PMID:12777401
| Citation |
Seigneuret, M and Garnier-Suillerot, A (2003) A structural model for the open conformation of the mdr1 P-glycoprotein based on the MsbA crystal structure. J. Biol. Chem. 278:30115-24 |
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| Abstract |
The validity of the structure of the Escherichia coli MsbA lipid transporter as a model from the mdr1 P-glycoprotein has been evaluated. Comparative sequence analyses, motif search and secondary structure prediction indicated that each of the two P-glycoprotein halves is structurally similar to the MsbA monomer and also suggested that the open dimer structure is valid for P-glycoprotein. Homology modeling was used to predict the structure of P-glycoprotein using MsbA as a template. The resulting modeled structure allowed a detailed study of the interactions between the intracellular domain and the nucleotide binding domain and suggested that these contacts are involved in mediating the coupling between nucleotide binding domain conformational changes and transmembrane helices reorientation during transport. In P-glycoprotein, the internal chamber open to the inner leaflet and the inner medium is significantly different in size and charge than in MsbA. These differences can be related to those of the transported substrates. Moreover an ensemble of 20 conserved aromatic residues appears to border the periphery of each side of the chamber in P-glycoprotein. These may be important for size selection and proper positioning of drugs for transport. The relevance of the modeled conformation to P-gp function is discussed. |
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PubMed Online version:10.1074/jbc.M302443200 |
| Keywords |
ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters/chemistry; Amino Acid Motifs; Amino Acid Sequence; Bacterial Proteins/chemistry; Biological Transport; Crystallography, X-Ray; Cytoplasm/metabolism; Dimerization; Escherichia coli/metabolism; Humans; Models, Molecular; Molecular Sequence Data; P-Glycoprotein/chemistry; Protein Conformation; Protein Structure, Secondary; Protein Structure, Tertiary; Sequence Homology, Amino Acid |
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