Bacterial multi-solute transporters

D J Slotboom*, T W Ettema, M Nijland, C Thangaratnarajah

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Abstract

Bacterial membrane proteins of the SbmA/BacA family are multi-solute transporters that mediate the uptake of structurally diverse hydrophilic molecules, including aminoglycoside antibiotics and antimicrobial peptides. Some family members are full-length ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporters, whereas other members are truncated homologues that lack the nucleotide-binding domains and thus mediate ATP-independent transport. A recent cryo-EM structure of the ABC transporter Rv1819c from Mycobacterium tuberculosis has shed light on the structural basis for multi-solute transport and has provided insight into the mechanism of transport. Here, we discuss how the protein architecture makes SbmA/BacA family transporters prone to inadvertent import of antibiotics and speculate on the question which physiological processes may benefit from multi-solute transport.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3898-3907
Number of pages10
JournalFEBS Letters
Volume594
Issue number23
Early online date18-Aug-2020
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Dec-2020

Keywords

  • ABC transporter
  • antibiotics uptake
  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis
  • non-specific uptake
  • transport mechanism
  • ESCHERICHIA-COLI SBMA
  • GENETIC-ANALYSIS
  • ANTIMICROBIAL PEPTIDES
  • ABC TRANSPORTER
  • BACA PROTEIN
  • IDENTIFICATION
  • BINDING
  • RESISTANCE
  • MUTATIONS
  • SEQUENCE

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