Structural highlights
Function
[CLCA_ECOLI] Proton-coupled chloride transporter. Functions as antiport system and exchanges two chloride ions for 1 proton. Probably acts as an electrical shunt for an outwardly-directed proton pump that is linked to amino acid decarboxylation, as part of the extreme acid resistance (XAR) response.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
Evolutionary Conservation
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Publication Abstract from PubMed
The CLC family of Cl(-)-transporting proteins includes both Cl(-) channels and Cl(-)/H(+) exchange transporters. CLC-ec1, a structurally known bacterial homolog of the transporter subclass, exchanges two Cl(-) ions per proton with strict, obligatory stoichiometry. Point mutations at two residues, Glu(148) and Tyr(445), are known to impair H(+) movement while preserving Cl(-) transport. In the x-ray crystal structure of CLC-ec1, these residues form putative "gates" flanking an ion-binding region. In mutants with both of the gate-forming side chains reduced in size, H(+) transport is abolished, and unitary Cl(-) transport rates are greatly increased, well above values expected for transporter mechanisms. Cl(-) transport rates increase as side-chain volume at these positions is decreased. The crystal structure of a doubly ungated mutant shows a narrow conduit traversing the entire protein transmembrane width. These characteristics suggest that Cl(-) flux through uncoupled, ungated CLC-ec1 occurs via a channel-like electrodiffusion mechanism rather than an alternating-exposure conformational cycle that has been rendered proton-independent by the gate mutations.
Ion permeation through a Cl--selective channel designed from a CLC Cl-/H+ exchanger.,Jayaram H, Accardi A, Wu F, Williams C, Miller C Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2008 Aug 12;105(32):11194-9. Epub 2008 Aug 4. PMID:18678918[6]
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References
- ↑ Iyer R, Iverson TM, Accardi A, Miller C. A biological role for prokaryotic ClC chloride channels. Nature. 2002 Oct 17;419(6908):715-8. PMID:12384697 doi:10.1038/nature01000
- ↑ Accardi A, Miller C. Secondary active transport mediated by a prokaryotic homologue of ClC Cl- channels. Nature. 2004 Feb 26;427(6977):803-7. PMID:14985752 doi:10.1038/nature02314
- ↑ Lobet S, Dutzler R. Ion-binding properties of the ClC chloride selectivity filter. EMBO J. 2006 Jan 11;25(1):24-33. Epub 2005 Dec 8. PMID:16341087
- ↑ Nguitragool W, Miller C. Uncoupling of a CLC Cl-/H+ exchange transporter by polyatomic anions. J Mol Biol. 2006 Sep 29;362(4):682-90. Epub 2006 Aug 14. PMID:16905147 doi:10.1016/j.jmb.2006.07.006
- ↑ Jayaram H, Accardi A, Wu F, Williams C, Miller C. Ion permeation through a Cl--selective channel designed from a CLC Cl-/H+ exchanger. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2008 Aug 12;105(32):11194-9. Epub 2008 Aug 4. PMID:18678918
- ↑ Jayaram H, Accardi A, Wu F, Williams C, Miller C. Ion permeation through a Cl--selective channel designed from a CLC Cl-/H+ exchanger. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2008 Aug 12;105(32):11194-9. Epub 2008 Aug 4. PMID:18678918
