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The E. coli BtuCD Structure: A Framework for ABC Transporter Architecture and Mechanism
Kaspar P. Locher,*Allen T. Lee,Douglas C. Rees*
The ABC transporters are ubiquitous membrane proteins
that couple adenosine triphosphate (ATP) hydrolysis to the
translocationof diverse substrates across cell membranes. Clinically
relevantexamples are associated with cystic fibrosis and with
multidrugresistance of pathogenic bacteria and cancer cells. Here, we
reportthe crystal structure at 3.2 angstrom resolution of the
Escherichiacoli BtuCD protein, an ABC transporter mediating
vitamin B12 uptake.The two ATP-binding cassettes (BtuD)
are in close contact witheach other, as are the two membrane-spanning
subunits (BtuC);this arrangement is distinct from that observed for
the E. colilipid flippase MsbA. The BtuC subunits provide
20 transmembranehelices grouped around a translocation pathway that is
closedto the cytoplasm by a gate region whereas the dimer arrangementof the BtuD subunits resembles the ATP-bound form of the Rad50DNA
repair enzyme. A prominent cytoplasmic loop of BtuC formsthe contact
region with the ATP-binding cassette and appears torepresent a
conserved motif among the ABC transporters.
Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Division of Chemistry and
Chemical Engineering, Mail Code 147-75CH, California Institute of
Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA.
*
To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail:
locher{at}caltech.edu, dcrees{at}caltech.edu
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