Outer membrane protein G
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| Outer membrane protein G (OmpG) | |||||||||
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| Symbol | Porin_OmpG | ||||||||
| Pfam | PF09381 | ||||||||
| SCOP2 | 2iwv / SCOPe / SUPFAM | ||||||||
| TCDB | 1.B.21 | ||||||||
| OPM superfamily | 102 | ||||||||
| OPM protein | 2iwv | ||||||||
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Outer membrane protein G (OmpG) is a porin, a channel proteins in the outer membrane of Gram-negative bacteria.
Escherichia coli OmpG forms a 14-stranded beta-barrel and in contrast to most porins, appears to function as a monomer.[1] The central pore of OmpG is wider than other E. coli porins and it is speculated that it may form a non-specific channel for the transport of larger oligosaccharides.[1]
