PspA can form large scaffolds in Escherichia coli. Standar, K., Mehner, D., Osadnik, H., Berthelmann, F., Hause, G., Lünsdorf, H., Brüser, T., Lunsdorf, H, & Bruser, T FEBS Lett, 582(25-26):3585–3589, 2008.
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The phage shock protein A (PspA) of Escherichia coli stabilizes the cytoplasmic membrane under stress conditions. Here we demonstrate that PspA can form hollow spherical or prolate spheroidal particles of about 30-40nm diameter with a scaffold-like arrangement of protein subunits at the surface. The 'PspA-scaffold' is the basic structure that is common to all particles. The PspA-scaffold may be of fundamental importance, as it could allow PspA to stabilize the integrity of membranes through numerous contact points over a large surface area.
@article{standar_pspa_2008,
	title = {{PspA} can form large scaffolds in {Escherichia} coli},
	volume = {582},
	issn = {00145793},
	url = {http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18789328 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/store/10.1016/j.febslet.2008.09.002/asset/feb2s0014579308007357.pdf?v=1&t=iq0nwgq6&s=cfa6b9e1ddb737f4e6076e0e4b5c87f26e084399},
	doi = {10.1016/j.febslet.2008.09.002},
	abstract = {The phage shock protein A (PspA) of Escherichia coli stabilizes the cytoplasmic membrane under stress conditions. Here we demonstrate that PspA can form hollow spherical or prolate spheroidal particles of about 30-40nm diameter with a scaffold-like arrangement of protein subunits at the surface. The 'PspA-scaffold' is the basic structure that is common to all particles. The PspA-scaffold may be of fundamental importance, as it could allow PspA to stabilize the integrity of membranes through numerous contact points over a large surface area.},
	language = {eng},
	number = {25-26},
	journal = {FEBS Lett},
	author = {Standar, Kerstin and Mehner, Denise and Osadnik, Hendrik and Berthelmann, Felix and Hause, Gerd and Lünsdorf, Heinrich and Brüser, Thomas and Lunsdorf, H and Bruser, T},
	year = {2008},
	pmid = {18789328},
	keywords = {Bacterial Proteins/*chemistry/isolation \& purifica, Cell Membrane/chemistry/metabolism, Escherichia coli Proteins/*chemistry/isolation \& p, Escherichia coli/*metabolism/ultrastructure, Heat-Shock Proteins/*chemistry/isolation \& purific, Membrane stabilization, Membrane stress, Phage shock protein},
	pages = {3585--3589},
}

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