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X-ray diffraction
2.4Å resolution

Crystal Structure of the Urea Transporter from Desulfovibrio Vulgaris Bound to 1,3-dimethylurea

Released:
DOI: 10.2210/pdb3k3g/pdb
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Source organism: Desulfovibrio vulgaris str. Hildenborough
Primary publication:
Crystal structure of a bacterial homologue of the kidney urea transporter.
Levin EJ, Quick M, Zhou M
Nature 462 757-61 (2009)
PMID: 19865084

Function and Biology Details

Biochemical function:
Biological process:
Cellular component:
Sequence domains:

Structure analysis Details

Assembly composition:
homo trimer (preferred)
Assembly name:
PDBe Complex ID:
PDB-CPX-180790 (preferred)
Entry contents:
1 distinct polypeptide molecule
Macromolecule:
Urea transporter DVU1160 Chain: A
Molecule details ›
Chain: A
Length: 340 amino acids
Theoretical weight: 36.01 KDa
Source organism: Desulfovibrio vulgaris str. Hildenborough
Expression system: Escherichia coli
UniProt:
  • Canonical: Q72CX3 (Residues: 2-337; Coverage: 100%)
Gene name: DVU_1160
Sequence domains: Urea transporter
Structure domains: Ammonium transporter AmtB like domains

Ligands and Environments

2 bound ligands:
Ligand AU 9 x AU
Ligand MMU 2 x MMU
No modified residues

Experiments and Validation Details

Entry percentile scores
X-ray source: APS BEAMLINE 24-ID-E
Spacegroup: P63
Unit cell:
a: 110.106Å b: 110.106Å c: 84.872Å
α: 90° β: 90° γ: 120°
R-values:
R R work R free
0.187 0.186 0.214
Expression system: Escherichia coli

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Citations

15 review citations

The ABCs of membrane transporters in health and disease (SLC series): introduction.
Hediger et al. (2013)
14 more

4 mentions without citation

Urea transporter proteins as targets for small-molecule diuretics.
Esteva-Font et al. (2015)
3 more