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Substrate-bound outward-open state of the betaine transporter BetP provides insights into Na+ coupling

Perez, Camilo and Faust, Belinda and Mehdipour, Ahmad Reza and Francesconi, Kevin A. and Forrest, Lucy R. and Ziegler, Christine. (2014) Substrate-bound outward-open state of the betaine transporter BetP provides insights into Na+ coupling. Nature Communications, 5. p. 4231.

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Abstract

The Na(+)-coupled betaine symporter BetP shares a highly conserved fold with other sequence unrelated secondary transporters, for example, with neurotransmitter symporters. Recently, we obtained atomic structures of BetP in distinct conformational states, which elucidated parts of its alternating-access mechanism. Here, we report a structure of BetP in a new outward-open state in complex with an anomalous scattering substrate, adding a fundamental piece to an unprecedented set of structural snapshots for a secondary transporter. In combination with molecular dynamics simulations these structural data highlight important features of the sequential formation of the substrate and sodium-binding sites, in which coordinating water molecules play a crucial role. We observe a strictly interdependent binding of betaine and sodium ions during the coupling process. All three sites undergo progressive reshaping and dehydration during the alternating-access cycle, with the most optimal coordination of all substrates found in the closed state.
Faculties and Departments:05 Faculty of Science > Departement Biozentrum > Structural Biology & Biophysics
05 Faculty of Science > Departement Biozentrum > Structural Biology & Biophysics > Structural Biology (Perez)
UniBasel Contributors:Perez, Camilo
Item Type:Article, refereed
Article Subtype:Research Article
Publisher:Nature Publishing Group
e-ISSN:2041-1723
Note:Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Journal article
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