Braun, T. and Philippsen, A. and Wirtz, S. and Borgnia, M. J. and Agre, P. and Kühlbrandt, W. and Engel, A. and Stahlberg, H.. (2000) The 3.7 A projection map of the glycerol facilitator GlpF : a variant of the aquaporin tetramer. EMBO reports, Vol. 1, H. 2. pp. 183-189.
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Abstract
GlpF, the glycerol facilitator protein of Escherichia coli, is an archetypal member of the aquaporin superfamily. To assess its structure, recombinant histidine-tagged protein was overexpressed, solubilized in octylglucoside and purified to homogeneity. Negative stain electron microscopy of solubilized GlpF protein revealed a tetrameric structure of approximately 80 A side length. Scanning transmission electron microscopy yielded a mass of 170 kDa, corroborating the tetrameric nature of GlpF. Reconstitution of GlpF in the presence of lipids produced highly ordered two-dimensional crystals, which diffracted electrons to 3.6 A resolution. Cryoelectron microscopy provided a 3.7 A projection map exhibiting a unit cell comprised of two tetramers. In projection, GlpF is similar to AQP1, the erythrocyte water channel. However, the major density minimum within each monomer is distinctly larger in GlpF than in AQP1.
| Faculties and Departments: | 05 Faculty of Science > Departement Biozentrum > Former Organization Units Biozentrum > Structural Biology (Stahlberg) |
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| UniBasel Contributors: | Stahlberg, Henning |
| Item Type: | Article, refereed |
| Article Subtype: | Research Article |
| Publisher: | Nature Publishing Group |
| ISSN: | 1469-221X |
| Note: | Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Journal article |
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| Last Modified: | 08 Jun 2012 06:55 |
| Deposited On: | 08 Jun 2012 06:44 |
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