Structural highlights
Function
[OMPA_ECOLI] Required for the action of colicins K and L and for the stabilization of mating aggregates in conjugation. Serves as a receptor for a number of T-even like phages. Also acts as a porin with low permeability that allows slow penetration of small solutes. [OMPC_ECOLI] Forms pores that allow passive diffusion of small molecules across the outer membrane.
Publication Abstract from PubMed
Assembly of dsDNA bacteriophage is a precisely programmed process. Potential roles of host cell components in phage assembly haven't been well understood. It was previously reported that two unidentified proteins were present in bacteriophage Sf6 virion (Casjens et al, 2004, J.Mol.Biol. 339, 379-394, Fig. 2A). Using tandem mass spectrometry, we have identified the two proteins as outer membrane proteins (OMPs) OmpA and OmpC from its host Shigella flexneri. The transmission electron cryo-microscopy structure of Sf6 shows significant density at specific sites at the phage capsid inner surface. This density fit well with the characteristic beta-barrel domains of OMPs, thus may be due to the two host proteins. Locations of this density suggest a role in Sf6 morphogenesis reminiscent of phage-encoded cementing proteins. These data indicate a new, OMP-related phage:host linkage, adding to previous knowledge that some lambdoid bacteriophage genomes contain OmpC-like genes that express phage-encoded porins in the lysogenic state.
The host outer membrane proteins OmpA and OmpC are associated with the Shigella phage Sf6 virion.,Zhao H, Sequeira RD, Galeva NA, Tang L Virology. 2011 Jan 20;409(2):319-27. Epub 2010 Nov 10. PMID:21071053[1]
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References
- ↑ Zhao H, Sequeira RD, Galeva NA, Tang L. The host outer membrane proteins OmpA and OmpC are associated with the Shigella phage Sf6 virion. Virology. 2011 Jan 20;409(2):319-27. Epub 2010 Nov 10. PMID:21071053 doi:10.1016/j.virol.2010.10.030
