Structural and functional insights into the lipopolysaccharide ABC transporter LptB2FG

Lipopolysaccharides (LPS) are synthesized at the periplasmic side of the inner membrane of Gram-negative bacteria and are then extracted by the LptB2FG complex during the first step of LPS transport to the outer membrane. Here the authors present the LptB2FG structure, which supports an alternating...

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Main Authors: Haohao Dong, Zhengyu Zhang, Xiaodi Tang, Neil G. Paterson, Changjiang Dong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-08-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-00273-5
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Summary:Lipopolysaccharides (LPS) are synthesized at the periplasmic side of the inner membrane of Gram-negative bacteria and are then extracted by the LptB2FG complex during the first step of LPS transport to the outer membrane. Here the authors present the LptB2FG structure, which supports an alternating lateral access mechanism for LPS extraction.
ISSN:2041-1723