpretation of spectroscopic data using molecular simulations for the secondary active transporter BetP. J Gen Physiol 2019; 151:381-394. [PMID: 30728216 PMCID: PMC6400524 DOI: 10.1085/jgp.201812111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2018] [Revised: 11/26/2018] [Accepted: 01/11/2019] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Mechanistic understanding of dynamic membrane proteins such as transporters, receptors, and channels requires accurate depictions of conformational ensembles, and the manner in which they interchange as a function of environmental factors including substrates, lipids, and inhibitors. Spectroscopic techniques such as electron spin resonance (ESR) pulsed electron-electron double resonance (PELDOR), also known as double electron-electron resonance (DEER), provide a complement to atomistic structures obtained from x-ray crystallography or cryo-EM, since spectroscopic data reflect an ensemble and can be measured in more native solvents, unperturbed by a crystal lattice. However, attempts to interpret DEER data are frequently stymied by discrepancies with the structural data, which may arise due to differences in conditions, the dynamics of the protein, or the flexibility of the attached paramagnetic spin labels. Recently, molecular simulation techniques such as EBMetaD have been developed that create a conformational ensemble matching an experimental distance distribution while applying the minimal possible bias. Moreover, it has been proposed that the work required during an EBMetaD simulation to match an experimentally determined distribution could be used as a metric with which to assign conformational states to a given measurement. Here, we demonstrate the application of this concept for a sodium-coupled transport protein, BetP. Because the probe, protein, and lipid bilayer are all represented in atomic detail, the different contributions to the work, such as the extent of protein backbone movements, can be separated. This work therefore illustrates how ranking simulations based on EBMetaD can help to bridge the gap between structural and biophysical data and thereby enhance our understanding of membrane protein conformational mechanisms.
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- Vanessa Leone
- Computational Structural Biology Section, National Institutes of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
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- Institute of Biophysics and Biophysical Chemistry, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Biophysics, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Computational Structural Biology Section, National Institutes of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
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- Institute of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry and Center of Biomolecular Magnetic Resonance, Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Institute of Biophysics and Biophysical Chemistry, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Institute of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry and Center of Biomolecular Magnetic Resonance, Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Computational Structural Biology Section, National Institutes of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
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Işıldar A, van Hullebusch ED, Lenz M, Du Laing G, Marra A, Cesaro A, Panda S, Akcil A, Kucuker MA, Kuchta K. Biotechnological strategies for the recovery of valuable and critical raw materials from waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) - A review. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2019; 362:467-481. [PMID: 30268020 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2018.08.050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2018] [Revised: 08/14/2018] [Accepted: 08/16/2018] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Critical raw materials (CRMs) are essential in the development of novel high-tech applications. They are essential in sustainable materials and green technologies, including renewable energy, emissionfree electric vehicles and energy-efficient lighting. However, the sustainable supply of CRMs is a major concern. Recycling end-of-life devices is an integral element of the CRMs supply policy of many countries. Waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) is an important secondary source of CRMs. Currently, pyrometallurgical processes are used to recycle metals from WEEE. These processes are deemed imperfect, energy-intensive and non-selective towards CRMs. Biotechnologies are a promising alternative to the current industrial best available technologies (BAT). In this review, we present the current frontiers in CRMs recovery from WEEE using biotechnology, the biochemical fundamentals of these bio-based technologies and discuss recent research and development (R&D) activities. These technologies encompass biologically induced leaching (bioleaching) from various matrices,biomass-induced sorption (biosorption), and bioelectrochemical systems (BES).
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- Arda Işıldar
- IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, Delft, The Netherlands; Université Paris-Est, Laboratoire Geomatériaux et Environnement (LGE), EA 4508, UPEM, 77454 Marne-la-Vallée, France.
