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Capsular polysaccharide export in Escherichia coli: a determination of the role of the KpsD protein in export across the outer-membrane

Reference	BBS/B/09627
Principal Investigator / Supervisor	Professor Ian Roberts
Co-Investigators / Co-Supervisors	Dr James Thompson
Institution	The University of Manchester
Department	Life Sciences
Funding type	Research
Value (£)	215,659
Status	Completed
Type	Research Grant
Start date	01/04/2004
End date	31/03/2007
Duration	36 months

Abstract

The export of capsular polysaccharides in Gram negative bacteria represents a major challenge, requiring a large negatively charged molecule to be exported across two lipid bilayers. Currently our detailed understanding of this process is scant. This proposal will study the role of the KpsD protein in the export of group 2 capsular polysaccharides across the outer-membrane in Escherichia coli. The proposal has four aims. First to elucidate the topology of KpsD in the outer-membrane. Secondly to demonstrate the ability of KpsD to form pores in vitro and undertake a structure function analysis of KpsD. Thirdly to investigate interactions between KpsD and the peptidoglycan cell through which the exported polysaccharide molecule must traverse. Finally to understand the spatial localisation of capsular polysaccharide export at the poles of the cells.

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Committee	Closed Committee - Plant & Microbial Sciences (PMS)
Research Topics	X – not assigned to a current Research Topic
Research Priority	X – Research Priority information not available
Research Initiative	X - not in an Initiative
Funding Scheme	X – not Funded via a specific Funding Scheme

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