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Title: Dynamics of ABC Transporter P-glycoprotein in Three Conformational States.

Authors: Kopcho, Noah; Chang, Geoffrey; Komives, Elizabeth A

Published In Sci Rep, (2019 10 22)

Abstract: We used hydrogen-deuterium exchange mass spectrometry (HDX-MS) to obtain a comprehensive view of transporter dynamics (85.8% sequence coverage) occurring throughout the multidrug efflux transporter P-glycoprotein (P-gp) in three distinct conformational states: predominantly inward-facing apo P-gp, pre-hydrolytic (E552Q/E1197Q) P-gp bound to Mg+2-ATP, and outward-facing P-gp bound to Mg+2-ADP-VO4-3. Nucleotide affinity was measured with bio-layer interferometry (BLI), which yielded kinetics data that fit a two Mg+2-ATP binding-site model. This model has one high affinity site (3.2 ± 0.3 µM) and one low affinity site (209 ± 25 µM). Comparison of deuterium incorporation profiles revealed asymmetry between the changes undergone at the critical interfaces where nucleotide binding domains (NBDs) contact intracellular helices (ICHs). In the pre-hydrolytic state, both interfaces between ICHs and NBDs decreased exchange to similar extents relative to inward-facing P-gp. In the outward-facing state, the ICH-NBD1 interface showed decreased exchange, while the ICH-NBD2 interface showed less of an effect. The extracellular loops (ECLs) showed reduced deuterium uptake in the pre-hydrolytic state, consistent with an occluded conformation. While in the outward-facing state, increased ECL exchange corresponding to EC domain opening was observed. These findings point toward asymmetry between both NBDs, and they suggest that pre-hydrolytic P-gp occupies an occluded conformation.

PubMed ID: 31641149 Exiting the NIEHS site

MeSH Terms: ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters/chemistry*; ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters/genetics; ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters/metabolism; Adenosine Triphosphate/metabolism; Animals; Binding Sites; Magnesium/metabolism; Mice; Molecular Dynamics Simulation*; Mutation, Missense; Protein Binding

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