Preparation of Protein-Enriched Outer Membrane Vesicles from Escherichia Coli for In Situ Structural Biology of Outer Membrane Proteins

• Bacterial outer membrane vesicles (OMVs) can be selectively enriched with one or more outer membrane proteins to allow the biophysical characterization of these membrane proteins embedded in the native cellular environment. Unlike reconstituted artificial membrane environments, OMVs maintain the native lipid composition as well as the lipid asymmetry of bacterial outer membranes. Here, we describe in detail the steps necessary to prepare OMVs, which contain high levels of a designated protein of interest, and which are of sufficient homogeneity and purity to perform biophysical characterizations using high-resolution methods such as atomic force microscopy, electron microscopy, or single-molecule force spectroscopy.

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NATURVETENSKAP  -- Biologi -- Biofysik (hsv//swe)

NATURAL SCIENCES  -- Biological Sciences -- Biophysics (hsv//eng)

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Gram-negative bacteria

In-situ protein studies

Outer membrane proteins

Outer membrane vesicles

Protein biophysics

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