Maltose binding protein (MalE) interacts with periplasmic loops P2 and P1 respectively of the MalFG subunits of the maltose ATP binding cassette transporter (MalFGK2) from Escherichia coli/Salmonella during the transport cycle

2007 ◽  
Vol 66 (5) ◽  
pp. 1107-1122 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin L. Daus ◽  
Susanne Berendt ◽  
Steven Wuttge ◽  
Erwin Schneider
2008 ◽  
Vol 191 (3) ◽  
pp. 754-761 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin L. Daus ◽  
Mathias Grote ◽  
Erwin Schneider

ABSTRACT We have investigated the interaction of the uncommonly large periplasmic P2 loop of the MalF subunit of the maltose ATP-binding cassette transporter (MalFGK2) from Escherichia coli and Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium with maltose binding protein (MalE) by site-specific chemical cross-linking in the assembled transport complex. We focused on possible distance changes between two pairs of residues of the P2 loop and MalE during the transport cycle. The distance between MalF(S205C) and MalE(T80C) (∼5 Å) remained unchanged under all conditions tested. Cross-linking did not affect the ATPase activity of the complex. The distance between MalF(T177C) and MalE(T31C) changed from ∼10 Å to ∼5 Å upon binding of ATP (or maltose, with a less pronounced result) and was reset to ∼10 Å after hydrolysis of one ATP. A cross-link (∼25 Å) between MalF(S205C) and MalE(T31C) was observed only when the transporter resided in a transition state-like conformation, as was the case after vanadate trapping or in a binding protein-independent mutant, both of which are characterized by tight binding of unliganded MalE to the transporter. Thus, we propose that the observed cross-link is indicative of catalytic intermediates of the transporter. Together, our results strengthen the notion that the MalF P2 loop plays an important role in intersubunit communication. In particular, this loop is involved in keeping MalE in close contact with the transporter. The data are discussed with respect to a crystal structure and current transport models.


2017 ◽  
Vol 19 (14) ◽  
pp. 9366-9373 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jingwei Weng ◽  
Shuo Gu ◽  
Xin Gao ◽  
Xuhui Huang ◽  
Wenning Wang

Maltose transporter MalFGK2is a type-I importer in the ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporter superfamily.


Biochemistry ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 48 (10) ◽  
pp. 2216-2225 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tomas Jacso ◽  
Mathias Grote ◽  
Martin L. Daus ◽  
Peter Schmieder ◽  
Sandro Keller ◽  
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1998 ◽  
Vol 180 (9) ◽  
pp. 2507-2514 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bryn D. Nelson ◽  
Beth Traxler

ABSTRACT The maltose transport complex of Escherichia coli is a well-studied example of an ATP-binding cassette transporter. The complex, containing one copy each of the integral membrane proteins MalG and MalF and two copies of the peripheral cytoplasmic membrane protein MalK, interacts with the periplasmic maltose-binding protein to efficiently translocate maltose and maltodextrins across the bacterial cytoplasmic membrane. To investigate the role of MalG both in MalFGK2 assembly interactions and in subsequent transport interactions, we isolated and characterized 18 different MalG mutants, each containing a 31-residue insertion in the protein. Eight insertions mapping to distinct hydrophilic regions of MalG permitted either assembly or both assembly and transport interactions to occur. In particular, we isolated two insertions mapping to extracytoplasmic (periplasmic) regions of MalG which preserved both assembly and transport abilities, suggesting that these are permissive sites in the protein. Another periplasmic insertion seems to affect only transport-specific interactions between MalG and maltose-binding protein, defining a novel class of MalG mutants. Finally, four MalG mutant proteins, although stably expressed, are unable to assemble into the MalFGK2 complex. These mutants contain insertions in only two different hydrophilic regions of MalG, consistent with the notion that a restricted number of domains in this protein are critical complex assembly determinants. These MalG mutants will allow us to further explore the intermolecular interactions of this model transporter.


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