Structural biology: Lipopolysaccharide rolls out the barrel.
basic_science · Level V
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Abstract
Two crystal structures of the LptD–LptE protein complex reveal how the cell-wall component lipopolysaccharide is delivered and inserted into the external leaflet of the bacterial outer membrane.
Medical subject headings
- Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins
- Lipopolysaccharides
- Multiprotein Complexes
- Salmonella typhimurium
- Shigella flexneri