Repository logo
  • Log In
    or
Goethe UniversityGUDe
  • Communities
  • Research Data
  • Organisations
  • Projects
  • People
  • Documentation
  • Log In
    or
  1. Home
  2. Goethe University Frankfurt
  3. Faculties
  4. F14 - Faculty of Biochemistry, Chemistry and Pharmacy
  5. Faculty of Biochemistry, Chemistry and Pharmacy: Research Data
  6. ATP-driven conformational dynamics reveal hidden intermediates in a heterodimeric ABC transporter
 
  • Details
  • Files
Options
Title(s)
TitleLanguage
ATP-driven conformational dynamics reveal hidden intermediates in a heterodimeric ABC transporter
en
 
Author(s)
NameORCIDGNDAffiliation
Pečak, Matija
Faculty of Biochemistry, Chemistry and Pharmacy 
Nocker, Christoph 
Faculty of Biochemistry, Chemistry and Pharmacy 
Tampé, Robert 
0000-0002-0403-2160
1245874411
Faculty of Biochemistry, Chemistry and Pharmacy 
 
Project(s)
SFB 1507 - P18 Protein Assemblies and Machineries in Antigen Processing and ER Quality Control 
 
Faculty
14 Biochemistry, Chemistry and Pharmacy
 
DFG-Subject
101-02 Classical Philology
 
MeSH
single-molecule techniques
 
Date Issued
11 May 2026
 
Publisher(s)
Goethe-Universität Frankfurt
 
Handle
https://gude.uni-frankfurt.de/handle/gude/777
 
DOI
10.25716/gude.16a1-m6pe
 

Type(s) of data
Dataset
 
Language(s)
en
 
Subject Keyword(s)
  • ABC transporters

  • conformational dynami...

  • membrane protein

  • single-molecule analy...

  • Förster Resonance Eng...

 
Abstract(s)
AbstractLanguage
ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporters are essential molecular machines whose conformational dynamics have largely been inferred from ensemble-averaged measurements. Resolving dynamic heterogeneity and transient intermediates, however, requires single-molecule approaches. Here, we use single-molecule Förster resonance energy transfer (smFRET) to resolve ATP-driven conformational dynamics of the heterodimeric type IV ABC transporter TmrAB, a functional homolog of the human antigen transporter TAP, at the level of individual molecules. Fluorophores positioned at the nucleotide-binding domains and periplasmic gate were validated by accessible-volume simulations, fluorescence lifetimes, and ensemble FRET, demonstrating that these reporters reliably track conformational transitions. Single-molecule analysis distinguishes ATP-free and ATP-bound states and quantifies ATP-dependent population shifts from nucleotide-free to physiological ATP concentrations. Kinetic analysis further reveals an unexpectedly long ATP-bound dwell time of ~300 ms. Using complementary stabilization strategies, we directly resolve a previously hidden outward-facing open state that is kinetically masked under turnover conditions. These results provide the first single-molecule characterization of TmrAB and establish a quantitative single-molecule framework for dissecting ATP-coupled conformational dynamics in heterodimeric ABC transporters.
 

Funder(s)
NameType of identifierFunder identifierAward numberAward titleAward URI
European Research Council
Other
101141396
ImmunoMachines
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
Other
CRC 1507/P18
SFB 1507 – Membrane-associated Protein Assemblies, Machineries, and Supercomplexes
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
Other
Research Training Group
GRK 1986/B4.7
 

License
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) cclicense-logocclicense-logocclicense-logo
 

Views
17
Acquisition Date
May 20, 2026
View Details
Downloads
1
Acquisition Date
May 20, 2026
View Details

DSpace-CRIS
Datacite
Orcid
Legal Terms
  • Terms of Use
  • Publication Contract
  • Legal Notice
Privacy
  • Privacy Information
  • Cookie Settings
Help & Information
  • User Documentation
  • Contact Us
Resources for Developers
  • API Explorer (HAL Browser)
  • API REST Contract
  • API Python Client