3d5k
Crystal structure of the OprM channel in a non-symmetrical space groupCrystal structure of the OprM channel in a non-symmetrical space group
Structural highlights
FunctionOPRM_PSEAE The outer membrane component of the MexAB-OprM efflux system that confers multidrug resistance. Also functions as the major efflux pump for n-hexane and p-xylene efflux. Over-expression of the pump increases antibiotic and solvent efflux capacities. Can replace the OprJ outer membrane component of the MexCD-OprJ pump; the antibiotics exported are those exported by the intact MexCD pump, showing that efflux substrate specificity is not conferred by this component. Serves as the outer membrane component for the MexXY efflux system. Implicated in the secretion of the siderophore pyoverdine. OprM is probably involved in the efflux of the siderophore across the outer membrane.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] The ability to export antibiotics and solvents is dramatically decreased in the presence of the proton conductor carbonyl cyanide m-chlorophenylhydrazone (CCCP), showing that an energized inner membrane is required for efflux. It is thought that the MexB subunit is a proton antiporter.[6] [7] [8] [9] [10] Evolutionary Conservation![]() Check, as determined by ConSurfDB. You may read the explanation of the method and the full data available from ConSurf. Publication Abstract from PubMedOriginally described in bacteria, drug transporters are now recognized as major determinants in antibiotics resistance. For Gram-negative bacteria, the reversible assembly consisting of an inner membrane protein responsible for the active transport, a periplasmic protein, and an exit outer membrane channel achieves transport. The opening of the outer membrane protein OprM from Pseudomonas aeruginosa was modeled through normal mode analysis starting from a new X-ray structure solved at 2.4 A resolution in P2(1)2(1)2(1) space group. The three monomers are not linked by internal crystallographic symmetries highlighting the possible functional differences. This structure is closed at both ends, but modeling allowed for an opening that is not reduced to the classically proposed "iris-like mechanism." Structural and dynamical insights into the opening mechanism of P. aeruginosa OprM channel.,Phan G, Benabdelhak H, Lascombe MB, Benas P, Rety S, Picard M, Ducruix A, Etchebest C, Broutin I Structure. 2010 Mar 14;18(4):507-17. PMID:20399187[11] From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. See AlsoReferences
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