6HKE

MatC (Rpa3494) from Rhodopseudomonas palustris with bound malate


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.11 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.248 
  • R-Value Work: 0.191 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.193 

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Literature

A New Mechanism for High-Affinity Uptake of C4-Dicarboxylates in Bacteria Revealed by the Structure of Rhodopseudomonas palustris MatC (RPA3494), a Periplasmic Binding Protein of the Tripartite Tricarboxylate Transporter (TTT) Family.

Rosa, L.T.Dix, S.R.Rafferty, J.B.Kelly, D.J.

(2019) J Mol Biol 431: 351-367

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmb.2018.11.016
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    6HKE

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    C4-dicarboxylates play a central role in cellular physiology as key metabolic intermediates. Under aerobic conditions, they participate in the citric acid cycle, while in anaerobic bacteria, they are important in energy-conserving fermentation and respiration processes. Ten different families of secondary transporters have been described to participate in C4-dicarboxylate movement across biological membranes, but only one of these utilizes an extracytoplasmic solute binding protein to achieve high-affinity uptake. Here, we identify the MatBAC system from the photosynthetic bacterium Rhodopseudomonas palustris as the first member of the tripartite tricarboxylate transport family to be involved in C4-dicarboxylate transport. Tryptophan fluorescence spectroscopy showed that MatC, the periplasmic binding protein from this system, binds to l- and d-malate with K d values of 27 and 21 nM, respectively, the highest reported affinity to date for these C4-dicarboxylates, and to succinate (K d = 110 nM) and fumarate (K d = 400 nM). The 2.1-Å crystal structure of MatC with bound malate shows a high level of substrate coordination, with participation of two water molecules that bridge hydrogen bonds between the ligand proximal carboxylic group and the main chain of two conserved loops in the protein structure. The substrate coordination in MatC correlates with the binding data and explains the protein's selectivity for different substrates and respective binding affinities. Our results reveal a new function in C4-dicarboxylate transport by members of the poorly characterized tripartite tricarboxylate transport family, which are widely distributed in bacterial genomes but for which details of structure-function relationships and transport mechanisms have been lacking.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, The University of Sheffield, Firth Court, Western Bank, Sheffield, S10 2TN, UK.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Possible TctC subunit of the Tripartite Tricarboxylate Transport(TTT) Family
A, B, C
318Rhodopseudomonas palustris CGA009Mutation(s): 2 
Gene Names: RPA3494
UniProt
Find proteins for Q6N446 (Rhodopseudomonas palustris (strain ATCC BAA-98 / CGA009))
Explore Q6N446 
Go to UniProtKB:  Q6N446
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UniProt GroupQ6N446
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.11 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.248 
  • R-Value Work: 0.191 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.193 
  • Space Group: P 21 21 21
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 80.8α = 90
b = 205.75β = 90
c = 47.62γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
REFMACrefinement
XDSdata reduction
XSCALEdata scaling
PHASERphasing

Structure Validation

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Entry History & Funding Information

Deposition Data


Funding OrganizationLocationGrant Number
Brazilian National Council for Scientific and Technological DevelopmentBrazil248597/2013-2

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2018-12-05
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 2.0: 2019-01-02
    Changes: Advisory, Atomic model, Data collection, Derived calculations, Non-polymer description, Structure summary
  • Version 2.1: 2019-01-23
    Changes: Data collection, Database references
  • Version 2.2: 2024-01-17
    Changes: Data collection, Database references, Refinement description