MspA | |||||||||
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Identifiers | |||||||||
Symbol | MspA | ||||||||
Pfam | PF09203 | ||||||||
InterPro | IPR015286 | ||||||||
SCOP2 | 1uun / SCOPe / SUPFAM | ||||||||
TCDB | 1.B.24 | ||||||||
OPM superfamily | 268 | ||||||||
OPM protein | 1uun | ||||||||
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Mycobacterial porins are a group of transmembrane beta-barrel proteins produced by mycobacteria, which allow hydrophilic nutrients to enter the bacterium. [1] [2] They are located in the impermeable mycobacterial outer membrane, or mycomembrane of fast-growing mycobacteria. The mycomembrane is unique and composed of very-long chain fatty acids, mycolic acids. These proteins are structurally different from the typical porins located in the outer membrane of Gram-negative bacteria. For example, the MspA protein forms a tightly interconnected octamer with eight-fold rotation symmetry that resembles a goblet and contains a central channel. Each protein subunit contains a beta-sandwich of immunoglobulin-like topology and a beta-ribbon arm that forms an oligomeric transmembrane beta-barrel. [3]
MspA has biotechnological applications, most notably in nanopore sequencing.
MspA | |||||||||
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Identifiers | |||||||||
Symbol | MspA | ||||||||
Pfam | PF09203 | ||||||||
InterPro | IPR015286 | ||||||||
SCOP2 | 1uun / SCOPe / SUPFAM | ||||||||
TCDB | 1.B.24 | ||||||||
OPM superfamily | 268 | ||||||||
OPM protein | 1uun | ||||||||
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Mycobacterial porins are a group of transmembrane beta-barrel proteins produced by mycobacteria, which allow hydrophilic nutrients to enter the bacterium. [1] [2] They are located in the impermeable mycobacterial outer membrane, or mycomembrane of fast-growing mycobacteria. The mycomembrane is unique and composed of very-long chain fatty acids, mycolic acids. These proteins are structurally different from the typical porins located in the outer membrane of Gram-negative bacteria. For example, the MspA protein forms a tightly interconnected octamer with eight-fold rotation symmetry that resembles a goblet and contains a central channel. Each protein subunit contains a beta-sandwich of immunoglobulin-like topology and a beta-ribbon arm that forms an oligomeric transmembrane beta-barrel. [3]
MspA has biotechnological applications, most notably in nanopore sequencing.