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ArticleThe Journal of membrane biology2015

Decreasing Transmembrane Segment Length Greatly Decreases Perfringolysin O Pore Size.

Qingqing Lin, Tong Wang, Huilin Li, Erwin London

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Article in The Journal of membrane biology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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  3. Using ApoE Nanolipoprotein Particles To Analyze SNARE-Induced Fusion Pores.Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids · 2016
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Qingqing LinDepartment of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, 11794-5215, USA.
Tong Wang
Huilin Li
Erwin London

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Abstract

Perfringolysin O (PFO) is a transmembrane (TM) β-barrel protein that inserts into mammalian cell membranes. Once inserted into membranes, PFO assembles into pore-forming oligomers containing 30-50 PFO monomers. These form a pore of up to 300 Å, far exceeding the size of most other proteinaceous pores. In this study, we found that altering PFO TM segment length can alter the size of PFO pores. A PFO mutant with lengthened TM segments oligomerized to a similar extent as wild-type PFO, and exhibited pore-forming activity and a pore size very similar to wild-type PFO as measured by electron microscopy and a leakage assay. In contrast, PFO with shortened TM segments exhibited a large reduction in pore-forming activity and pore size. This suggests that the interaction between TM segments can greatly affect the size of pores formed by TM β-barrel proteins. PFO may be a promising candidate for engineering pore size for various applications.

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Bacterial ToxinsCell MembraneCholesterolHemolysin ProteinsLipid BilayersPhosphatidylcholinesPorosityProtein Structure, Secondary1,2-oleoylphosphatidylcholineBacterial ToxinsCholesterolClostridium perfringens theta-toxinHemolysin ProteinsLipid BilayersPhosphatidylcholines

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