small conductance mechanosensitive channel YbiOsmall conductance mechanosensitive channel YbiO

Structural highlights

7a46 is a 7 chain structure with sequence from Escherichia coli. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance.
Method:Electron Microscopy, Resolution 3Å
Resources:FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT

Function

YBIO_ECOLI Mechanosensitive channel that protects cells against hypoosmotic stress when highly overexpressed.[1]

References

  1. Edwards MD, Black S, Rasmussen T, Rasmussen A, Stokes NR, Stephen TL, Miller S, Booth IR. Characterization of three novel mechanosensitive channel activities in Escherichia coli. Channels (Austin). 2012 Jul-Aug;6(4):272-81. PMID:22874652 doi:10.4161/chan.20998

7a46, resolution 3.00Å

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