The accessory role of the outer membrane porin protein MspD in Mycobacterium smegmatis zinc homeostasis
gene tagging and electron microscopy, we successfully demonstrated the zinc-responsive expression of the MspD protein as well as its complex formation and incorporation into the OM. Overall, the results provided strong evidence for an involvement of the MspD protein in zinc homeostasis of MSMEG.
Authors
- Astrid Lewin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9051-9935)
- Martina Ackermann
- Mathias Muesken
- Kristin Laarmann
- Janita Luehrs
- Elke Goethe
- Ralph Goethe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0348-3090)
- Larissa Bulmann
Institutions
- University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Foundation (DE)
- Robert Koch Institute (DE)
- Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Microbiology
- Published
- 2026-04-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1099/mic.0.001699
- Primary Topic
- Trace Elements in Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00