Table 1.
Summary of the available crystal structures of the glutamate transporter homologues
Glt/EAAT1aLigandIonsbX-linkStatePDB IDResolutionSpace groupCompletenesscClash scoredRwork/RfreeeComments, new featuresMutationsReference
      Å  %  %    
Ph Not assigned   OFC occluded 1XFH 3.5 P 61 97.1 (n.r.) 21 29.0/30.9 Homotrimer, bowl shape, overall fold 7H mutations: D37H, K40H, K125H, K132H, K223H, K264H, E368H Yernool et al., 2004  
Ph l-Asp   OFC occluded 2NWL 2.96 P 61 69.3 (8.8) 23.6/26.5 Substrate-binding site 7H mutations Boudker et al., 2007  
Ph l-Asp Tl1, Tl2  OFC occluded 2NWX 3.29 P 61 69.2 (12.1) 15 26.3/28.6 Na1 and Na2 binding sites 7H mutations Boudker et al., 2007  
Ph TBOA   OFC open 2NWW 3.2 P 61 74.8 (15.5) 24.1/26.0 Open conformation of HP2; modeling of TBOA binding 7H mutations Boudker et al., 2007  
Ph l-Asp Na1, Na2, Hg HgCl2 IFC occluded 3KBC 3.51 C 2 2 21 97.2 (84.5) 108 26.7/27.0 IFC, elevator mechanism 7H mutations, K55C, C321A, A364C Reyes et al., 2009  
Ph l-Asp Na1, Na2; Hg HgCl2 IFC occluded 3V8F 3.8 C 1 2 1 99.5 (97.6) 26 24.3/25.5 IFC, different mutant 7H mutations, V216C, C321A, M385C Verdon and Boudker, 2012  
Ph l-Asp Na1, Na2 HgCl2 iOFC occluded 3V8G 4.66 C 1 2 1 73.1 (11.2) 14 25.5/29.4 Intermediate OFC 7H mutations, V198C, C321A, A380C Verdon and Boudker, 2012  
Ph l-Asp Na1, Na2; Hg HgCl2 OFC occluded 4IZM 4.5 P 61 99.7 (99.1) 12 25.0/29.9  7H mutations, L66C, S300C, C321A Reyes et al., 2013  
Tk    OFC occluded 4KY0 3.0 P 32 2 1 99.8 (99.8) 13 21.2/26.6 OFC apo protein without Na Jensen et al., 2013  
Ph  Tl1, Tl2; Hg HgCl2 IFC occluded 4P6H 4.08 C 2 2 21 67.4 (6.4) 39 25.8/29.6 IFC apo protein with Tl 7H mutations, K55C, C321A, A364C, E418T Verdon et al., 2014  
Ph  TlCt, Tl2; Hg HgCl2 IFC occluded 4P1A 3.75 C 2 2 21 99.7 (99.7) 24 23.0/25.7 New cation site 7H mutations, K55C, C321A, A364C Verdon et al., 2014  
Ph  Hg HgCl2 IFC occluded 4P19 3.25 C 2 2 21 99.1 (91.9) 23 22.2/25.8 IFC apo protein without Na 7H mutations, K55C, C321A, A364C Verdon et al., 2014  
Ph  Hg HgCl2 IFC occluded 4P3J 3.5 C 2 2 21 95.5 (93.2) 12 26.3/27.8  7H mutations, K55C, C321A, A364C Verdon et al., 2014  
Ph    OFC, occluded 4OYE 4.0 P 1 2170.3 (9.3) 13 24.9/26.6  7H mutations, R397A Verdon et al., 2014  
Ph  Na1  OFC occluded, tip open 4OYF 3.41 P 31 88.7 (12.2) 26 28.4/29.3 OFC apo protein with Na 7H mutations, R397A Verdon et al., 2014  
Ph l-Asp Na1, Na2  OFC occluded 4OYG/5CFY 3.5 P 31 97.1 (93.7) 24 24.9/29.4  7H mutations, R397A Verdon et al., 2014  
Ph l-Asp Na1, Na2  iIFC occluded 4X2S 4.21 P 65 2 2 83.2 (18.3) 10 27.8/31.4 IFC occluded, locked and unlocked 7H mutations, R276S, C321A, M395R, E418T Akyuz et al., 2015  
Tk    OFC occluded 5DWY 2.7 P 32 2 1 79.0 (17.9) 19.8/23.7 Improved 4KY0  Guskov et al., 2016  
Tk l-Asp Na1, Na2, Na3  OFC occluded 5E9S 2.8 P 32 2 1 97.4 (97.0) 21.3/24.3 Na3 site; loop 3–4; Na/l-Asp coupling mechanism  Guskov et al., 2016  
