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Methods Mol Med. 2001;66:61-79. doi: 10.1385/1-59259-148-5:61.

Outer membrane protein purification.

Methods in molecular medicine

C Arigita, W Jiskoot, M R Graaf, G F Kersten

Affiliations

  1. Department of Pharmaceutics, Utrecht Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Utrecht, The Netherlands.

PMID: 21336748 DOI: 10.1385/1-59259-148-5:61

Abstract

The major outer membrane proteins (OMPs) from Neisseria meningitidis, which are expressed at high levels, are subdivided in five classes based on molecular weight (1,2) (see Table 1). Table 1 Major Meningococcal Outer-Membrane Proteins Outer-membrane proteins Name Molecular maass Function/characteristics Class 1 PorA 44-47 kDa Porin Class 2/3 PorB 37-42 kDa Porin Class 4 Rmp Reductionmodifiableprotein, unknown Class 5 Opa 26-30 kDa Adhesion,opacity protein Opc 25 kDa Invasion, opacity protein Iron-regulated proteins Mirp 37 kDa Iron acquisition (?);majoriron-regulatedprotein FrpB 70 kDa Ferric enterobactin receptor (also FetA) Adapted from ref. (1).

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