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View Proteins belonging to: The Rhodobacter PorCa Porin (RPP) Family

1.B.7 The Rhodobacter PorCa Porin (RPP) Family

The Rhodobacter PorCa Protein, the only well characterized member of the RPP family, was the first porin to yield its three-dimensional structure by X-ray crystallography. It has a 16-stranded β-barrel structure similar to that of the members of the GBP (TC #1.B.1) family. Paupit et al. (1991) presented crystal structures of phosphoporin (PhoE; TC# 1.B.1.1.2), maltoporin (1.B.3.1.1; LamB) and Matrixporin (OmpF), all of E. coli, and found these have 3-d folds similar to that of the Rhodobacter porin, PorCa. It was not determined if this similarity is due to divergent evolution from a common ancestor or covergent evolution from dissimilar precursors. However, we have been able to demonstrate homology between members of families 1.B.1 and 1.B.7 using statistical means (M. Saier, unpublished results).

This family belongs to the: General Bacterial Porin (GBP) Superfamily.
View Proteins belonging to: The Rhodobacter PorCa Porin (RPP) Family

References associated with 1.B.7 family:

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