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• Wza the translocon for E. coli capsular polysaccharides defines a new class of membrane protein.

  Many types of bacteria produce extracellular polysaccharides (EPSs). Some are secreted polymers and show only limited association with the cell surfac…

  Authors: Changjiang Dong, Konstantinos Beis, Jutta Nesper, Anne L Brunkan-Lamontagne, Bradley R Clarke, Chris Whitfield, James H Naismith

  Source: Nature. 2006 Nov 9

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• Structure-function relationships of the outer membrane translocon Wza investigated by cryo-electron microscopy and mutagenesis.

  The outer membrane protein Wza, from Escherichia coli K30, forms an octameric complex that is essential for capsular polysaccharide export. Homologs o…

  Authors: Robert C Ford, Anne L Brunkan-LaMontagne, Richard F Collins, Bradley R Clarke, Robert Harris, James H Naismith, Chris Whitfield

  Source: Journal of structural biology. 2009 May

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