| TonB-dependent Receptor Plug Domain | |||||||||
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| Identifiers | |||||||||
| Symbol | Plug | ||||||||
| Pfam | PF07715 | ||||||||
| InterPro | IPR012910 | ||||||||
| SCOP | 1fi1 | ||||||||
| SUPERFAMILY | 1fi1 | ||||||||
| OPM superfamily | 33 | ||||||||
| OPM protein | 1qfg | ||||||||
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TonB-dependent receptors include a plug domain, an independently folding subunit that acts as the channel gate, blocking the pore until the channel is bound by ligand. At this point it undergoes conformational changes, opening the channel.
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