title: Maltoporin: sugar for physics and biology.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular and Cellular Interactions, Free University of Brussels and Flanders Interuniversity Institute for Biotechnology (VIB), Pleinlaan 2, 1050 Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: An
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ranquin
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Van Gelder
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D001425:Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins; D011134:Polysaccharides; D018272:Porins; D011991:Receptors, Virus; C016532:maltoporins; C008315:maltodextrin