SRP-dependent Co-translational Targeting and SecA-dependent Translocation Analyzed As Individual Steps in the Export of a Bacterial Protein

Overview

Journal EMBO J

Specialties Biotechnology
Molecular Biology

Date 2000 Dec 2

PMID 11101515

Citations 46

Authors

C Neumann-Haefelin

U Schafer

M Muller

H G Koch

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Abstract

Recently it has been recognized that the signal recognition particle (SRP) of Escherichia coli represents a specific targeting device for hydrophobic inner membrane proteins. It has remained unclear, however, whether the bacterial SRP functions in concert with SecA, which is required for the translocation of secretory proteins across the inner membrane. Here, we have analyzed a hybrid protein constructed by fusing the signal anchor sequence of an SRP-dependent inner membrane protein (MtlA) to the mature part of an exclusively SecA-requiring secretory protein (OmpA). We show that the signal anchor sequence of MtlA confers the novel properties onto nascent chains of OmpA of being co-translationally recognized and targeted to SecY by SRP. Once targeted to SecY, ribosome-associated nascent chains of the hybrid protein, however, remain untranslocated unless SecA is present. These results indicate that SRP and SecA cooperate in a sequential, non-overlapping manner in the topogenesis of those membrane proteins which, in addition to a signal anchor sequence, harbor a substantial hydrophilic domain to be translocated into the periplasm.

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