The β-barrel assembly machinery in motion.
The β-barrel assembly machinery in motion.
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10.1038/nrmicro.2016.191
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2017-04
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Buchanan SK
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作者:
Noinaj N;Gumbart JC;Buchanan SK
In Gram-negative bacteria, the biogenesis of β-barrel outer membrane proteins is mediated by the β-barrel assembly machinery (BAM) complex. Over the past decade, structural and functional studies have collectively contributed to advancing our understanding of the BAM complex structure and function; however the exact mechanism remains elusive. In this Progress article, we discuss recent structural studies that have revealed that the accessory proteins may regulate essential unprecedented conformational changes within the core component BamA during function. We also review the mechanistic insights that have been gained from structural data, mutagenesis studies, molecular dynamics simulations, and explore two emerging models for BAM-mediated OMP biogenesis in bacteria. In this Progress article, Buchanan and colleagues discuss recent structural studies that have advanced our understanding of the structure of the fully assembled β-barrel assembly machinery (BAM) complex and the interactions between the individual components. They also review the mechanistic insights that have been gained and explore two emerging models for BAM-mediated OMP biogenesis in bacteria.