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SCIENCE
卷 346, 期 6216, 页码 1520-1524出版社
AMER ASSOC ADVANCEMENT SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1126/science.1261172
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资金
- NIH [F32 GM096727, R01 GM089740, R01 GM088204, R01 GM054616]
- XSEDE [MCB080011]
- Jane Coffin Childs postdoctoral fellowship
- Ramalingaswami Fellowship from the Department of Biotechnology, India
- Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Research Fellowship
- NSF [DMR 1120901]
The design of functional membrane proteins from first principles represents a grand challenge in chemistry and structural biology. Here, we report the design of a membrane-spanning, four-helical bundle that transports first-row transition metal ions Zn2+ and Co2+, but not Ca2+, across membranes. The conduction path was designed to contain two di-metal binding sites that bind with negative cooperativity. X-ray crystallography and solid-state and solution nuclear magnetic resonance indicate that the overall helical bundle is formed from two tightly interacting pairs of helices, which form individual domains that interact weakly along a more dynamic interface. Vesicle flux experiments show that as Zn2+ ions diffuse down their concentration gradients, protons are antiported. These experiments illustrate the feasibility of designing membrane proteins with predefined structural and dynamic properties.
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