Faculty of Biology, Microbiology, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München , Martinsried, Germany.
Center of Functional Protein Assemblies, Technical University of Munich , Garching, Germany.
mBio. 2023 Oct 31;14(5):e0108923. doi: 10.1128/mbio.01089-23. Epub 2023 Sep 1.
Here, we studied the LytS-type histidine kinase BtsS of and identified the pyruvate binding site within the membrane-spanning domains. It is a small cavity, and pyruvate forms interactions with the side chains of Arg72, Arg99, Cys110, and Ser113 located in transmembrane helices III, IV, and V, respectively. Our results can serve as a starting point to convert BtsS into a sensor for structurally similar ligands such as lactate, which can be used as biosensor in medicine.
在这里,我们研究了 中的 LytS 型组氨酸激酶 BtsS,并确定了跨膜结构域内的丙酮酸结合位点。这是一个小空腔,丙酮酸分别与位于跨膜螺旋 III、IV 和 V 中的 Arg72、Arg99、Cys110 和 Ser113 的侧链形成相互作用。我们的研究结果可以作为将 BtsS 转化为类似结构配体(如乳酸)传感器的起点,这种传感器可用于医学中的生物传感器。