期刊
STRUCTURE
卷 23, 期 7, 页码 1317-1324出版社
CELL PRESS
DOI: 10.1016/j.str.2015.04.014
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- NWO [722.012.002, 700.11.344, 700.26.121]
BamA is the main component of the beta-barrel assembly machinery (BAM) that folds and inserts outer membrane proteins in Gram-negative bacteria. Crystal structures have suggested that this process involves conformational changes in the transmembrane beta-barrel of BamA that allow for lateral opening, as well as large overall rearrangements of its periplasmic POTRA domains. Here, we identify local dynamics of the BamA POTRA 5 domain by solution and solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance. The protein region undergoing conformational exchange is highly conserved and contains residues critical for interaction with BamD and correct beta-barrel assembly in vivo. We show that mutations known to affect the latter processes influence the conformational equilibrium, suggesting that the plasticity of POTRA 5 is related to its interaction with BamD and possibly to substrate binding. Taken together, a view emerges in which local protein plasticity may be critically involved in the different stages of outer membrane protein folding and insertion.
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