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== Function == | == Function == | ||
The function on a porin depends on the size and lining of the channel. | The function on a porin depends on the size and lining of the channel. | ||
*'''OprB''' is a carbohydate-selective porin<ref>PMID:7768797</ref>. | |||
*'''OprF''' protects ''Pseudomonas aeruginosa'' against macrophage clearance<ref>PMID:33432030</ref>. | |||
'''Maltoporin''' (LamB) facilitates the diffusion of maltodextrin across the membrane<ref>PMID:12003940</ref>. | *'''Maltoporin''' (LamB) facilitates the diffusion of maltodextrin across the membrane<ref>PMID:12003940</ref>. | ||
'''Chitoporin''' (Chitp) facilitates the diffusion of chitooligosaccharides across the outer membrane of some bacteria<ref>PMID:23447539</ref>. | *'''Chitoporin''' (Chitp) facilitates the diffusion of chitooligosaccharides across the outer membrane of some bacteria<ref>PMID:23447539</ref>. | ||
'''Voltage-Dependent Anion Channel (VDAC)''' are ion channel Omps found in outer mitochondrial membrane<ref>PMID:16787253</ref>. In ''Pseudomonas aeruginosa'' the porin gene products are named OprD, OprE, OprK, OprP, etc. and OpdC, OpdH, etc. | *'''Voltage-Dependent Anion Channel (VDAC)''' are ion channel Omps found in outer mitochondrial membrane<ref>PMID:16787253</ref>. In ''Pseudomonas aeruginosa'' the porin gene products are named OprD, OprE, OprK, OprP, etc. and OpdC, OpdH, etc. | ||
For discussion of specific porins, see<br /> | For discussion of specific porins, see<br /> | ||