Abstract
Transport of 4-aminobutyrate into Escherichia coli is catalyzed by gab permease (GabP). Although published studies show that GabP is relatively specific, recognizing the common α-amino acids with low affinity, recent work from this laboratory indicates that a number of synthetic compounds are high affinity transport inhibitors (50% inhibition at 5-100 μM). Here we present evidence that many of these structurally heterogeneous compounds not only inhibit transport but also function as alternative GabP substrates (i.e. a set of observations inconsistent with the idea that the core of the GabP transport channel exhibits rigid structural specificity for the native substrate, 4-aminobutyrate).
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 783-788 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Journal of Biological Chemistry |
Volume | 271 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 12 1996 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biochemistry
- Molecular Biology
- Cell Biology