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IJMS, Vol. 24, Pages 2624: The Switch and Reciprocating Models for the Function of ABC Multidrug Exporters: Perspectives on Recent Research (International Journal of Molecular Sciences)
 


ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporters comprise a large superfamily of primary active transporters, which are integral membrane proteins that couple energy to the uphill vectorial transport of substrates across cellular membranes, with concomitant hydrolysis of ATP. ABC transporters are found in all living organisms, coordinating mostly import in prokaryotes and export in eukaryotes. Unlike the highly conserved nucleotide binding domains (NBDs), sequence conservation in the transmembrane domains (TMDs) is low, with their divergent nature likely reflecting a need to accommodate a wide range of substrate types in terms of mass and polarity. An explosion in high resolution structural analysis over the past decade and a half has produced a wealth of structural information for ABCs. Based on the structures, a general mechanism for ABC transporters has been proposed, known as the Switch or Alternating Access Model, which holds that the NBDs are widely separated, with the TMDs and NBDs together forming an intracellular-facing inverted “V” shape. Binding of two ATPs and the substrate to the inward-facing conformation induces a transition to an outward conformation. Despite this apparent progress, certainty around the transport mechanism for any given ABC remains elusive. How substrate binding and transport is coupled to ATP binding and hydrolysis is not known, and there is a large body of biochemical and biophysical data that is at odds with the widely separated NBDs being a functional physiological state. An alternative Constant Contact model has been proposed in which the two NBSs operate 180 degrees out of phase with respect to ATP hydrolysis, with the NBDs remaining in close proximity throughout the transport cycle and operating in an asymmetric allosteric manner. The two models are discussed in the light of recent nuclear magnetic resonance and hydrogen-deuterium exchange mass spectrometry analyses of three ABC exporters.


 
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