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Nucleotide-free MalK drives the transition of the maltose transporter to the inward-facing conformation.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 4 Apr 2014
Bao Huan, Duong Franck
Abstract excerpt
The complex MalFGK2 hydrolyzes ATP and alternates between inward- and outward-facing conformations during maltose transport. It has been shown that ATP promotes closure of MalK2 and opening of MalFG toward the periplasm. Yet, why the transporter rests in a conformation facing the cytosol in the absence of nucleotide and how it returns to this state after hydrolysis of ATP is unknown. The membrane domain MalFG may...
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