Crystal structure and mechanistic basis of a functional homolog of the antigen transporter TAP

Significance ABC transporters shuttle chemically diverse substances across membranes in an energy-dependent manner. They mediate multidrug resistance in microorganisms and cancer cells and can cause human pathologies when dysfunctional. Although important insights into ABC transporters have been gained in recent years, fundamental questions concerning their mechanism remain open. Here, we identify the protein complex TmrAB as a functional homolog of the antigenic peptide transporter TAP and present its high-resolution structure. The structure adopts an asymmetric conformational state and is characterized by C-terminal zipper helices that are essential for efficient substrate translocation. The structure, together with functional studies, enables us to outline the general conformational dynamics of heterodimeric ABC transporters and to establish TmrAB as a model system for TAP. ABC transporters form one of the largest protein superfamilies in all domains of life, catalyzing the movement of diverse substrates across membranes. In this key position, ABC transporters can mediate multidrug resistance in cancer therapy and their dysfunction is linked to various diseases. Here, we describe the 2.7-Å X-ray structure of heterodimeric Thermus thermophilus multidrug resistance proteins A and B (TmrAB), which not only shares structural homology with the antigen translocation complex TAP, but is also able to restore antigen processing in human TAP-deficient cells. TmrAB exhibits a broad peptide specificity and can concentrate substrates several thousandfold, using only one single active ATP-binding site. In our structure, TmrAB adopts an asymmetric inward-facing state, and we show that the C-terminal helices, arranged in a zipper-like fashion, play a crucial role in guiding the conformational changes associated with substrate transport. In conclusion, TmrAB can be regarded as a model system for asymmetric ABC exporters in general, and for TAP in particular.

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