SusC components of the dextran utilisation system (utilisome)

Outer membrane utilisomes mediate glycan uptake in gut Bacteroidetes.

Sample for EM experiments was the purified dextran utilisome (Bt3088-Bt3090). Only SusC components were of sufficient resolution for model building and refinement.
Dextran utilisation machinery (utilisome)

SusCD core transporter units from the levan utilisome in the presence of levan fructo-oligosaccharides DP 8-12

Core SusCD transporter units from the inactive levan utilisome in the presence of levan fructo-oligosaccharides DP 15-25

Membrane protein transporter, glycan transporter, SusCD, utilisome, TonB dependent transporter, TBDT, TRANSPORT PROTEIN