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A modular BAM complex in the outer membrane of the alpha-proteobacterium Caulobacter crescentus.

PloS one | 2010

Mitochondria are organelles derived from an intracellular alpha-proteobacterium. The biogenesis of mitochondria relies on the assembly of beta-barrel proteins into the mitochondrial outer membrane, a process inherited from the bacterial ancestor. Caulobacter crescentus is an alpha-proteobacterium, and the BAM (beta-barrel assembly machinery) complex was purified and characterized from this model organism. Like the mitochondrial sorting and assembly machinery complex, we find the BAM complex to be modular in nature. A approximately 150 kDa core BAM complex containing BamA, BamB, BamD, and BamE associates with additional modules in the outer membrane. One of these modules, Pal, is a lipoprotein that provides a means for anchorage to the peptidoglycan layer of the cell wall. We suggest the modular design of the BAM complex facilitates access to substrates from the protein translocase in the inner membrane.

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Associated grants

  • Agency: NIGMS NIH HHS, United States
    Id: R01 GM076698
  • Agency: NIGMS NIH HHS, United States
    Id: GM065835
  • Agency: Intramural NIH HHS, United States
  • Agency: NIGMS NIH HHS, United States
    Id: R01 GM065835
  • Agency: NIGMS NIH HHS, United States
    Id: GM076698

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