1pho
CRYSTAL STRUCTURES EXPLAIN FUNCTIONAL PROPERTIES OF TWO E. COLI PORINS
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OverviewOverview
Porins form aqueous channels that aid the diffusion of small hydrophilic, molecules across the outer membrane of Gram-negative bacteria. The crystal, structures of matrix porin and phosphoporin both reveal trimers of, identical subunits, each subunit consisting of a 16-stranded anti-parallel, beta-barrel containing a pore. A long loop inside the barrel contributes, to a constriction of the channel where the charge distribution affects ion, selectivity. The structures explain at the molecular level functional, characteristics and their alterations by known mutations.
About this StructureAbout this Structure
1PHO is a Single protein structure of sequence from Escherichia coli. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA.
ReferenceReference
Crystal structures explain functional properties of two E. coli porins., Cowan SW, Schirmer T, Rummel G, Steiert M, Ghosh R, Pauptit RA, Jansonius JN, Rosenbusch JP, Nature. 1992 Aug 27;358(6389):727-33. PMID:1380671
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