2014
Functionally Important Carboxyls in a Bacterial Homologue of the Vesicular Monoamine Transporter (VMAT)*
Yaffe D, Vergara-Jaque A, Shuster Y, Listov D, Meena S, Singh SK, Forrest LR, Schuldiner S. Functionally Important Carboxyls in a Bacterial Homologue of the Vesicular Monoamine Transporter (VMAT)*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2014, 289: 34229-34240. PMID: 25336661, PMCID: PMC4256354, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m114.607366.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsArginineBacterial ProteinsBiogenic MonoaminesBrevibacillusCarrier ProteinsDrug Resistance, BacterialEscherichia coliEvolution, MolecularGene ExpressionHistidineModels, MolecularMolecular Sequence DataProtein FoldingRatsRecombinant ProteinsSequence AlignmentStructural Homology, ProteinStructure-Activity RelationshipSubstrate SpecificitySynaptic TransmissionVesicular Monoamine Transport ProteinsConceptsBacterial multidrug transportersMultidrug transporterBacterial homologueVesicular monoamine transporterRat vesicular monoamine transporterMonoamine transportersPreliminary biochemical characterizationMammalian transportersTransmembrane helicesMammalian counterpartsTransmembrane segmentsMammalian organismsEvolutionary aspectsMajor facilitatorBiochemical characterizationImportant carboxylB. brevisHomology modelBiochemical studiesTransportersHomologuesCarboxyl residuesAntibiotic resistanceOrganismsNeurotransporters
2005
Crystal structure of a bacterial homologue of Na+/Cl--dependent neurotransmitter transporters
Yamashita A, Singh SK, Kawate T, Jin Y, Gouaux E. Crystal structure of a bacterial homologue of Na+/Cl--dependent neurotransmitter transporters. Nature 2005, 437: 215-223. PMID: 16041361, DOI: 10.1038/nature03978.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceBacteriaBacterial ProteinsBinding SitesBiological TransportChloridesCrystallography, X-RayHydrophobic and Hydrophilic InteractionsLeucineMembrane Transport ProteinsModels, MolecularMolecular Sequence DataNeurotransmitter AgentsSequence AlignmentSodiumStructure-Activity RelationshipWaterConceptsBacterial homologueProtein coreDependent neurotransmitter transportersTransmembrane helicesTransmembrane segmentsAquifex aeolicusUptake of neurotransmittersSubstrate bindingNeurotransmitter transportersMain-chain atomsMembrane bilayerDependent transportersElectrochemical gradientIon binding siteTransportersHelix dipole