2ZY9

Improved crystal structure of magnesium transporter MgtE

Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.94 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.295 
  • R-Value Work: 0.255 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.257 

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Literature

Mg(2+)-dependent gating of bacterial MgtE channel underlies Mg(2+) homeostasis

Hattori, M., Iwase, N., Furuya, N., Tanaka, Y., Tsukazaki, T., Ishitani, R., Maguire, M.E., Ito, K., Maturana, A., Nureki, O.

(2009) EMBO J 28: 3602-3612

  • DOI: 10.1038/emboj.2009.288
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    2ZY9

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    • The MgtE family of Mg(2+) transporters is ubiquitously distributed in all phylogenetic domains. Recent crystal structures of the full-length MgtE and of its cytosolic domain in the presence and absence of Mg(2+) suggested a Mg(2+)-homeostasis mechanism, in which the MgtE cytosolic domain acts as a 'Mg(2+) sensor' to regulate the gating of the ion-conducting pore in response to the intracellular Mg(2+) concentration ...

    The MgtE family of Mg(2+) transporters is ubiquitously distributed in all phylogenetic domains. Recent crystal structures of the full-length MgtE and of its cytosolic domain in the presence and absence of Mg(2+) suggested a Mg(2+)-homeostasis mechanism, in which the MgtE cytosolic domain acts as a 'Mg(2+) sensor' to regulate the gating of the ion-conducting pore in response to the intracellular Mg(2+) concentration. However, complementary functional analyses to confirm the proposed model have been lacking. Moreover, the limited resolution of the full-length structure precluded an unambiguous characterization of these regulatory divalent-cation-binding sites. Here, we showed that MgtE is a highly Mg(2+)-selective channel gated by Mg(2+) and elucidated the Mg(2+)-dependent gating mechanism of MgtE, using X-ray crystallographic, genetic, biochemical, and electrophysiological analyses. These structural and functional results have clarified the control of Mg(2+) homeostasis through cooperative Mg(2+) binding to the MgtE cytosolic domain.

    Organizational Affiliation: 

    Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan.



Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChainsSequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Mg2+ transporter MgtEA, B473Thermus thermophilus HB8Mutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: MgtE, TTHA1060
Membrane Entity: Yes 
UniProt
Find proteins for Q5SMG8 (Thermus thermophilus (strain ATCC 27634 / DSM 579 / HB8))
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Go to UniProtKB:  Q5SMG8
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UniProt GroupQ5SMG8
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.94 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.295 
  • R-Value Work: 0.255 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.257 
  • Space Group: C 1 2 1
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 135.364α = 90
b = 76.527β = 102.17
c = 160.037γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
PHENIXrefinement
HKL-2000data collection
HKL-2000data reduction
HKL-2000data scaling
MOLREPphasing

Structure Validation

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Entry History 

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Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2009-12-01
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2011-07-13
    Changes: Source and taxonomy, Version format compliance
  • Version 1.2: 2020-09-16
    Changes: Database references, Derived calculations, Structure summary