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]
Publication Abstract from PubMed
CLC proteins underlie muscle, kidney, bone, and other organ system function by catalyzing the transport of Cl(-) ions across cell and organellar membranes. Some CLC proteins are ion channels while others are pumps that exchange Cl(-) for H(+). The pathway through which Cl(-) ions cross the membrane has been characterized, but the transport of H(+) and the principle by which their movement is coupled to Cl(-) movement is not well understood. Here we show that H(+) transport depends not only on the presence of a specific glutamate residue but also the presence of Cl(-) ions. H(+) transport, however, can be isolated and analyzed in the absence of Cl(-) by mutating the glutamate to alanine and adding carboxylate-containing molecules to solution, consistent with the notion that H(+) transfer is mediated through the entry of a carboxylate group into the anion pathway. Cl(-) ions and carboxylate interact with each other strongly. These data support a mechanism in which the glutamate carboxylate functions as a surrogate Cl(-) ion, but it can accept a H(+) and transfer it between the external solution and the central Cl(-) binding site, coupled to the movement of 2 Cl(-) ions.
Molecular mechanism of proton transport in CLC Cl-/H+ exchange transporters.,Feng L, Campbell EB, Mackinnon R Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2012 Jul 17;109(29):11699-704. Epub 2012 Jul 2. PMID:22753511[6]
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References
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- ↑ 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
- ↑ Feng L, Campbell EB, Mackinnon R. Molecular mechanism of proton transport in CLC Cl-/H+ exchange transporters. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2012 Jul 17;109(29):11699-704. Epub 2012 Jul 2. PMID:22753511 doi:10.1073/pnas.1205764109
