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Single-molecule FRET reveals sugar-induced conformational dynamics in LacY.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 31 Jul 2007
Majumdar Devdoot S, Smirnova Irina, Kasho Vladimir, Nir Eyal, Kong Xiangxu, Weiss Shimon, Kaback H Ronald
Abstract excerpt
The N- and C-terminal six-helix bundles of lactose permease (LacY) form a large internal cavity open on the cytoplasmic side and closed on the periplasmic side with a single sugar-binding site at the apex of the cavity near the middle of the molecule. During sugar/H(+) symport, an outward-facing cavity is thought to open with closing of the inward-facing cavity so that the sugar-binding site is alternately...
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