PMID:1689255
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Rosenbusch, JP (1990) Structural and functional properties of porin channels in E. coli outer membranes. Experientia 46:167-73 |
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| Abstract |
Porin is a channel-forming, voltage-dependent protein of E. coli outer membranes. It exhibits relatively unspecific molecular sieve properties (exclusion size 600 Da). The trimer (110 kDa) consists of three identical polypeptides. Its secondary structure is mostly beta-structure, part of which can be visualized by electron microscopy to form a single beta-pleated sheet near the protein-lipid interface of the trimer. This folding pattern is significantly different from those of the reaction centers and of bacteriorhodopsin. Moreover, it contains many polar and ionizable side chains. It is argued that local as well as global electroneutrality, and complete saturation of the entire hydrogen bonding potential not only allow the protein to reside in the hydrophobic membrane core, but also confer upon it its unusual stability. |
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| Keywords |
Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins/metabolism; Crystallography; Escherichia coli/metabolism; Ion Channels/metabolism; Membrane Potentials; Porins; Structure-Activity Relationship; X-Ray Diffraction |
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