Heteromeric amino acid transporters. In search of the molecular bases of transport cycle mechanisms

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Heteromeric amino acid transporters (HATs) are relevant targets for structural studies. On the one hand, HATs are involved in inherited and acquired human pathologies. On the other hand, these molecules are the only known examples of solute transporters composed of two subunits (heavy and light) linked by a disulfide bridge. Unfortunately, structural knowledge of HATs is scarce and limited to the atomic structure of the ectodomain of a heavy subunit (human 4F2hc-ED) and distant prokaryotic homologues of the light subunits that share a LeuT-fold. Recent data on human 4F2hc/LAT2 at nanometer resolution revealed 4F2hc-ED positioned on top of the external loops of the light subunit LAT2. Improved resolution of the structure of HATs, combined with conformational studies, is essential to establish the structural bases for light subunit recognition and to evaluate the functional relevance of heavy and light subunit interactions for the amino acid transport cycle.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2016

Erschienen:

2016

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:44

Enthalten in:

Biochemical Society transactions - 44(2016), 3 vom: 15. Juni, Seite 745-52

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Palacín, Manuel [VerfasserIn]
Errasti-Murugarren, Ekaitz [VerfasserIn]
Rosell, Albert [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Amino Acid Transport Systems
Amino acid transporters
Heterodimer
Heteromeric amino acid transporter (HAT)
Journal Article
Modelling
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review
Structure
Transport mechanism

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 28.07.2017

Date Revised 19.12.2017

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1042/BST20150294

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM261254219