The unifying feature of all proteins that are transported out of the cytoplasm of gram-negative
bacteria by the general secretory pathway (GSP) is the presence of a long stretch of …

The cell envelope of gram-negative bacteria consists of two membranes, the inner and the
outer membrane, that are separated by the periplasm. The outer membrane consists of …

The cell wall of gram-positive bacteria can be thought of as representing a unique cell
compartment, which contains anchored surface proteins that require specific sorting signals …

In determining the mechanism of neutrophil elastase (NE)–mediated killing of Escherichia
coli, we found that NE degraded outer membrane protein A (OmpA), localized on the surface …

Bacterial outer membrane proteins are supposed to span the membrane repeatedly, mostly
in the form of amphipathic β-sheets. The last ten C-terminal amino acid residues of PhoE …

Porins and specific channels both produce water‐filled pores that allow the transmembrane
diffusion of small solutes, but the latter contain specific ligandbinding sites within the …

Integral β-barrel proteins are found in the outer membranes of Gram-negative bacteria,
mitochondria, and chloroplasts. The assembly of these proteins requires a proteinaceous …

Escherichia coli is the most common gram-negative bacteria causing meningitis during the
neonatal period, but is unclear what microbial factors mediate traversal of E. coli across the …

The outer membrane of Gram-negative bacteria presents an effective barrier that restricts the
release of proteins from the cell. Virtually all extracellular proteins of Gram-negative bacteria …

A search was performed for a periplasmic molecular chaperone which may assist outer
membrane proteins of Escherichia coli on their way from the cytoplasmic to the outer …