Properties of the major outer membrane protein from Neisseria gonorrhoeae incorporated into model lipid membranes.
AUTOR(ES)
Young, J D
RESUMO
The major outer membrane protein from Neisseria gonorrhoeae was incorporated into artificial planar bilayer membranes by a detergent-dilution procedure. The integrated protein forms voltage-dependent aqueous pores with a minimal pore diameter estimated to be 11 A. A pore of this size suggests a role for this protein in macromolecular sieving at the level of the outer membrane. This protein self-associates preferentially in triplets of three equal unit conductance steps of 130 pS (in 0.1 M NaCl) each. The two-state model may be applied to explain the voltage-dependent conductance. The average lifetime of the open state of single channels is strongly dependent on the applied voltage, the channels shifting to the closed state at higher voltages. The pore is anion selective, differing from porins of other Gram-negative bacteria studied so far but resembling the voltage-dependent anion-selective channel of the outer membrane of mitochondria.
ACESSO AO ARTIGO
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