The TAM, a Translocation and Assembly Module for protein assembly and potential conduit for phospholipid transfer

© 2024. The Author(s)..

The assembly of β-barrel proteins into the bacterial outer membrane is an essential process enabling the colonization of new environmental niches. The TAM was discovered as a module of the β-barrel protein assembly machinery; it is a heterodimeric complex composed of an outer membrane protein (TamA) bound to an inner membrane protein (TamB). The TAM spans the periplasm, providing a scaffold through the peptidoglycan layer and catalyzing the translocation and assembly of β-barrel proteins into the outer membrane. Recently, studies on another membrane protein (YhdP) have suggested that TamB might play a role in phospholipid transport to the outer membrane. Here we review and re-evaluate the literature covering the experimental studies on the TAM over the past decade, to reconcile what appear to be conflicting claims on the function of the TAM.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:25

Enthalten in:

EMBO reports - 25(2024), 4 vom: 12. Apr., Seite 1711-1720

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Goh, Kwok Jian [VerfasserIn]
Stubenrauch, Christopher J [VerfasserIn]
Lithgow, Trevor [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

BAM Complex
Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins
Beta-barrel Proteins
Escherichia coli Proteins
Journal Article
Lipid Transport
Membrane Proteins
Outer Membrane Biogenesis
Review
TamB

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Date Completed 15.04.2024

Date Revised 25.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1038/s44319-024-00111-y

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM369576349