Bacterial microcompartment

The structure of the Bacterial Microcompartment shell.  The first structure of a BMC shell, determined by X-ray crystallography and cryo-electron microscopy,[1] contains representatives of each of the shell protein types:  BMC-P, BMC-H and BMC-T, in both its trimer  (upper right) and dimer of trimer (lower right), forms. [Image: Todd Yeates]

Bacterial microcompartments (BMCs) are organelle-like structures found in bacteria. They consist of a protein shell that encloses enzymes and other proteins. BMCs are typically about 40–200 nanometers in diameter and are made entirely of proteins.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13] The shell functions like a membrane, as it is selectively permeable.[4][6][8][14][15] Other protein-based compartments found in bacteria and archaea include encapsulin nanocompartments[16] and big gas vesicles.[17]

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