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==Apo GltPh, outward-facing state==
<StructureSection load='9bh2' size='340' side='right'caption='[[9bh2]], [[Resolution|resolution]] 2.70&Aring;' scene=''>
== Structural highlights ==
<table><tr><td colspan='2'>[[9bh2]] is a 1 chain structure with sequence from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyrococcus_horikoshii Pyrococcus horikoshii]. Full crystallographic information is available from [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocashort?id=9BH2 OCA]. For a <b>guided tour on the structure components</b> use [https://proteopedia.org/fgij/fg.htm?mol=9BH2 FirstGlance]. <br>
</td></tr><tr id='method'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Empirical_models|Method:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat" id="methodDat">Electron Microscopy, [[Resolution|Resolution]] 2.7&#8491;</td></tr>
<tr id='resources'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>Resources:</b></td><td class="sblockDat"><span class='plainlinks'>[https://proteopedia.org/fgij/fg.htm?mol=9bh2 FirstGlance], [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocaids?id=9bh2 OCA], [https://pdbe.org/9bh2 PDBe], [https://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore.do?structureId=9bh2 RCSB], [https://www.ebi.ac.uk/pdbsum/9bh2 PDBsum], [https://prosat.h-its.org/prosat/prosatexe?pdbcode=9bh2 ProSAT]</span></td></tr>
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== Function ==
[https://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/GLT_PYRHO GLT_PYRHO] Sodium-dependent, high-affinity amino acid transporter that mediates aspartate uptake (PubMed:17435767, PubMed:19380583, PubMed:17230192, Ref.11). Has only very low glutamate transport activity (PubMed:19380583, PubMed:17230192). Functions as a symporter that transports one amino acid molecule together with two or three Na(+) ions, resulting in electrogenic transport (PubMed:17435767, PubMed:19380583, Ref.11). Na(+) binding enhances the affinity for aspartate (PubMed:19380583, Ref.11). Mediates Cl(-) flux that is not coupled to amino acid transport; this avoids the accumulation of negative charges due to aspartate and Na(+) symport (PubMed:17435767). In contrast to mammalian homologs, transport does not depend on pH or K(+) ions (PubMed:19380583).<ref>PMID:17230192</ref> <ref>PMID:17435767</ref> <ref>PMID:19380583</ref> [PDB:4P19]
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== Publication Abstract from PubMed ==
Secondary active membrane transporters harness the energy of ion gradients to concentrate their substrates. Homologous transporters evolved to couple transport to different ions in response to changing environments and needs. The bases of such diversification, and thus principles of ion coupling, are unexplored. Employing phylogenetics and ancestral protein reconstruction, we investigated sodium-coupled transport in prokaryotic glutamate transporters, a mechanism ubiquitous across life domains and critical to neurotransmitter recycling in humans. We found that the evolutionary transition from sodium-dependent to independent substrate binding to the transporter preceded changes in the coupling mechanism. Structural and functional experiments suggest that the transition entailed allosteric mutations, making sodium binding dispensable without affecting ion-binding sites. Allosteric tuning of transporters' energy landscapes might be a widespread route of their functional diversification.

Evolutionary analysis reveals the origin of sodium coupling in glutamate transporters.,Reddy KD, Rasool B, Akher FB, Kutlesic N, Pant S, Boudker O bioRxiv [Preprint]. 2024 Apr 25:2023.12.03.569786. doi: , 10.1101/2023.12.03.569786. PMID:38106174<ref>PMID:38106174</ref>

From MEDLINE&reg;/PubMed&reg;, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.<br>
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== References ==
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[[Category: Large Structures]]
[[Category: Pyrococcus horikoshii]]
[[Category: Boudker O]]
[[Category: Reddy KD]]