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- IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, Delft, The Netherlands; Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Universitè Paris Diderot, UMR 7154, CNRS, F-75005 Paris, France
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- Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland, Brugg, Switzerland; Sub-Department of Environmental Technology, Wageningen University, 6700 AA Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Applied Analytical and Physical Chemistry, Ghent University, Belgium
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- Sanitary Environmental Engineering Division (SEED), Department of Civil Engineering, University of Salerno, Italy
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- Sanitary Environmental Engineering Division (SEED), Department of Civil Engineering, University of Salerno, Italy
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- Mineral-Metal Recovery and Recycling Research Group, Mineral Processing Division, Department of Mining Engineering, Suleyman Demirel University, TR32260 Isparta, Turkey
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- Mineral-Metal Recovery and Recycling Research Group, Mineral Processing Division, Department of Mining Engineering, Suleyman Demirel University, TR32260 Isparta, Turkey
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- Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH), Institute of Environmental Technology and Energy Economics, Waste Resources Management, Harburger Schloßstr. 36, 21079 Hamburg, Germany
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- Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH), Institute of Environmental Technology and Energy Economics, Waste Resources Management, Harburger Schloßstr. 36, 21079 Hamburg, Germany
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Structural basis for prodrug recognition by the SLC15 family of proton-coupled peptide transporters. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2019; 116:804-809. [PMID: 30602453 PMCID: PMC6338836 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1813715116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Poor oral bioavailability is one of the leading causes of compound failure in drug development and a major challenge for the pharmaceutical industry. A successful approach to address this challenge has been the development of prodrugs that target the intestinal peptide transporter, PepT1 (SLC15A1). PepT1 exhibits a remarkably promiscuous binding site and is known to transport many different drug molecules, making it an excellent target for prodrug design and delivery. However, the structural basis for drug recognition remains largely unknown. Here we present the structure of a bacterial homolog of PepT1 bound to both an antiviral prodrug, valacyclovir, and anticancer drug 5-aminolevulinic acid. These structures enable a pharmacophore model to be developed that will aid future prodrug design. A major challenge in drug development is the optimization of intestinal absorption and cellular uptake. A successful strategy has been to develop prodrug molecules, which hijack solute carrier (SLC) transporters for active transport into the body. The proton-coupled oligopeptide transporters, PepT1 and PepT2, have been successfully targeted using this approach. Peptide transporters display a remarkable capacity to recognize a diverse library of di- and tripeptides, making them extremely promiscuous and major contributors to the pharmacokinetic profile of several important drug classes, including beta-lactam antibiotics and antiviral and antineoplastic agents. Of particular interest has been their ability to recognize amino acid and peptide-based prodrug molecules, thereby providing a rational approach to improving drug transport into the body. However, the structural basis for prodrug recognition has remained elusive. Here we present crystal structures of a prokaryotic homolog of the mammalian transporters in complex with the antiviral prodrug valacyclovir and the peptide-based photodynamic therapy agent, 5-aminolevulinic acid. The valacyclovir structure reveals that prodrug recognition is mediated through both the amino acid scaffold and the ester bond, which is commonly used to link drug molecules to the carrier’s physiological ligand, whereas 5-aminolevulinic acid makes far fewer interactions compared with physiological peptides. These structures provide a unique insight into how peptide transporters interact with xenobiotic molecules and provide a template for further prodrug development.
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Transport of solutes across biological membranes is essential for cellular life. This process is mediated by membrane transport proteins which move nutrients, waste products, certain drugs and ions into and out of cells. Secondary active transporters couple the transport of substrates against their concentration gradients with the transport of other solutes down their concentration gradients. The alternating access model of membrane transporters and the coupling mechanism of secondary active transporters are introduced in this book chapter. Structural studies have identified typical protein folds for transporters that we exemplify by the major facilitator superfamily (MFS) and LeuT folds. Finally, substrate binding and substrate translocation of the transporters LacY of the MFS and AdiC of the amino acid-polyamine-organocation (APC) superfamily are described.
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- Patrick D Bosshart
- Swiss National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR) TransCure, Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, University of Bern, Bühlstrasse 28, 3012, Bern, Switzerland
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- Swiss National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR) TransCure, Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, University of Bern, Bühlstrasse 28, 3012, Bern, Switzerland.
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Advances in Understanding the Mechanism of Action of the Auxin Permease AUX1. Int J Mol Sci 2018; 19:ijms19113391. [PMID: 30380696 PMCID: PMC6275028 DOI: 10.3390/ijms19113391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2018] [Revised: 10/19/2018] [Accepted: 10/24/2018] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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In over 40 years of research on the cellular uptake of auxin it is somewhat chastening that we have elaborated so little on the original kinetic descriptions of auxin uptake by plant cells made by Rubery and Sheldrake in 1974. Every aspect of that seminal work has been investigated in detail, and the uptake activity they measured is now known to be attributed to the AUX1/LAX family of permeases. Recent pharmacological studies have defined the substrate specificity of AUX1, biochemical studies have evaluated its permeability to auxin in plant cell membranes, and rigourous kinetic studies have confirmed the affinity of AUX1 for IAA and synthetic auxins. Advances in genome sequencing have provided a rich resource for informatic analysis of the ancestry of AUX1 and the LAX proteins and, along with models of topology, suggest mechanistic links to families of eukaryotic proton co-transporters for which crystal structures have been presented. The insights gained from all the accumulated research reflect the brilliance of Rubery and Sheldrake’s early work, but recent biochemical analyses are starting to advance further our understanding of this vitally important family of auxin transport proteins.
