Isolation and characterization of porins from Desulfovibrio piger and Bilophila wadsworthia: structure and gene sequencing

Archives of Microbiology
Ofir AvidanY Nitzan

Abstract

The outer membrane proteins of Desulfovibrio piger and Bilophila wadsworthia (Omp-DP and Omp-BW, respectively) and the genes encoding them (omp-DP and omp-BW) were isolated and characterized. Native Omp-DP and Omp-BW form a trimeric structure of approximately 120 kDa. These proteins disaggregated into monomers with a molecular weight of approximately 53 kDa after heating at 95 degrees C for 10 min. The pore-forming abilities of these oligomeric proteins demonstrated that they form small nonspecific channels with an exclusion limit of 260-300 Da. The omp-DP and omp-BW genes were cloned and sequenced. Sequence analyses revealed an open reading frame of 1,512 bp for omp-DP and 1,440 bp for omp-BW. The mature Omp-DP protein consisted of 480 amino acids and had a calculated MW of 53,290 Da. The mature Omp-BW protein consisted of 456 amino acids and had a calculated MW of 50.050 Da. Alignment of Omp-DP with Omp-BW revealed 54% homology, whereas alignment with other known porins showed a low level of homology. Analysis of the secondary structures indicated that both proteins span the outer membrane 18 times with amphipathic beta-strands. This research presents porins which were isolated and characterized for the first time from bacter...Continue Reading

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