Structural highlights
Function[BETP_CORGL] High-affinity uptake of glycine betaine (By similarity). Publication Abstract from PubMedBetP is an Na(+)-coupled betaine-specific transporter of the betaine-choline-carnitine (BCC) transporter family involved in the response to hyperosmotic stress. The crystal structure of BetP revealed an overall fold of two inverted structurally related repeats (LeuT-fold) that BetP shares with other sequence-unrelated Na(+)-coupled symporters. Numerous structures of LeuT-fold transporters in distinct conformational states have contributed substantially to our understanding of the alternating access mechanism of transport. Nevertheless, coupling of substrate and co-transported ion fluxes has not been structurally corroborated to the same extent. We converted BetP by a single-point mutation-glycine to aspartate-into an H(+)-coupled choline-specific transporter and solved the crystal structure of this mutant in complex with choline. The structure of BetP-G153D demonstrates a new inward-facing open conformation for BetP. Choline binding to a location close to the second, low-affinity sodium-binding site (Na2) of LeuT-fold transporters is facilitated by the introduced aspartate. Our data confirm the importance of a cation-binding site in BetP, playing a key role in a proposed molecular mechanism of Na(+) and H(+) coupling in BCC transporters. Substrate specificity and ion coupling in the Na(+)/betaine symporter BetP.,Perez C, Koshy C, Ressl S, Nicklisch S, Kramer R, Ziegler C EMBO J. 2011 Mar 1. PMID:21364531[1] From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. References
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