a
c
PbgA-prey
PbgA-bait LapB-bait
HisM-baitFtsH-bait
b
+ LapB + PlsY
E. coli K-12 ΔpbgA::pBADpbgA
+ LapB + PlsY
0.02% arabinose no arabinose
d
ef
LpxC
PbgAFLAG
GroEL
emptyPbgA WTPbgA T213DPbgA T213V
LpxC
LptD
GroEL
0.02 0.0020.0002
E. coli K-12
ΔlptD::pBADlptD
arabinose (%)
LpxC
GroEL
MsbA inhibitor
LapB-bait:
EptA_TMD-
PbgA_IFD+PD
WT
PbgA_TMD+IFD
PbgA_TMD-only
PbgA_M212A
PbgA_M212E
preys
PbgA_T213D
PbgA_T213V
PbgA_R216E
PbgA_R216A
PbgA_R215E
PbgA_R215A/
R216A
preys
E. coli K-12
ΔpbgA::pBADpbgA
no arabinose
E. coli K-12
ΔpbgA::pBADpbgA
no arabinose
pbgA
WT
pbgA
TMD-only
E. coli K-12
ΔpbgA::pBADpbgA
no arabinose
LpxC
GroEL
E. coli K-12
ΔpbgA::pBADpbgA
no arabinose
LpxC
PbgA
GroEL
pbgA
-FLAG
malEacpTacpS
hi
jk
g
pbgAWT
control pbgATM only
acpS acpT
Extended Data Fig. 8 | See next page for caption.