Lipopolysaccharide Transport to the Cell Surface: New Insights in Assembly into the Outer Membrane

Paola Sperandeo; Alessandra Polissi

doi:10.1016/j.str.2016.05.005

Lipopolysaccharide Transport to the Cell Surface: New Insights in Assembly into the Outer Membrane

Structure. 2016 Jun 7;24(6):847-9. doi: 10.1016/j.str.2016.05.005.

Authors

Paola Sperandeo¹, Alessandra Polissi²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pharmacological and Biomolecular Sciences, University of Milan, 20133 Milan, Italy.
² Department of Pharmacological and Biomolecular Sciences, University of Milan, 20133 Milan, Italy. Electronic address: alessandra.polissi@unimib.it.

PMID: 27276426
DOI: 10.1016/j.str.2016.05.005

Abstract

In this issue of Structure, Botos et al. (2016) report crystal structures of the outer membrane LptDE translocon from three relevant Gram-negative pathogens. This study provides new details into the molecular mechanism of lipopolysaccharide assembly at the cell surface.

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MeSH terms

Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins / chemistry*
Biological Transport
Cell Membrane*
Lipopolysaccharides

Substances

Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins
Lipopolysaccharides