Article
The Escherichia coli Lpt transenvelope protein complex for lipopolysaccharide export is assembled via conserved structurally homologous domains.
Journal of bacteriology - 1 Mar 2013
Villa Riccardo, Martorana Alessandra M, Okuda Suguru, Gourlay Louise J, Nardini Marco, Sperandeo Paola, Dehò Gianni, Bolognesi Martino, Kahne Daniel, Polissi Alessandra
Abstract excerpt
Lipopolysaccharide is a major glycolipid component in the outer leaflet of the outer membrane (OM), a peculiar permeability barrier of Gram-negative bacteria that prevents many toxic compounds from entering the cell. Lipopolysaccharide transport (Lpt) across the periplasmic space and its assembly at the Escherichia coli cell surface are carried out by a transenvelope complex of seven essential Lpt proteins...
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- ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters
- Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins
- Biological Transport
- Carrier Proteins
- Escherichia coli
