Lipids activate SecA for high affinity binding to the SecYEG complex

Autor: Andreas Herrmann, Pavlo Gordiichuk, Janny G. de Wit, Iuliia Vos, Arnold J. M. Driessen, Jan Peter Birkner, Sabrina Koch, Antoine M. van Oijen
Přispěvatelé: Molecular Microbiology, Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials, Polymer Chemistry and Bioengineering, Nanotechnology and Biophysics in Medicine (NANOBIOMED)
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: The Journal of Biological Chemistry, 291(43), 22534-22543. AMER SOC BIOCHEMISTRY MOLECULAR BIOLOGY INC
ISSN: 1083-351X
0021-9258
DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M116.743831
Popis: Protein translocation across the bacterial cytoplasmic membrane is an essential process catalyzed predominantly by the Sec translocase. This system consists of the membrane-embedded protein-conducting channel SecYEG, the motor ATPase SecA, and the heterotrimeric SecDFyajC membrane protein complex. Previous studies suggest that anionic lipids are essential for SecA activity and that the N-terminus of SecA is capable of penetrating the lipid bilayer. The role of lipid binding, however, has remained elusive. By employing differently sized nanodiscs reconstituted with single SecYEG complexes and comprising varying amounts of lipids, we establish that SecA gains access to the SecYEG complex via a lipid-bound intermediate state, whilst acidic phospholipids allosterically activate SecA for ATP-dependent protein translocation.
Databáze: OpenAIRE