ABCMdb

ABCB1 p.Leu975Cys

Predicted by SNAP2:	A: D (59%), C: N (57%), D: D (80%), E: D (75%), F: N (87%), G: D (71%), H: D (71%), I: N (72%), K: D (80%), M: N (82%), N: D (75%), P: D (80%), Q: D (59%), R: D (75%), S: D (66%), T: D (63%), V: N (53%), W: D (71%), Y: N (66%),
Predicted by PROVEAN:	A: D, C: D, D: D, E: D, F: N, G: D, H: D, I: N, K: D, M: N, N: D, P: D, Q: D, R: D, S: D, T: D, V: N, W: N, Y: N,

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[hide] The human multidrug resistance P-glycoprotein is i... FASEB J. 1999 Oct;13(13):1724-32. Loo TW, Clarke DM
The human multidrug resistance P-glycoprotein is inactive when its maturation is inhibited: potential for a role in cancer chemotherapy.
FASEB J. 1999 Oct;13(13):1724-32., [PMID:10506575]

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The human multidrug resistance P-glycoprotein (P-gp) contributes to the phenomenon of multidrug resistance during cancer and AIDS chemotherapy. A potential novel strategy to circumvent the effects of P-gp during chemotherapy is to prevent maturation of P-gp during biosynthesis so that the transporter does not reach the cell surface. Here we report that immature, core-glycosylated P-gp that is prevented from reaching the cell surface by processing mutations or by proteasome inhibitors such as lactacystin or MG-132 exhibited no detectable drug-stimulated ATPase activity. Disulfide cross-linking analysis also showed that the immature P-gp did not exhibit ATP-induced conformational changes as found in the mature enzyme. In addition, the immature P-gp was more sensitive to trypsin than the mature enzyme. These results suggest that P-gp is unlikely to be functional immediately after synthesis. These differences in the structural and enzymatic properties of the mature and core-glycosylated, immature P-gp could potentially be used during chemotherapy, and should result in the search for compounds that can specifically inhibit the maturation of P-gp.

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42 The Cys-less mutant was also modified to contain mutations L332C in TM6 and L975C in TM12 (27). Login to comment
120 Cys-less P-gp containing the mutations L332C and L975C was expressed with or without MG-132 and cross-linked in the presence or absence of Mg⅐ATP. Login to comment
121 Figure 5 shows that ATP induces cross-linking in mutant L332C/L975C when expressed in the absence of MG-132. Login to comment
123 In the presence of MG-132, however, the 150 kDa core-glycosylated mutant L332C/L975C was not cross-linked by oxidant in the absence or presence of ATP (Fig. 5, lanes 6 and 8). Login to comment
139 HEK 293 cells were transfected with Cys-less P-gp cDNA containing mutations L332C/L975C and then incubated with (ϩMG-132) or without (-MG-132) MG-132 for 24 h. Membranes were then prepared and treated with (ϩ) or without (-) copper phenanthrolene (CuPhen) for 5 min at 37°C in the presence (ϩATP) or absence (-ATP) of 10 mM ATP. Login to comment

[hide] Location of the rhodamine-binding site in the huma... J Biol Chem. 2002 Nov 15;277(46):44332-8. Epub 2002 Sep 9. Loo TW, Clarke DM
Location of the rhodamine-binding site in the human multidrug resistance P-glycoprotein.
J Biol Chem. 2002 Nov 15;277(46):44332-8. Epub 2002 Sep 9., 2002-11-15 [PMID:12223492]

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The human multidrug resistance P-glycoprotein (P-gp) pumps a wide variety of structurally diverse compounds out of the cell. It is an ATP-binding cassette transporter with two nucleotide-binding domains and two transmembrane (TM) domains. One class of compounds transported by P-gp is the rhodamine dyes. A P-gp deletion mutant (residues 1-379 plus 681-1025) with only the TM domains retained the ability to bind rhodamine. Therefore, to identify the residues involved in rhodamine binding, 252 mutants containing a cysteine in the predicted TM segments were generated and reacted with a thiol-reactive analog of rhodamine, methanethiosulfonate (MTS)-rhodamine. The activities of 28 mutants (in TMs 2-12) were inhibited by at least 50% after reaction with MTS-rhodamine. The activities of five mutants, I340C(TM6), A841C(TM9), L975C(TM12), V981C(TM12), and V982C(TM12), however, were significantly protected from inhibition by MTS-rhodamine by pretreatment with rhodamine B, indicating that residues in TMs 6, 9, and 12 contribute to the binding of rhodamine dyes. These results, together with those from previous labeling studies with other thiol-reactive compounds, dibromobimane, MTS-verapamil, and MTS-cross-linker substrates, indicate that common residues are involved in the binding of structurally different drug substrates and that P-gp has a common drug-binding site. The results support the "substrate-induced fit" hypothesis for drug binding.

