PMID: 376311Apr 1, 1979Paper

Characterization of porins from the outer membrane of Salmonella typhimurium. 2. Physical properties of the functional oligomeric aggregates

European Journal of Biochemistry
M TokunagaT Nakae

Abstract

We have purified to homogeneity, from mutant strains of Salmonella typhimurium, the small oligomers of porin that confer permeability channels to artificial vesicle membranes reconstituted from phospholipids and lipopolysaccharide. The molecular weights of the porin oligomers from the strains SH5551 and SH6017 appeared to be 130000 and 125000, respectively, and those of the monomers were 41000 and 37500, respectively, when determined by sedimentation equilibrium in the presence of dodecylsulfate. It was thus concluded that the functional porin oligomers consisted of three identical subunits. The Stokes' radius of the trimer . dodecylsulfate complex was around 5 nm. The trimer bound less dodecylsulfate than the monomer. The trimer . dodecylsulfate complex retained at room temperature the native conformation of porin, which is rich in beta-structure. When the trimers were dissociated further by various treatments, only the porin monomers were recovered in significant amounts, and the permeability-conferring activity was lost simultaneously. We propose, therefore, that the trimer is the minimal functional unit of porin that is capable of forming permeability channels in the outer membrane of Salmonella typhimurium.

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