The lipopolysaccharide transport (Lpt) machinery : A nonconventional transporter for lipopolysaccharide assembly at the outer membrane of Gram-negative bacteria
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Data di Pubblicazione:
2017
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The lipopolysaccharide transport (Lpt) machinery : A nonconventional transporter for lipopolysaccharide assembly at the outer membrane of Gram-negative bacteria / P. Sperandeo, A.M. Martorana, A. Polissi. - In: THE JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY. - ISSN 0021-9258. - 292:44(2017 Nov 03), pp. 17981-17990. [10.1074/jbc.R117.802512]
Abstract:
The outer membrane (OM) of Gram-negative is a unique lipid bilayer containing LPS in its outer leaflet. Because of the presence of amphipathic LPS molecules, theOMbehaves as an effective permeability barrier that makes Gram-negative bacteria inherently resistant to many antibiotics. This review focuses on LPS biogenesis and discusses recent advances that have contributed to our understanding of how this complex molecule is transported across the cellular envelope and is assembled at the OM outer leaflet. Clearly, this knowledge represents an important platform for the development of novel therapeutic options to manage Gram-negative infections.
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01 - Articolo su periodico
Keywords:
ABC transporter; LPS transport; gram-negative bacteria; lipopolysaccharide (LPS); outer membrane; protein-protein interaction; ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters; bacterial outer membrane proteins; bacterial proteins; biological transport; carbohydrate conformation; carrier proteins; gram-negative bacteria; lipopolysaccharides; protein conformation; models, biological; biochemistry; molecular biology; cell biology
Elenco autori:
P. Sperandeo, A.M. Martorana, A. Polissi
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