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155 Lower levels of protection were observed with mutants I340C, A841C, L975C, and V982C (Fig. 5). Login to comment

[hide] ATP hydrolysis promotes interactions between the e... Biochemistry. 2005 Aug 2;44(30):10250-8. Loo TW, Bartlett MC, Clarke DM
ATP hydrolysis promotes interactions between the extracellular ends of transmembrane segments 1 and 11 of human multidrug resistance P-glycoprotein.
Biochemistry. 2005 Aug 2;44(30):10250-8., 2005-08-02 [PMID:16042402]

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P-glycoprotein (P-gp, ABCB1) actively pumps a broad range of structurally unrelated cytotoxic compounds out of the cell. It has two homologous halves that are joined by a linker region. Each half has a transmembrane (TM) domain containing six TM segments and a nucleotide-binding domain (NBD). Cross-linking studies have shown that the drug-binding pocket is at the interface between the TM domains. The two NBDs interact to form the ATP-binding sites. Coupling of ATP hydrolysis to drug efflux has been postulated to occur by conversion of the binding pocket from a high-affinity to a low-affinity state through alterations in the packing of the TM segments. TM 11 has also been reported to be important for drug binding. Here, we used cysteine-scanning mutagenesis and oxidative cross-linking to test for changes in the packing of TM 11 during ATP hydrolysis. We generated 350 double cysteine mutants that contained one cysteine at the extracellular end of TM11 and another cysteine at the extracellular ends of TMs 1, 3, 4, 5, or 6. The mutants were expressed in HEK293 cells and treated with oxidant in the absence or presence of ATP. Cross-linked product was not detected in SDS-PAGE gels in the absence of ATP. By contrast, cross-linked product was detected in mutants M68C(TM1)/Y950C(TM11), M68C(TM1)/Y953C(TM11), M68C(TM1)/A954C(TM11), M69C(TM1)/A954C(TM11), and M69C(TM1)/ F957C(TM11) in the presence of ATP but not with ADP or AMP.PNP. These results indicate that rearrangement of TM11 may contribute to the release of drug substrate during ATP hydrolysis.

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81 It has been shown that TM12 (L975C) approaches TM6 (L332C) on the extracellular side during ATP hydrolysis (27). Login to comment

[hide] Transmembrane segment 1 of human P-glycoprotein co... Biochem J. 2006 Jun 15;396(3):537-45. Loo TW, Bartlett MC, Clarke DM
Transmembrane segment 1 of human P-glycoprotein contributes to the drug-binding pocket.
Biochem J. 2006 Jun 15;396(3):537-45., 2006-06-15 [PMID:16492138]

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P-glycoprotein (P-gp; ABCB1) actively transports a broad range of structurally unrelated compounds out of the cell. An important step in the transport cycle is coupling of drug binding with ATP hydrolysis. Drug substrates such as verapamil bind in a common drug-binding pocket at the interface between the TM (transmembrane) domains of P-gp and stimulate ATPase activity. In the present study, we used cysteine-scanning mutagenesis and reaction with an MTS (methanethiosulphonate) thiol-reactive analogue of verapamil (MTS-verapamil) to test whether the first TM segment [TM1 (TM segment 1)] forms part of the drug-binding pocket. One mutant, L65C, showed elevated ATPase activity (10.7-fold higher than an untreated control) after removal of unchanged MTS-verapamil. The elevated ATPase activity was due to covalent attachment of MTS-verapamil to Cys65 because treatment with dithiothreitol returned the ATPase activity to basal levels. Verapamil covalently attached to Cys65 appears to occupy the drug-binding pocket because verapamil protected mutant L65C from modification by MTS-verapamil. The ATPase activity of the MTS-verapamil-modified mutant L65C could not be further stimulated with verapamil, calcein acetoxymethyl ester or demecolcine. The ATPase activity could be inhibited by cyclosporin A but not by trans-(E)-flupentixol. These results suggest that TM1 contributes to the drug-binding pocket.

