The β-barrel assembly machinery in motion

Nature Reviews Microbiology 15, 197 (2017).
doi:10.1038/nrmicro.2016.191

Authors: Nicholas Noinaj, James C. Gumbart & Susan K. Buchanan
In Gram-negative bacteria, the biogenesis of β-barrel outer membrane proteins (OMPs) is mediated by the β-barrel assembly machinery (BAM) complex. During the past decade, structural and functional studies have collectively contributed to advancing our understanding of the structure and function of the BAM complex; however,

Source: Nature Reviews Microbiology - February 19, 2017 Category: Microbiology Authors: Nicholas Noinaj James C. Gumbart Susan K. Buchanan Tags: Progress Source Type: research