Tol protein required for outer membrane integrity; Part of the Tol-Pal system, which plays a role in outer membrane invagination during cell division and is important for maintaining outer membrane integrity.

Putative carboxyphosphonoenolpyruvate mutase; Involved in the catabolism of short chain fatty acids (SCFA) via the 2-methylcitrate cycle I (propionate degradation route). Catalyzes the thermodynamically favored C-C bond cleavage of (2R,3S)-2- methylisocitrate to yield pyruvate and succinate via an alpha-carboxy- carbanion intermediate. Belongs to the isocitrate lyase/PEP mutase superfamily. Methylisocitrate lyase family.

Periplasmic protein; Participates in the translocation of lipoproteins from the inner membrane to the outer membrane. Only forms a complex with a lipoprotein if the residue after the N-terminal Cys is not an aspartate (The Asp acts as a targeting signal to indicate that the lipoprotein should stay in the inner membrane).

DNA-binding protein HLP-II; Binds tightly to dsDNA. Acts as a global transcriptional regulator through its ability to bind to AT-rich DNA sequences. Binds in the minor groove of AT-rich DNA. Was found to bind 746 genes, about half of which show no change in expression in disruption experiments suggesting these sites are important for nucleoid structure. On a global level genes bound by H-NS are expressed at a lower than average level; H-NS is excluded from binding to highly transcribed genes and does not co-localize with RNA polymerase in DNA-binding studies during exponential growth i [...]

TonB; Interacts with outer membrane receptor proteins that carry out high-affinity binding and energy dependent uptake into the periplasmic space of specific substrates such as cobalamin, and various iron compounds (such as iron dicitrate, enterochelin, aerobactin, etc.). In the absence of TonB these receptors bind their substrates but do not carry out active transport. TonB also interacts with some colicins and is involved in the energy-dependent, irreversible steps of bacteriophages phi 80 and T1 infection. It could act to transduce energy from the cytoplasmic membrane to specific en [...]

Outer membrane protein 1b (ib;c); Forms pores that allow passive diffusion of small molecules across the outer membrane.

Putative methyl-accepting chemotaxis protein; Plays an important role in virulence. A highly abundant outer membrane lipoprotein that controls the distance between the inner and outer membranes. The only protein known to be covalently linked to the peptidoglycan network (PGN). Also non- covalently binds the PGN. The link between the cell outer membrane and PGN contributes to maintenance of the structural and functional integrity of the cell envelope, and maintains the correct distance between the PGN and the outer membrane (By similarity).

Tol protein required for outer membrane integrity; Part of the Tol-Pal system, which plays a role in outer membrane invagination during cell division and is important for maintaining outer membrane integrity. TolB occupies a key intermediary position in the Tol-Pal system because it communicates directly with both membrane-embedded components, Pal in the outer membrane and TolA in the inner membrane.

Outer membrane lipoprotein; Plays a critical role in the incorporation of lipoproteins in the outer membrane after they are released by the LolA protein.