Structural ensemble of a glutamate transporter homologue in lipid nanodisc environment

Glutamate transporters are membrane transporters that clear the neurotransmitter L-glutamate from the synaptic cleft via a so-called elevator mechanism. Here the authors present five cryo-EM structures of the transporter homologue GltTk, which explain how substrate leakage is prevented.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Valentina Arkhipova, Albert Guskov, Dirk J. Slotboom
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-02-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-14834-8
Description
Summary:Glutamate transporters are membrane transporters that clear the neurotransmitter L-glutamate from the synaptic cleft via a so-called elevator mechanism. Here the authors present five cryo-EM structures of the transporter homologue GltTk, which explain how substrate leakage is prevented.
ISSN:2041-1723