title: Crystal structures and mutational analysis of the arginine-, lysine-, histidine-binding protein ArtJ from Geobacillus stearothermophilus. Implications for interactions of ArtJ with its cognate ATP-binding cassette transporter, Art(MP)2.
abstract: ArtJ is the substrate-binding component (receptor) of the ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transport system ArtJ-(MP)(2) from the thermophilic bacterium Geobacillus stearothermophilus that is specific for arginine, lysine, and histidine. The highest affinity is found for arginine (K(d)=0.039(+/-0.014) microM), while the affinities for lysine and histidine are about tenfold lower. We have determined the X-ray structures of ArtJ liganded with each of these substrates at resolutions of 1.79 A (arginine), 1.79 A (lysine), and 2.35 A (histidine), respectively. As found for other solute receptors, the polypeptide chain is folded into two distinct domains (lobes) connected by a hinge. The interface between the lobes forms the substrate-binding pocket whose geometry is well preserved in all three ArtJ/amino acid complexes. Structure-derived mutational analyses indicated the crucial role of a region in the carboxy-terminal lobe of ArtJ in contacting the transport pore Art(MP)(2) and revealed the functional importance of Gln132 and Trp68. While variant Gln132Leu exhibited lower binding affinity for arginine but no binding of lysine and histidine, the variant Trp68Leu had lost binding activity for all three substrates. The results are discussed in comparison with known structures of homologous proteins from mesophilic bacteria.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Chemie und Biochemie/Kristallographie, Freie Universitaet Berlin, Takustr. 6, 14195 Berlin, Germany.
authors.forename: Ardeschir
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vahedi-Faridi
authors.forename: Viola
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Eckey
authors.forename: Frank
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Scheffel
authors.forename: Claudia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Alings
authors.forename: Heidi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Landmesser
authors.forename: Erwin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Schneider
authors.forename: Wolfram
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Saenger
mesh_terms: D018528:ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters / Q000378:metabolism*; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D024361:Amino Acids, Basic / Q000737:chemistry; D001120:Arginine / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D001406:Bacillaceae / Q000737:chemistry*; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism; D001665:Binding Sites; D002384:Catalysis; D003460:Crystallization; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000235:genetics; D005798:Genes, Bacterial; D014644:Genetic Variation; D006639:Histidine / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D006860:Hydrogen Bonding; D006868:Hydrolysis; D057927:Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions; D008074:Lipoproteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism; D008081:Liposomes / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D008239:Lysine / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D008956:Models, Chemical; D008958:Models, Molecular; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016297:Mutagenesis, Site-Directed; D009154:Mutation; D010957:Plasmids; D011485:Protein Binding; D017433:Protein Structure, Secondary; D017434:Protein Structure, Tertiary; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D055672:Static Electricity; D013379:Substrate Specificity; D014961:X-Ray Diffraction
chemical_list: D018528:ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters; D024361:Amino Acids, Basic; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D008074:Lipoproteins; D008081:Liposomes; D006639:Histidine; D001120:Arginine; D008239:Lysine