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Selvam B, Mittal S, Shukla D. Free Energy Landscape of the Complete Transport Cycle in a Key Bacterial Transporter. ACS CENTRAL SCIENCE 2018; 4:1146-1154. [PMID: 30276247 PMCID: PMC6161048 DOI: 10.1021/acscentsci.8b00330] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2018] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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PepTSo is a proton-coupled bacterial symporter, from the major facilitator superfamily (MFS), which transports di-/tripeptide molecules. The recently obtained crystal structure of PepTSo provides an unprecedented opportunity to gain an understanding of functional insights of the substrate transport mechanism. Binding of the proton and peptide molecule induces conformational changes into occluded (OC) and outward-facing (OF) states, which we are able to characterize using molecular dynamics (MD) simulations. The structural knowledge of the OC and OF state is important to fully understand the major energy barrier associated with the transport cycle. In order to gain functional insight into the interstate dynamics, we performed extensive all atom MD simulations. The Markov state model was constructed to identify the free energy barriers between the states, and kinetic information on intermediate pathways was obtained using the transition pathway theory (TPT). TPT shows that the OF state is obtained by the movement of TM1 and TM7 at the extracellular side approximately 12-16 Å away from each other, and the inward movement of TM4 and TM10 at the intracellular halves to 3-4 Å characterizes the OC state. Helix distance distributions obtained from MD simulations were compared with experimental double electron-electron resonance spectroscopy and were found to be in excellent agreement with previous studies. We also predicted the optimal positions for placement of methane thiosulfonate spin label probes to capture the slowest protein dynamics. Our finding sheds light on the conformational cycle of this key membrane transporter and the functional relationships between the multiple intermediate states.
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- Balaji Selvam
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Center for Biophysics and Quantitative
Biology, and Department
of Plant Biology, University of Illinois
at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Center for Biophysics and Quantitative
Biology, and Department
of Plant Biology, University of Illinois
at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Center for Biophysics and Quantitative
Biology, and Department
of Plant Biology, University of Illinois
at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, United States
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Martinez Molledo M, Quistgaard EM, Löw C. Tripeptide binding in a proton-dependent oligopeptide transporter. FEBS Lett 2018; 592:3239-3247. [PMID: 30194725 PMCID: PMC6221056 DOI: 10.1002/1873-3468.13246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2018] [Revised: 08/29/2018] [Accepted: 09/05/2018] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Proton-dependent oligopeptide transporters (POTs) are important for the uptake of di-/tripeptides in many organisms and for drug transport in humans. The binding mode of dipeptides has been well described. However, it is still debated how tripeptides are recognized. Here, we show that tripeptides of the sequence Phe-Ala-Xxx bind with similar affinities as dipeptides to the POT transporter from Streptococcus thermophilus (PepTS t ). We furthermore determined a 2.3-Å structure of PepTS t in complex with Phe-Ala-Gln. The phenylalanine and alanine residues of the peptide adopt the same positions as previously observed for the Phe-Ala dipeptide, while the glutamine side chain extends into a hitherto uncharacterized pocket. This pocket is adaptable in size and can likely accommodate a wide variety of peptide side chains.
