生物絕緣跨膜分子線的晶體結構
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小柯機器人發布時間:2020/4/19 20:53:15
英國東英吉利大學Thomas A. Clarke和David J. Richardson團隊合作取得一項新突破。他們解析了生物絕緣跨膜分子線的晶體結構。相關論文於2020年4月13日發表於《細胞》雜誌上。
他們報告了跨膜蛋白複合物MtrAB的原子結構,該結構是已知在系統發生和代謝多樣的微生物的內部和外部環境之間傳遞電子的蛋白質家族的代表。該結構顯示為具有10個血紅素細胞色素MtrA的天然絕緣生物分子絲,其通過嵌入由MtrB形成的26股β桶中與膜脂質環境絕緣。MtrAB與細胞外10-血紅素細胞色素MtrC形成緊密連接,後者在大面積表面上呈現血紅素,可與細胞外氧化還原伴侶(包括過渡金屬和電極)進行電子交流。
據悉,人們認識到越來越多的細菌可以通過其細胞膜傳導電子,但是支持該過程的機制的分子細節仍然未知。
附:英文原文
Title: The Crystal Structure of a Biological Insulated Transmembrane Molecular Wire
Author: Marcus J. Edwards, Gaye F. White, Julea N. Butt, David J. Richardson, Thomas A. Clarke
Issue&Volume: 2020-04-13
Abstract: A growing number of bacteria are recognized to conduct electrons across their cell envelope, and yet molecular details of the mechanisms supporting this process remain unknown. Here, we report the atomic structure of an outer membrane spanning protein complex, MtrAB, that is representative of a protein family known to transport electrons between the interior and exterior environments of phylogenetically and metabolically diverse microorganisms. The structure is revealed as a naturally insulated biomolecular wire possessing a 10-heme cytochrome, MtrA, insulated from the membrane lipidic environment by embedding within a 26 strand β-barrel formed by MtrB. MtrAB forms an intimate connection with an extracellular 10-heme cytochrome, MtrC, which presents its hemes across a large surface area for electrical contact with extracellular redox partners, including transition metals and electrodes.
DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2020.03.032
Source: https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(20)30325-1
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