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Structural studies of the Cpx pathway activator NlpE on the outer membrane of Escherichia coli.
Structure (London, England : 1993) - 1 Aug 2007
Hirano Yu, Hossain Md Motarab, Takeda Kazuki, Tokuda Hajime, Miki Kunio
Abstract excerpt
NlpE, an outer membrane lipoprotein, functions during envelope stress responses in Gram-negative bacteria. In Escherichia coli, adhesion to abiotic surfaces has been reported to activate the Cpx pathway in an NlpE-dependent manner. External copper ions are also thought to activate the Cpx pathway mediated by NlpE. We determined the crystal structure of NlpE from E. coli at 2.6 A resolution. The structure showed...
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