Evolutionary engineering a larger porin using a loop-to-hairpin mechanism
R. Dhar, A. M. Bowman, B. Hatungimana, J. S. G. Slusky
This study experimentally validates a novel evolutionary mechanism where an extracellular loop converts to a transmembrane β-hairpin, increasing β-barrel strand number and pore size in membrane proteins.
bioRxiv · Jun 14, 2023Biochemistry