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ArticleNature structural & molecular biology2016

Lipids modulate the conformational dynamics of a secondary multidrug transporter.

Chloé Martens, Richard A Stein, Matthieu Masureel, Aurélie Roth, Smriti Mishra, Rosie Dawaliby, Albert Konijnenberg, Frank Sobott, Cédric Govaerts, Hassane S Mchaourab

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Article in Nature structural & molecular biology, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 73 papers.

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10 authors.

Chloé MartensDepartment of Chemistry, Center for Structural Biology and Bioinformatics, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium.
Richard A SteinDepartment of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Matthieu MasureelDepartment of Chemistry, Center for Structural Biology and Bioinformatics, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium.
Aurélie RothDepartment of Chemistry, Center for Structural Biology and Bioinformatics, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium.
Smriti MishraDepartment of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Rosie DawalibyDepartment of Chemistry, Center for Structural Biology and Bioinformatics, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium.
Albert KonijnenbergDepartment of Chemistry, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium.
Frank SobottDepartment of Chemistry, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium.
Cédric GovaertsDepartment of Chemistry, Center for Structural Biology and Bioinformatics, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium.
Hassane S MchaourabDepartment of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.

Funding

Structural Dynamics of Multi-drug TransportersR01GM077659 · NIGMS · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY · PI MCHAOURAB, HASSANE S · 2006 to 2023
$5.0M
NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM077659
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Direct interactions with lipids have emerged as key determinants of the folding, structure and function of membrane proteins, but an understanding of how lipids modulate protein dynamics is still lacking. Here, we systematically explored the effects of lipids on the conformational dynamics of the proton-powered multidrug transporter LmrP from Lactococcus lactis, using the pattern of distances between spin-label pairs previously shown to report on alternating access of the protein. We uncovered, at the molecular level, how the lipid headgroups shape the conformational-energy landscape of the transporter. The model emerging from our data suggests a direct interaction between lipid headgroups and a conserved motif of charged residues that control the conformational equilibrium through an interplay of electrostatic interactions within the protein. Together, our data lay the foundation for a comprehensive model of secondary multidrug transport in lipid bilayers.

Indexed as

Lactococcus lactisBacterial ProteinsCardiolipinsHydrogen BondingHydrogen-Ion ConcentrationKineticsMembrane LipidsMembrane Transport ProteinsModels, MolecularProtein BindingProtein ConformationProtein StabilityBacterial ProteinsCardiolipinsLmrP protein, Lactococcus lactisMembrane LipidsMembrane Transport Proteins

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PMID27399258
PMCPMC5248563

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