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ArticleNature communications2024

Substrate binding plasticity revealed by Cryo-EM structures of SLC26A2.

Wenxin Hu, Alex Song, Hongjin Zheng

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Article in Nature communications, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9citing papers in PubMed
1.7field-weighted citation impact, top 17% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Wenxin HuDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, School of Medicine, Aurora, US.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9957-0078
Alex SongDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, School of Medicine, Aurora, US.
Hongjin ZhengDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, School of Medicine, Aurora, US. hongjin.zheng@cuanschutz.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5324-6264
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus · US

Funding

Pacific Northwest Center for Cryo-EM - Screening supplementU24GM129547 · NIGMS · OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY · PI EVANS, JAMES E, GOUAUX, JAMES E · 2018 to 2023
$54.8M
Mechanistic studies of human transporter SialinR01HL168686 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER · PI ZHENG, HONGJIN · 2024 to 2025
$1.7M
Mechanistic studies of prokaryotic and eukaryotic nitrate/nitrite transportR01GM126626 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER · PI ZHENG, HONGJIN · 2018 to 2022
$1.7M
Structural and functional studies of YbtPQ for fighting bacterial infectionsR21AI175646 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER · PI ZHENG, HONGJIN · 2023 to 2024
$428k
NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL168686NIAID NIH HHS R21 AI175646NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM126626NIGMS NIH HHS U24 GM129547
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

SLC26A2 is a vital solute carrier responsible for transporting essential nutritional ions, including sulfate, within the human body. Pathogenic mutations within SLC26A2 give rise to a spectrum of human diseases, ranging from lethal to mild symptoms. The molecular details regarding the versatile substrate-transporter interactions and the impact of pathogenic mutations on SLC26A2 transporter function remain unclear. Here, using cryo-electron microscopy, we determine three high-resolution structures of SLC26A2 in complexes with different substrates. These structures unveil valuable insights, including the distinct features of the homodimer assembly, the dynamic nature of substrate binding, and the potential ramifications of pathogenic mutations. This structural-functional information regarding SLC26A2 will advance our understanding of cellular sulfate transport mechanisms and provide foundations for future therapeutic development against various human diseases.

Indexed as

Cryoelectron MicroscopySulfate TransportersBinding SitesHEK293 CellsHumansModels, MolecularMutationProtein BindingProtein MultimerizationSulfatesSulfatesSulfate Transporters

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PMID38684689
PMCPMC11059360
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