BiochemistrybioRxiv
Passive receptor dissociation driven by porin threading establishes active colicin transport through Escherichia coli OmpF
M.-L. R. Francis, M. N. Webby, N. G. Housden…·C. Kleanthous
The paper reveals how ColE9 crosses the outer membrane of E. coli by threading through OmpF pores, causing receptor dissociation and enabling toxin import.
DOI 10.15252/embj.2021108610