Identification of residues important for substrate uptake in a glucose transporter from the filamentous fungus Trichoderma reesei.

ABSTRACT: The glucose transporter is an important player in cell metabolism that mediates the intracellular uptake of glucose. Here, we characterized the glucose transporter Stp1 from the filamentous fungus Trichoderma reesei. The individual substitution of several conserved residues for Ala in Stp1 corresponding to those interacting with D-glucose in the xylose/H(+) symporter XylE inflicted contrasting effects on its ability to support the growth of an hxt-null yeast on glucose. The targeted change of Phe 50, proximal to the substrate-binding site, was also found to exert a profound effect on the activity of Stp1. In contrast with the charged residues, the substitution of Phe 50 with either the hydrophilic residues Asn and Gln or the small residues Gly and Ala significantly enhanced the transport o

SUBMITTER: Zhang W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4642563 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature