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Ma T, Li X, Montalbán-López M, Wu X, Zheng Z, Mu D. Effect of the Membrane Insertase YidC on the Capacity of Lactococcus lactis to Secret Recombinant Proteins. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2024. [PMID: 39382634 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.4c04665] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/10/2024]
Abstract
Lactococcus lactis is a crucial food-grade cell factory for secreting valuable peptides and proteins primarily via the Sec-dependent pathway. YidC, a membrane insertase, facilitates protein insertion into the lipid membrane for the translocation. However, the mechanistic details of how YidC affects protein secretion in L. lactis remain elusive. This study investigates the effects of deleting yidC1/yidC2 on L. lactis phenotypes and protein secretion. Compared to the original strain, deleting yidC2 significantly decreased the relative biomass, electroporation efficiency, and F-ATP activity by 25%, 47%, and 33%, respectively, and weakened growth and stress resistance, whereas deleting yidC1 had a minimal impact. The absence of either yidC1 or yidC2 reduced target proteins secretion. Meanwhile, there is a considerable alteration in the transcription levels of genes involved in the secretion pathway, with secY transcription increasing over 135-fold. Our results provide a theoretical foundation for further improving target protein secretion and investigating the YidC function.
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- Tiange Ma
- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Anhui Fermented Food Engineering Research Center, Key Laboratory for Agricultural Products Processing of Anhui Province, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230601, China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Anhui Fermented Food Engineering Research Center, Key Laboratory for Agricultural Products Processing of Anhui Province, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230601, China
- Gongda Biotech (Huangshan) Limited Company, Huangshan 245400, China
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Granada, Granada 18071, Spain
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Anhui Fermented Food Engineering Research Center, Key Laboratory for Agricultural Products Processing of Anhui Province, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230601, China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Anhui Fermented Food Engineering Research Center, Key Laboratory for Agricultural Products Processing of Anhui Province, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230601, China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Anhui Fermented Food Engineering Research Center, Key Laboratory for Agricultural Products Processing of Anhui Province, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230601, China
- Gongda Biotech (Huangshan) Limited Company, Huangshan 245400, China
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Hegde RS, Keenan RJ. A unifying model for membrane protein biogenesis. Nat Struct Mol Biol 2024; 31:1009-1017. [PMID: 38811793 PMCID: PMC7616256 DOI: 10.1038/s41594-024-01296-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2023] [Accepted: 03/25/2024] [Indexed: 05/31/2024]
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α-Helical integral membrane proteins comprise approximately 25% of the proteome in all organisms. The membrane proteome is highly diverse, varying in the number, topology, spacing and properties of transmembrane domains. This diversity imposes different constraints on the insertion of different regions of a membrane protein into the lipid bilayer. Here, we present a cohesive framework to explain membrane protein biogenesis, in which different parts of a nascent substrate are triaged between Oxa1 and SecY family members for insertion. In this model, Oxa1 family proteins insert transmembrane domains flanked by short translocated segments, whereas the SecY channel is required for insertion of transmembrane domains flanked by long translocated segments. Our unifying model rationalizes evolutionary, genetic, biochemical and structural data across organisms and provides a foundation for future mechanistic studies of membrane protein biogenesis.
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- Ramanujan S Hegde
- Cell Biology Division, MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, UK.
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- Gordon Center for Integrative Science, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
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Wu H, Smalinskaitė L, Hegde RS. EMC rectifies the topology of multipass membrane proteins. Nat Struct Mol Biol 2024; 31:32-41. [PMID: 37957425 PMCID: PMC10803268 DOI: 10.1038/s41594-023-01120-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2023] [Accepted: 09/08/2023] [Indexed: 11/15/2023]
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Most eukaryotic multipass membrane proteins are inserted into the membrane of the endoplasmic reticulum. Their transmembrane domains (TMDs) are thought to be inserted co-translationally as they emerge from a membrane-bound ribosome. Here we find that TMDs near the carboxyl terminus of mammalian multipass proteins are inserted post-translationally by the endoplasmic reticulum membrane protein complex (EMC). Site-specific crosslinking shows that the EMC's cytosol-facing hydrophilic vestibule is adjacent to a pre-translocated C-terminal tail. EMC-mediated insertion is mostly agnostic to TMD hydrophobicity, favored for short uncharged C-tails and stimulated by a preceding unassembled TMD bundle. Thus, multipass membrane proteins can be released by the ribosome-translocon complex in an incompletely inserted state, requiring a separate EMC-mediated post-translational insertion step to rectify their topology, complete biogenesis and evade quality control. This sequential co-translational and post-translational mechanism may apply to ~250 diverse multipass proteins, including subunits of the pentameric ion channel family that are crucial for neurotransmission.
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- Haoxi Wu
- MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, UK
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Njenga R, Boele J, Öztürk Y, Koch HG. Coping with stress: How bacteria fine-tune protein synthesis and protein transport. J Biol Chem 2023; 299:105163. [PMID: 37586589 PMCID: PMC10502375 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2023.105163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2023] [Revised: 08/08/2023] [Accepted: 08/10/2023] [Indexed: 08/18/2023] Open
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Maintaining a functional proteome under different environmental conditions is challenging for every organism, in particular for unicellular organisms, such as bacteria. In order to cope with changing environments and stress conditions, bacteria depend on strictly coordinated proteostasis networks that control protein production, folding, trafficking, and degradation. Regulation of ribosome biogenesis and protein synthesis are cornerstones of this cellular adaptation in all domains of life, which is rationalized by the high energy demand of both processes and the increased resistance of translationally silent cells against internal or external poisons. Reduced protein synthesis ultimately also reduces the substrate load for protein transport systems, which are required for maintaining the periplasmic, inner, and outer membrane subproteomes. Consequences of impaired protein transport have been analyzed in several studies and generally induce a multifaceted response that includes the upregulation of chaperones and proteases and the simultaneous downregulation of protein synthesis. In contrast, generally less is known on how bacteria adjust the protein targeting and transport machineries to reduced protein synthesis, e.g., when cells encounter stress conditions or face nutrient deprivation. In the current review, which is mainly focused on studies using Escherichia coli as a model organism, we summarize basic concepts on how ribosome biogenesis and activity are regulated under stress conditions. In addition, we highlight some recent developments on how stress conditions directly impair protein targeting to the bacterial membrane. Finally, we describe mechanisms that allow bacteria to maintain the transport of stress-responsive proteins under conditions when the canonical protein targeting pathways are impaired.
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- Robert Njenga
- Faculty of Medicine, Institute for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, ZBMZ, Albert-Ludwigs University Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany; Faculty of Biology, Albert-Ludwigs University Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Faculty of Medicine, Institute for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, ZBMZ, Albert-Ludwigs University Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Faculty of Medicine, Institute for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, ZBMZ, Albert-Ludwigs University Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Faculty of Medicine, Institute for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, ZBMZ, Albert-Ludwigs University Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
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Homberg B, Rehling P, Cruz-Zaragoza LD. The multifaceted mitochondrial OXA insertase. Trends Cell Biol 2023; 33:765-772. [PMID: 36863885 DOI: 10.1016/j.tcb.2023.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2022] [Revised: 02/02/2023] [Accepted: 02/03/2023] [Indexed: 03/04/2023]
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Most mitochondrial proteins are synthesized in the cytosol and transported into mitochondria by protein translocases. Yet, mitochondria contain their own genome and gene expression system, which generates proteins that are inserted in the inner membrane by the oxidase assembly (OXA) insertase. OXA contributes to targeting proteins from both genetic origins. Recent data provides insights into how OXA cooperates with the mitochondrial ribosome during synthesis of mitochondrial-encoded proteins. A picture of OXA emerges in which it coordinates insertion of OXPHOS core subunits and their assembly into protein complexes but also participates in the biogenesis of select imported proteins. These functions position the OXA as a multifunctional protein insertase that facilitates protein transport, assembly, and stability at the inner membrane.
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- Bettina Homberg
- Department of Cellular Biochemistry, University Medical Center Göttingen, 37073 Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of Cellular Biochemistry, University Medical Center Göttingen, 37073 Göttingen, Germany; Cluster of Excellence "Multiscale Bioimaging: from Molecular Machines to Networks of Excitable Cells" (MBExC), 37073 University of Göttingen, Germany; Fraunhofer Institute for Translational Medicine and Pharmacology ITMP, Translational Neuroinflammation and Automated Microscopy TNM, 37075 Göttingen, Germany; Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Science, 37077 Göttingen, Germany.
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Shiota N, Shimokawa-Chiba N, Fujiwara K, Chiba S. Identification of Bacillus subtilis YidC substrates using a MifM-instructed translation arrest-based reporter. J Mol Biol 2023:168172. [PMID: 37290739 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2023.168172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2023] [Revised: 05/26/2023] [Accepted: 05/31/2023] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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YidC is a member of the YidC/Oxa1/Alb3 protein family that is crucial for membrane protein biogenesis in the bacterial plasma membrane. While YidC facilitates the folding and complex assembly of membrane proteins along with the Sec translocon, it also functions as a Sec-independent membrane protein insertase in the YidC-only pathway. However, little is known about how membrane proteins are recognized and sorted by these pathways, especially in Gram-positive bacteria, for which only a small number of YidC substrates have been identified to date. In this study, we aimed to identify Bacillus subtilis membrane proteins whose membrane insertion depends on SpoIIIJ, the primary YidC homolog in B. subtilis. We took advantage of the translation arrest sequence of MifM, which can monitor YidC-dependent membrane insertion. Our systematic screening identified eight membrane proteins as candidate SpoIIIJ substrates. Results of our genetic study also suggest that the conserved arginine in the hydrophilic groove of SpoIIIJ is crucial for the membrane insertion of the substrates identified here. However, in contrast to MifM, a previously identified YidC substrate, the importance of the negatively charged residue on the substrates for membrane insertion varied depending on the substrate. These results suggest that B. subtilis YidC uses substrate-specific interactions to facilitate membrane insertion.
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- Narumi Shiota
- Faculty of Life Sciences, Kyoto Sangyo University, Motoyama, Kamigamo, Kita-Ku, Kyoto 603-8555, Japan
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- Faculty of Life Sciences, Kyoto Sangyo University, Motoyama, Kamigamo, Kita-Ku, Kyoto 603-8555, Japan; Institute for Protein Dynamics, Kyoto Sangyo University, Japan
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- Faculty of Life Sciences, Kyoto Sangyo University, Motoyama, Kamigamo, Kita-Ku, Kyoto 603-8555, Japan; Institute for Protein Dynamics, Kyoto Sangyo University, Japan
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- Faculty of Life Sciences, Kyoto Sangyo University, Motoyama, Kamigamo, Kita-Ku, Kyoto 603-8555, Japan; Institute for Protein Dynamics, Kyoto Sangyo University, Japan.
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Dalbey RE, Kaushik S, Kuhn A. YidC as a potential antibiotic target. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA. MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH 2023; 1870:119403. [PMID: 36427551 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2022.119403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2022] [Revised: 11/16/2022] [Accepted: 11/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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The membrane insertase YidC, is an essential bacterial component and functions in the folding and insertion of many membrane proteins during their biogenesis. It is a multispanning protein in the inner (cytoplasmic) membrane of Escherichia coli that binds its substrates in the "greasy slide" through hydrophobic interaction. The hydrophilic part of the substrate transiently localizes in the groove of YidC before it is translocated into the periplasm. The groove, which is flanked by the greasy slide, is within the center of the membrane, and provides a promising target for inhibitors that would block the insertase function of YidC. In addition, since the greasy slide is available for the binding of various substrates, it could also provide a binding site for inhibitory molecules. In this review we discuss in detail the structure and the mechanism of how YidC interacts not only with its substrates, but also with its partner proteins, the SecYEG translocase and the SRP signal recognition particle. Insight into the substrate binding to the YidC catalytic groove is presented. We wind up the review with the idea that the hydrophilic groove would be a potential site for drug binding and the feasibility of YidC-targeted drug development.
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- Ross E Dalbey
- Dept. of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, United States of America.
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- Dept. of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, United States of America
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- Institute of Biology, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart 70599, Germany.
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Nishikawa H, Sawasato K, Mori S, Fujikawa K, Nomura K, Shimamoto K, Nishiyama KI. Interaction between glycolipid MPIase and proteinaceous factors during protein integration into the cytoplasmic membrane of E. coli. Front Mol Biosci 2022; 9:986602. [PMID: 36060260 PMCID: PMC9437254 DOI: 10.3389/fmolb.2022.986602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2022] [Accepted: 07/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Protein integration into biomembranes is an essential biological phenomenon common to all organisms. While various factors involved in protein integration, such as SRP, SecYEG and YidC, are proteinaceous, we identified a glycolipid named MPIase (Membrane Protein Integrase), which is present in the cytoplasmic membrane of E. coli. In vitro experiments using inverted membrane vesicles prepared from MPIase-depleted strains, and liposomes containing MPIase showed that MPIase is required for insertion of a subset of membrane proteins, which has been thought to be SecYEG-independent and YidC-dependent. Also, SecYEG-dependent substrate membrane proteins require MPIase in addition. Furthermore, MPIase is also essential for insertion of proteins with multiple negative charges, which requires both YidC and the proton motive force (PMF). MPIase directly interacts with SecYEG and YidC on the membrane. MPIase not only cooperates with these factors but also has a molecular chaperone-like function specific to the substrate membrane proteins through direct interaction with the glycan chain. Thus, MPIase catalyzes membrane insertion by accepting nascent membrane proteins on the membrane through its chaperone-like function, i.e., direct interaction with the substrate proteins, and then MPIase functionally interacts with SecYEG and YidC for substrate delivery, and acts with PMF to facilitate and complete membrane insertion when necessary. In this review, we will outline the mechanisms underlying membrane insertion catalyzed by MPIase, which cooperates with proteinaceous factors and PMF.
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- Hanako Nishikawa
- Department of Biological Chemistry and Food Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Iwate University, Morioka, Japan
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- Department of Biological Chemistry and Food Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Iwate University, Morioka, Japan
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- Bioorganic Research Institute, Suntory Foundation for Life Sciences, Kyoto, Japan
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- Bioorganic Research Institute, Suntory Foundation for Life Sciences, Kyoto, Japan
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- Bioorganic Research Institute, Suntory Foundation for Life Sciences, Kyoto, Japan
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- Bioorganic Research Institute, Suntory Foundation for Life Sciences, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Biological Chemistry and Food Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Iwate University, Morioka, Japan
- *Correspondence: Ken-Ichi Nishiyama,
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Kaushik S, He H, Dalbey RE. Bacterial Signal Peptides- Navigating the Journey of Proteins. Front Physiol 2022; 13:933153. [PMID: 35957980 PMCID: PMC9360617 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2022.933153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2022] [Accepted: 06/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
Abstract
In 1971, Blobel proposed the first statement of the Signal Hypothesis which suggested that proteins have amino-terminal sequences that dictate their export and localization in the cell. A cytosolic binding factor was predicted, and later the protein conducting channel was discovered that was proposed in 1975 to align with the large ribosomal tunnel. The 1975 Signal Hypothesis also predicted that proteins targeted to different intracellular membranes would possess distinct signals and integral membrane proteins contained uncleaved signal sequences which initiate translocation of the polypeptide chain. This review summarizes the central role that the signal peptides play as address codes for proteins, their decisive role as targeting factors for delivery to the membrane and their function to activate the translocation machinery for export and membrane protein insertion. After shedding light on the navigation of proteins, the importance of removal of signal peptide and their degradation are addressed. Furthermore, the emerging work on signal peptidases as novel targets for antibiotic development is described.
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Mercier E, Wang X, Bögeholz LAK, Wintermeyer W, Rodnina MV. Cotranslational Biogenesis of Membrane Proteins in Bacteria. Front Mol Biosci 2022; 9:871121. [PMID: 35573737 PMCID: PMC9099147 DOI: 10.3389/fmolb.2022.871121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2022] [Accepted: 04/12/2022] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Nascent polypeptides emerging from the ribosome during translation are rapidly scanned and processed by ribosome-associated protein biogenesis factors (RPBs). RPBs cleave the N-terminal formyl and methionine groups, assist cotranslational protein folding, and sort the proteins according to their cellular destination. Ribosomes translating inner-membrane proteins are recognized and targeted to the translocon with the help of the signal recognition particle, SRP, and SRP receptor, FtsY. The growing nascent peptide is then inserted into the phospholipid bilayer at the translocon, an inner-membrane protein complex consisting of SecY, SecE, and SecG. Folding of membrane proteins requires that transmembrane helices (TMs) attain their correct topology, the soluble domains are inserted at the correct (cytoplasmic or periplasmic) side of the membrane, and – for polytopic membrane proteins – the TMs find their interaction partner TMs in the phospholipid bilayer. This review describes the recent progress in understanding how growing nascent peptides are processed and how inner-membrane proteins are targeted to the translocon and find their correct orientation at the membrane, with the focus on biophysical approaches revealing the dynamics of the process. We describe how spontaneous fluctuations of the translocon allow diffusion of TMs into the phospholipid bilayer and argue that the ribosome orchestrates cotranslational targeting not only by providing the binding platform for the RPBs or the translocon, but also by helping the nascent chains to find their correct orientation in the membrane. Finally, we present the auxiliary role of YidC as a chaperone for inner-membrane proteins. We show how biophysical approaches provide new insights into the dynamics of membrane protein biogenesis and raise new questions as to how translation modulates protein folding.
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Chen Y, Sotomayor M, Capponi S, Hariharan B, Sahu ID, Haase M, Lorigan GA, Kuhn A, White SH, Dalbey RE. A hydrophilic microenvironment in the substrate-translocating groove of the YidC membrane insertase is essential for enzyme function. J Biol Chem 2022; 298:101690. [PMID: 35148995 PMCID: PMC8920935 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2022.101690] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2021] [Revised: 01/22/2022] [Accepted: 01/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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The YidC family of proteins are membrane insertases that catalyze the translocation of the periplasmic domain of membrane proteins via a hydrophilic groove located within the inner leaflet of the membrane. All homologs have a strictly conserved, positively charged residue in the center of this groove. In Bacillus subtilis, the positively charged residue has been proposed to be essential for interacting with negatively charged residues of the substrate, supporting a hypothesis that YidC catalyzes insertion via an early-step electrostatic attraction mechanism. Here, we provide data suggesting that the positively charged residue is important not for its charge but for increasing the hydrophilicity of the groove. We found that the positively charged residue is dispensable for Escherichia coli YidC function when an adjacent residue at position 517 was hydrophilic or aromatic, but was essential when the adjacent residue was apolar. Additionally, solvent accessibility studies support the idea that the conserved positively charged residue functions to keep the top and middle of the groove sufficiently hydrated. Moreover, we demonstrate that both the E. coli and Streptococcus mutans YidC homologs are functional when the strictly conserved arginine is replaced with a negatively charged residue, provided proper stabilization from neighboring residues. These combined results show that the positively charged residue functions to maintain a hydrophilic microenvironment in the groove necessary for the insertase activity, rather than to form electrostatic interactions with the substrates.
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- Yuanyuan Chen
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Industrial and Applied Genomics, IBM AI and Cognitive Software Organization, IBM Almaden Research Center, San Jose, California, USA; NSF Center for Cellular Construction, University of California in San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, USA; Natural Science Division, Campbellsville University, Campbellsville, Kentucky, USA
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- Institute of Microbiology and Molecular Biology, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, USA
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- Institute of Microbiology and Molecular Biology, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of California, Irvine, California, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA.
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Hegde RS, Keenan RJ. The mechanisms of integral membrane protein biogenesis. Nat Rev Mol Cell Biol 2022; 23:107-124. [PMID: 34556847 DOI: 10.1038/s41580-021-00413-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 42.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/06/2021] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Roughly one quarter of all genes code for integral membrane proteins that are inserted into the plasma membrane of prokaryotes or the endoplasmic reticulum membrane of eukaryotes. Multiple pathways are used for the targeting and insertion of membrane proteins on the basis of their topological and biophysical characteristics. Multipass membrane proteins span the membrane multiple times and face the additional challenges of intramembrane folding. In many cases, integral membrane proteins require assembly with other proteins to form multi-subunit membrane protein complexes. Recent biochemical and structural analyses have provided considerable clarity regarding the molecular basis of membrane protein targeting and insertion, with tantalizing new insights into the poorly understood processes of multipass membrane protein biogenesis and multi-subunit protein complex assembly.
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- Ramanujan S Hegde
- Cell Biology Division, MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, UK.
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- Gordon Center for Integrative Science, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
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Laskowski PR, Pluhackova K, Haase M, Lang BM, Nagler G, Kuhn A, Müller DJ. Monitoring the binding and insertion of a single transmembrane protein by an insertase. Nat Commun 2021; 12:7082. [PMID: 34873152 PMCID: PMC8648943 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-27315-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2021] [Accepted: 11/11/2021] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Cells employ highly conserved families of insertases and translocases to insert and fold proteins into membranes. How insertases insert and fold membrane proteins is not fully known. To investigate how the bacterial insertase YidC facilitates this process, we here combine single-molecule force spectroscopy and fluorescence spectroscopy approaches, and molecular dynamics simulations. We observe that within 2 ms, the cytoplasmic α-helical hairpin of YidC binds the polypeptide of the membrane protein Pf3 at high conformational variability and kinetic stability. Within 52 ms, YidC strengthens its binding to the substrate and uses the cytoplasmic α-helical hairpin domain and hydrophilic groove to transfer Pf3 to the membrane-inserted, folded state. In this inserted state, Pf3 exposes low conformational variability such as typical for transmembrane α-helical proteins. The presence of YidC homologues in all domains of life gives our mechanistic insight into insertase-mediated membrane protein binding and insertion general relevance for membrane protein biogenesis.
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- Pawel R Laskowski
- Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering, ETH Zurich, 4058, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering, ETH Zurich, 4058, Basel, Switzerland
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- Molecular Microbiology, Biology Institute, Universität Hohenheim, 70599, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering, ETH Zurich, 4058, Basel, Switzerland
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- Molecular Microbiology, Biology Institute, Universität Hohenheim, 70599, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Molecular Microbiology, Biology Institute, Universität Hohenheim, 70599, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering, ETH Zurich, 4058, Basel, Switzerland.
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Troman LA, Collinson I. Pushing the Envelope: The Mysterious Journey Through the Bacterial Secretory Machinery, and Beyond. Front Microbiol 2021; 12:782900. [PMID: 34917061 PMCID: PMC8669966 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.782900] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2021] [Accepted: 11/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
Abstract
Gram-negative bacteria are contained by an envelope composed of inner and outer-membranes with the peptidoglycan (PG) layer between them. Protein translocation across the inner membrane for secretion, or insertion into the inner membrane is primarily conducted using the highly conserved, hourglass-shaped channel, SecYEG: the core-complex of the Sec translocon. This transport process is facilitated by interactions with ancillary subcomplex SecDF-YajC (secretion) and YidC (insertion) forming the holo-translocon (HTL). This review recaps the transport process across the inner-membrane and then further explores how delivery and folding into the periplasm or outer-membrane is achieved. It seems very unlikely that proteins are jettisoned into the periplasm and left to their own devices. Indeed, chaperones such as SurA, Skp, DegP are known to play a part in protein folding, quality control and, if necessary degradation. YfgM and PpiD, by their association at the periplasmic surface of the Sec machinery, most probably are also involved in some way. Yet, it is not entirely clear how outer-membrane proteins are smuggled past the proteases and across the PG to the barrel-assembly machinery (BAM) and their final destination. Moreover, how can this be achieved, as is thought, without the input of energy? Recently, we proposed that the Sec and BAM translocons interact with one another, and most likely other factors, to provide a conduit to the periplasm and the outer-membrane. As it happens, numerous other specialized proteins secretion systems also form trans-envelope structures for this very purpose. The direct interaction between components across the envelope raises the prospect of energy coupling from the inner membrane for active transport to the outer-membrane. Indeed, this kind of long-range energy coupling through large inter-membrane assemblies occurs for small molecule import (e.g., nutrient import by the Ton complex) and export (e.g., drug efflux by the AcrAB-TolC complex). This review will consider this hypothetical prospect in the context of outer-membrane protein biogenesis.
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- School of Biochemistry, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom
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Endo Y, Shimizu Y, Nishikawa H, Sawasato K, Nishiyama KI. Interplay between MPIase, YidC, and PMF during Sec-independent insertion of membrane proteins. Life Sci Alliance 2021; 5:5/1/e202101162. [PMID: 34642230 PMCID: PMC8548208 DOI: 10.26508/lsa.202101162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2021] [Revised: 09/30/2021] [Accepted: 10/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Charges in the N-terminal region and the synthesis level of membrane proteins with N-out topology determine YidC and PMF dependencies with the interplay between glycolipid MPIase, YidC, and PMF. Integral membrane proteins with the N-out topology are inserted into membranes usually in YidC- and PMF-dependent manners. The molecular basis of the various dependencies on insertion factors is not fully understood. A model protein, Pf3-Lep, is inserted independently of both YidC and PMF, whereas the V15D mutant requires both YidC and PMF in vivo. We analyzed the mechanisms that determine the insertion factor dependency in vitro. Glycolipid MPIase was required for insertion of both proteins because MPIase depletion caused a significant defect in insertion. On the other hand, YidC depletion and PMF dissipation had no effects on Pf3-Lep insertion, whereas V15D insertion was reduced. We reconstituted (proteo)liposomes containing MPIase, YidC, and/or F0F1-ATPase. MPIase was essential for insertion of both proteins. YidC and PMF stimulated Pf3-Lep insertion as the synthesis level increased. V15D insertion was stimulated by both YidC and PMF irrespective of the synthesis level. These results indicate that charges in the N-terminal region and the synthesis level are the determinants of YidC and PMF dependencies with the interplay between MPIase, YidC, and PMF.
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- Yuta Endo
- The United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Iwate University, Morioka, Japan
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- Department of Biological Chemistry and Food Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Iwate University, Morioka, Japan
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- Department of Biological Chemistry and Food Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Iwate University, Morioka, Japan
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- Department of Biological Chemistry and Food Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Iwate University, Morioka, Japan
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- The United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Iwate University, Morioka, Japan .,Department of Biological Chemistry and Food Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Iwate University, Morioka, Japan
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Oswald J, Njenga R, Natriashvili A, Sarmah P, Koch HG. The Dynamic SecYEG Translocon. Front Mol Biosci 2021; 8:664241. [PMID: 33937339 PMCID: PMC8082313 DOI: 10.3389/fmolb.2021.664241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2021] [Accepted: 03/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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The spatial and temporal coordination of protein transport is an essential cornerstone of the bacterial adaptation to different environmental conditions. By adjusting the protein composition of extra-cytosolic compartments, like the inner and outer membranes or the periplasmic space, protein transport mechanisms help shaping protein homeostasis in response to various metabolic cues. The universally conserved SecYEG translocon acts at the center of bacterial protein transport and mediates the translocation of newly synthesized proteins into and across the cytoplasmic membrane. The ability of the SecYEG translocon to transport an enormous variety of different substrates is in part determined by its ability to interact with multiple targeting factors, chaperones and accessory proteins. These interactions are crucial for the assisted passage of newly synthesized proteins from the cytosol into the different bacterial compartments. In this review, we summarize the current knowledge about SecYEG-mediated protein transport, primarily in the model organism Escherichia coli, and describe the dynamic interaction of the SecYEG translocon with its multiple partner proteins. We furthermore highlight how protein transport is regulated and explore recent developments in using the SecYEG translocon as an antimicrobial target.
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- Julia Oswald
- Institute for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Zentrum für Biochemie und Molekulare Medizin (ZMBZ), Faculty of Medicine, Albert Ludwigs Universität Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Institute for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Zentrum für Biochemie und Molekulare Medizin (ZMBZ), Faculty of Medicine, Albert Ludwigs Universität Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.,Faculty of Biology, Albert Ludwigs Universität Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Institute for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Zentrum für Biochemie und Molekulare Medizin (ZMBZ), Faculty of Medicine, Albert Ludwigs Universität Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.,Faculty of Biology, Albert Ludwigs Universität Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Institute for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Zentrum für Biochemie und Molekulare Medizin (ZMBZ), Faculty of Medicine, Albert Ludwigs Universität Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.,Faculty of Biology, Albert Ludwigs Universität Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Institute for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Zentrum für Biochemie und Molekulare Medizin (ZMBZ), Faculty of Medicine, Albert Ludwigs Universität Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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Itoh Y, Andréll J, Choi A, Richter U, Maiti P, Best RB, Barrientos A, Battersby BJ, Amunts A. Mechanism of membrane-tethered mitochondrial protein synthesis. Science 2021; 371:846-849. [PMID: 33602856 PMCID: PMC7610362 DOI: 10.1126/science.abe0763] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2020] [Accepted: 12/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Mitochondrial ribosomes (mitoribosomes) are tethered to the mitochondrial inner membrane to facilitate the cotranslational membrane insertion of the synthesized proteins. We report cryo-electron microscopy structures of human mitoribosomes with nascent polypeptide, bound to the insertase oxidase assembly 1-like (OXA1L) through three distinct contact sites. OXA1L binding is correlated with a series of conformational changes in the mitoribosomal large subunit that catalyze the delivery of newly synthesized polypeptides. The mechanism relies on the folding of mL45 inside the exit tunnel, forming two specific constriction sites that would limit helix formation of the nascent chain. A gap is formed between the exit and the membrane, making the newly synthesized proteins accessible. Our data elucidate the basis by which mitoribosomes interact with the OXA1L insertase to couple protein synthesis and membrane delivery.
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- Yuzuru Itoh
- Science for Life Laboratory, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Stockholm University, 17165 Solna, Stockholm, Sweden.
- Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Karolinska Institutet, 17177 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Science for Life Laboratory, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Stockholm University, 17165 Solna, Stockholm, Sweden.
- Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Karolinska Institutet, 17177 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Neurology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33136, USA.
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- Institute of Biotechnology, University of Helsinki, 00790 Helsinki, Finland.
- Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki, 00790 Helsinki, Finland
- Wellcome Centre for Mitochondrial Research, Biosciences Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4HH, UK
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- Department of Neurology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33136, USA
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- Laboratory of Chemical Physics, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892-0520, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33136, USA.
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- Institute of Biotechnology, University of Helsinki, 00790 Helsinki, Finland.
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- Science for Life Laboratory, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Stockholm University, 17165 Solna, Stockholm, Sweden.
- Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Karolinska Institutet, 17177 Stockholm, Sweden
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Nishikawa H, Kanno K, Endo Y, Nishiyama KI. Ring assembly of c subunits of F 0 F 1 -ATP synthase in Propionigenium modestum requires YidC and UncI following MPIase-dependent membrane insertion. FEBS Lett 2021; 595:647-654. [PMID: 33423295 DOI: 10.1002/1873-3468.14036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2020] [Revised: 12/20/2020] [Accepted: 12/31/2020] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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The c subunits of F0 F1 -ATP synthase (F0 c) assemble into a ring structure, following membrane insertion that is dependent on both glycolipid MPIase and protein YidC. We analyzed the insertion and assembly processes of Propionigenium modestum F0 c (Pm-F0 c), of which the ring structure is resistant to SDS. Ring assembly of Pm-F0 c requires P. modestum UncI (Pm-UncI). Ring assembly of in vitro synthesized Pm-F0 c was observed when both YidC and Pm-UncI were reconstituted into liposomes of Escherichia coli phospholipids. Under the physiological conditions where spontaneous insertion had been blocked by diacylglycerol, MPIase was necessary for Pm-F0 c insertion allowing the subsequent YidC/Pm-UncI-dependent ring assembly. Thus, we have succeeded in the complete reconstitution of membrane insertion and subsequent ring assembly of Pm-F0 c.
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- Hanako Nishikawa
- The United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Iwate University, Morioka, Japan
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- Department of Biological Chemistry and Food Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Iwate University, Morioka, Japan
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- The United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Iwate University, Morioka, Japan
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- The United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Iwate University, Morioka, Japan.,Department of Biological Chemistry and Food Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Iwate University, Morioka, Japan
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Mercier E, Wintermeyer W, Rodnina MV. Co-translational insertion and topogenesis of bacterial membrane proteins monitored in real time. EMBO J 2020; 39:e104054. [PMID: 32311161 PMCID: PMC7396858 DOI: 10.15252/embj.2019104054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2019] [Revised: 02/27/2020] [Accepted: 03/03/2020] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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Integral membrane proteins insert into the bacterial inner membrane co‐translationally via the translocon. Transmembrane (TM) segments of nascent proteins adopt their native topological arrangement with the N‐terminus of the first TM (TM1) oriented to the outside (type I) or the inside (type II) of the cell. Here, we study TM1 topogenesis during ongoing translation in a bacterial in vitro system, applying real‐time FRET and protease protection assays. We find that TM1 of the type I protein LepB reaches the translocon immediately upon emerging from the ribosome. In contrast, the type II protein EmrD requires a longer nascent chain before TM1 reaches the translocon and adopts its topology by looping inside the ribosomal peptide exit tunnel. Looping presumably is mediated by interactions between positive charges at the N‐terminus of TM1 and negative charges in the tunnel wall. Early TM1 inversion is abrogated by charge reversal at the N‐terminus. Kinetic analysis also shows that co‐translational membrane insertion of TM1 is intrinsically rapid and rate‐limited by translation. Thus, the ribosome has an important role in membrane protein topogenesis.
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- Evan Mercier
- Department of Physical Biochemistry, Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of Physical Biochemistry, Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of Physical Biochemistry, Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Göttingen, Germany
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The past several decades have witnessed tremendous growth in the protein targeting, transport and translocation field. Major advances were made during this time period. Now the molecular details of the targeting factors, receptors and the membrane channels that were envisioned in Blobel's Signal Hypothesis in the 1970s have been revealed by powerful structural methods. It is evident that there is a myriad of cytosolic and membrane associated systems that accurately sort and target newly synthesized proteins to their correct membrane translocases for membrane insertion or protein translocation. Here we will describe the common principles for protein transport in prokaryotes and eukaryotes.
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To identify the translocation components in cells, and to understand how they function in protein transport and membrane insertion, a variety of techniques have been used such as genetics, biochemistry, structural biology and single molecule methods. In particular, site-directed crosslinking between the client proteins and components of the translocation machineries have contributed significantly in the past and will do so in the future. One advantage of this technology is that it can be applied in vivo as well as in vitro and a comparison of the two approaches can be made. Also, the in vivo techniques allow time-dependent protocols which are essential for studying cellular pathways. Protein purification and reconstitution into proteoliposomes are the gold standard for studying membrane-based transport and translocation systems. With these biochemically defined approaches the function of each component in protein transport can be addressed individually with a plethora of biophysical techniques. Recently, the use of nanodiscs for reconstitution has added another extension of this reductionistic approach. Fluorescence based studies, cryo-microscopy and NMR spectroscopy have significantly added to our understanding how proteins move into and across membranes and will do this also in future.
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- Andreas Kuhn
- Institute of Microbiology and Molecular Biology, University of Hohenheim, 70599, Stuttgart, Germany.
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Kovalčíková J, Vrbacký M, Pecina P, Tauchmannová K, Nůsková H, Kaplanová V, Brázdová A, Alán L, Eliáš J, Čunátová K, Kořínek V, Sedlacek R, Mráček T, Houštěk J. TMEM70 facilitates biogenesis of mammalian ATP synthase by promoting subunit c incorporation into the rotor structure of the enzyme. FASEB J 2019; 33:14103-14117. [DOI: 10.1096/fj.201900685rr] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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- Jana Kovalčíková
- Department of Bioenergetics, Institute of Physiology, The Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Bioenergetics, Institute of Physiology, The Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Bioenergetics, Institute of Physiology, The Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Bioenergetics, Institute of Physiology, The Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Bioenergetics, Institute of Physiology, The Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Bioenergetics, Institute of Physiology, The Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Bioenergetics, Institute of Physiology, The Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Bioenergetics, Institute of Physiology, The Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Bioenergetics, Institute of Physiology, The Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Bioenergetics, Institute of Physiology, The Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Laboratory of Cell and Developmental Biology, Institute of Molecular Genetics, The Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Molecular Genetics, The Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic
- Laboratory of Transgenic Models of Diseases and Czech Centre for Phenogenomics, The Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Bioenergetics, Institute of Physiology, The Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Bioenergetics, Institute of Physiology, The Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic
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Sasaki M, Nishikawa H, Suzuki S, Moser M, Huber M, Sawasato K, Matsubayashi HT, Kumazaki K, Tsukazaki T, Kuruma Y, Nureki O, Ueda T, Nishiyama KI. The bacterial protein YidC accelerates MPIase-dependent integration of membrane proteins. J Biol Chem 2019; 294:18898-18908. [PMID: 31662434 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.ra119.011248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2019] [Revised: 10/25/2019] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Bacterial membrane proteins are integrated into membranes through the concerted activities of a series of integration factors, including membrane protein integrase (MPIase). However, how MPIase activity is complemented by other integration factors during membrane protein integration is incompletely understood. Here, using inverted inner-membrane vesicle and reconstituted (proteo)liposome preparations from Escherichia coli cells, along with membrane protein integration assays and the PURE system to produce membrane proteins, we found that anti-MPIase IgG inhibits the integration of both the Sec-independent substrate 3L-Pf3 coat and the Sec-dependent substrate MtlA into E. coli membrane vesicles. MPIase-depleted membrane vesicles lacked both 3L-Pf3 coat and MtlA integration, indicating that MPIase is involved in the integration of both proteins. We developed a reconstitution system in which disordered spontaneous integration was precluded, which revealed that SecYEG, YidC, or both, are not sufficient for Sec-dependent and -independent integration. Although YidC had no effect on MPIase-dependent integration of Sec-independent substrates in the conventional assay system, YidC significantly accelerated the integration when the substrate amounts were increased in our PURE system-based assay. Similar acceleration by YidC was observed for MtlA integration. YidC mutants with amino acid substitutions in the hydrophilic cavity inside the membrane were defective in the acceleration of the Sec-independent integration. Of note, MPIase was up-regulated upon YidC depletion. These results indicate that YidC accelerates the MPIase-dependent integration of membrane proteins, suggesting that MPIase and YidC function sequentially and cooperatively during the catalytic cycle of membrane protein integration.
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- Masaru Sasaki
- United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Iwate University, Morioka, Iwate 020-8550, Japan
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- United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Iwate University, Morioka, Iwate 020-8550, Japan
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- Cryobiofrontier Research Center, Faculty of Agriculture, Iwate University, Morioka, Iwate 020-8550, Japan
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- Cryobiofrontier Research Center, Faculty of Agriculture, Iwate University, Morioka, Iwate 020-8550, Japan
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- Cryobiofrontier Research Center, Faculty of Agriculture, Iwate University, Morioka, Iwate 020-8550, Japan
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- United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Iwate University, Morioka, Iwate 020-8550, Japan
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- Department of Computational Biology and Medical Sciences, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8562, Japan
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0032, Japan
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- Earth-Life Science Institute, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8550, Japan; PRESTO, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Kawaguchi, Saitama 332-0012, Japan
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0032, Japan
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- Department of Computational Biology and Medical Sciences, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8562, Japan
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- United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Iwate University, Morioka, Iwate 020-8550, Japan; Cryobiofrontier Research Center, Faculty of Agriculture, Iwate University, Morioka, Iwate 020-8550, Japan; Department of Biological Chemistry and Food Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Iwate University, Morioka, Iwate 020-8550, Japan.
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A subset of membrane proteins is targeted to and inserted into the membrane via a hydrophobic transmembrane domain (TMD) that is positioned at the very C terminus of the protein. The biogenesis of these so-called tail-anchored proteins (TAMPs) has been studied in detail in eukaryotic cells. Various partly redundant pathways were identified, the choice for which depends in part on the hydrophobicity of the TMD. Much less is known about bacterial TAMPs. The significance of our research is in identifying the role of TMD hydrophobicity in the routing of E. coli TAMPs. Our data suggest that both the nature of the TMD and its role in routing can be very different for TAMPs versus “regular” membrane proteins. Elucidating these position-specific effects of TMDs will increase our understanding of how prokaryotic cells face the challenge of producing a wide variety of membrane proteins. Tail-anchored membrane proteins (TAMPs) are a distinct subset of inner membrane proteins (IMPs) characterized by a single C-terminal transmembrane domain (TMD) that is responsible for both targeting and anchoring. Little is known about the routing of TAMPs in bacteria. Here, we have investigated the role of TMD hydrophobicity in tail-anchor function in Escherichia coli and its influence on the choice of targeting/insertion pathway. We created a set of synthetic, fluorescent TAMPs that vary in the hydrophobicity of their TMDs and corresponding control polypeptides that are extended at their C terminus to create regular type II IMPs. Surprisingly, we observed that TAMPs have a much lower TMD hydrophobicity threshold for efficient targeting and membrane insertion than their type II counterparts. Using strains conditional for the expression of known membrane-targeting and insertion factors, we show that TAMPs with strongly hydrophobic TMDs require the signal recognition particle (SRP) for targeting. Neither the SecYEG translocon nor YidC appears to be essential for the membrane insertion of any of the TAMPs studied. In contrast, corresponding type II IMPs with a TMD of sufficient hydrophobicity to promote membrane insertion followed an SRP- and SecYEG translocon-dependent pathway. Together, these data indicate that the capacity of a TMD to promote the biogenesis of E. coli IMPs is strongly dependent upon the polypeptide context in which it is presented.
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Carvalho HJF, Del Bondio A, Maltecca F, Colombo SF, Borgese N. The WRB Subunit of the Get3 Receptor is Required for the Correct Integration of its Partner CAML into the ER. Sci Rep 2019; 9:11887. [PMID: 31417168 PMCID: PMC6695381 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-48363-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2019] [Accepted: 08/02/2019] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Calcium-modulating cyclophilin ligand (CAML), together with Tryptophan rich basic protein (WRB, Get1 in yeast), constitutes the mammalian receptor for the Transmembrane Recognition Complex subunit of 40 kDa (TRC40, Get3 in yeast), a cytosolic ATPase with a central role in the post-translational targeting pathway of tail-anchored (TA) proteins to the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) membrane. CAML has also been implicated in other cell-specific processes, notably in immune cell survival, and has been found in molar excess over WRB in different cell types. Notwithstanding the stoichiometric imbalance, WRB and CAML depend strictly on each other for expression. Here, we investigated the mechanism by which WRB impacts CAML levels. We demonstrate that CAML, generated in the presence of sufficient WRB levels, is inserted into the ER membrane with three transmembrane segments (TMs) in its C-terminal region. By contrast, without sufficient levels of WRB, CAML fails to adopt this topology, and is instead incompletely integrated to generate two aberrant topoforms; these congregate in ER-associated clusters and are degraded by the proteasome. Our results suggest that WRB, a member of the recently proposed Oxa1 superfamily, acts catalytically to assist the topogenesis of CAML and may have wider functions in membrane biogenesis than previously appreciated.
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- Hugo J F Carvalho
- Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche Institute of Neuroscience and BIOMETRA Department, Università degli Studi di Milano, I-20129, Milan, Italy.,Institute of Bioengineering, School of Life Sciences, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), 1015, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Division of Neuroscience, Ospedale San Raffaele, I-20132, Milan, Italy
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- Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche Institute of Neuroscience and BIOMETRA Department, Università degli Studi di Milano, I-20129, Milan, Italy.
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- Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche Institute of Neuroscience and BIOMETRA Department, Università degli Studi di Milano, I-20129, Milan, Italy.
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Single-molecule studies provide unprecedented details about processes that are difficult to grasp by bulk biochemical assays that yield ensemble-averaged results. One of these processes is the translocation and insertion of proteins across and into the bacterial cytoplasmic membrane. This process is facilitated by the universally conserved secretion (Sec) system, a multi-subunit membrane protein complex that consists of dissociable cytoplasmic targeting components, a molecular motor, a protein-conducting membrane pore, and accessory membrane proteins. Here, we review recent insights into the mechanisms of protein translocation and membrane protein insertion from single-molecule studies.
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- Anne-Bart Seinen
- Department of Molecular Microbiology, Groningen Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology Institute; and the Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials, University of Groningen, 9747 AG Groningen, Netherlands
- Current affiliation: Biophysics Group, AMOLF, 1098 XG Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology, Groningen Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology Institute; and the Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials, University of Groningen, 9747 AG Groningen, Netherlands
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Shanmugam SK, Backes N, Chen Y, Belardo A, Phillips GJ, Dalbey RE. New Insights into Amino-Terminal Translocation as Revealed by the Use of YidC and Sec Depletion Strains. J Mol Biol 2019; 431:1025-1037. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2019.01.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2018] [Revised: 12/24/2018] [Accepted: 01/02/2019] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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YidC insertase plays a pivotal role in the membrane integration, folding, and assembly of a number of proteins, including energy-transducing respiratory complexes, both autonomously and in concert with the SecYEG channel in bacteria. The YidC family of proteins is widely conserved in all domains of life, with new members recently identified in the eukaryotic endoplasmic reticulum membrane. Bacterial and organellar members share the conserved 5-transmembrane core, which forms a unique hydrophilic cavity in the inner leaflet of the bilayer accessible from the cytoplasm and the lipid phase. In this chapter, we discuss the YidC family of proteins, focusing on its mechanism of substrate insertion independently and in association with the Sec translocon.
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Cherry JK, Woolhead CA. Hydrophobicity, rather than secondary structure, is essential for the SRP dependent targeting of GPR35 to the ER membrane. J Bioenerg Biomembr 2019; 51:137-150. [PMID: 30706279 PMCID: PMC6439181 DOI: 10.1007/s10863-019-9785-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2018] [Accepted: 01/15/2019] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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The folding and targeting of hydrophobic transmembrane domains poses a major challenge to the cell. Several membrane proteins have been shown to gain some degree of secondary structure within the ribosome tunnel and to retain this conformation throughout maturation. However, there is little information on one of the largest classes of eukaryotic membrane proteins; the G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs). In this study we show that the signal anchor domain of GPR35 remains in an extended conformation whilst exiting the ribosome tunnel, the polypeptide chain then forms interactions with components of the SRP targeting pathway, and the Sec61 translocon, resulting in a compacted conformation prior to integration into the ER membrane. We conclude that transmembrane structure is most likely adopted after the domain leaves the ribosome tunnel and that the interaction of the signal anchor with SRP is dependent on the native levels of hydrophobicity within the first transmembrane domain. Therefore, we propose a mechanism by which the first transmembrane domains of multi-spanning membrane proteins adopt compacted structures following SRP targeting but before insertion into the ER membrane.
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- Jon K Cherry
- Institute of Molecular, Cell and Systems Biology, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8QQ, UK
- The Centre for Bacterial Cell Biology, Medical School, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 4AX, UK
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- Institute of Molecular, Cell and Systems Biology, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8QQ, UK.
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Optimizing Recombinant Protein Production in the Escherichia coli Periplasm Alleviates Stress. Appl Environ Microbiol 2018; 84:AEM.00270-18. [PMID: 29654183 DOI: 10.1128/aem.00270-18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2018] [Accepted: 04/08/2018] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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In Escherichia coli, many recombinant proteins are produced in the periplasm. To direct these proteins to this compartment, they are equipped with an N-terminal signal sequence so that they can traverse the cytoplasmic membrane via the protein-conducting Sec translocon. Recently, using the single-chain variable antibody fragment BL1, we have shown that harmonizing the target gene expression intensity with the Sec translocon capacity can be used to improve the production yields of a recombinant protein in the periplasm. Here, we have studied the consequences of improving the production of BL1 in the periplasm by using a proteomics approach. When the target gene expression intensity is not harmonized with the Sec translocon capacity, the impaired translocation of secretory proteins, protein misfolding/aggregation in the cytoplasm, and an inefficient energy metabolism result in poor growth and low protein production yields. The harmonization of the target gene expression intensity with the Sec translocon capacity results in normal growth, enhanced protein production yields, and, surprisingly, a composition of the proteome that is-besides the produced target-the same as that of cells with an empty expression vector. Thus, the single-chain variable antibody fragment BL1 can be efficiently produced in the periplasm without causing any notable detrimental effects to the production host. Finally, we show that under the optimized conditions, a small fraction of the target protein is released into the extracellular milieu via outer membrane vesicles. We envisage that our observations can be used to design strategies to further improve the production of secretory recombinant proteins in E. coliIMPORTANCE The bacterium Escherichia coli is widely used to produce recombinant proteins. Usually, trial-and-error-based screening approaches are used to identify conditions that lead to high recombinant protein production yields. Here, for the production of an antibody fragment in the periplasm of E. coli, we show that an optimization of its production is accompanied by the alleviation of stress. This indicates that the monitoring of stress responses could be used to facilitate enhanced recombinant protein production yields.
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Kiefer D, Kuhn A. YidC-mediated membrane insertion. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2018; 365:4980910. [DOI: 10.1093/femsle/fny106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2018] [Accepted: 04/19/2018] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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- Dorothee Kiefer
- Department of Microbiology, University of Hohenheim, Garbenstrasse 30, 70599 Stuttgart, Germany
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Hohenheim, Garbenstrasse 30, 70599 Stuttgart, Germany
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Gullón S, Mellado RP. The Cellular Mechanisms that Ensure an Efficient Secretion in Streptomyces. Antibiotics (Basel) 2018; 7:E33. [PMID: 29661993 PMCID: PMC6022935 DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics7020033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2018] [Revised: 04/10/2018] [Accepted: 04/11/2018] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Gram-positive soil bacteria included in the genus Streptomyces produce a large variety of secondary metabolites in addition to extracellular hydrolytic enzymes. From the industrial and commercial viewpoints, the S. lividans strain has generated greater interest as a host bacterium for the overproduction of homologous and heterologous hydrolytic enzymes as an industrial application, which has considerably increased scientific interest in the characterization of secretion routes in this bacterium. This review will focus on the secretion machinery in S. lividans.
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- Sonia Gullón
- Departamento de Biotecnología Microbiana, Centro Nacional de Biotecnología (CNB-CSIC), c/Darwin 3, 28049 Madrid, Spain.
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- Departamento de Biotecnología Microbiana, Centro Nacional de Biotecnología (CNB-CSIC), c/Darwin 3, 28049 Madrid, Spain.
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Baker LA, Sinnige T, Schellenberger P, de Keyzer J, Siebert CA, Driessen AJM, Baldus M, Grünewald K. Combined 1H-Detected Solid-State NMR Spectroscopy and Electron Cryotomography to Study Membrane Proteins across Resolutions in Native Environments. Structure 2017; 26:161-170.e3. [PMID: 29249608 PMCID: PMC5758107 DOI: 10.1016/j.str.2017.11.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2017] [Revised: 10/02/2017] [Accepted: 11/15/2017] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Membrane proteins remain challenging targets for structural biology, despite much effort, as their native environment is heterogeneous and complex. Most methods rely on detergents to extract membrane proteins from their native environment, but this removal can significantly alter the structure and function of these proteins. Here, we overcome these challenges with a hybrid method to study membrane proteins in their native membranes, combining high-resolution solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy and electron cryotomography using the same sample. Our method allows the structure and function of membrane proteins to be studied in their native environments, across different spatial and temporal resolutions, and the combination is more powerful than each technique individually. We use the method to demonstrate that the bacterial membrane protein YidC adopts a different conformation in native membranes and that substrate binding to YidC in these native membranes differs from purified and reconstituted systems. CryoET and ssNMR give complementary information about proteins in native membranes One sample can be prepared for both methods without the use of detergents Hybrid method shows differences between purified and native preparations of YidC Sample preparation reduces costs and time and suggests new strategy for assignment
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- Lindsay A Baker
- NMR Spectroscopy, Bijvoet Center for Biomolecular Research, Utrecht University, 3584 CH Utrecht, the Netherlands; Oxford Particle Imaging Centre, Division of Structural Biology, University of Oxford, The Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7BN, UK.
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- NMR Spectroscopy, Bijvoet Center for Biomolecular Research, Utrecht University, 3584 CH Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Oxford Particle Imaging Centre, Division of Structural Biology, University of Oxford, The Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7BN, UK
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology, Groningen Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology Institute, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 7, 9747 AG Groningen, the Netherlands; The Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 11, 9747 AG Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Oxford Particle Imaging Centre, Division of Structural Biology, University of Oxford, The Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7BN, UK
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology, Groningen Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology Institute, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 7, 9747 AG Groningen, the Netherlands; The Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 11, 9747 AG Groningen, the Netherlands
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- NMR Spectroscopy, Bijvoet Center for Biomolecular Research, Utrecht University, 3584 CH Utrecht, the Netherlands.
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- Oxford Particle Imaging Centre, Division of Structural Biology, University of Oxford, The Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7BN, UK.
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Kedrov A, Wickles S, Crevenna AH, van der Sluis EO, Buschauer R, Berninghausen O, Lamb DC, Beckmann R. Structural Dynamics of the YidC:Ribosome Complex during Membrane Protein Biogenesis. Cell Rep 2017; 17:2943-2954. [PMID: 27974208 PMCID: PMC5186731 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2016.11.059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2016] [Revised: 10/26/2016] [Accepted: 11/20/2016] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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Members of the YidC/Oxa1/Alb3 family universally facilitate membrane protein biogenesis, via mechanisms that have thus far remained unclear. Here, we investigated two crucial functional aspects: the interaction of YidC with ribosome:nascent chain complexes (RNCs) and the structural dynamics of RNC-bound YidC in nanodiscs. We observed that a fully exposed nascent transmembrane domain (TMD) is required for high-affinity YidC:RNC interactions, while weaker binding may already occur at earlier stages of translation. YidC efficiently catalyzed the membrane insertion of nascent TMDs in both fluid and gel phase membranes. Cryo-electron microscopy and fluorescence analysis revealed a conformational change in YidC upon nascent chain insertion: the essential TMDs 2 and 3 of YidC were tilted, while the amphipathic helix EH1 relocated into the hydrophobic core of the membrane. We suggest that EH1 serves as a mechanical lever, facilitating a coordinated movement of YidC TMDs to trigger the release of nascent chains into the membrane.
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- Alexej Kedrov
- Gene Center Munich, Department of Biochemistry, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Feodor-Lynen-Strasse 25, Munich 81377, Germany.
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- Gene Center Munich, Department of Biochemistry, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Feodor-Lynen-Strasse 25, Munich 81377, Germany
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- Physical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Center for Nanoscience (CeNS), the NanoSystems Initiative Munich (NIM), Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Butenandtstrasse 11, Munich 81377, Germany
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- Gene Center Munich, Department of Biochemistry, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Feodor-Lynen-Strasse 25, Munich 81377, Germany
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- Gene Center Munich, Department of Biochemistry, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Feodor-Lynen-Strasse 25, Munich 81377, Germany
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- Gene Center Munich, Department of Biochemistry, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Feodor-Lynen-Strasse 25, Munich 81377, Germany
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- Physical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Center for Nanoscience (CeNS), the NanoSystems Initiative Munich (NIM), Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Butenandtstrasse 11, Munich 81377, Germany; Center for Integrated Protein Science Munich (CiPSM), Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Butenandtstrasse 5-13, Munich 81377, Germany
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- Gene Center Munich, Department of Biochemistry, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Feodor-Lynen-Strasse 25, Munich 81377, Germany; Center for Integrated Protein Science Munich (CiPSM), Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Butenandtstrasse 5-13, Munich 81377, Germany.
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Wang S, Yang CI, Shan SO. SecA mediates cotranslational targeting and translocation of an inner membrane protein. J Cell Biol 2017; 216:3639-3653. [PMID: 28928132 PMCID: PMC5674894 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201704036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2017] [Revised: 07/17/2017] [Accepted: 08/02/2017] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Protein targeting to the bacterial plasma membrane was generally thought to occur via two major pathways: cotranslational targeting by signal recognition particle (SRP) and posttranslational targeting by SecA and SecB. Recently, SecA was found to also bind ribosomes near the nascent polypeptide exit tunnel, but the function of this SecA-ribosome contact remains unclear. In this study, we show that SecA cotranslationally recognizes the nascent chain of an inner membrane protein, RodZ, with high affinity and specificity. In vitro reconstitution and in vivo targeting assays show that SecA is necessary and sufficient to direct the targeting and translocation of RodZ to the bacterial plasma membrane in an obligatorily cotranslational mechanism. Sequence elements upstream and downstream of the RodZ transmembrane domain dictate nascent polypeptide selection by SecA instead of the SRP machinery. These findings identify a new route for the targeting of inner membrane proteins in bacteria and highlight the diversity of targeting pathways that enables an organism to accommodate diverse nascent proteins.
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- Shuai Wang
- Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA
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- Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA
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- Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA
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Naumenko N, Morgenstern M, Rucktäschel R, Warscheid B, Rehling P. INA complex liaises the F 1F o-ATP synthase membrane motor modules. Nat Commun 2017; 8:1237. [PMID: 29093463 PMCID: PMC5665977 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-017-01437-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2017] [Accepted: 09/18/2017] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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The F1F0-ATP synthase translates a proton flux across the inner mitochondrial membrane into a mechanical rotation, driving anhydride bond formation in the catalytic portion. The complex’s membrane-embedded motor forms a proteinaceous channel at the interface between Atp9 ring and Atp6. To prevent unrestricted proton flow dissipating the H+-gradient, channel formation is a critical and tightly controlled step during ATP synthase assembly. Here we show that the INA complex (INAC) acts at this decisive step promoting Atp9-ring association with Atp6. INAC binds to newly synthesized mitochondrial-encoded Atp6 and Atp8 in complex with maturation factors. INAC association is retained until the F1-portion is built on Atp6/8 and loss of INAC causes accumulation of the free F1. An independent complex is formed between INAC and the Atp9 ring. We conclude that INAC maintains assembly intermediates of the F1 F0-ATP synthase in a primed state for the terminal assembly step–motor module formation. The inner membrane assembly complex (INAC) interacts with components of the F1F0-ATP synthase but its function remains unclear. Here the authors show that INAC associates with two distinct complexes during F1F0-ATP synthase formation, which points towards a safeguarding role during proton-conducting channel assembly.
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- Nataliia Naumenko
- Department of Cellular Biochemistry, University Medical Center Göttingen, GZMB, D-37073, Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of Biochemistry and Functional Proteomics, Faculty of Biology, University Freiburg, D-79104, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Cellular Biochemistry, University Medical Center Göttingen, GZMB, D-37073, Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of Biochemistry and Functional Proteomics, Faculty of Biology, University Freiburg, D-79104, Freiburg, Germany.,BIOSS Centre for Biological Signalling Studies, University of Freiburg, D-79104, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Cellular Biochemistry, University Medical Center Göttingen, GZMB, D-37073, Göttingen, Germany. .,Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, D-37077, Göttingen, Germany.
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YidC Insertase of Escherichia coli: Water Accessibility and Membrane Shaping. Structure 2017; 25:1403-1414.e3. [PMID: 28844594 DOI: 10.1016/j.str.2017.07.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2017] [Revised: 05/31/2017] [Accepted: 07/21/2017] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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The YidC/Oxa1/Alb3 family of membrane proteins function to insert proteins into membranes in bacteria, mitochondria, and chloroplasts. Recent X-ray structures of YidC from Bacillus halodurans and Escherichia coli revealed a hydrophilic groove that is accessible from the lipid bilayer and the cytoplasm. Here, we explore the water accessibility within the conserved core region of the E. coli YidC using in vivo cysteine alkylation scanning and molecular dynamics (MD) simulations of YidC in POPE/POPG membranes. As expected from the structure, YidC possesses an aqueous membrane cavity localized to the membrane inner leaflet. Both the scanning data and the MD simulations show that the lipid-exposed transmembrane helices 3, 4, and 5 are short, leading to membrane thinning around YidC. Close examination of the MD data reveals previously unrecognized structural features that are likely important for protein stability and function.
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Nishikawa H, Sasaki M, Nishiyama KI. Membrane insertion of F 0 c subunit of F 0F 1 ATPase depends on glycolipozyme MPIase and is stimulated by YidC. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2017; 487:477-482. [PMID: 28431927 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2017.04.095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2017] [Accepted: 04/07/2017] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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The F0 c subunit of F0F1 ATPase (F0-c) possesses two membrane-spanning stretches with N- and C-termini exposed to the periplasmic (extracellular) side of the cytoplasmic membrane of E. coli. Although F0-c insertion has been extensively analyzed in vitro by means of protease protection assaying, it is unclear whether such assays allow elucidation of the insertion process faithfully, since the membrane-protected fragment, an index of membrane insertion, is a full-length polypeptide of F0-c, which is the same as the protease-resistant conformation without membrane insertion. We found that the protease-resistant conformation could be discriminated from membrane-insertion by including octyl glucoside on protease digestion. By means of this system, we found that F0-c insertion depends on MPIase, a glycolipozyme involved in membrane insertion, and is stimulated by YidC. In addition, we found that acidic phospholipids PG and CL transform F0-c into a protease-resistant form, while MPIase prevents the acquisition of such a protease-resistant conformation.
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- Hanako Nishikawa
- Cryobiofrontier Research Center, Faculty of Agriculture, Iwate University, Morioka, Japan
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- Cryobiofrontier Research Center, Faculty of Agriculture, Iwate University, Morioka, Japan
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- Cryobiofrontier Research Center, Faculty of Agriculture, Iwate University, Morioka, Japan; Department of Biological Chemistry and Food Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Iwate University, Morioka, Japan.
