Current Progress in the Structural and Biochemical Characterization of Proteins Involved in the Assembly of Lipopolysaccharide

Figure 17

LptA and LptC. (a) LptA tetramer with subunits interacting in a head-to-tail fashion (PDB: 2R1A) [129]. The tetramer is shown with the N-terminal end at the bottom. (b) Hydrophobicity surface of LptA tetramer in (a). Hydrophobicity is shown on an orange-blue scale with blue at the hydrophilic end. The arrow indicates the continuous, helical, and hydrophobic groove [129]. (c) Ribbon structure of LptC periplasmic domain (PDB: 3MY2) [130].

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