ATP‐independent assembly machinery of bacterial outer membranes: BAM complex structure and function set the stage for next‐generation therapeutics

Author:

George Anjana1,Patil Akanksha Gajanan1,Mahalakshmi Radhakrishnan1ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Molecular Biophysics Laboratory, Department of Biological Sciences Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal India

Abstract

AbstractDiderm bacteria employ β‐barrel outer membrane proteins (OMPs) as their first line of communication with their environment. These OMPs are assembled efficiently in the asymmetric outer membrane by the β‐Barrel Assembly Machinery (BAM). The multi‐subunit BAM complex comprises the transmembrane OMP BamA as its functional subunit, with associated lipoproteins (e.g., BamB/C/D/E/F, RmpM) varying across phyla and performing different regulatory roles. The ability of BAM complex to recognize and fold OM β‐barrels of diverse sizes, and reproducibly execute their membrane insertion, is independent of electrochemical energy. Recent atomic structures, which captured BAM–substrate complexes, show the assembly function of BamA can be tailored, with different substrate types exhibiting different folding mechanisms. Here, we highlight common and unique features of its interactome. We discuss how this conserved protein complex has evolved the ability to effectively achieve the directed assembly of diverse OMPs of wide‐ranging sizes (8–36 β‐stranded monomers). Additionally, we discuss how darobactin—the first natural membrane protein inhibitor of Gram‐negative bacteria identified in over five decades—selectively targets and specifically inhibits BamA. We conclude by deliberating how a detailed deduction of BAM complex—associated regulation of OMP biogenesis and OM remodeling will open avenues for the identification and development of effective next‐generation therapeutics against Gram‐negative pathogens.

Funder

Lady Tata Memorial Trust

Publisher

Wiley

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