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A novel ligand bound ABC transporter, LolCDE, provides insights into the molecular mechanisms underlying membrane detachment of bacterial lipoproteins.
Molecular microbiology - 1 Nov 2006
Ito Yasuko, Kanamaru Kyoko, Taniguchi Naohiro, Miyamoto Shigehiko, Tokuda Hajime
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The LolCDE complex of Escherichia coli belongs to the ABC transporter superfamily and initiates the lipoprotein sorting to the outer membrane by catalysing their release from the inner membrane. LolC and/or LolE, membrane subunits, recognize lipoproteins anchored to the outer surface of the inner...
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