Hs l-Asp, UCPH101 Na2  OFC occluded 5LLM 3.25 P 63 80.2 (39.1) 21.9/24.0 GltPh-like fold, allosteric inhibition by UCPH101 73 mutations: R23S, Y44F, F46R, F50L, V51L, T56L, V60L, T62V, I63V, T67L, R72P, M73L, Y75P, S82A, Q93K, V96I, I101V, V105I, M108L, A110S, S113A, K118R, M119L, T129S, I137L, I141L, I143L, N155T, S175C, N204T, A223I, C232V, V236A, I237L, N239K, K241G, A246L, R248V, E249D, D252N, I258T, R260K, V264I, V271L, M287L, G288E, I290L, A295G, T298M, L306V, A309G, V310L, L316I, V320I, W326F, G330A, L332I, V366I, L388V, F399Y, N402D, S437A, F454L, L458F, T461M, T462V, S468A, H480K, K483E, N484K, R485Q, V487A, M489L Canul-Tec et al., 2017  
Hs l-Asp, UCPH101 Na2  OFC occluded 5LM4 3.10 P 63 75.9 (31.7) 21.7/25.9 Nearly identical to 5LLM 73 mutations, K149A, M231I, F235I Canul-Tec et al., 2017  
Hs l-Asp Na2  OFC, occluded 5LLU 3.32 P 63 80.4 (40.1) 20.9/25.3 No inhibitors bound 73 mutations, M231I, F235I Canul-Tec et al., 2017  
Hs UCPH101, TBOATFB   OFC open 5MJU 3.71 P 63 80.3 (40.5) 22.7/25.4 Similar to 5LLM but with HP2 tip open, TBOATFB binding 73 mutations Canul-Tec et al., 2017  
Glt/EAAT1aLigandIonsbX-linkStatePDB IDResolutionSpace groupCompletenesscClash scoredRwork/RfreeeComments, new featuresMutationsReference
      Å  %  %    
Ph Not assigned   OFC occluded 1XFH 3.5 P 61 97.1 (n.r.) 21 29.0/30.9 Homotrimer, bowl shape, overall fold 7H mutations: D37H, K40H, K125H, K132H, K223H, K264H, E368H Yernool et al., 2004  
Ph l-Asp   OFC occluded 2NWL 2.96 P 61 69.3 (8.8) 23.6/26.5 Substrate-binding site 7H mutations Boudker et al., 2007  
Ph l-Asp Tl1, Tl2  OFC occluded 2NWX 3.29 P 61 69.2 (12.1) 15 26.3/28.6 Na1 and Na2 binding sites 7H mutations Boudker et al., 2007  
Ph TBOA   OFC open 2NWW 3.2 P 61 74.8 (15.5) 24.1/26.0 Open conformation of HP2; modeling of TBOA binding 7H mutations Boudker et al., 2007  
Ph l-Asp Na1, Na2, Hg HgCl2 IFC occluded 3KBC 3.51 C 2 2 21 97.2 (84.5) 108 26.7/27.0 IFC, elevator mechanism 7H mutations, K55C, C321A, A364C Reyes et al., 2009  
Ph l-Asp Na1, Na2; Hg HgCl2 IFC occluded 3V8F 3.8 C 1 2 1 99.5 (97.6) 26 24.3/25.5 IFC, different mutant 7H mutations, V216C, C321A, M385C Verdon and Boudker, 2012  
Ph l-Asp Na1, Na2 HgCl2 iOFC occluded 3V8G 4.66 C 1 2 1 73.1 (11.2) 14 25.5/29.4 Intermediate OFC 7H mutations, V198C, C321A, A380C Verdon and Boudker, 2012  
Ph l-Asp Na1, Na2; Hg HgCl2 OFC occluded 4IZM 4.5 P 61 99.7 (99.1) 12 25.0/29.9  7H mutations, L66C, S300C, C321A Reyes et al., 2013  
Tk    OFC occluded 4KY0 3.0 P 32 2 1 99.8 (99.8) 13 21.2/26.6 OFC apo protein without Na Jensen et al., 2013  
Ph  Tl1, Tl2; Hg HgCl2 IFC occluded 4P6H 4.08 C 2 2 21 67.4 (6.4) 39 25.8/29.6 IFC apo protein with Tl 7H mutations, K55C, C321A, A364C, E418T Verdon et al., 2014  
Ph  TlCt, Tl2; Hg HgCl2 IFC occluded 4P1A 3.75 C 2 2 21 99.7 (99.7) 24 23.0/25.7 New cation site 7H mutations, K55C, C321A, A364C Verdon et al., 2014  
Ph  Hg HgCl2 IFC occluded 4P19 3.25 C 2 2 21 99.1 (91.9) 23 22.2/25.8 IFC apo protein without Na 7H mutations, K55C, C321A, A364C Verdon et al., 2014  
