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ArticleMolecular microbiology2011

The double life of a bacterial lipoprotein.

Harris D Bernstein

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Article in Molecular microbiology, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 29% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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1 author at 1 institution in 1 country.

Harris D BernsteinGenetics and Biochemistry Branch, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA. harris_bernstein@nih.gov
National Institutes of Health · US

Funding

Biogenesis of bacterial outer membrane proteinsZIADK052037 · NIDDK · NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES · PI BERNSTEIN, HARRIS · 2009 to 2025
$21.6M
Intramural NIH HHS ZIA DK052037
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

It has been known for many years that the small lipoprotein Lpp, which is the most abundant protein in E. coli, exists in two forms. The 'bound' form of the protein is tethered to the outer membrane (OM) by its N-terminal lipid moiety and covalently attached to the cell wall by its C-terminal lysine residue. The exact location of the 'free' form, however, has never been determined. In this issue of Molecular Microbiology, Cowles et al. demonstrate that the free form of Lpp is an integral OM protein whose C-terminus is exposed on the cell surface. The new study provides the first example of a lipoprotein that has a dual localization and adds to a growing body of evidence that lipoproteins can span the OM despite the lack of an obvious transmembrane segment. Furthermore, the new results raise intriguing questions about the assembly of both lipoproteins and other types of OM proteins.

Indexed as

Bacterial Outer Membrane ProteinsCell MembraneEscherichia coliEscherichia coli ProteinsLipoproteinsProtein BindingProtein TransportBacterial Outer Membrane ProteinsEscherichia coli ProteinsLipoproteinsLpp protein, E coli

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PMID21338414
PMCPMC3088913
OpenAlexW1603560807

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