Opacity family porins
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Opacity family porin protein | ||
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Identifiers | ||
Symbol | Opacity | |
Pfam | PF02462 | |
InterPro | IPR003394 | |
SCOP | 1p4t | |
OPM family | 26 | |
OPM protein | 1p4t | |
Available PDB structures:
1p4tA:52-174 |
Opacity family porins are a family of porins from pathogenic Neisseria. These bacteria possess a repertoire of phase-variable opacity proteins that mediate various pathogen/host cell interactions[1]. These proteins are related to OmpA-like transmembrane domain family.
[edit] References
- ^ Meyer TF, Dehio C, Gray-owen SD (1998). "The role of neisserial Opa proteins in interactions with host cells". Trends Microbiol. 6 (12): 489–495. doi: . PMID 10036728.