Porins in the cell wall of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

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作者
Kartmann, B
Stengler, S
Niederweis, M
机构
[1] Univ Erlangen Nurnberg, Lehrstuhl Mikrobiol, D-91058 Erlangen, Germany
[2] Univ Erlangen Nurnberg, Inst Klin Mikrobiol Immunol & Hyg, D-91058 Erlangen, Germany
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10.1128/JB.181.20.6543-6546.1999
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Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 100705 ;
摘要
Lipid bilayer experiments indicated that the cell wall of Mycobacterium tuberculosis contains at least two different porins: (i) a cation-selective, heat-sensitive 0.7-nS channel which has a short-lived open state and is probably composed of 15-kDa subunits and (ii) a 3-nS, >60-kDa channel with a long-lived open state, resembling porins from fast-growing mycobacteria.
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