Maltoporin: sugar for physics and biology.
Maltoporin has been studied for over 50 years. This trimeric bacterial outer membrane channel allows permeation of sugars such as maltodextrins. Its structure is described and functional studies resulting in a mechanistic transport model are critically discussed.
Ranquin
An
A
Department of Molecular and Cellular Interactions, Free University of Brussels and Flanders Interuniversity Institute for Biotechnology (VIB), Pleinlaan 2, 1050 Brussels, Belgium.
Van Gelder
Patrick
P
D001425:Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins; D001693:Biological Transport, Active; D050260:Carbohydrate Metabolism; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000378:metabolism; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000378:metabolism; D011134:Polysaccharides / Q000378:metabolism; D018272:Porins; D011991:Receptors, Virus / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism*
D001425:Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins; D011134:Polysaccharides; D018272:Porins; D011991:Receptors, Virus; C016532:maltoporins; C008315:maltodextrin