3B5W

Crystal Structure of Eschericia coli MsbA

Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 5.3 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.311 
  • R-Value Work: 0.276 

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Literature

Flexibility in the ABC transporter MsbA: Alternating access with a twist.

Ward, A., Reyes, C.L., Yu, J., Roth, C.B., Chang, G.

(2007) Proc.Natl.Acad.Sci.Usa 104: 19005-19010

  • DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0709388104
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    • ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporters are integral membrane proteins that translocate a wide variety of substrates across cellular membranes and are conserved from bacteria to humans. Here we compare four x-ray structures of the bacterial ABC lipid ...

    ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporters are integral membrane proteins that translocate a wide variety of substrates across cellular membranes and are conserved from bacteria to humans. Here we compare four x-ray structures of the bacterial ABC lipid flippase, MsbA, trapped in different conformations, two nucleotide-bound structures and two in the absence of nucleotide. Comparison of the nucleotide-free conformations of MsbA reveals a flexible hinge formed by extracellular loops 2 and 3. This hinge allows the nucleotide-binding domains to disassociate while the ATP-binding half sites remain facing each other. The binding of the nucleotide causes a packing rearrangement of the transmembrane helices and changes the accessibility of the transporter from cytoplasmic (inward) facing to extracellular (outward) facing. The inward and outward openings are mediated by two different sets of transmembrane helix interactions. Altogether, the conformational changes between these structures suggest that large ranges of motion may be required for substrate transport.

    Organizational Affiliation: 

    Departments of Cell Biology and Molecular Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, CB-105, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA.




Macromolecules

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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChainsSequence LengthOrganismDetails
Lipid A export ATP-binding/permease protein msbA
A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H
582Escherichia coli (strain K12)Mutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: msbA
EC: 3.6.3.-
Membrane protein
mpstruct		Group: 
TRANSMEMBRANE PROTEINS: ALPHA-HELICAL		Sub Group: 
ATP Binding Cassette (ABC) Transporters		Protein: 
MsbA Lipid "flippase" with bound AMPPNP
Find proteins for P60752 (Escherichia coli (strain K12))
Go to UniProtKB:  P60752
Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 5.3 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.311 
  • R-Value Work: 0.276 
  • Space Group: P 1
Unit Cell:
Length (Å)Angle (°)
a = 107.790α = 83.47
b = 126.070β = 76.25
c = 206.560γ = 84.07
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
HKL-2000data reduction
CNSrefinement
PDB_EXTRACTdata extraction
PHASESphasing
HKL-2000data scaling

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Entry History 

Deposition Data

Revision History 

  • Version 1.0: 2007-12-04
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2011-07-13
    Type: Version format compliance