Initial assembly steps of a translocase for folded proteins
Abstract: The so-called Tat (twin-arginine translocation) system transports completely folded proteins across cellular membranes of archaea, prokaryotes and plant chloroplasts. Tat-directed proteins are distinguished by a conserved twin-arginine (RR-) motif in their signal sequences. Many Tat systems are based on the membrane proteins TatA, TatB and TatC, of which TatB and TatC are known to cooperate in binding RR-signal peptides and to form higher-order oligomeric structures. We have now elucidated the fine architecture of TatBC oligomers assembled to form closed intramembrane substrate-binding cavities. The identification of distinct homonymous and heteronymous contacts between TatB and TatC suggest that TatB monomers coalesce into dome-like TatB structures that are surrounded by outer rings of TatC monomers. We also show that these TatBC complexes are approached by TatA protomers through their N-termini, which thereby establish contacts with TatB and membrane-inserted RR-precursors
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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
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Online-Ressource
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Englisch
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Nature communications 6 (2015), 7234, DOI 10.1038/ncomms8234, issn: 2041-1723
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Biowissenschaften, Biologie
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Twin Arginine Translocation
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Veröffentlichung
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Freiburg
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Universität
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2015
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10.1038/ncomms8234
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urn:nbn:de:bsz:25-freidok-127319
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Associated
- Blümmel, Anne-Sophie
- Haag, Laura A.
- Eimer, Ekaterina
- Müller, Matthias
- Fröbel, Julia
- Institut für Biochemie und Molekularbiologie. Freiburg im Breisgau
- Spemann Graduate School of Biology and Medicine
- Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg. Fakultät für Biologie
- Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg
- Universität
Time of origin
- 2015