Ph  Hg HgCl2 IFC occluded 4P3J 3.5 C 2 2 21 95.5 (93.2) 12 26.3/27.8  7H mutations, K55C, C321A, A364C Verdon et al., 2014  
Ph    OFC, occluded 4OYE 4.0 P 1 2170.3 (9.3) 13 24.9/26.6  7H mutations, R397A Verdon et al., 2014  
Ph  Na1  OFC occluded, tip open 4OYF 3.41 P 31 88.7 (12.2) 26 28.4/29.3 OFC apo protein with Na 7H mutations, R397A Verdon et al., 2014  
Ph l-Asp Na1, Na2  OFC occluded 4OYG/5CFY 3.5 P 31 97.1 (93.7) 24 24.9/29.4  7H mutations, R397A Verdon et al., 2014  
Ph l-Asp Na1, Na2  iIFC occluded 4X2S 4.21 P 65 2 2 83.2 (18.3) 10 27.8/31.4 IFC occluded, locked and unlocked 7H mutations, R276S, C321A, M395R, E418T Akyuz et al., 2015  
Tk    OFC occluded 5DWY 2.7 P 32 2 1 79.0 (17.9) 19.8/23.7 Improved 4KY0  Guskov et al., 2016  
Tk l-Asp Na1, Na2, Na3  OFC occluded 5E9S 2.8 P 32 2 1 97.4 (97.0) 21.3/24.3 Na3 site; loop 3–4; Na/l-Asp coupling mechanism  Guskov et al., 2016  
Hs l-Asp, UCPH101 Na2  OFC occluded 5LLM 3.25 P 63 80.2 (39.1) 21.9/24.0 GltPh-like fold, allosteric inhibition by UCPH101 73 mutations: R23S, Y44F, F46R, F50L, V51L, T56L, V60L, T62V, I63V, T67L, R72P, M73L, Y75P, S82A, Q93K, V96I, I101V, V105I, M108L, A110S, S113A, K118R, M119L, T129S, I137L, I141L, I143L, N155T, S175C, N204T, A223I, C232V, V236A, I237L, N239K, K241G, A246L, R248V, E249D, D252N, I258T, R260K, V264I, V271L, M287L, G288E, I290L, A295G, T298M, L306V, A309G, V310L, L316I, V320I, W326F, G330A, L332I, V366I, L388V, F399Y, N402D, S437A, F454L, L458F, T461M, T462V, S468A, H480K, K483E, N484K, R485Q, V487A, M489L Canul-Tec et al., 2017  
Hs l-Asp, UCPH101 Na2  OFC occluded 5LM4 3.10 P 63 75.9 (31.7) 21.7/25.9 Nearly identical to 5LLM 73 mutations, K149A, M231I, F235I Canul-Tec et al., 2017  
Hs l-Asp Na2  OFC, occluded 5LLU 3.32 P 63 80.4 (40.1) 20.9/25.3 No inhibitors bound 73 mutations, M231I, F235I Canul-Tec et al., 2017  
Hs UCPH101, TBOATFB   OFC open 5MJU 3.71 P 63 80.3 (40.5) 22.7/25.4 Similar to 5LLM but with HP2 tip open, TBOATFB binding 73 mutations Canul-Tec et al., 2017  

Indicators of low structure quality and uncertain features are shown in bold italic style.

a

Ph, Pyrococcus horikoshii (GltPh); Tk, Thermococcus kodakarensis (GltTk); Hs, Homo sapiens (EAAT1).

b

Na1, Na2, Na3, Tl1, Tl2, sodium or thallium ions included in the model in the corresponding sodium sites; TlCt, thallium ion in the proposed cation-binding site.

c

Overall completeness and completeness for the highest-resolution shell (in parentheses) as given in PDB data refinement statistics; n.r., not reported.

d

Clash score value is given according to a global validation metrics of the PDB entry. It is calculated from the pairs of atoms in the model that are unusually close to each other (Chen et al., 2010) and expressed as a number of serious clashes (>0.4 Å) per thousand atoms. Values >20 are considered problematic.

e

Rfree is typically ∼4–7% higher than Rwork. The extremely small RfreeRwork difference might indicate a compromised test data set (Wlodawer et al., 2008; Wlodawer, 2017).

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