Apo-intermediate in the Transport Cycle of Lactose Permease (LacY)

Overview

Journal Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A

Specialty Science

Date 2012 Sep 27

PMID 23012238

Citations 23

Authors

M Gregor Madej

Sonya N Soro

H Ronald Kaback

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Abstract

The lactose permease (LacY) catalyzes coupled stoichiometric symport of a galactoside and an H(+). Crystal structures reveal 12, mostly irregular, transmembrane α-helices surrounding a cavity with sugar- and H(+)- binding sites at the apex, which is accessible from the cytoplasm and sealed on the periplasmic side (an inward-facing conformer). An outward-facing model has also been proposed based on biochemical and spectroscopic measurements, as well as the X-ray structure of a related symporter. Converging lines of evidence demonstrate that LacY functions by an alternating access mechanism. Here, we generate a model for an apo-intermediate of LacY based on crystallographic coordinates of LacY and the oligopeptide/H(+) symporter. The model exhibits a conformation with an occluded cavity inaccessible from either side of the membrane. Furthermore, kinetic considerations and double electron-electron resonance measurements suggest that another occluded conformer with bound sugar exists during turnover. An energy profile for symport is also presented.

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