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41 A series of double cysteine mutants containing L65C in TM1 with another cysteine in TMD2 (C-terminal TMD containing TM7-TM12) predicted to line the drug-binding pocket [34] (i.e. F942C or T945C in TM11 and L975C, V981C, V982C, G984C or A985C in TM12) were also constructed for cross-linking analysis. Login to comment
60 Disulphide cross-linking analysis Mutants L65C, F942C, T945C, L975C, V981C, V982C, G984C, A985C, L65C/F942C, L65C/T945C, L65C/975C, L65C/V981C, L65C/V982C, L65C/G984C and L65C/A985C were transiently expressed in HEK-293 cells. Login to comment

[hide] The structure and functions of P-glycoprotein. Curr Med Chem. 2010;17(8):786-800. Li Y, Yuan H, Yang K, Xu W, Tang W, Li X
The structure and functions of P-glycoprotein.
Curr Med Chem. 2010;17(8):786-800., [PMID:20088754]

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P-glycoprotein (P-gp) is an ATP-driven transmembrane transporter capable of effluxing a wide variety of structurally diverse and functionally unrelated hydrophobic compounds out of the cell. Multidrug resistance (MDR), often associated with the over-expression of P-gp, has been implicated as a major obstacle to effective chemotherapy for cancer, parasitic diseases, AIDS, and other diseases. Drug efflux mediated by P-gp is also involved in decreasing the oral bioavailability of drugs by limiting intestinal absorption. Our appreciation of the structural and functional aspects of P-gp has definitely improved in recent years, benefiting from the deciphering of the structure of some bacterial transporters that paved the way for construction of homology models for more complex transporters. Here, we will review the recent advances in the studies of the structure and functional characteristics of P-gp with the hopes of facilitating rational drug design in developing novel potent MDR modulators.

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165 In 2002, Loo & Clarke found that with hydrolysis of the first molecule of ATP there is a further conformational change such as an -helix rotation between TM6 and TM12, which can be detected by disulfide cross-linking between cysteines (residue L332C in TM6 and L975C in TM12) [66]. Login to comment

[hide] Inhibition of oxidative cross-linking between engi... J Biol Chem. 1996 Nov 1;271(44):27482-7. Loo TW, Clarke DM
Inhibition of oxidative cross-linking between engineered cysteine residues at positions 332 in predicted transmembrane segments (TM) 6 and 975 in predicted TM12 of human P-glycoprotein by drug substrates.
J Biol Chem. 1996 Nov 1;271(44):27482-7., 1996-11-01 [PMID:8910331]

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Each homologous half of P-glycoprotein consists of a transmembrane domain with six potential transmembrane segments and an ATP-binding domain. Labeling studies with photoactive drug analogs show that labeling occurs within or close to predicted transmembrane segments (TM) 6 (residues 331-351) and TM12 (residues 974-994). To test if these segments are in near-proximity we generated 42 different P-glycoprotein mutants in which we re-introduced a pair of cysteine residues into a Cys-less P-glycoprotein, one within TM6 (residues 332-338) and one within TM12 (residues 975-980) and assayed for cross-linking between the cysteines. All the mutants retained verapamil-stimulated ATPase activity. We found that only the mutant containing Cys-332 and Cys-975 was cross-linked in the presence of oxidant as judged by its decreased mobility on SDS gels. Similar results were obtained when the same mutations were introduced into Cys-less NH2-terminal and COOH-terminal half-molecules of P-glycoprotein followed by coexpression and treatment with oxidant. Cross-linking between Cys-332 and Cys-975, however, was inhibited by verapamil or vinblastine but not by colchicine. These results suggest that residues Cys-332 and Cys-975, which occupy equivalent positions when TM6 and TM12 are aligned, are close to each other in the tertiary structure of P-glycoprotein.

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116 B, the above experiment was repeated with Cys-less P-glycoprotein(His)10, mutants containing only one cysteine (L332C or L975C), or a mutant containing both cysteines (L332C ϩ L975C). Login to comment
117 C, mutant L332C ϩ L975C was treated with (lane 2) or without (lane 1) copper phenanthroline for 15 min at 37 °C and then solubilized with SDS sample buffer. Login to comment
151 To test for this possibility, the cDNAs coding for Cys-less P-glycoprotein and mutant L332C ϩ L975C were transfected into NIH 3T3 cells, and drug-resistant colonies were selected in the presence of 45 nM colchicine or 5 nM vinblastine. Login to comment
156 A, membranes prepared from cells transfected with vector alone (control) or cotransfected with cDNA for mutant L332C in the Cys-less NH2-terminal half-molecule A52 and the cDNA for mutant L975C in the Cys-less COOH-terminal half-molecule A52 or with cDNA for mutant F335C in the NH2-terminal half-molecule A52 and the cDNA for mutant F978C in the COOH-terminal half-molecule A52 were treated with oxidant for various intervals and at different temperatures. Login to comment
158 B, HEK 293 cells were co-transfected with cDNAs encoding Cys-less NH2-and COOH-terminal half-molecules A52; the cDNAs of mutant L332C in the NH2-terminal half-molecule A52 and the Cys-less COOH-terminal half-molecule A52; the cDNAs of Cys-less NH2-terminal half-molecule-A52 and mutant L975C in the Cys-less COOH-terminal half-molecule A52 or with the cDNAs of the mutant L335C in the NH2-terminal half-molecule A52 and mutant L975C in the COOH-terminal half-molecule A52. Login to comment
167 As shown in Fig. 5, the ATPase activities of both mutants (Cys-less and L332C ϩ L975C) were similar in the presence of 5 mM colchicine, 1 mM verapamil, and 100 ␮M vinblastine. Login to comment
168 Compared with the wild-type enzyme, both Cys-less and L332C ϩ L975C mutants had lower drug-stimulated ATPase activities. Login to comment

[hide] Drug-stimulated ATPase activity of human P-glycopr... J Biol Chem. 1997 Aug 22;272(34):20986-9. Loo TW, Clarke DM
Drug-stimulated ATPase activity of human P-glycoprotein requires movement between transmembrane segments 6 and 12.
J Biol Chem. 1997 Aug 22;272(34):20986-9., 1997-08-22 [PMID:9261097]

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Transmembrane segments (TM) 6 and 12 are directly connected to the ATP-binding domain in each homologous half of P-glycoprotein and are postulated to be important for drug-protein interactions. Cysteines introduced into TM6 (L332C, F343C, G346C, and P350C) were oxidatively cross-linked to cysteines introduced into TM12 (L975C, M986C, G989C, and S993C, respectively). The pattern of cross-linking was consistent with a left-handed coiled coil arrangement of the two helices. To detect conformational changes between the helices during drug-stimulated ATPase activity, we tested the effects of substrates and ATP on cross-linking. Cyclosporin A, verapamil, vinblastine, and colchicine inhibited cross-linking of mutants F343C/M986C, G346C/G989C, and P350C/S993C. By contrast, ATP promoted cross-linking between only L332C/L975C. Enhanced cross-linking between L332C/L975C was due to ATP hydrolysis, since cross-linked product was not observed in the presence of ATP and vanadate, ADP, ADP and vanadate, or AMP-PNP. Cross-linking between P350C/S993C inhibited verapamil-stimulated ATPase activity by about 75%. Drug-stimulated ATPase activity, however, was fully restored in the presence of dithiothreitol. These results show that TM6 and TM12 undergo different conformational changes upon drug binding or during ATP hydrolysis, and that movement between these two helices is essential for drug-stimulated ATPase activity.

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82 Effect of Nucleotides and Drug Substrates on Cross-linking-An interesting observation was that the amount of cross-linking seen in mutant L332C/L975C in whole cells (9) varied with the metabolic state of the transfected cells. Login to comment
84 A possible explanation was that cross-linking of mutant L332C/L975C was promoted by the presence of ATP. Login to comment
96 pressing mutant L332C/L975C were cross-linked in the presence of nucleotides. Login to comment
99 These results suggest that cross-linking between L332C and L975C occurred during ATP hydrolysis. Login to comment
103 To test the effect of drug substrates, cross-linking of mutants L332C/L975C, F343C/M986C, G346C/G989C, and P350C/ S993C was done in the presence of verapamil, cyclosporin A, vinblastine, or colchicine. Login to comment
104 No cross-linked product was observed for mutant L332C/L975C (Fig. 3A). Login to comment
108 Effect of Cross-linking on Drug-stimulated ATPase Activity- Mutants L332C/L975C, F343C/M986C, G346C/G989C, and P350C/S993C were still active since they retained about 90, 30, 10, and 70%, respectively, of the verapamil-stimulated ATPase activity of the Cys-less P-glycoprotein. Login to comment
109 Cross-linking of mutants F343C/M986C, G346C/G989C, and P350C/S993C, but not L332C/L975C, was reversed by treatment with dithiothreitol (Fig. 4A). Login to comment
126 Membranes prepared from HEK 293 cells expressing mutants L332C/L975C (A), F343C/M986C (B), G346C/G989C (C), and P350/S993C (D) were treated without (-) or with (ϩ) 2 mM (A) or 0.2 mM (B-D) copper phenanthroline for 10 min at 37 °C in the presence of 5 mM ATP, 5 mM ATP plus 0.2 mM sodium vanadate, 5 mM ADP, 5 mM ADP plus 0.2 mM sodium vanadate, or 5 mM AMP-PNP. Login to comment
132 Membranes prepared from HEK 293 cells expressing mutants L332C/ L975C (A), F343C/M986C (B), G346C/G989C (C), and P350/S993C (D) were treated without (-) or with (ϩ) 2 mM (A) or 0.2 mM (B-D) copper phenanthroline for 10 min at 37 °C in the presence of 1 mM verapamil, 0.1 mM vinblastine, 50 ␮M cyclosporin A, or 5 mM colchicine. Login to comment
140 ATP hydrolysis rather than nucleotide binding was responsible for cross-linking between L332C/ L975C. Login to comment
142 The observation that ATP hydrolysis promoted cross-linking between L332C/L975C suggests that inhibition of cross-linking of L332C/L975C in whole cells by verapamil or vinblastine occurred indirectly through depletion of intracellular ATP. Login to comment

