Roll out the barrel! Outer membrane tension resolves an unexpected folding intermediateHow do bacteria assemble transmembrane β-barrels into their outer membrane in the absence of an energy source? New structures and experiments from Doyle et al. suggest that the β-barrel assembly machinery (BAM) co-opts the power of membrane elastic tension to help complete the folding of β-barrel outer membrane proteins.How do bacteria assemble transmembrane β-barrels into their outer membrane in the absence of an energy source? New structures and experiments from Doyle et al. suggest that the β-barrel assembly machinery (BAM) co-opts the power of membrane elastic tension to help complete the folding of β-barrel outer membrane proteins.Jim E. Horne, Sheena E. Radfordhttps://secure.jbs.elsevierhealth.com/action/getSharedSiteSession?redirect=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cell.com%2Fcell%2Ffulltext%2FS0092-8674%2822%2900261-6%3Frss%3Dyes&rc=0http://www.cell.com/cell/inpress.rssCellCell RSS feed.Wireless News CampaignMarch 24, 2022

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