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Porins are passive channels in the outer membranes of Gram-negative bacteria, mitochondria and chloroplasts. The high resolution crystal structure of a bacterial porin showed features from which functional properties can be derived. In particular, the structure revealed that there exists a strong transversal electric field across the size-defining pore which facilitates the permeation of polar solutes while excluding nonpolar ones.
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Schulz, G.E. (1992). Structure-Function Relationships in the Membrane Channel Porin as Based on a 1.8 Å Resolution Crystal Structure. In: Pullman, A., Jortner, J., Pullman, B. (eds) Membrane Proteins: Structures, Interactions and Models. The Jerusalem Symposia on Quantum Chemistry and Biochemistry, vol 25. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-2718-9_32
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