Conformational Dynamics on the Extracellular Side of LeuT Controlled by Na + and K + Ions and the Protonation State of Glu 290
Journal Article
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· Journal of Biological Chemistry
- Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY (United States)
- Univ. of Copenhagen (Denmark)
- Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY (United States); National Inst. of Health (NIH), Baltimore, MD (United States)
- Columbia Univ., New York, NY (United States); New York State Psychiatric Inst., New York, NY (United States)
Ions play key mechanistic roles in the gating dynamics of neurotransmitter:sodium symporters (NSSs). In other microsecond scale molecular dynamics simulations of a complete model of the dopamine transporter, a NSS protein, we observed a partitioning of K+ ions from the intracellular side toward the unoccupied Na2 site of dopamine transporter following the release of the Na2-bound Na+. In this work, we evaluate with computational simulations and experimental measurements of ion affinities under corresponding conditions, the consequences of K+ binding in the Na2 site of LeuT, a bacterial homolog of NSS, when both Na+ ions and substrate have left, and the transporter prepares for a new cycle. We compare the results with the consequences of binding Na+ in the same apo system. Analysis of >50-μs atomistic molecular dynamics and enhanced sampling trajectories of constructs with Glu290, either charged or neutral, point to the Glu290 protonation state as a main determinant in the structural reconfiguration of the extracellular vestibule of LeuT in which a “water gate” opens through coordinated motions of residues Leu25, Tyr108, and Phe253. The resulting water channel allows the binding/dissociation of the Na+ and K+ ions that are prevalent, respectively, in the extracellular and intracellular environments.
- Research Organization:
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility (OLCF)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Science
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC05-00OR22725
- OSTI ID:
- 1565483
- Journal Information:
- Journal of Biological Chemistry, Journal Name: Journal of Biological Chemistry Journal Issue: 38 Vol. 291; ISSN 0021-9258
- Publisher:
- American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyCopyright Statement
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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