Abstract
Proton-dependent oligopeptide transporters (POTs) are secondary active symporters that utilize the proton gradient to drive the inward translocation of di- and tripeptides. We have mutated two highly conserved membraneembedded glutamate residues (Glu20 and Glu388) in the E. coli POT YjdL to probe their possible functional roles, in particular if they were involved/implicated in recognition of the substrate N-terminus. The mutants (Glu20Asp, Glu20Gln, Glu388Asp, and Glu388Gln) were tested for substrate uptake, which indicated that both the negative charge and the side chain length were important for function. The IC50 values of dipeptides with lack of or varying N-terminus (Ac-Lys, Gly- Lys, β-Ala-Lys, and 4-GABA-Lys), showed that Gly-Lys and β-Ala-Lys ranged between ˜0.1 to ˜1.0 mM for wild type and Glu20 mutants. However, for Glu388Gln the IC50 increased to ˜2.0 and > 10 mM for Gly-Lys and β-Ala-Lys, respectively, suggesting that Glu388, and not Glu20, is able to sense the position of the N-terminus and important for the interaction. Furthermore, uptake as a function of pH showed that the optimum at around pH 6.5 for wild type YjdL shifted to 7.0-7.5 for the Glu388Asp/Gln mutants while the Glu20Asp retained the wild type optimum. Uptake by the Glu20Gln on the other hand was completely unaffected by the bulk pH in the range tested, which indicated a possible role of Glu20 in proton translocation.
Keywords: POTs, YjdL, ligand binding, secondary active transport, site-directed mutagenesis, GlpT, Glu20, ligands, X-ray crystallography, Glu388
Protein & Peptide Letters
Title: Functional Investigation of Conserved Membrane-Embedded Glutamate Residues in the Proton-Coupled Peptide Transporter YjdL
Volume: 19 Issue: 3
Author(s): Johanne M. Jensen, Heidi A. Ernst, Xiaole Wang, Helle Hald, Amarah C. Ditta, Fouzia Ismat, Moazur Rahman and Osman Mirza
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Keywords: POTs, YjdL, ligand binding, secondary active transport, site-directed mutagenesis, GlpT, Glu20, ligands, X-ray crystallography, Glu388
Abstract: Proton-dependent oligopeptide transporters (POTs) are secondary active symporters that utilize the proton gradient to drive the inward translocation of di- and tripeptides. We have mutated two highly conserved membraneembedded glutamate residues (Glu20 and Glu388) in the E. coli POT YjdL to probe their possible functional roles, in particular if they were involved/implicated in recognition of the substrate N-terminus. The mutants (Glu20Asp, Glu20Gln, Glu388Asp, and Glu388Gln) were tested for substrate uptake, which indicated that both the negative charge and the side chain length were important for function. The IC50 values of dipeptides with lack of or varying N-terminus (Ac-Lys, Gly- Lys, β-Ala-Lys, and 4-GABA-Lys), showed that Gly-Lys and β-Ala-Lys ranged between ˜0.1 to ˜1.0 mM for wild type and Glu20 mutants. However, for Glu388Gln the IC50 increased to ˜2.0 and > 10 mM for Gly-Lys and β-Ala-Lys, respectively, suggesting that Glu388, and not Glu20, is able to sense the position of the N-terminus and important for the interaction. Furthermore, uptake as a function of pH showed that the optimum at around pH 6.5 for wild type YjdL shifted to 7.0-7.5 for the Glu388Asp/Gln mutants while the Glu20Asp retained the wild type optimum. Uptake by the Glu20Gln on the other hand was completely unaffected by the bulk pH in the range tested, which indicated a possible role of Glu20 in proton translocation.
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M. Jensen Johanne, A. Ernst Heidi, Wang Xiaole, Hald Helle, C. Ditta Amarah, Ismat Fouzia, Rahman Moazur and Mirza Osman, Functional Investigation of Conserved Membrane-Embedded Glutamate Residues in the Proton-Coupled Peptide Transporter YjdL, Protein & Peptide Letters 2012; 19 (3) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/092986612799363109
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/092986612799363109 |
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