Protein
Outer membrane protein TolC
Organism
Escherichia coli (strain K12)
Function
Outer membrane channel, which is required for the function of several efflux systems such as AcrAB-TolC, AcrEF-TolC, EmrAB-TolC and MacAB-TolC. These systems are involved in export of antibiotics and other toxic compounds from the cell. TolC is also involved in import of colicin E1 into the cells.
Similarity
Belongs to the outer membrane factor (OMF) (TC 1.B.17) family.
Sequence
MKKLLPILIGLSLSGFSSLSQAENLMQVYQQARLSNPELRKSAADRDAAFEKINEARSPLLPQLGLGADYTYSNGYRDANGINSNATSASLQLTQSIFDMSKWRALTLQEKAAGIQDVTYQTDQQTLILNTATAYFNVLNAIDVLSYTQAQKEAIYRQLDQTTQRFNVGLVAITDVQNARAQYDTVLANEVTARNNLDNAVEQLRQITGNYYPELAALNVENFKTDKPQPVNALLKEAEKRNLSLLQARLSQDLAREQIRQAQDGHLPTLDLTASTGISDTSYSGSKTRGAAGTQYDDSNMGQNKVGLSFSLPIYQGGMVNSQVKQAQYNFVGASEQLESAHRSVVQTVRSSFNNINASISSINAYKQAVVSAQSSLDAMEAGYSVGTRTIVDVLDATTTLYNAKQELANARYNYLINQLNIKSALGTLNEQDLLALNNALSKPVSTNPENVAPQTPEQNAIADGYAPDSPAPVVQQTSARTTTSNGHNPFRN