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Colicins, spermine and cephalosporins: a competitive interaction with the OmpF eyelet.
The Biochemical journal - 15 Nov 2003
Bredin Jérôme, Simonet Valérie, Iyer Ramkumar, Delcour Anne H, Pagès Jean-Marie
Abstract excerpt
The L3 loop is an important feature of the OmpF porin structure, contributing to both channel size and electrostatic properties. Colicins A and N, spermine, and antibiotics that use OmpF to penetrate the cell, were used to investigate the structure-function relationships of L3. Spermine was found to protect efficiently cells expressing wild-type OmpF from colicin action. Among other solutes, sugars had minor...
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