| Autor: |
Scheuring J; Department of Chemistry, Technical University Munich, Lichtenbergstr. 4, 85747 Garching, Germany., Braun N, Nothdurft L, Stumpf M, Veenendaal AK, Kol S, van der Does C, Driessen AJ, Weinkauf S |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Zdroj: |
Journal of molecular biology [J Mol Biol] 2005 Nov 25; Vol. 354 (2), pp. 258-71. Date of Electronic Publication: 2005 Oct 07. |
| DOI: |
10.1016/j.jmb.2005.09.058 |
| Abstrakt: |
The multimeric membrane protein complex translocase mediates the transport of preproteins across and integration of membrane proteins into the inner membrane of Escherichia coli. The translocase consists of the peripheral membrane-associated ATPase SecA and the heterotrimeric channel-forming complex consisting of SecY, SecE and SecG. We have investigated the quaternary structure of the SecYEG complex in proteoliposomes. Fluorescence resonance energy transfer demonstrates that SecYEG forms oligomers when embedded in the membrane. Freeze-fracture techniques were used to examine the oligomeric composition under non-translocating and translocating conditions. Our data show that membrane-embedded SecYEG exists in a concentration-dependent equilibrium between monomers, dimers and tetramers, and that dynamic exchange of subunits between oligomers can occur. Remarkably, the formation of dimers and tetramers in the lipid environment is stimulated significantly by membrane insertion of SecA and by the interaction with translocation ligands SecA, preprotein and ATP, suggesting that the active translocation channel consists of multiple SecYEG complexes. |
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