PMID:14717607
| Citation |
Adler, J, Lewinson, O and Bibi, E (2004) Role of a conserved membrane-embedded acidic residue in the multidrug transporter MdfA. Biochemistry 43:518-25 |
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| Abstract |
According to the current topology model of the Escherichia coli multidrug transporter MdfA, it contains a membrane-embedded negatively charged residue, Glu26, which was shown to play an important role in substrate recognition. To further elucidate the role of this substrate recognition determinant, various Glu26 replacements were characterized. Surprisingly, studies with neutral MdfA substrates showed that, unlike many enzymatic systems where the size and chemical properties of binding site residues are relatively defined, MdfA tolerates a variety of changes at position 26, including size, hydrophobicity, and charge. Moreover, although efficient transport of positively charged substrates requires a negative charge at position 26 (Glu or Asp), neutralization of this charge does not always abrogate the interaction of MdfA with cationic drugs, thus demonstrating that the negative charge does not play an essential role in the multidrug transport mechanism. Collectively, these results suggest a link between the broad substrate specificity profile of multidrug transporters and the structural and chemical promiscuity at their substrate recognition pockets. |
| Links |
PubMed Online version:10.1021/bi035485t |
| Keywords |
Amino Acid Sequence; Amino Acid Substitution/genetics; Ampicillin Resistance/genetics; Benzalkonium Compounds/chemistry; Cations; Cell Membrane/chemistry; Cell Membrane/genetics; Conserved Sequence; Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial/genetics; Escherichia coli Proteins/chemistry; Escherichia coli Proteins/genetics; Escherichia coli Proteins/isolation & purification; Ethidium/chemistry; Glutamic Acid/chemistry; Glutamic Acid/genetics; Kanamycin Resistance/genetics; Membrane Transport Proteins/chemistry; Membrane Transport Proteins/genetics; Membrane Transport Proteins/isolation & purification; Molecular Sequence Data; Mutagenesis, Site-Directed; Onium Compounds/chemistry; Organophosphorus Compounds/chemistry; Protein Binding/genetics; Puromycin/chemistry; Substrate Specificity |
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