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ArticlePloS one2012

Structural characterization of the complex of SecB and metallothionein-labeled proOmpA by cryo-electron microscopy.

Qiang Zhou, Shan Sun, Phang Tai, Sen-Fang Sui

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Article in PloS one, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed.

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  4. Effect of heat shock pretreatment on apoptosis and metallothionein expression in rat cardiomyocytes.International journal of clinical and experimental medicine · 2015
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Qiang ZhouState Key Laboratory of Biomembrane and Membrane Biotechnology, Center for Structural Biology, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.
Shan Sun
Phang Tai
Sen-Fang Sui

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

ProOmpA is a preprotein that is translocated across the plasma membrane by the general secretory pathway in Escherichia coli. The molecular chaperon SecB in Sec pathway can recognize and bind proOmpA for its translocation. However, the structure of the SecB/proOmpA complex remains unknown. Here, we constructed an uncleavable proOmpA fused with metallothionein at its C-terminus and labeled it with metals in vitro for the study of cryo-electron microscopy. Using single particle cryo-electron microscopy, we reconstructed 3D structure of the stable SecB/proOmpA complex. The structure shows that the major portion of preprotein locates on one side of SecB tetramer, resulting in an asymmetric binding pattern. This work also provides a possible approach to the structure determination of small protein complexes by cryo-electron microscopy.

Indexed as

Cryoelectron MicroscopyBacterial Outer Membrane ProteinsBacterial ProteinsCloning, MolecularEscherichia coli ProteinsImaging, Three-DimensionalMetallothioneinMetalsMolecular Docking SimulationProtein BindingProtein PrecursorsRecombinant Fusion ProteinsBacterial Outer Membrane ProteinsBacterial ProteinsEscherichia coli ProteinsMetallothioneinMetalsouter membrane protein A precursor (E coli)Protein PrecursorsRecombinant Fusion ProteinsSecB protein, Bacteria

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PMID23056562
PMCPMC3464278

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