Journal:Acta Cryst D:S2059798320015004
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<b>Molecular Tour</b><br> | <b>Molecular Tour</b><br> | ||
| + | Apical sodium-dependent bile acid transporter (ASBT) recycles bile acids from small intestine into enterocytes, and is a potential drug target for treating several metabolic diseases including type 2 diabetes. However, where and how bile acids bind in ASBT is unknown, which hampers our understanding toward its working mechanism. | ||
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| + | In this study, four structures of an ASBT protein, called ASBTYf, are determined. In these structures, several ligand-like acid molecules, including a citrate, a glycine and a sulfate, bind in a putative substrate-binding pocket of the protein. The structural data are consistent with a computational model the defines the substrate-binding site, and support the binding pattern of bile acids. Functional analysis further validates the computational bile acid binding model, which provides structural insights toward its transport mechanism. | ||
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