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JOURNAL OF GENERAL PHYSIOLOGY
卷 151, 期 7, 页码 878-886出版社
ROCKEFELLER UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1085/jgp.201912377
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- National Institutes of Health [R01GM122759, R21NS105863, R01GM120043]
- National Science Foundation Eager grant [MCB1747705]
- University of California, Los Angeles
The lactose permease (LacY) of Escherichia coli is the prototype of the major facilitator superfamily, one of the largest families of membrane transport proteins. Structurally, two pseudo-symmetrical six-helix bundles surround a large internal aqueous cavity. Single binding sites for galactoside and H+ are positioned at the approximate center of LacY halfway through the membrane at the apex of the internal cavity. These features enable LacY to function by an alternating-access mechanism that can catalyze galactoside/H+ symport in either direction across the cytoplasmic membrane. The H+-binding site is fully protonated under physiological conditions, and subsequent sugar binding causes transition of the ternary complex to an occluded intermediate that can open to either side of the membrane. We review the structural and functional evidence that has provided new insight into the mechanism by which LacY achieves active transport against a concentration gradient.
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