Role of the constriction loop in the gating of outer membrane porin PhoE of Escherichia coli.
FEBS Lett
; 415(3): 317-20, 1997 Oct 06.
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| ID: mdl-9357991
ABSTRACT
Porins form voltage-gated channels in the bacterial outer membrane. These proteins are composed of three identical subunits, each forming a 16-stranded beta-barrel. In this study, the role in voltage gating of a loop that forms a constriction within the pore was studied. The channel characteristics of mutant PhoE porins, in which the tip of the constriction loop was connected to the barrel wall, were determined. Whereas the properties of several mutant channels were changed, all of these channels could still be closed at high potential, showing that a gross movement of the constriction loop within the channel is not implicated in voltage gating.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Ativação do Canal Iônico
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Porinas
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Escherichia coli
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Idioma:
En
Revista:
FEBS Lett
Ano de publicação:
1997
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Holanda