Abstract
A 53-kDa protein from the outer sheath of the oral spirochete Treponema denticola was purified to homogeneity and shown to reconstitute channels in black lipid bilayer model membranes. The channel had a single-channel conductance of 1.8 nS in 0.1 M KCl, making this the largest porin channel observed to date (estimated diameter, 3.4 nm). Electron micrographs of 53-kDa-protein-containing outer sheaths of T. denticola showed a regular hexagonal array of darker staining pits.
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Created | 5 years, 7 months ago (Jan. 3, 2020, 8:29 a.m.) |
Deposited | 3 years, 5 months ago (March 4, 2022, 6:37 p.m.) |
Indexed | 2 months ago (June 27, 2025, 2:23 a.m.) |
Issued | 32 years, 3 months ago (May 1, 1993) |
Published | 32 years, 3 months ago (May 1, 1993) |
Published Print | 32 years, 3 months ago (May 1, 1993) |
@article{Egli_1993, title={Pore-forming properties of the major 53-kilodalton surface antigen from the outer sheath of Treponema denticola}, volume={61}, ISSN={1098-5522}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/iai.61.5.1694-1699.1993}, DOI={10.1128/iai.61.5.1694-1699.1993}, number={5}, journal={Infection and Immunity}, publisher={American Society for Microbiology}, author={Egli, C and Leung, W K and Müller, K H and Hancock, R E and McBride, B C}, year={1993}, month=may, pages={1694–1699} }