Abstract
The major outer membrane protein of chlamydial elementary bodies was identified in dimer, trimer, and other multimeric forms. These natural multimers were stabilized by disulfide-mediated cross-linking. Such cross-linking of outer membrane proteins may play an important role in the formation and evolution of chlamydial cell wall structure.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins
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Bacterial Proteins / analysis*
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Chemical Phenomena
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Chemistry
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Chlamydia trachomatis / analysis*
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Chlamydophila psittaci / analysis*
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Macromolecular Substances
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Membrane Proteins / analysis*
Substances
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Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins
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Bacterial Proteins
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Macromolecular Substances
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Membrane Proteins