Computational Studies of Substrate Transport and Specificity in a Phospholipid Flippase
Wang, Y.; Lyons, J. A.; Timcenko, M.; de Groot, B. L.; Nissen, P.; Gapsys, V.; Lindorff-Larsen, K.
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Type 4 P-type ATPases are lipid flippases which help maintain asymmetric phospholipid distribution in eukaryotic membranes by driving unidirectional translocation of phospholipid substrates. Recent cryo-EM and crystal structures have provided a detailed view of flippases, and we here use molecular dynamics simulations to study the first steps of phospholipid transport and lipid substrate specificity. Our simulations and new cryo-EM structure shows phospholipid binding to a groove and subsequent movement towards the centre of the membrane, and reveal a preference for phosphatidylserine lipids. We find that only the lipid head group stays in the groove while the lipid tails remain in the membrane, thus visualizing how flippases have evolved to transport large substrates. The flippase also induces deformation and thinning of the outer leaflet facilitating lipid recruitment. Our simulations provide insight into substrate binding to flippases and suggest that multiple sites and steps in the functional cycle contribute to substrate selectivity.
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