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Purification and structural and functional characterization of FhuA, a transporter of the Escherichia coli outer membrane. 1996

P Boulanger, and M le Maire, and M Bonhivers, and S Dubois, and M Desmadril, and L Letellier
Laboratoire des Biomembranes, URA CNRS 1116, Université Paris-Sud, Orsay, France.

The Escherichia coli outer membrane ferrichrome transporter FhuA was purified chromatographically in a neutral detergent (octyl glucoside or dodecyl maltoside). The amount of dodecyl maltoside bound to the protein (1.2 +/- 0.15 g/g of FhuA) and the Stokes radius of the FhuA-dodecyl maltoside complex (Rs = 4.2 nm) were determined using size exclusion chromatography. Sedimentation equilibrium and velocity experiments indicated that the FhuA preparation was monodisperse and that the protein was monomeric. The value found for the frictional coefficient of the protein-detergent complex (1.18) suggested a globular shape for the complex. Sedimentation experiments gave values for the molecular mass of the FhuA-dodecyl maltoside complex (180 kDa) and for the Stokes radius in complete agreement with those calculated from size exclusion chromatography. The circular dichroism spectrum indicated a 51% beta-sheet content. Functionality of the purified protein was assessed from fluorescence measurements using the DNA probe YO-PRO-1. Interaction of nM concentrations of FhuA with bacteriophage T5 resulted in the release of 90 +/- 8% of the phage DNA. The limiting step in DNA ejection was binding of the phage to its receptor. Release of DNA took place in a few seconds. Ferrichrome (0.8 microM) competed with the phage for binding to FhuA and prevented DNA ejection.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008970 Molecular Weight The sum of the weight of all the atoms in a molecule. Molecular Weights,Weight, Molecular,Weights, Molecular
D011485 Protein Binding The process in which substances, either endogenous or exogenous, bind to proteins, peptides, enzymes, protein precursors, or allied compounds. Specific protein-binding measures are often used as assays in diagnostic assessments. Plasma Protein Binding Capacity,Binding, Protein
D011991 Receptors, Virus Specific molecular components of the cell capable of recognizing and interacting with a virus, and which, after binding it, are capable of generating some signal that initiates the chain of events leading to the biological response. Viral Entry Receptor,Viral Entry Receptors,Virus Attachment Factor,Virus Attachment Factors,Virus Attachment Receptor,Virus Attachment Receptors,Virus Entry Receptor,Virus Entry Receptors,Virus Receptor,Virus Receptors,Attachment Factor, Virus,Attachment Factors, Virus,Attachment Receptor, Virus,Attachment Receptors, Virus,Entry Receptor, Viral,Entry Receptor, Virus,Entry Receptors, Viral,Entry Receptors, Virus,Receptor, Viral Entry,Receptor, Virus,Receptor, Virus Attachment,Receptor, Virus Entry,Receptors, Viral Entry,Receptors, Virus Attachment,Receptors, Virus Entry
D002850 Chromatography, Gel Chromatography on non-ionic gels without regard to the mechanism of solute discrimination. Chromatography, Exclusion,Chromatography, Gel Permeation,Chromatography, Molecular Sieve,Gel Filtration,Gel Filtration Chromatography,Chromatography, Size Exclusion,Exclusion Chromatography,Gel Chromatography,Gel Permeation Chromatography,Molecular Sieve Chromatography,Chromatography, Gel Filtration,Exclusion Chromatography, Size,Filtration Chromatography, Gel,Filtration, Gel,Sieve Chromatography, Molecular,Size Exclusion Chromatography
D002942 Circular Dichroism A change from planar to elliptic polarization when an initially plane-polarized light wave traverses an optically active medium. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed) Circular Dichroism, Vibrational,Dichroism, Circular,Vibrational Circular Dichroism
D003090 Coliphages Viruses whose host is Escherichia coli. Escherichia coli Phages,Coliphage,Escherichia coli Phage,Phage, Escherichia coli,Phages, Escherichia coli
D003902 Detergents Purifying or cleansing agents, usually salts of long-chain aliphatic bases or acids, that exert cleansing (oil-dissolving) and antimicrobial effects through a surface action that depends on possessing both hydrophilic and hydrophobic properties. Cleansing Agents,Detergent Pods,Laundry Detergent Pods,Laundry Pods,Syndet,Synthetic Detergent,Agent, Cleansing,Agents, Cleansing,Cleansing Agent,Detergent,Detergent Pod,Detergent Pod, Laundry,Detergent Pods, Laundry,Detergent, Synthetic,Detergents, Synthetic,Laundry Detergent Pod,Laundry Pod,Pod, Detergent,Pod, Laundry,Pod, Laundry Detergent,Pods, Detergent,Pods, Laundry,Pods, Laundry Detergent,Synthetic Detergents
D004279 DNA, Viral Deoxyribonucleic acid that makes up the genetic material of viruses. Viral DNA
D005291 Ferrichrome A cyclic peptide consisting of three residues of delta-N-hydroxy-delta-N-acetylornithine. It acts as an iron transport agent in Ustilago sphaerogena.
D001425 Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins Proteins isolated from the outer membrane of Gram-negative bacteria. OMP Proteins,Outer Membrane Proteins, Bacterial,Outer Membrane Lipoproteins, Bacterial

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