[hide] Identification of residues in the drug-binding sit... J Biol Chem. 1997 Dec 19;272(51):31945-8. Loo TW, Clarke DM
Identification of residues in the drug-binding site of human P-glycoprotein using a thiol-reactive substrate.
J Biol Chem. 1997 Dec 19;272(51):31945-8., 1997-12-19 [PMID:9405384]

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We identified a thiol-reactive compound, dibromobimane (dBBn), that was a potent stimulator (8.2-fold) of the ATPase activity of Cys-less P-glycoprotein. We then used this compound together with cysteine-scanning mutagenesis to identify residues in transmembrane segment (TM) 6 and TM12 that are important for function. TM6 and TM12 lie close to each other in the tertiary structure and are postulated to be important for drug-protein interactions. The majority of P-glycoprotein mutants containing a single cysteine residue retained substantial amounts of drug-stimulated ATPase activity and were not inhibited by dBBn. The ATPase activities of mutants L339C, A342C, L975C, V982C, and A985C, however, were markedly inhibited (>60%) by dBBn. The drug substrates verapamil, vinblastine, and colchicine protected these mutants against inhibition by dBBn, suggesting that these residues are important for interaction of substrates with P-glycoprotein. We previously showed that residues Leu339, Ala342, Leu975, Val982, and Ala985 lie along the point of contact between helices TM6 and TM12, when both are aligned in a left-handed coiled coil (Loo, T. W., and Clarke, D. M. (1997) J. Biol. Chem. 272, 20986-20989). Taken together, these results suggest that the interface between TM6 and TM12 likely forms part of the potential drug-binding pocket in P-glycoprotein.

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21 We show that the drug-stimulated ATPase activities of mutants L339C and A342C (TM6) and L975C, V982C, and A985C (TM12) were particularly sensitive to inhibition by dBBn and that the inhibition was prevented by various drug substrates. Login to comment
98 In contrast, mutants L339C, A342C, L975C, V982C, and A985C were significantly inhibited by dBBn, because they retained only 10, 40, 13, 25, and 32% of their activities, respectively. Login to comment
99 The concentration of dBBn required to give 50% inhibition of ATPase activity for mutants L339C, L975C, V982C, A985C, and A342C were 90, 112, 320, 480, and 700 ␮M, respectively. Login to comment
111 The P-glycoproteins(His)10 of Cys-less and mutants L339C, A342C, L975C, V982C, and A985C were mixed with lipid and then preincubated for 15 min at 4 °C without drug or in the presence of 2 mM verapamil (Ver. Login to comment
124 Similarly, mutants L339C, L975C, and V982C were also protected from dBBn inactivation by various drug substrates. Login to comment
127 More modest protection by colchicine was seen for mutants L975C and V982C. Login to comment
129 It offered little or no protection for mutant V982C and only moderately protected mutants L339C and L975C. Login to comment

[hide] A new structural model for P-glycoprotein. J Membr Biol. 1998 Nov 15;166(2):133-47. Jones PM, George AM
A new structural model for P-glycoprotein.
J Membr Biol. 1998 Nov 15;166(2):133-47., 1998-11-15 [PMID:9841738]

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Multidrug resistance to anti-cancer drugs is a major medical problem. Resistance is manifested largely by the product of the human MDR1 gene, P-glycoprotein, an ABC transporter that is an integral membrane protein of 1280 amino acids arranged into two homologous halves, each comprising 6 putative transmembrane alpha-helices and an ATP binding domain. Despite the plethora of data from site-directed, scanning and domain replacement mutagenesis, epitope mapping and photoaffinity labeling, a clear structural model for P-glycoprotein remains largely elusive. In this report, we propose a new model for P-glycoprotein that is supported by the vast body of previous data. The model comprises 2 membrane-embedded 16-strand beta-barrels, attached by short loops to two 6-helix bundles beneath each barrel. Each ATP binding domain contributes 2 beta-strands and 1 alpha-helix to the structure. This model, together with an analysis of the amino acid sequence alignment of P-glycoprotein isoforms, is used to delineate drug binding and translocation sites. We show that the locations of these sites are consistent with mutational, kinetic and labeling data.

