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ArticleAngewandte Chemie (International ed. in English)2015

An accurate in vitro model of the E. coli envelope.

Luke A Clifton, Stephen A Holt, Arwel V Hughes, Emma L Daulton, Wanatchaporn Arunmanee, Frank Heinrich, Syma Khalid, Damien Jefferies, Timothy R Charlton, John R P Webster and 2 more

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Article in Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English), 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 40 papers.

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12 authors.

Luke A CliftonISIS Pulsed Neutron and Muon Source, Science and Technology Facilities Council, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell Oxford Campus, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 OQX (UK).
Stephen A HoltBragg Institute, Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation, Locked Bag 2001, Kirrawee DC, NSW 2232 (Australia).
Arwel V HughesISIS Pulsed Neutron and Muon Source, Science and Technology Facilities Council, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell Oxford Campus, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 OQX (UK).
Emma L DaultonISIS Pulsed Neutron and Muon Source, Science and Technology Facilities Council, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell Oxford Campus, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 OQX (UK).
Wanatchaporn ArunmaneeInstitute for Cell and Molecular Biosciences, Newcastle University, Framlington Place, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 4HH (UK).
Frank HeinrichDepartment of Physics, Carnegie Mellon University, 5000 Forbes Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15213 (USA).
Syma KhalidSchool of Chemistry, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ (UK).
Damien JefferiesSchool of Chemistry, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ (UK).
Timothy R CharltonISIS Pulsed Neutron and Muon Source, Science and Technology Facilities Council, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell Oxford Campus, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 OQX (UK).
John R P WebsterISIS Pulsed Neutron and Muon Source, Science and Technology Facilities Council, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell Oxford Campus, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 OQX (UK).
Christian J KinaneISIS Pulsed Neutron and Muon Source, Science and Technology Facilities Council, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell Oxford Campus, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 OQX (UK).
Jeremy H LakeyInstitute for Cell and Molecular Biosciences, Newcastle University, Framlington Place, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 4HH (UK). jeremy.lakey@ncl.ac.uk.

Funding

Wellcome Trust 093581
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Gram-negative bacteria are an increasingly serious source of antibiotic-resistant infections, partly owing to their characteristic protective envelope. This complex, 20 nm thick barrier includes a highly impermeable, asymmetric bilayer outer membrane (OM), which plays a pivotal role in resisting antibacterial chemotherapy. Nevertheless, the OM molecular structure and its dynamics are poorly understood because the structure is difficult to recreate or study in vitro. The successful formation and characterization of a fully asymmetric model envelope using Langmuir-Blodgett and Langmuir-Schaefer methods is now reported. Neutron reflectivity and isotopic labeling confirmed the expected structure and asymmetry and showed that experiments with antibacterial proteins reproduced published in vivo behavior. By closely recreating natural OM behavior, this model provides a much needed robust system for antibiotic development.

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Anti-Bacterial AgentsBacterial Outer Membrane ProteinsDrug DiscoveryDrug Resistance, BacterialEscherichia coliEscherichia coli InfectionsEscherichia coli ProteinsHumansLipid BilayersMembranes, ArtificialModels, MolecularPhospholipidsAnti-Bacterial AgentsBacterial Outer Membrane ProteinsEscherichia coli ProteinsLipid BilayersMembranes, ArtificialPhospholipidsantibioticsdrug discoveryGram-negative bacteriamembranesstructure-activity relationships

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PMID26331292
PMCPMC4600229

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