Structure and function of BamE within the outer membrane and the beta-barrel assembly machine

Timothy Knowles, Douglas Browning, Mark Jeeves, Riyaz Maderbocus, Sandya Rajesh, Pooja Sridhar, E Manoli, D Emery, Ulf Sommer, A Spencer, Denisse Leyton, D Squire, RR Chaudhuri, Mark Viant, Adam Cunningham, Ian Henderson, Michael Overduin

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Abstract

Insertion of folded proteins into the outer membrane of Gram-negative bacteria is mediated by the essential beta-barrel assembly machine (Bam). Here, we report the native structure and mechanism of a core component of this complex, BamE, and show that it is exclusively monomeric in its native environment of the periplasm, but is able to adopt a distinct dimeric conformation in the cytoplasm. BamE is shown to bind specifically to phosphatidylglycerol, and comprehensive mutagenesis and interaction studies have mapped key determinants for complex binding, outer membrane integrity and cell viability, as well as revealing the role of BamE within the Bam complex.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)123-128
Number of pages6
JournalEMBO Reports
Volume12
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Feb 2011

Keywords

  • Bam complex
  • Omp85
  • SmpA
  • outer membrane biogenesis
  • BamE

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