Evidence map›Paper›PMID 25661651›Full record

ArticleStructure (London, England : 1993)2015

Distinct conformational spectrum of homologous multidrug ABC transporters.

Arne Moeller, Sung Chang Lee, Houchao Tao, Jeffrey A Speir, Geoffrey Chang, Ina L Urbatsch, Clinton S Potter, Bridget Carragher, Qinghai Zhang

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Article in Structure (London, England : 1993), 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 56 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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56 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Arne MoellerDepartment of Integrative Structural and Computational Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA; The National Resource for Automated Molecular Microscopy, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA.
Sung Chang LeeDepartment of Integrative Structural and Computational Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA.
Houchao TaoDepartment of Integrative Structural and Computational Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA.
Jeffrey A SpeirDepartment of Integrative Structural and Computational Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA; The National Resource for Automated Molecular Microscopy, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA.
Geoffrey ChangDepartment of Pharmacology, Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA.
Ina L UrbatschDepartment of Cell Biology and Biochemistry, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, 3601 4th Street, Lubbock, TX 79430, USA.
Clinton S PotterDepartment of Integrative Structural and Computational Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA; The National Resource for Automated Molecular Microscopy, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA.
Bridget CarragherDepartment of Integrative Structural and Computational Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA; The National Resource for Automated Molecular Microscopy, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA. Electronic address: bcarr@nysbc.org.
Qinghai ZhangDepartment of Integrative Structural and Computational Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA. Electronic address: qinghai@scripps.edu.

Funding

JCSG Center:Innovative Membrane Protein Technology (RMI)P50GM073197 · NIGMS · SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, THE · PI STEVENS, RAYMOND C · 2004 to 2013
$26.8M
TRD #3: An automated and streamlined pipeline for in-situ molecular microscopyP41GM103310 · NIGMS · SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, THE · PI DE MARCO, ALEX, KIEFT, JEFFREY S · 2012 to 2021
$14.7M
TransportPDB: Center for the X-ray Structure Determination of Human TransportersU54GM094610 · NIGMS · CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY · PI SAIER, MILTON H. · 2010 to 2014
$12.2M
Mediating Membrane Protein Crystal Contacts by Stabilization ReagentsR01GM098538 · NIGMS · SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, THE · PI ZHANG, QINGHAI · 2011 to 2015
$1.8M
A Helical Crystallization Pipeline for Membrane Protein Structure by TEMR01GM095573 · NIGMS · SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, THE · PI CARRAGHER, BRIDGET OLIVIA · 2010 to 2013
$1.6M
Structural biology and high resolution studies of P-glycoproteinR01GM094367 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI CHANG, GEOFFREY A · 2010 to 2013
$1.3M
Understanding polyspecific drug binding in P-glycoproteinR15GM102928 · NIGMS · TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIS CENTER · PI URBATSCH, INA L · 2012 to 2012
$347k
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

ATP-binding cassette (ABC) exporters are ubiquitously found in all kingdoms of life and their members play significant roles in mediating drug pharmacokinetics and multidrug resistance in the clinic. Significant questions and controversies remain regarding the relevance of their conformations observed in X-ray structures, their structural dynamics, and mechanism of transport. Here, we used single particle electron microscopy (EM) to delineate the entire conformational spectrum of two homologous ABC exporters (bacterial MsbA and mammalian P-glycoprotein) and the influence of nucleotide and substrate binding. Newly developed amphiphiles in complex with lipids that support high protein stability and activity enabled EM visualization of individual complexes in a membrane-mimicking environment. The data provide a comprehensive view of the conformational flexibility of these ABC exporters under various states and demonstrate not only similarities but striking differences between their mechanistic and energetic regulation of conformational changes.

Indexed as

AnimalsATP-Binding Cassette TransportersATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 1Bacterial ProteinsMembrane LipidsMiceMicroscopy, ElectronModels, MolecularNucleotidesProtein BindingProtein ConformationProtein StabilityStructural Homology, ProteinATP-Binding Cassette TransportersATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 1Bacterial ProteinsMembrane LipidsMsbA protein, BacteriaNucleotides

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PMID25661651
PMCPMC4351144

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