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J Biol Chem, Vol. 275, Issue 20, 15526-15534, May 19, 2000

ATP Modulates Subunit-Subunit Interactions in an ATP-binding Cassette Transporter (MalFGK₂) Determined by Site-directed Chemical Cross-linking^*

Sabine Hunke, Michäel Mourez^§¶, Muguette Jéhanno^§, Elie Dassa^§, and Erwin Schneider

From  Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Institut für Biologie/Bakterienphysiologie, Chausseestrasse 117, D-10115 Berlin, Germany and ^§ Unité de Programmation Moléculaire et Toxicologie Génétique, CNRS URA 1444, Institut Pasteur, 25 rue du Dr. Roux, F75645 Paris cedex 15, France

The binding protein-dependent maltose transport system of enterobacteria (MalFGK₂), a member of the ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporter superfamily, is composed of two integral membrane proteins, MalF and MalG, and of two copies of an ATPase subunit, MalK, which hydrolyze ATP, thus energizing the translocation process. In addition, an extracellular (periplasmic) substrate-binding protein (MalE) is required for activity. Ligand translocation and ATP hydrolysis are dependent on a signaling mechanism originating from the binding protein and traveling through MalF/MalG. Thus, subunit-subunit interactions in the complex are crucial to the transport process but the chemical nature of residues involved is poorly understood. We have investigated the proximity of residues in a conserved sequence ("EAA" loop) of MalF and MalG to residues in a helical segment of the MalK subunits by means of site-directed chemical cross-linking. To this end, single cysteine residues were introduced into each subunit at several positions and the respective malF and malG alleles were individually co-expressed with each of the malK alleles. Membrane vesicles were prepared from those double mutants that contained a functional transporter in vivo and treated with Cu(1,10-phenanthroline)₂SO₄ or bifunctional cross-linkers. The results suggest that residues Ala-85, Lys-106, Val-114, and Val-117 in the helical segment of MalK, to different extents, participate in constitution of asymmetric interaction sites with the EAA loops of MalF and MalG. Furthermore, both MalK monomers in the complex are in close contact to each other through Ala-85 and Lys-106. These interactions are strongly modulated by MgATP, indicating a structural rearrangement of the subunits during the transport cycle. These data are discussed with respect to current transport models.

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