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204 Four cross-linked pairs, namely L332C/L975C, F343C/M986C, G346C/G989C and P350C/S993C, were generated in separate mutant molecules. Login to comment
209 The cross-linking of the first pair (L332C/L975C) required the presence of ATP, was unaffected by drug substrates, and could not be reversed by treatment with dithiothreitol. Login to comment

[hide] The ATPase activity of the P-glycoprotein drug pum... J Biol Chem. 2012 Aug 3;287(32):26806-16. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M112.376202. Epub 2012 Jun 14. Loo TW, Bartlett MC, Detty MR, Clarke DM
The ATPase activity of the P-glycoprotein drug pump is highly activated when the N-terminal and central regions of the nucleotide-binding domains are linked closely together.
J Biol Chem. 2012 Aug 3;287(32):26806-16. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M112.376202. Epub 2012 Jun 14., [PMID:22700974]

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The P-glycoprotein (P-gp, ABCB1) drug pump protects us from toxic compounds and confers multidrug resistance. Each of the homologous halves of P-gp is composed of a transmembrane domain (TMD) with 6 TM segments followed by a nucleotide-binding domain (NBD). The predicted drug- and ATP-binding sites reside at the interface between the TMDs and NBDs, respectively. Crystal structures and EM projection images suggest that the two halves of P-gp are separated by a central cavity that closes upon binding of nucleotide. Binding of drug substrates may induce further structural rearrangements because they stimulate ATPase activity. Here, we used disulfide cross-linking with short (8 A) or long (22 A) cross-linkers to identify domain-domain interactions that activate ATPase activity. It was found that cross-linking of cysteines that lie close to the LSGGQ (P517C) and Walker A (I1050C) sites of NBD1 and NBD2, respectively, as well as the cytoplasmic extensions of TM segments 3 (D177C or L175C) and 9 (N820C) with a short cross-linker activated ATPase activity over 10-fold. A pyrylium compound that inhibits ATPase activity blocked cross-linking at these sites. Cross-linking between the NBDs was not inhibited by tariquidar, a drug transport inhibitor that stimulates P-gp ATPase activity but is not transported. Cross-linking between extracellular cysteines (T333C/L975C) predicted to lock P-gp into a conformation that prevents close NBD association inhibited ATPase activity. The results suggest that trapping P-gp in a conformation in which the NBDs are closely associated likely mimics the structural rearrangements caused by binding of drug substrates that stimulate ATPase activity.

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13 Cross-linking between extracellular cysteines (T333C/L975C) predicted to lock P-gp into a conformation that prevents close NBD association inhibited ATPase activity. Login to comment

[hide] Predicting P-glycoprotein-mediated drug transport ... PLoS One. 2011;6(10):e25815. Epub 2011 Oct 4. Bikadi Z, Hazai I, Malik D, Jemnitz K, Veres Z, Hari P, Ni Z, Loo TW, Clarke DM, Hazai E, Mao Q
Predicting P-glycoprotein-mediated drug transport based on support vector machine and three-dimensional crystal structure of P-glycoprotein.
PLoS One. 2011;6(10):e25815. Epub 2011 Oct 4., [PMID:21991360]

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Human P-glycoprotein (P-gp) is an ATP-binding cassette multidrug transporter that confers resistance to a wide range of chemotherapeutic agents in cancer cells by active efflux of the drugs from cells. P-gp also plays a key role in limiting oral absorption and brain penetration and in facilitating biliary and renal elimination of structurally diverse drugs. Thus, identification of drugs or new molecular entities to be P-gp substrates is of vital importance for predicting the pharmacokinetics, efficacy, safety, or tissue levels of drugs or drug candidates. At present, publicly available, reliable in silico models predicting P-gp substrates are scarce. In this study, a support vector machine (SVM) method was developed to predict P-gp substrates and P-gp-substrate interactions, based on a training data set of 197 known P-gp substrates and non-substrates collected from the literature. We showed that the SVM method had a prediction accuracy of approximately 80% on an independent external validation data set of 32 compounds. A homology model of human P-gp based on the X-ray structure of mouse P-gp as a template has been constructed. We showed that molecular docking to the P-gp structures successfully predicted the geometry of P-gp-ligand complexes. Our SVM prediction and the molecular docking methods have been integrated into a free web server (http://pgp.althotas.com), which allows the users to predict whether a given compound is a P-gp substrate and how it binds to and interacts with P-gp. Utilization of such a web server may prove valuable for both rational drug design and screening.

