Periplasmic Domain of CusA in an Escherichia coli Cu+/Ag+ Transporter Has Metal Binding Sites

Bo-Young Yun; Yongbin Xu; Shunfu Piao; Nahee Kim; Jeong-Hyun Yoon; Hyun-Soo Cho; Kangseok Lee; Nam-Chul Ha

doi:10.1007/s12275-010-0339-8

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Periplasmic Domain of CusA in an Escherichia coli Cu+/Ag+ Transporter Has Metal Binding Sites: Bo-Young Yun ¹, Yongbin Xu ¹, Shunfu Piao ¹, Nahee Kim ², Jeong-Hyun Yoon ¹, Hyun-Soo Cho ², Kangseok Lee ³, Nam-Chul Ha ¹; Journal of Microbiology 2010;48(6):829-835.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12275-010-0339-8
Published online: January 9, 2011

¹College of Pharmacy and Research Institute for Drug Development, Pusan National University, Busan 609-735, Republic of Korea, ²Department of Biology, College of Science, Yonsei University, Seoul 120-749, Republic of Korea, ³Department of Life Science, Chung-Ang University, Seoul 156-756, Republic of Korea

Corresponding author: Nam-Chul Ha , Tel: +82-51-510-2528,

Received: 1 September 2010 • Accepted: 11 October 2010

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The resistance nodulation division (RND)-type efflux systems are utilized in Gram-negative bacteria to export a variety of substrates. The CusCFBA system is the Cu+ and Ag+ efflux system in Escherichia coli, conferring resistance to lethal concentrations of Cu+ and Ag+. The periplasmic component, CusB, which is essential for the assembly of the protein complex, has Cu+ or Ag+ binding sites. The twelve-span membrane protein CusA is a homotrimeric transporter, and has a relatively large periplasmic domain. Here, we constructed the periplasmic domain of CusA by joining two DNA segments and then successfully expressed and purified the protein. Isothermal titration calorimetry experiments revealed Ag+ binding sites with Kds of 10-6-10-5 M. Our findings suggest that the metal binding in the periplasmic domain of CusA might play an important role in the function of the efflux pump.

Keywords: membrane protein;metal efflux pump;Gram-negative bacteria;RND-type transporter

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Periplasmic Domain of CusA in an Escherichia coli Cu+/Ag+ Transporter Has Metal Binding Sites

J. Microbiol. 2010;48(6):829-835. Published online January 9, 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12275-010-0339-8

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