4C4V

Structure of the outer membrane protein insertase BamA with one POTRA domain.


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 3.00 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.292 
  • R-Value Work: 0.234 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.236 

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Literature

Structure of Bama, an Essential Factor in Outer Membrane Protein Biogenesis

Albrecht, R.Schuetz, M.Oberhettinger, P.Faulstich, M.Bermejo, I.Rudel, T.Diederichs, K.Zeth, K.

(2014) Acta Crystallogr D Biol Crystallogr 70: 1779

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S1399004714007482
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    4C4V

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    Outer membrane protein (OMP) biogenesis is an essential process for maintaining the bacterial cell envelope and involves the β-barrel assembly machinery (BAM) for OMP recognition, folding and assembly. In Escherichia coli this function is orchestrated by five proteins: the integral outer membrane protein BamA of the Omp85 superfamily and four associated lipoproteins. To unravel the mechanism underlying OMP folding and insertion, the structure of the E. coli BamA β-barrel and P5 domain was determined at 3 Å resolution. These data add information beyond that provided in the recently published crystal structures of BamA from Haemophilus ducreyi and Neisseria gonorrhoeae and are a valuable basis for the interpretation of pertinent functional studies. In an `open' conformation, E. coli BamA displays a significant degree of flexibility between P5 and the barrel domain, which is indicative of a multi-state function in substrate transfer. E. coli BamA is characterized by a discontinuous β-barrel with impaired β1-β16 strand interactions denoted by only two connecting hydrogen bonds and a disordered C-terminus. The 16-stranded barrel surrounds a large cavity which implies a function in OMP substrate binding and partial folding. These findings strongly support a mechanism of OMP biogenesis in which substrates are partially folded inside the barrel cavity and are subsequently released laterally into the lipid bilayer.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Department of Protein Evolution, Max-Planck-Institut für Entwicklungsbiologie, Spemannstrasse 35, 72076 Tübingen, Germany.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN ASSEMBLY FACTOR BAMA464Escherichia coliMutation(s): 0 
Membrane Entity: Yes 
UniProt
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UniProt GroupP0A940
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Entity ID: 2
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN ASSEMBLY FACTOR BAMA467Escherichia coliMutation(s): 0 
Membrane Entity: Yes 
UniProt
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UniProt GroupP0A940
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 3.00 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.292 
  • R-Value Work: 0.234 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.236 
  • Space Group: P 1 21 1
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 79.583α = 90
b = 67.347β = 93.46
c = 109.795γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
BUSTERrefinement
XDSdata reduction
XDSdata scaling
MOLREPphasing

Structure Validation

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Entry History 

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Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2014-04-23
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2014-06-18
    Changes: Database references, Source and taxonomy