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227 For example, activities of the human P-gp mutants, I340C (in TM6), L975C (in TM12), V981C (in TM12), and V982C (in TM12), were found to be highly protected from inhibition by MTS-rhodamine by pre-treatment with rhodamine B, indicating that these residues likely participate in rhodamine B binding to human P-gp [48]. Login to comment

[hide] New light on multidrug binding by an ATP-binding-c... Trends Pharmacol Sci. 2006 Apr;27(4):195-203. Epub 2006 Mar 20. Shilling RA, Venter H, Velamakanni S, Bapna A, Woebking B, Shahi S, van Veen HW
New light on multidrug binding by an ATP-binding-cassette transporter.
Trends Pharmacol Sci. 2006 Apr;27(4):195-203. Epub 2006 Mar 20., [PMID:16545467]

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ATP-binding-cassette (ABC) multidrug transporters confer multidrug resistance to pathogenic microorganisms and human tumour cells by mediating the extrusion of structurally unrelated chemotherapeutic drugs from the cell. The molecular basis by which ABC multidrug transporters bind and transport drugs is far from clear. Genetic analyses during the past 14 years reveal that the replacement of many individual amino acids in mammalian multidrug resistance P-glycoproteins can affect cellular resistance to drugs, but these studies have failed to identify specific regions in the primary amino acid sequence that are part of a defined drug-binding pocket. The recent publication of an X-ray crystallographic structure of the bacterial P-glycoprotein homologue MsbA and an MsbA-based homology model of human P-glycoprotein creates an opportunity to compare the original mutagenesis data with the three-dimensional structures of transporters. Our comparisons reveal that mutations that alter specificity are present in three-dimensional 'hotspot' regions in the membrane domains of P-glycoprotein.

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78 Single-cysteine mutants in human P-glycoprotein that are protected from cross-linking to cysteine-reactive MTS substrate analogues by the non-reactive substratea P-glycoprotein residueb Corresponding residue in V. cholera MsbA Cysteine-reactive substrate I340C (6) G293 MTS-rhodamine A841C (9) A151 MTS-rhodamine L975C (12) T285 MTS-rhodamine V981C (12) M291 MTS-rhodamine V982C (12) F292 MTS-rhodamine S222C (4) A175 MTS-verapamil L339C (6) M291 MTS-verapamil A342C (6) M295 MTS-verapamil I868C (10) F180 MTS-verapamil F942C (11) Q256 MTS-verapamil T945C (11) A259 MTS-verapamil G984C (12) L294 MTS-verapamil a Data adapted from [24,2]. Login to comment
76 Single-cysteine mutants in human P-glycoprotein that are protected from cross-linking to cysteine-reactive MTS substrate analogues by the non-reactive substratea P-glycoprotein residueb Corresponding residue in V. cholera MsbA Cysteine-reactive substrate I340C (6) G293 MTS-rhodamine A841C (9) A151 MTS-rhodamine L975C (12) T285 MTS-rhodamine V981C (12) M291 MTS-rhodamine V982C (12) F292 MTS-rhodamine S222C (4) A175 MTS-verapamil L339C (6) M291 MTS-verapamil A342C (6) M295 MTS-verapamil I868C (10) F180 MTS-verapamil F942C (11) Q256 MTS-verapamil T945C (11) A259 MTS-verapamil G984C (12) L294 MTS-verapamil a Data adapted from [24,25]. Login to comment

[hide] Human P-glycoprotein contains a greasy ball-and-so... J Biol Chem. 2013 Jul 12;288(28):20326-33. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M113.484550. Epub 2013 Jun 3. Loo TW, Bartlett MC, Clarke DM
Human P-glycoprotein contains a greasy ball-and-socket joint at the second transmission interface.
J Biol Chem. 2013 Jul 12;288(28):20326-33. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M113.484550. Epub 2013 Jun 3., [PMID:23733192]

