Outer membrane protein W family explained

Outer membrane protein W (OmpW) family is a family of evolutionarily related proteins from the bacterial outer membrane.

This family includes outer membrane protein W (OmpW) proteins from a variety of bacterial species. This protein may form the receptor for S4 colicins in Escherichia coli.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Braun V, Pil sl H, Smajs D . Characterization of colicin S4 and its receptor, OmpW, a minor protein of the Escherichia coli outer membrane . J. Bacteriol. . 181 . 11 . 3578–3581 . 1999 . 10.1128/JB.181.11.3578-3581.1999 . 10348872 . 93827.

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