Structural and functional insights into the lipopolysaccharide ABC transporter LptB2FG

Haohao Dong, Zhengyu Zhang, Xiaodi Tang, Neil G. Paterson () and Changjiang Dong ()
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Haohao Dong: Sichuan University and Collaborative Innovation Center of Biotherapy
Zhengyu Zhang: University of East Anglia
Xiaodi Tang: University of East Anglia
Neil G. Paterson: Harwell Science and Innovation Campus
Changjiang Dong: University of East Anglia

Nature Communications, 2017, vol. 8, issue 1, 1-11

Abstract: Abstract The cell surface of most Gram-negative bacteria contains lipopolysaccharide that is essential for their viability and drug resistance. A 134-kDa protein complex LptB2FG is unique among ATP-binding cassette transporters because it extracts lipopolysaccharide from the external leaflet of the inner membrane and propels it along a filament that extends across the periplasm to directly deliver lipopolysaccharide into the external leaflet of the outer membrane. Here we report the crystal structure of the lipopolysaccharide transporter LptB2FG from Klebsiella pneumoniae, in which both LptF and LptG are composed of a β-jellyroll-like periplasmic domain and six α-helical segments in the transmembrane domain. LptF and LptG form a central cavity containing highly conserved hydrophobic residues. Structural and functional studies suggest that LptB2FG uses an alternating lateral access mechanism to extract lipopolysaccharide and traffic it along the hydrophobic cavity toward the transporter’s periplasmic domains.

Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1038/s41467-017-00273-5

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