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- Maria Martinez Molledo
- Centre for Structural Systems Biology (CSSB), DESY and European Molecular Biology Laboratory Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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- Centre for Structural Systems Biology (CSSB), DESY and European Molecular Biology Laboratory Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany.,Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Centre for Structural Systems Biology (CSSB), DESY and European Molecular Biology Laboratory Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany.,Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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Majumder P, Mallela AK, Penmatsa A. Transporters through the looking glass. An insight into the mechanisms of ion-coupled transport and methods that help reveal them. J Indian Inst Sci 2018; 98:283-300. [PMID: 30686879 PMCID: PMC6345361 DOI: 10.1007/s41745-018-0081-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2018] [Accepted: 06/05/2018] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Cell membranes, despite providing a barrier to protect intracellular constituents, require selective gating for influx of important metabolites including ions, sugars, amino acids, neurotransmitters and efflux of toxins and metabolic end-products. The machinery involved in carrying out this gating process comprises of integral membrane proteins that use ionic electrochemical gradients or ATP hydrolysis, to drive concentrative uptake or efflux. The mechanism through which ion-coupled transporters function is referred to as alternating-access. In the recent past, discrete modes of alternating-access have been described with the elucidation of new transporter structures and their snapshots in altered conformational states. Despite X-ray structures being the primary sources of mechanistic information, other biophysical methods provide information related to the structural dynamics of these transporters. Methods including EPR and smFRET, have extensively helped validate or clarify ion-coupled transport mechanisms, in a near-native environment. This review seeks to highlight the mechanistic details of ion-coupled transport and delve into the biophysical tools and methods that help in understanding these fascinating molecules.
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- Puja Majumder
- Molecular Biophysics Unit, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 560012 India
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- Molecular Biophysics Unit, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 560012 India
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Minhas GS, Bawdon D, Herman R, Rudden M, Stone AP, James AG, Thomas GH, Newstead S. Structural basis of malodour precursor transport in the human axilla. eLife 2018; 7:e34995. [PMID: 29966586 PMCID: PMC6059767 DOI: 10.7554/elife.34995] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2018] [Accepted: 06/23/2018] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Mammals produce volatile odours that convey different types of societal information. In Homo sapiens, this is now recognised as body odour, a key chemical component of which is the sulphurous thioalcohol, 3-methyl-3-sulfanylhexan-1-ol (3M3SH). Volatile 3M3SH is produced in the underarm as a result of specific microbial activity, which act on the odourless dipeptide-containing malodour precursor molecule, S-Cys-Gly-3M3SH, secreted in the axilla (underarm) during colonisation. The mechanism by which these bacteria recognise S-Cys-Gly-3M3SH and produce body odour is still poorly understood. Here we report the structural and biochemical basis of bacterial transport of S-Cys-Gly-3M3SH by Staphylococcus hominis, which is converted to the sulphurous thioalcohol component 3M3SH in the bacterial cytoplasm, before being released into the environment. Knowledge of the molecular basis of precursor transport, essential for body odour formation, provides a novel opportunity to design specific inhibitors of malodour production in humans.
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- Gurdeep S Minhas
- Department of BiochemistryUniversity of OxfordOxfordUnited Kingdom
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- Department of BiologyUniversity of YorkYorkUnited Kingdom
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- Department of BiologyUniversity of YorkYorkUnited Kingdom
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- Department of BiologyUniversity of YorkYorkUnited Kingdom
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- Department of BiologyUniversity of YorkYorkUnited Kingdom
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- Department of BiochemistryUniversity of OxfordOxfordUnited Kingdom
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Dynamic tuneable G protein-coupled receptor monomer-dimer populations. Nat Commun 2018; 9:1710. [PMID: 29703992 PMCID: PMC5923235 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-03727-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2017] [Accepted: 03/06/2018] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are the largest class of membrane receptors, playing a key role in the regulation of processes as varied as neurotransmission and immune response. Evidence for GPCR oligomerisation has been accumulating that challenges the idea that GPCRs function solely as monomeric receptors; however, GPCR oligomerisation remains controversial primarily due to the difficulties in comparing evidence from very different types of structural and dynamic data. Using a combination of single-molecule and ensemble FRET, double electron–electron resonance spectroscopy, and simulations, we show that dimerisation of the GPCR neurotensin receptor 1 is regulated by receptor density and is dynamically tuneable over the physiological range. We propose a “rolling dimer” interface model in which multiple dimer conformations co-exist and interconvert. These findings unite previous seemingly conflicting observations, provide a compelling mechanism for regulating receptor signalling, and act as a guide for future physiological studies. Evidence suggests oligomerisation of G protein-coupled receptors in membranes, but this is controversial. Here, authors use single-molecule and ensemble FRET, and spectroscopy to show that the neurotensin receptor 1 forms multiple dimer conformations that interconvert - “rolling” interfaces.
