2gsk
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Structure of the BtuB:TonB Complex
Overview
In Gram-negative bacteria, the import of essential micronutrients across, the outer membrane requires a transporter, an electrochemical gradient of, protons across the inner membrane, and an inner membrane protein complex, (ExbB, ExbD, TonB) that couples the proton-motive force to the outer, membrane transporter. The inner membrane protein TonB binds directly to a, conserved region, called the Ton-box, of the transporter. We solved the, structure of the cobalamin transporter BtuB in complex with the C-terminal, domain of TonB. In contrast to its conformations in the absence of TonB, the Ton-box forms a beta strand that is recruited to the existing beta, sheet of TonB, which is consistent with a mechanical pulling model of, transport.
About this Structure
2GSK is a Protein complex structure of sequences from Escherichia coli with CA, CNC, LDA, OCT and HEX as ligands. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA.
Reference
Outer membrane active transport: structure of the BtuB:TonB complex., Shultis DD, Purdy MD, Banchs CN, Wiener MC, Science. 2006 Jun 2;312(5778):1396-9. PMID:16741124
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Categories: Escherichia coli | Protein complex | Banchs, C.N. | Purdy, M.P. | Shultis, D.D. | Wiener, M.C. | CA | CNC | HEX | LDA | OCT | Beta-barrel | Membrane protein | Outer-membrane active transport | Tonb
