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Specificity of Interactions between Components of Two Zinc ABC Transporters in Paracoccus denitrificans.


ABSTRACT: Bacterial ATP binding cassette (ABC) transporters mediate the influx of numerous substrates. The cluster A-I ABC transporters are responsible for the specific uptake of the essential metals zinc, manganese or iron, making them necessary for survival in metal-limited environments, which for pathogens include the animal host. In Paracoccus denitrificans, there are two zinc ABC transporter systems: ZnuABC and AztABCD with apparently redundant functions under zinc-limited conditions. The unusual presence of two zinc ABC transporter systems in the same organism allowed for the investigation of specificity in the interaction between the solute binding protein (SBP) and its cognate permease. We also assessed the role of flexible loop features in the SBP in permease binding and zinc transport. The results indicate that the SBP-permease interaction is highly specific and does not require the flexible loop features of the SBP. We also present an expanded table of the properties of characterized cluster A-I SBPs and a multiple sequence alignment highlighting the conserved features. Through this analysis, an apparently new family of binding proteins associated with ABC transporters was identified. The presence of homologues in several human pathogens raises the possibility of using it as a target for the development of new antimicrobial therapies.

SUBMITTER: Melendez AB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7731109 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Specificity of Interactions between Components of Two Zinc ABC Transporters in <i>Paracoccus denitrificans</i>.

Meléndez Ady Berenice AB   Valencia Daniel D   Yukl Erik Thomas ET  

International journal of molecular sciences 20201130 23


Bacterial ATP binding cassette (ABC) transporters mediate the influx of numerous substrates. The cluster A-I ABC transporters are responsible for the specific uptake of the essential metals zinc, manganese or iron, making them necessary for survival in metal-limited environments, which for pathogens include the animal host. In <i>Paracoccus denitrificans</i>, there are two zinc ABC transporter systems: ZnuABC and AztABCD with apparently redundant functions under zinc-limited conditions. The unus  ...[more]

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