Lipopolysaccharide Transport to the Cell Surface: New Insights in Assembly into the Outer Membrane.
In this issue of Structure, Botos et al. (2016) report crystal structures of the outer membrane LptDE translocon from three relevant Gram-negative pathogens. This study provides new details into the molecular mechanism of lipopolysaccharide assembly at the cell surface.
Department of Pharmacological and Biomolecular Sciences, University of Milan, 20133 Milan, Italy.
Paola
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Sperandeo
Department of Pharmacological and Biomolecular Sciences, University of Milan, 20133 Milan, Italy. Electronic address: alessandra.polissi@unimib.it.
Alessandra
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Polissi
D001425:Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins / Q000737:chemistry*; D001692:Biological Transport; D002462:Cell Membrane; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides
D001425:Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides