Is Ffh required for export of secretory proteins.

J. Kim, S. Rusch, S. Luirink, D.A Kendall

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    Abstract

    In Escherichia coli, protein export from the cytoplasm may occur via the signal recognition particle (SRP)-dependent pathway or the Sec-dependent pathway. Membrane proteins utilize the SRP-dependent route, whereas many secretory proteins use the cytoplasmic Sec machinery. To examine the possibility that signal peptide hydrophobicity governs which targeting route is utilized, we used a series of PhoA signal sequence mutants which vary only by incremental hydrophobicity changes. We show that depletion of SRP, but not trigger factor, affects all the mutants examined. These results suggest secretory proteins with a variety of signal sequences, as well as membrane proteins, require SRP for export. © 2001 Federation of European Biochemical Societies. Published by Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)245-248
    Number of pages3
    JournalFEBS Letters
    Volume505
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2001

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