Structural highlights
Function
FADL_ECOLI Involved in translocation of long-chain fatty acids across the outer membrane. It is a receptor for the bacteriophage T2. FadL may form a specific channel.
Evolutionary Conservation
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Publication Abstract from PubMed
Ligand-gated channels, in which a substrate transport pathway is formed as a result of the binding of a small-molecule chemical messenger, constitute a diverse class of membrane proteins with important functions in prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms. Despite their widespread nature, no ligand-gated channels have yet been found within the outer membrane (OM) of Gram-negative bacteria. Here we show, using in vivo transport assays, intrinsic tryptophan fluorescence and X-ray crystallography, that high-affinity (submicromolar) substrate binding to the OM long-chain fatty acid transporter FadL from Escherichia coli causes conformational changes in the N terminus that open up a channel for substrate diffusion. The OM long-chain fatty acid transporter FadL from E. coli is a unique paradigm for OM diffusion-driven transport, in which ligand gating within a beta-barrel membrane protein is a prerequisite for channel formation.
Ligand-gated diffusion across the bacterial outer membrane.,Lepore BW, Indic M, Pham H, Hearn EM, Patel DR, van den Berg B Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2011 May 18. PMID:21593406[1]
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References
- ↑ Lepore BW, Indic M, Pham H, Hearn EM, Patel DR, van den Berg B. Ligand-gated diffusion across the bacterial outer membrane. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2011 May 18. PMID:21593406 doi:10.1073/pnas.1018532108
