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ReviewFEBS letters2020

The role of the degenerate nucleotide binding site in type I ABC exporters.

Thomas Stockner, Ralph Gradisch, Lutz Schmitt

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Review in FEBS letters, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 30 papers.

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30citing papers in PubMed
3.1field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

30 citing papers in PubMed, 60 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Thomas StocknerInstitute of Pharmacology, Center for Physiology and Pharmacology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.ORCID 0000-0002-7071-8283
Ralph GradischInstitute of Pharmacology, Center for Physiology and Pharmacology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Lutz SchmittInstitute of Biochemistry, Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-1167-9819
Medical University of Vienna · ATHeinrich Heine University Düsseldorf · DE

Funding

Austrian Science Fund FWF W 1232
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporters are fascinating molecular machines that are capable of transporting a large variety of chemically diverse compounds. The energy required for translocation is derived from binding and hydrolysis of ATP. All ABC transporters share a basic architecture and are composed of two transmembrane domains and two nucleotide binding domains (NBDs). The latter harbor all conserved sequence motifs that hallmark the ABC transporter superfamily. The NBDs form the nucleotide binding sites (NBSs) in their interface. Transporters with two active NBSs are called canonical transporters, while ABC exporters from eukaryotic organisms, including humans, frequently have a degenerate NBS1 containing noncanonical residues that strongly impair ATP hydrolysis. Here, we summarize current knowledge on degenerate ABC transporters. By integrating structural information with biophysical and biochemical evidence of asymmetric function, we develop a model for the transport cycle of degenerate ABC transporters. We will elaborate on the unclear functional advantages of a degenerate NBS.

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Adenosine TriphosphateAnimalsATP-Binding Cassette TransportersBinding SitesHumansHydrolysisAdenosine TriphosphateATP-Binding Cassette TransportersABC transportersdegenerate nucleotide binding sitetransport cycle modeltype I exporter

Identifiers

PMID33179257
PMCPMC7756269
OpenAlexW3098194127

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