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The P-glycoprotein drug pump protects us from toxins. Drug-binding sites in the transmembrane (TM) domains (TMDs) are connected to the nucleotide-binding domains (NBDs) by intracellular helices (IHs). TMD-NBD cross-talk is a key step in the transport mechanism because drug binding stimulates ATP hydrolysis followed by drug efflux. Here, we tested whether the IHs are critical for maturation and TMD-NBD coupling by characterizing the effects of mutations to the IH1 and IH2 interfaces. Although IH1 mutations had little effect, most mutations at the IH2-NBD2 interface inhibited maturation or activity. For example, the F1086A mutation at the IH2-NBD2 interface abolished drug-stimulated ATPase activity. The mutant F1086A, however, retained the ability to bind ATP and drug substrates. The mutant was defective in mediating ATP-dependent conformational changes in the TMDs because binding of ATP no longer promoted cross-linking between cysteines located at the extracellular ends of TM segments 6 and 12. Replacement of Phe-1086 (in NBD2) with hydrophobic but not charged residues yielded active mutants. The activity of the F1086A mutant could be restored when the nearby residue Ala-266 (in IH2) was replaced with aromatic residues. These results suggest that Ala-266/Phe-1086 lies in a hydrophobic IH2-NBD2 "ball-and-socket" joint.

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82 IH2 Mediates TMD/NBD Coupling in the P-gp Drug Pump JULY 12, 2013ߦVOLUME 288ߦNUMBER 28 JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY 20327 Effect of Mutations on ATP-dependent Cross-linking of P-gp Extracellular Segments-Mutant T333C/L975C contains cysteines predicted to reside at the extracellular ends of TM segments 6 and 12, respectively (30). Login to comment
83 The double cysteine T333C/ L975C constructs (with or without the F1086A or A266F mutations) were transiently expressed in HEK 293 cells. Login to comment
162 Accordingly, cross-linking of mutant T333C/L975C was used to test the effect of F1086A on coupling. Login to comment
163 The T333C and L975C mutations are located at the extracellular ends of TM segments 6 and 12, respectively (Fig. 3, A and B). Login to comment
164 Mutant T333C/L975C can be cross-linked when intact cells expressing the mutant are treated with BMOE cross-linker (30). Login to comment
165 Mutant T333C/L975C, however, does not show cross-linking if membranes containing the mutant are treated only with BMOE (Fig. 4A). Login to comment
170 To determine whether the F1086A mutation affected NBD/ TMD coupling, it was introduced into mutant T333C/L975C and subjected to cross-linking. Login to comment
171 It was observed that the F1086A mutation inhibited ATP-dependent cross-linking of the mutant T333C/L975C (Fig. 4B). Login to comment
187 A and B, membranes prepared from cells expressing mutant T333C/L975C (A) or T333C/L975C/F1086A (B) were treated with BMOE in the absence (None) or presence of nucleotides (ATP, AMP-PNP, or ADP). Login to comment
197 Accordingly, the A266F mutation was introduced into mutant F1086A/T333C/L975C to test whether it affected cross-linking between the TMDs. Login to comment
221 D, membranes prepared from cells expressing mutants T333C/L975C (None), T333C/L975C/F1086A, or T333C/L975C/F1086A/A266F were treated with BMOE in the presence (af9;) or absence (afa;) of ATP. Login to comment

[hide] Equilibrated atomic models of outward-facing P-gly... Sci Rep. 2015 Jan 20;5:7880. doi: 10.1038/srep07880. Pan L, Aller SG
Equilibrated atomic models of outward-facing P-glycoprotein and effect of ATP binding on structural dynamics.
Sci Rep. 2015 Jan 20;5:7880. doi: 10.1038/srep07880., [PMID:25600711]

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P-glycoprotein (Pgp) is an ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporter that alternates between inward- and outward-facing conformations to capture and force substrates out of cells like a peristaltic pump. The high degree of similarity in outward-facing structures across evolution of ABC transporters allowed construction of a high-confidence outward-facing Pgp atomic model based on crystal structures of outward-facing Sav1866 and inward-facing Pgp. The model adhered to previous experimentally determined secondary- and tertiary- configurations during all-atom molecular dynamics simulations in the presence or absence of MgATP. Three long lasting (>100 ns) meta-stable states were apparent in the presence of MgATP revealing new insights into alternating access. The two ATP-binding pockets are highly asymmetric resulting in differential control of overall structural dynamics and allosteric regulation of the drug-binding pocket. Equilibrated Pgp has a considerably different electrostatic profile compared to Sav1866 that implicates significant kinetic and thermodynamic differences in transport mechanisms.

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196 Specifically, ATP binding inhibited the crosslink of pairs of human Pgp between TM6 and TM12 at L339C-V982C (mouse L334-V978) and L332C-L975C (mouse L328-L971) but promoted the crosslink of F343C-V982C (mouse F339-V978). Login to comment