期刊
EMBO JOURNAL
卷 31, 期 16, 页码 3411-3421出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1038/emboj.2012.157
关键词
alternating access mechanism; major facilitator superfamily; peptide transport; PepT1; POT family
资金
- Medical Research Council (MRC) [G0900399]
- Wellcome Trust [062164/Z/00/Z]
- Royal Society
- BBSRC [BB/G023425/1] Funding Source: UKRI
- MRC [G0900399] Funding Source: UKRI
- Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council [BB/G023425/1] Funding Source: researchfish
- Medical Research Council [G0900399] Funding Source: researchfish
Short chain peptides are actively transported across membranes as an efficient route for dietary protein absorption and for maintaining cellular homeostasis. In mammals, peptide transport occurs via PepT1 and PepT2, which belong to the proton-dependent oligopeptide transporter, or POT family. The recent crystal structure of a bacterial POT transporter confirmed that they belong to the major facilitator superfamily of secondary active transporters. Despite the functional characterization of POT family members in bacteria, fungi and mammals, a detailed model for peptide recognition and transport remains unavailable. In this study, we report the 3.3-angstrom resolution crystal structure and functional characterization of a POT family transporter from the bacterium Streptococcus thermophilus. Crystallized in an inward open conformation the structure identifies a hinge-like movement within the C-terminal half of the transporter that facilitates opening of an intracellular gate controlling access to a central peptide-binding site. Our associated functional data support a model for peptide transport that highlights the importance of salt bridge interactions in orchestrating alternating access within the POT family. The EMBO Journal (2012) 31, 3411-3421. doi:10.1038/emboj. 2012.157; Published online 1 June 2012
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