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Defining the function of OmpA in the Rcs stress response

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OmpA, a protein commonly found in the outer membrane of Gram-negative bacteria, has served as a paradigm for the study of β-barrel proteins for several decades. In Escherichia coli, OmpA was previously reported to form complexes with RcsF, a surface-exposed lipoprotein that triggers the Rcs stress response when damage occurs in the outer membrane and the peptidoglycan. How OmpA interacts with RcsF and whether this interaction allows RcsF to reach the surface has remained unclear. Here, we integrated in vivo and in vitro approaches to establish that RcsF interacts with the C-terminal, periplasmic domain of OmpA, not with the N-terminal β-barrel, thus implying that RcsF does not reach the bacterial surface via OmpA. Our results suggest a novel function for OmpA in the cell envelope: OmpA competes with the inner membrane protein IgaA, the downstream Rcs component, for RcsF binding across the periplasm, thereby regulating the Rcs response.
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hal-02998523 , version 1 (10-11-2020)

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Kilian Dekoninck, Juliette Létoquart, Cédric Laguri, Pascal Jean-Pierre Demange, Robin Bevernaegie, et al.. Defining the function of OmpA in the Rcs stress response. eLife, 2020, 9, pp.e60861. ⟨10.7554/eLife.60861⟩. ⟨hal-02998523⟩
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