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ArticleThe Journal of biological chemistry2016

Formation of a Chloride-conducting State in the Maltose ATP-binding Cassette (ABC) Transporter.

Michael L Carlson, Huan Bao, Franck Duong

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Article in The Journal of biological chemistry, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 authors.

Michael L CarlsonFrom the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z3, Canada.
Huan BaoFrom the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z3, Canada.
Franck DuongFrom the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z3, Canada fduong@mail.ubc.ca.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

ATP-binding cassette transporters use an alternating access mechanism to move substrates across cellular membranes. This mode of transport ensures the selective passage of molecules while preserving membrane impermeability. The crystal structures of MalFGK2, inward- and outward-facing, show that the transporter is sealed against ions and small molecules. It has yet to be determined whether membrane impermeability is maintained when MalFGK2 cycles between these two conformations. Through the use of a mutant that resides in intermediate conformations close to the transition state, we demonstrate that not only is chloride conductance occurring, but also to a degree large enough to compromise cell viability. Introduction of mutations in the periplasmic gate lead to the formation of a channel that is quasi-permanently open. MalFGK2 must therefore stay away from these ion-conducting conformations to preserve the membrane barrier; otherwise, a few mutations that increase access to the ion-conducting states are enough to convert an ATP-binding cassette transporter into a channel.

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ATP-Binding Cassette TransportersCell MembraneCell Membrane PermeabilityChloridesCrystallography, X-RayEscherichia coliEscherichia coli ProteinsIon Channel GatingIon ChannelsIon TransportLipid BilayersMaltoseModels, MolecularMutationPeriplasmProtein ConformationATP-Binding Cassette TransportersChloridesEscherichia coli ProteinsIon ChannelsLipid BilayersMaltosemaltose transport system, E coliABC transporteralternate accessATPaseion channellipidmembrane

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PMID27059961
PMCPMC4933262

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