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Spanin function requires subunit homodimerization through intermolecular disulfide bonds.
Molecular microbiology - 1 Apr 2013
Berry Joel D, Rajaure Manoj, Young Ry
Abstract excerpt
The λ Rz and Rz1 proteins are the subunits of the spanin complex, required for the disruption of the outer membrane during host lysis. Rz, the inner membrane or i-spanin, has a largely alpha-helical periplasmic domain, whereas Rz1, the outer membrane or o-spanin, has a 25% proline content with no predicted secondary structure. We report that both Rz and Rz1 accumulate as homodimers covalently linked by...
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