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SUBMITTER: Guilfoyle A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2738704 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Guilfoyle Amy A Maher Megan J MJ Rapp Mikaela M Clarke Ronald R Harrop Stephen S Jormakka Mika M
The EMBO journal 20090723 17
G proteins are key molecular switches in the regulation of membrane protein function and signal transduction. The prokaryotic membrane protein FeoB is involved in G protein coupled Fe(2+) transport, and is unique in that the G protein is directly tethered to the membrane domain. Here, we report the structure of the soluble domain of FeoB, including the G protein domain, and its assembly into an unexpected trimer. Comparisons between nucleotide free and liganded structures reveal the closed and o ...[more]