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Yaffe D, Forrest LR, Schuldiner S. The ins and outs of vesicular monoamine transporters. J Gen Physiol 2018; 150:671-682. [PMID: 29666153 PMCID: PMC5940252 DOI: 10.1085/jgp.201711980] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2018] [Accepted: 03/26/2018] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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Yaffe et al. review structure-guided studies that have provided insight into the mechanism of proton-monoamine antiport by VMATs. The H+-coupled vesicular monoamine transporter (VMAT) is a transporter essential for life. VMAT mediates packaging of the monoamines serotonin, dopamine, norepinephrine, and histamine from the neuronal cytoplasm into presynaptic vesicles, which is a key step in the regulated release of neurotransmitters. However, a detailed understanding of the mechanism of VMAT function has been limited by the lack of availability of high-resolution structural data. In recent years, a series of studies guided by homology models has revealed significant insights into VMAT function, identifying residues that contribute to the binding site and to specific steps in the transport cycle. Moreover, to characterize the conformational transitions that occur upon binding of the substrate and coupling ion, we have taken advantage of the unique and powerful pharmacology of VMAT as well as of mutants that affect the conformational equilibrium of the protein and shift it toward defined conformations. This has allowed us to identify an important role for the proton gradient in driving a shift from lumen-facing to cytoplasm-facing conformations.
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- Dana Yaffe
- Department of Biological Chemistry, Alexander Silberman Institute of Life Sciences, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Computational Structural Biology Section, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
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- Department of Biological Chemistry, Alexander Silberman Institute of Life Sciences, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel
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Bai X, Moraes TF, Reithmeier RAF. Structural biology of solute carrier (SLC) membrane transport proteins. Mol Membr Biol 2018; 34:1-32. [PMID: 29651895 DOI: 10.1080/09687688.2018.1448123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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The human solute carriers (SLCs) comprise over 400 different transporters, organized into 65 families ( http://slc.bioparadigms.org/ ) based on their sequence homology and transport function. SLCs are responsible for transporting extraordinarily diverse solutes across biological membranes, including inorganic ions, amino acids, lipids, sugars, neurotransmitters and drugs. Most of these membrane proteins function as coupled symporters (co-transporters) utilizing downhill ion (H+ or Na+) gradients as the driving force for the transport of substrate against its concentration gradient into cells. Other members work as antiporters (exchangers) that typically contain a single substrate-binding site with an alternating access mode of transport, while a few members exhibit channel-like properties. Dysfunction of SLCs is correlated with numerous human diseases and therefore they are potential therapeutic drug targets. In this review, we identified all of the SLC crystal structures that have been determined, most of which are from prokaryotic species. We further sorted all the SLC structures into four main groups with different protein folds and further discuss the well-characterized MFS (major facilitator superfamily) and LeuT (leucine transporter) folds. This review provides a systematic analysis of the structure, molecular basis of substrate recognition and mechanism of action in different SLC family members.
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- Xiaoyun Bai
- a Department of Biochemistry , University of Toronto , Toronto , Canada
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- a Department of Biochemistry , University of Toronto , Toronto , Canada
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Mittal S, Shukla D. Recruiting machine learning methods for molecular simulations of proteins. MOLECULAR SIMULATION 2018. [DOI: 10.1080/08927022.2018.1448976] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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- Shriyaa Mittal
- Center for Biophysics and Quantitative Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign , Urbana, IL, USA
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- Center for Biophysics and Quantitative Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign , Urbana, IL, USA
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign , Urbana, IL, USA
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Multispecific Substrate Recognition in a Proton-Dependent Oligopeptide Transporter. Structure 2018; 26:467-476.e4. [PMID: 29429879 PMCID: PMC5845931 DOI: 10.1016/j.str.2018.01.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2017] [Revised: 11/22/2017] [Accepted: 01/10/2018] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Proton-dependent oligopeptide transporters (POTs) are important for uptake of dietary di- and tripeptides in many organisms, and in humans are also involved in drug absorption. These transporters accept a wide range of substrates, but the structural basis for how different peptide side chains are accommodated has so far remained obscure. Twenty-eight peptides were screened for binding to PepTSt from Streptococcus thermophilus, and structures were determined of PepTSt in complex with four physicochemically diverse dipeptides, which bind with millimolar affinity: Ala-Leu, Phe-Ala, Ala-Gln, and Asp-Glu. The structures show that PepTSt can adapt to different peptide side chains through movement of binding site residues and water molecules, and that a good fit can be further aided by adjustment of the position of the peptide itself. Finally, structures were also determined in complex with adventitiously bound HEPES, polyethylene glycol, and phosphate molecules, which further underline the adaptability of the binding site. Dipeptides can adapt their position to best fit the PepTSt binding site The PepTSt binding site can adapt its structure to best fit the dipeptides The water network in the PepTSt binding site can adapt to best fit the dipeptides Aromatic binding site residues play a role in conferring PepTSt multispecificity
