Article
The function of OmpA in Escherichia coli.
Biochemical and biophysical research communications - 29 Mar 2002
Wang Ying
Abstract excerpt
Outer membrane protein A (OmpA) is a major protein in the Escherichia coli outer membrane. In this study, the function of OmpA in E. coli stress survival was examined. An E. coli K1 ompA-deletion mutant was significantly more sensitive than that of its parent strain to sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS), cholate, acidic environment, high osmolarity, and pooled human serum. A number of amino acid changes at the...
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