Gram-negative bacteria characteristically are surrounded by an additional membrane layer,
the outer membrane. Although outer membrane components often play important roles in …

SUMMARY ATP-binding cassette (ABC) systems are universally distributed among living
organisms and function in many different aspects of bacterial physiology. ABC transporters …

The outer membrane protects Gram‐negative bacteria against a harsh environment. At the
same time, the embedded proteins fulfil a number of tasks that are crucial to the bacterial …

Integral membrane proteins come in two types, α-helical and β-barrel proteins. In both types,
all hydrogen bonding donors and acceptors of the polypeptide backbone are completely …

Mycobacteria protect themselves with an outer lipid bilayer, which is the thickest biological
membrane hitherto known and has an exceptionally low permeability rendering …

Cell envelope plays a dual role in the life of bacteria by simultaneously protecting it from a
hostile environment and facilitating access to beneficial molecules. At the heart of this ability …

ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporters use the energy of ATP hydrolysis to transport a
large diversity of molecules actively across biological membranes. A combination of …

The growth and nutritional requirements of mycobacteria have been intensively studied
since the discovery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis more than a century ago. However, the …

The central themes of Cell Boundaries concern the structural and organizational principles
underlying cell membranes, and how these principles enable function. By building a …

Here we present a model for maltodextrin translocation through maltoporin channels. In a
first step, our theoretical analysis does consider the case of a single binding site for a given …