1t16 | pdb_00001t16
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| 1t16, resolution 2.60Å | |||||||||||||
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| Ligands: | C8E, CU, LDA | ||||||||||||
| Gene: | FADL, TTR, B2344 (Escherichia coli) | ||||||||||||
| Related: | 1T1L
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| Resources: | FirstGlance, OCA, PDBsum, RCSB | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates: | save as pdb, mmCIF, xml | ||||||||||||
Crystal structure of the bacterial fatty acid transporter FadL from Escherichia coli
Overview
The mechanisms by which hydrophobic molecules, such as long-chain fatty acids, enter cells are poorly understood. In Gram-negative bacteria, the lipopolysaccharide layer in the outer membrane is an efficient barrier for fatty acids and aromatic hydrocarbons destined for biodegradation. We report crystal structures of the long-chain fatty acid transporter FadL from Escherichia coli at 2.6 and 2.8 angstrom resolution. FadL forms a 14-stranded beta barrel that is occluded by a central hatch domain. The structures suggest that hydrophobic compounds bind to multiple sites in FadL and use a transport mechanism that involves spontaneous conformational changes in the hatch.
About this Structure
1T16 is a Single protein structure of sequence from Escherichia coli. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA.
Reference
Crystal structure of the long-chain fatty acid transporter FadL., van den Berg B, Black PN, Clemons WM Jr, Rapoport TA, Science. 2004 Jun 4;304(5676):1506-9. PMID:15178802
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