Outer membrane protein G

Outer membrane protein G (OmpG) is a porin, a channel proteins in the outer membrane of Gram-negative bacteria.

Outer membrane protein G (OmpG)
Identifiers
Symbol	Porin_OmpG
Pfam	PF09381
SCOP2	2iwv / SCOPe / SUPFAM
TCDB	1.B.21
OPM superfamily	102
OPM protein	2iwv
Available protein structures: Pfam   structures / ECOD   PDB RCSB PDB; PDBe; PDBj PDBsum structure summary

Escherichia coli OmpG forms a 14-stranded beta-barrel and in contrast to most porins, appears to function as a monomer.^[1] The central pore of OmpG is wider than other E. coli porins and it is speculated that it may form a non-specific channel for the transport of larger oligosaccharides.^[1]