title: Ligand-transporter interaction in the AcrB multidrug efflux pump determined by fluorescence polarization assay.
abstract: The AcrB of Escherichia coli pumps out a wide range of compounds, including most of the currently available antibiotics, and contributes significantly to the serious problem of multidrug resistance of pathogenic bacteria. Quantitative analysis of drug efflux by this pump requires the measurement of the affinity of ligands. Yet there has been no success in determining these values. We introduce here an approach of steady-state fluorescence polarization to study the interactions between four different ligands and the purified AcrB transporter in a detergent environment. Our assays indicate that the transporter binds these drugs with K(D) values ranging from 5.5 to 74.1microM.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, United States.
authors.forename: Chih-Chia
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Su
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nikaido
authors.forename: Edward W
authors.initials: EW
authors.lastname: Yu
mesh_terms: D002939:Ciprofloxacin / Q000378:metabolism; D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D004996:Ethidium / Q000378:metabolism; D005454:Fluorescence Polarization; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007700:Kinetics; D008024:Ligands; D027425:ATP-Binding Cassette, Sub-Family C Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D011370:Proflavine / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D002939:Ciprofloxacin; D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins; D004996:Ethidium; D008024:Ligands; D027425:ATP-Binding Cassette, Sub-Family C Proteins; D011370:Proflavine; C083496:AcrB protein, E coli