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ArticleNature communications2024

Structural basis of the obligatory exchange mode of human neutral amino acid transporter ASCT2.

Anna M Borowska, Maria Gabriella Chiariello, Alisa A Garaeva, Jan Rheinberger, Siewert J Marrink, Cristina Paulino, Dirk J Slotboom

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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 4 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors.

Anna M BorowskaFaculty of Science and Engineering, Groningen Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology, Membrane Enzymology Group, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0003-4127-3497
Maria Gabriella ChiarielloFaculty of Science and Engineering, Groningen Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology Institute, Molecular Dynamics Group, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0003-1076-682X
Alisa A GaraevaFaculty of Science and Engineering, Groningen Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology, Membrane Enzymology Group, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands.
Jan RheinbergerFaculty of Science and Engineering, Groningen Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology, Membrane Enzymology Group, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-9901-2065
Siewert J MarrinkFaculty of Science and Engineering, Groningen Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology Institute, Molecular Dynamics Group, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0001-8423-5277
Cristina PaulinoFaculty of Science and Engineering, Groningen Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology, Membrane Enzymology Group, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands. cristina.paulino@bzh.uni-heidelberg.de.ORCID 0000-0001-7017-109X
Dirk J SlotboomFaculty of Science and Engineering, Groningen Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology, Membrane Enzymology Group, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands. d.j.slotboom@rug.nl.ORCID 0000-0002-5804-9689

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

ASCT2 is an obligate exchanger of neutral amino acids, contributing to cellular amino acid homeostasis. ASCT2 belongs to the same family (SLC1) as Excitatory Amino Acid Transporters (EAATs) that concentrate glutamate in the cytosol. The mechanism that makes ASCT2 an exchanger rather than a concentrator remains enigmatic. Here, we employ cryo-electron microscopy and molecular dynamics simulations to elucidate the structural basis of the exchange mechanism of ASCT2. We establish that ASCT2 binds three Na

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Amino Acid Transport System ASCCryoelectron MicroscopyMinor Histocompatibility AntigensMolecular Dynamics SimulationSodiumBinding SitesHEK293 CellsHumansProtein BindingAmino Acid Transport System ASCMinor Histocompatibility AntigensSLC1A5 protein, humanSodium

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PMID39095408
PMCPMC11297037

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