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Kleerebezem, M., Crielaard, W. and Tommassen, J. (1996) Involvement of Stress Protein PspA (Phage Shock Protein A) of Escherichia coli in Maintenance of the Protonmotive Force under Stress Conditions. The EMBO Journal, 15, 162-171.

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• TITLE: Self-Assembly of Escherichia coli Phage Shock Protein A

  AUTHORS: Abigail L. Male, Petra C. F. Oyston, Ali Tavassoli

  KEYWORDS: Phage Shock Protein A, Stress Response, Membrane Stress, Super-Complex, Self-Assembly

  JOURNAL NAME: Advances in Microbiology, Vol.4 No.7, May 19, 2014

  ABSTRACT: The Phage shock protein (Psp) response is an extracytoplasmic stress response. The central component of this system is PspA, a protein that mediates the physiological response to membrane stress. PspA is also involved in regulating its own transcription and that of the psp operon, forming a positive feedback loop. PspA has been previously shown to oligomerise into higher-order species, including a 36-meric species with ring-like structure. In this study, we demonstrate that the ring-like PspA structures further self-assemble into rod-shaped complexes. These rod-like structures may play a scaffolding role in the maintenance of membrane integrity during phage shock protein response.