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    Evidence for phospholipid export from the bacterial inner membrane by the Mla ABC transport system

    Year: 2019

    Journal: NAT. MICROBIOL, Volume 4, OCT, page 1692–1705

    Authors: Hughes, Gareth W.; Hall, Stephen C. L.; Laxton, Claire S.; Sridhar, Pooja; Mahadi, Amirul H.; Hatton, Caitlin; Piggot, Thomas J.; Wotherspoon, Peter J.; Leney, Aneika C.; Ward, Douglas G.; Jamshad, Mohammed; Spana, Vaclav; Cadby, Ian T.; Harding, Christopher; Isom, Georgia L.; Bryant, Jack A.; Parr, Rebecca J.; Yakub, Yasin; Jeeves, Mark; Huber, Damon; Henderson, Ian R.; Clifton, Luke A.; Lovering, Andrew L.; Knowles, Timothy J.

    The Mla pathway is believed to be involved in maintaining the asymmetrical Gram-negative outer membrane via retrograde phospholipid transport. The pathway is composed of three components: the outer membrane MlaA-OmpC/F complex, a soluble periplasmic protein, MlaC, and the inner membrane ATPase, MlaFEDB complex. Here, we solve the crystal structure of MlaC in its phospholipid-free closed apo conformation, revealing a pivoting beta-sheet mechanism that functions to open and close the phospholipid-binding pocket. Using the apo form of MlaC, we provide evidence that the inner-membrane MlaFEDB machinery exports phospholipids to MlaC in the periplasm. Furthermore, we confirm that the phospholipid export process occurs through the MlaD component of the MlaFEDB complex and that this process is independent of ATP. Our data provide evidence of an apparatus for lipid export away from the inner membrane and suggest that the Mla pathway may have a role in anterograde phospholipid transport.
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