Formation of a β-barrel membrane protein is catalyzed by the interior surface of the assembly machine protein BamA

The β-barrel assembly machine (Bam) complex in Gram-negative bacteria and its counterparts in mitochondria and chloroplasts fold and insert outer membrane β-barrel proteins. BamA, an essential component of the complex, is itself a β-barrel and is proposed to play a central role in assembling other b...

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Main Authors: James Lee, David Tomasek, Thiago MA Santos, Mary D May, Ina Meuskens, Daniel Kahne
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2019-11-01
Series:eLife
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Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/49787