Overview
The native E. coli BamB structure contains residues 21–392 arranged as an with hole at the center. Each blade is connected by interconnected loop (IL). BamB is strongly electronegative at the center at either side of the hole due to the presence of strong residues in these regions (E197, D246, D248, D288, D303, E370). Among the ILs, IL4 and IL5 are either partially or completely disordered. This helps the BamB to interact with the BamA. Moreover, the interacting residues are found in these loops. How the overall structure looks like? Subunits orientation, chains: the number and relative positions, etc.
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of the main chain of lysozyme. And here is the of the same lysozyme molecule.
Interactions with other molecules
BamB interact with BamA through residues[[1]] (L192, L194, R195, D246, and D248). These residues are found on IL4 [[2]]( L192, L194, R195) and IL5 (D246, D248). BamB interacts with the PORTA 2-4 regions of BamA. The IL4 of the BamB (R195)protein interact with the PORTA 3 regions of the BamA(D241)region by forming a salt bridge. BamB coordinates or optimally arranged the PORTA domains for nascent OMP recognition and insertion.BamB form a triple complex: BamB-BamA-SurA and mediate the interaction between BamA and SurA. This facilitates the delivery, folding and insertion of OMPs into the outer membrane. interact with the Close up picture, with explanation what we see
Active site organisation
The active site of BamB are found in . Both electronegative (E197, D246, D248, D288, D303, E370) and interactive residues of IL4 and IL5 (L192, L194, R195,D246 and D248) are found at the hole / center of the beta barrel region. This region is electronegative due to its electronegative residues around this region. The R195 of IL4 is responsible for the salt bridge formation with the D241 of PORTA 3 region of BamA protein.
Conclusions