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Structure of E. coli BamA in complex with lipoprotein RcsF
Structural highlights
FunctionBAMA_ECOLI Part of the outer membrane protein assembly complex, which is involved in assembly and insertion of beta-barrel proteins into the outer membrane. Constitutes, with BamD, the core component of the assembly machinery.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] Publication Abstract from PubMedThe beta-barrel assembly machinery (BAM) inserts outer membrane beta-barrel proteins (OMPs) in the outer membrane of Gram-negative bacteria. In Enterobacteriacea, BAM also mediates export of the stress sensor lipoprotein RcsF to the cell surface by assembling RcsF-OMP complexes. Here, we report the crystal structure of the key BAM component BamA in complex with RcsF. BamA adopts an inward-open conformation, with the lateral gate to the membrane closed. RcsF is lodged deep within the lumen of the BamA barrel, binding regions proposed to undergo outward and lateral opening during OMP insertion. On the basis of our structural and biochemical data, we propose a push-and-pull model for RcsF export following conformational cycling of BamA, and provide a mechanistic explanation for how RcsF uses its interaction with BamA to detect envelope stress. Our data also suggest that the flux of incoming OMP substrates is involved in the control of BAM activity. Structural insight into the formation of lipoprotein-beta-barrel complexes.,Rodriguez-Alonso R, Letoquart J, Nguyen VS, Louis G, Calabrese AN, Iorga BI, Radford SE, Cho SH, Remaut H, Collet JF Nat Chem Biol. 2020 Jun 22. pii: 10.1038/s41589-020-0575-0. doi:, 10.1038/s41589-020-0575-0. PMID:32572278[6] From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. See AlsoReferences
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