Article
Real-time conformational changes in LacY.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 10 Jun 2014
Smirnova Irina, Kasho Vladimir, Kaback H Ronald
Abstract excerpt
Galactoside/H(+) symport across the cytoplasmic membrane of Escherichia coli is catalyzed by lactose permease (LacY), which uses an alternating access mechanism with opening and closing of deep cavities on the periplasmic and cytoplasmic sides. In this study, conformational changes in LacY initiated by galactoside binding were monitored in real time by Trp quenching/unquenching of bimane, a small fluorophore...
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