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Feng J, Shukla D. Characterizing Conformational Dynamics of Proteins Using Evolutionary Couplings. J Phys Chem B 2018; 122:1017-1025. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.7b07529] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Jiangyan Feng
- Department
of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, ‡Center for Biophysics and Quantitative
Biology, §Department of Plant Biology, and ∥National Center for Supercomputing Applications, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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- Department
of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, ‡Center for Biophysics and Quantitative
Biology, §Department of Plant Biology, and ∥National Center for Supercomputing Applications, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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Longo A, Miles NW, Dickstein R. Genome Mining of Plant NPFs Reveals Varying Conservation of Signature Motifs Associated With the Mechanism of Transport. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2018; 9:1668. [PMID: 30564251 PMCID: PMC6288477 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2018.01668] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2018] [Accepted: 10/26/2018] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Nitrogen is essential for all living species and may be taken up from the environment in different forms like nitrate or peptides. In plants, members of a transporter family named NPFs transport nitrate and peptides across biological membranes. NPFs are phylogenetically related to a family of peptide transporters (PTRs) or proton-coupled oligopeptide transporters (POTs) that are evolutionarily conserved in all organisms except in Archaea. POTs are present in low numbers in bacteria, algae and animals. NPFs have expanded in plants and evolved to transport a wide range of substrates including phytohormones and glucosinolates. Functional studies have shown that most NPFs, like POTs, operate as symporters with simultaneous inwardly directed movement of protons. Here we focus on four structural features of NPFs/POTs/PTRs that have been shown by structural and functional studies to be essential to proton-coupled symport transport. The first two features are implicated in proton binding and transport: a conserved motif named ExxER/K, located in the first transmembrane helix (TMH1) and a D/E residue in TMH7 that has been observed in some bacterial and algal transporters. The third and fourth features are two inter-helical salt bridges between residues on TMH1 and TMH7 or TMH4 and TMH10. To understand if the mechanism of transport is conserved in NPFs with the expansion to novel substrates, we collected NPFs sequences from 42 plant genomes. Sequence alignment revealed that the ExxER/K motif is not strictly conserved and its conservation level is different in the NPF subfamilies. The proton binding site on TMH7 is missing in all NPFs with the exception of two NPFs from moss. The two moss NPFs also have a positively charged amino acid on TMH1 that can form the salt bridge with the TMH7 negative residue. None of the other NPFs we examined harbor residues that can form the TMH1-TMH7 salt bridge. In contrast, the amino acids required to form the TMH4-TMH10 salt bridge are highly conserved in NPFs, with some exceptions. These results support the need for further biochemical and structural studies of individual NPFs for a better understanding of the transport mechanism in this family of transporters.
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- Antonella Longo
- BioDiscovery Institute, University of North Texas, Denton, TX, United States
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of North Texas, Denton, TX, United States
- *Correspondence: Antonella Longo,
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- BioDiscovery Institute, University of North Texas, Denton, TX, United States
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of North Texas, Denton, TX, United States
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- BioDiscovery Institute, University of North Texas, Denton, TX, United States
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of North Texas, Denton, TX, United States
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POT transporters represent an evolutionarily well-conserved family of proton-coupled transport systems in biology. An unusual feature of the family is their ability to couple the transport of chemically diverse ligands to an inwardly directed proton electrochemical gradient. For example, in mammals, fungi, and bacteria they are predominantly peptide transporters, whereas in plants the family has diverged to recognize nitrate, plant defense compounds, and hormones. Although recent structural and biochemical studies have identified conserved sites of proton binding, the mechanism through which transport is coupled to proton movement remains enigmatic. Here we show that different POT transporters operate through distinct proton-coupled mechanisms through changes in the extracellular gate. A high-resolution crystal structure reveals the presence of ordered water molecules within the peptide binding site. Multiscale molecular dynamics simulations confirm proton transport occurs through these waters via Grotthuss shuttling and reveal that proton binding to the extracellular side of the transporter facilitates a reorientation from an inward- to outward-facing state. Together these results demonstrate that within the POT family multiple mechanisms of proton coupling have likely evolved in conjunction with variation of the extracellular gate.
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