The TamB ortholog of Borrelia burgdorferi interacts with the β‐barrel assembly machine (BAM) complex protein BamA

This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. Borrelia burgdorferi encodes a TamB‐like protein. TamB proteins from Proteobacteria interact with TamA to form the translocation and assemble module (TAM). Spirochetes and many other organisms, however, do not contain a TamA protein, although they encode TamB homologs. Here, we show that the TamB homolog from B. burgdorferi interacts with the BamA protein of the β‐barrel assembly machine (BAM) and suggest this may be a common interaction in organisms that lack TamA and a TAM.
Source: Molecular Microbiology - Category: Microbiology Authors: Tags: Research Article Source Type: research