3BRY

Crystal structure of the Ralstonia pickettii toluene transporter TbuX

Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 3.2 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.280 
  • R-Value Work: 0.268 

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Literature

Outer-membrane transport of aromatic hydrocarbons as a first step in biodegradation.

Hearn, E.M., Patel, D.R., van den Berg, B.

(2008) Proc.Natl.Acad.Sci.Usa 105: 8601-8606

  • DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0801264105
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    • Bacterial biodegradation of hydrocarbons, an important process for environmental remediation, requires the passage of hydrophobic substrates across the cell membrane. Here, we report crystal structures of two outer membrane proteins, Pseudomonas puti ...

    Bacterial biodegradation of hydrocarbons, an important process for environmental remediation, requires the passage of hydrophobic substrates across the cell membrane. Here, we report crystal structures of two outer membrane proteins, Pseudomonas putida TodX and Ralstonia pickettii TbuX, which have been implicated in hydrocarbon transport and are part of a subfamily of the FadL fatty acid transporter family. The structures of TodX and TbuX show significant differences with those previously determined for Escherichia coli FadL, which may provide an explanation for the substrate-specific transport of TodX and TbuX observed with in vivo transport assays. The TodX and TbuX structures revealed 14-stranded beta-barrels with an N-terminal hatch domain blocking the barrel interior. A hydrophobic channel with bound detergent molecules extends from the extracellular surface and is contiguous with a passageway through the hatch domain, lined by both hydrophobic and polar or charged residues. The TodX and TbuX structures support a mechanism for transport of hydrophobic substrates from the extracellular environment to the periplasm via a channel through the hatch domain.

    Organizational Affiliation: 

    Program in Molecular Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 373 Plantation Street, Worcester, MA 01605, USA.




Macromolecules

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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChainsSequence LengthOrganismDetails
TbuX
A, B
441Ralstonia pickettiiMutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: tbuX
Membrane protein
mpstruc		Group: 
TRANSMEMBRANE PROTEINS: BETA-BARREL		Sub Group: 
Beta-Barrel Membrane Proteins: Monomeric/Dimeric		Protein: 
TbuX hydrocarbon transporter
Find proteins for Q9RBW8 (Ralstonia pickettii)
Go to UniProtKB:  Q9RBW8
Small Molecules
Ligands 1 Unique
IDChainsName / Formula / InChI Key2D Diagram3D Interactions
C8E
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A, B
(HYDROXYETHYLOXY)TRI(ETHYLOXY)OCTANE
C16 H34 O5
FEOZZFHAVXYAMB-UHFFFAOYSA-N
 Ligand Interaction
Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 3.2 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.280 
  • R-Value Work: 0.268 
  • Space Group: F 2 2 2
Unit Cell:
Length (Å)Angle (°)
a = 125.291α = 90.00
b = 125.244β = 90.00
c = 269.511γ = 90.00
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
PHASERphasing
CNSrefinement
SCALEPACKdata scaling
HKL-2000data reduction

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Entry History 

Deposition Data

Revision History 

  • Version 1.0: 2008-06-10
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2011-07-13
    Type: Version format compliance