OmpF enhances the ability of BtuB to protect susceptible Escherichia coli cells from colicin E9 cytotoxicity.

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The outer membrane (OM) vitamin B(12) receptor, BtuB, is the primary receptor for E group colicin adsorption to Escherichia coli. Cell death by this family of toxins requires the OM porin OmpF but its role remains elusive. We show that OmpF enhances the ability of purified BtuB to protect bacteria against the endonuclease colicin E9, demonstrating either that the two OM proteins form the functional receptor or that OmpF is recruited for subsequent translocation of the bacteriocin. While stabl...

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Authors: Law, C; Penfold, C; Walker, D; Moore, G; James, R

• Journal: FEBS letters
• Volume: 545
• Issue: 2-3
• Pages: 127-132
• Publication date: 2003-06-01
• DOI: 10.1016/s0014-5793(03)00511-8
• EISSN: 1873-3468
• ISSN: 0014-5793
• Language: English
• Keywords: Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet; Receptors, Peptide; Escherichia coli Proteins; Cross-Linking Reagents; Protein Structure, Tertiary; Colicins; Membrane Transport Proteins; Protein Structure, Secondary; Circular Dichroism; Escherichia coli; Protein Binding; Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins; Vitamin B 12