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The insertion and assembly of proteins into the inner membrane of bacteria are crucial for many cellular processes, including cellular respiration, signal transduction, and ion and pH homeostasis. This process requires efficient membrane targeting and insertion of proteins into the lipid bilayer in their correct orientation and proper conformation. Playing center stage in these events are the targeting components, signal recognition particle (SRP) and the SRP receptor FtsY, as well as the insertion components, the Sec translocon and the YidC insertase. Here, we will discuss new insights provided from the recent high-resolution structures of these proteins. In addition, we will review the mechanism by which a variety of proteins with different topologies are inserted into the inner membrane of Gram-negative bacteria. Finally, we report on the energetics of this process and provide information on how membrane insertion occurs in Gram-positive bacteria and Archaea. It should be noted that most of what we know about membrane protein assembly in bacteria is based on studies conducted in Escherichia coli.
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- Andreas Kuhn
- Institute for Microbiology and Molecular Biology, University of Hohenheim, 70599 Stuttgart, Germany
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- Institute for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Albert-Ludwigs-University of Freiburg, 79104, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210
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Kuhn A, Kiefer D. Membrane protein insertase YidC in bacteria and archaea. Mol Microbiol 2017; 103:590-594. [PMID: 27879020 DOI: 10.1111/mmi.13586] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/21/2016] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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The insertion of proteins into the prokaryotic plasma membrane is catalyzed by translocases and insertases. On one hand, the Sec translocase operates as a transmembrane channel that can open laterally to first bind and then release the hydrophobic segments of a substrate protein into the lipid bilayer. On the other hand, YidC insertases interact with their substrates in a groove-like structure at an amphiphilic protein-lipid interface thus allowing the transmembrane segments of the substrate to slide into the lipid bilayer. The recently published high-resolution structures of YidC provide new mechanistic insights of how transmembrane proteins achieve the transition from an aqueous environment in the cytoplasm to the hydrophobic lipid bilayer environment of the membrane.
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- Andreas Kuhn
- Institute of Microbiology, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, 70599, Germany
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- Institute of Microbiology, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, 70599, Germany
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Membrane protein insertion and assembly by the bacterial holo-translocon SecYEG-SecDF-YajC-YidC. Biochem J 2016; 473:3341-54. [PMID: 27435098 PMCID: PMC5095914 DOI: 10.1042/bcj20160545] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2016] [Accepted: 07/19/2016] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Protein secretion and membrane insertion occur through the ubiquitous Sec machinery. In this system, insertion involves the targeting of translating ribosomes via the signal recognition particle and its cognate receptor to the SecY (bacteria and archaea)/Sec61 (eukaryotes) translocon. A common mechanism then guides nascent transmembrane helices (TMHs) through the Sec complex, mediated by associated membrane insertion factors. In bacteria, the membrane protein 'insertase' YidC ushers TMHs through a lateral gate of SecY to the bilayer. YidC is also thought to incorporate proteins into the membrane independently of SecYEG. Here, we show the bacterial holo-translocon (HTL) - a supercomplex of SecYEG-SecDF-YajC-YidC - is a bona fide resident of the Escherichia coli inner membrane. Moreover, when compared with SecYEG and YidC alone, the HTL is more effective at the insertion and assembly of a wide range of membrane protein substrates, including those hitherto thought to require only YidC.
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- Martin Ott
- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Stockholm University, SE-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden;
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Stockholm University, SE-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden;
- Science for Life Laboratory, Stockholm University, SE-171 21 Solna, Sweden;
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- Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Medical Research Council, Cambridge CB2 0QH, United Kingdom;
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The F1F0-ATP synthase (EC 3.6.1.34) is a remarkable enzyme that functions as a rotary motor. It is found in the inner membranes of Escherichia coli and is responsible for the synthesis of ATP in response to an electrochemical proton gradient. Under some conditions, the enzyme functions reversibly and uses the energy of ATP hydrolysis to generate the gradient. The ATP synthase is composed of eight different polypeptide subunits in a stoichiometry of α3β3γδεab2c10. Traditionally they were divided into two physically separable units: an F1 that catalyzes ATP hydrolysis (α3β3γδε) and a membrane-bound F0 sector that transports protons (ab2c10). In terms of rotary function, the subunits can be divided into rotor subunits (γεc10) and stator subunits (α3β3δab2). The stator subunits include six nucleotide binding sites, three catalytic and three noncatalytic, formed primarily by the β and α subunits, respectively. The stator also includes a peripheral stalk composed of δ and b subunits, and part of the proton channel in subunit a. Among the rotor subunits, the c subunits form a ring in the membrane, and interact with subunit a to form the proton channel. Subunits γ and ε bind to the c-ring subunits, and also communicate with the catalytic sites through interactions with α and β subunits. The eight subunits are expressed from a single operon, and posttranscriptional processing and translational regulation ensure that the polypeptides are made at the proper stoichiometry. Recent studies, including those of other species, have elucidated many structural and rotary properties of this enzyme.
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Borowska MT, Dominik PK, Anghel SA, Kossiakoff AA, Keenan RJ. A YidC-like Protein in the Archaeal Plasma Membrane. Structure 2015; 23:1715-1724. [PMID: 26256539 PMCID: PMC4558205 DOI: 10.1016/j.str.2015.06.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2015] [Revised: 05/29/2015] [Accepted: 06/21/2015] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Cells possess specialized machinery to direct the insertion of membrane proteins into the lipid bilayer. In bacteria, the essential protein YidC inserts certain proteins into the plasma membrane, and eukaryotic orthologs are present in the mitochondrial inner membrane and the chloroplast thylakoid membrane. The existence of homologous insertases in archaea has been proposed based on phylogenetic analysis. However, limited sequence identity, distinct architecture, and the absence of experimental data have made this assignment ambiguous. Here we describe the 3.5-Å crystal structure of an archaeal DUF106 protein from Methanocaldococcus jannaschii (Mj0480), revealing a lipid-exposed hydrophilic surface presented by a conserved YidC-like fold. Functional analysis reveals selective binding of Mj0480 to ribosomes displaying a stalled YidC substrate, and a direct interaction between the buried hydrophilic surface of Mj0480 and the nascent chain. These data provide direct experimental evidence that the archaeal DUF106 proteins are YidC/Oxa1/Alb3-like insertases of the archaeal plasma membrane.
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- Marta T Borowska
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The University of Chicago, 929 East 57(th) Street, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The University of Chicago, 929 East 57(th) Street, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The University of Chicago, 929 East 57(th) Street, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The University of Chicago, 929 East 57(th) Street, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The University of Chicago, 929 East 57(th) Street, Chicago, IL 60637, USA.
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Geng Y, Kedrov A, Caumanns JJ, Crevenna AH, Lamb DC, Beckmann R, Driessen AJM. Role of the Cytosolic Loop C2 and the C Terminus of YidC in Ribosome Binding and Insertion Activity. J Biol Chem 2015; 290:17250-61. [PMID: 26023232 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m115.650309] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2015] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Members of the YidC/Oxa1/Alb3 protein family mediate membrane protein insertion, and this process is initiated by the assembly of YidC·ribosome nascent chain complexes at the inner leaflet of the lipid bilayer. The positively charged C terminus of Escherichia coli YidC plays a significant role in ribosome binding but is not the sole determinant because deletion does not completely abrogate ribosome binding. The positively charged cytosolic loops C1 and C2 of YidC may provide additional docking sites. We performed systematic sequential deletions within these cytosolic domains and studied their effect on the YidC insertase activity and interaction with translation-stalled (programmed) ribosome. Deletions within loop C1 strongly affected the activity of YidC in vivo but did not influence ribosome binding or substrate insertion, whereas loop C2 appeared to be involved in ribosome binding. Combining the latter deletion with the removal of the C terminus of YidC abolished YidC-mediated insertion. We propose that these two regions play an crucial role in the formation and stabilization of an active YidC·ribosome nascent chain complex, allowing for co-translational membrane insertion, whereas loop C1 may be involved in the downstream chaperone activity of YidC or in other protein-protein interactions.
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- Yanping Geng
- From the Molecular Microbiology, Groningen Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology Institute and Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials, Nijenborgh 7, 9747 AG Groningen, The Netherlands
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- From the Molecular Microbiology, Groningen Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology Institute and Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials, Nijenborgh 7, 9747 AG Groningen, The Netherlands
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- the Physical Chemistry, Department for Chemistry, Center for Nanoscience, the NanoSystems Initiative Munich and the Center for Integrated Protein Science Munich, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, 81377 Munich, Germany
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- the Physical Chemistry, Department for Chemistry, Center for Nanoscience, the NanoSystems Initiative Munich and the Center for Integrated Protein Science Munich, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, 81377 Munich, Germany
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- From the Molecular Microbiology, Groningen Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology Institute and Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials, Nijenborgh 7, 9747 AG Groningen, The Netherlands,
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Schöttler MA, Tóth SZ, Boulouis A, Kahlau S. Photosynthetic complex stoichiometry dynamics in higher plants: biogenesis, function, and turnover of ATP synthase and the cytochrome b6f complex. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2015; 66:2373-400. [PMID: 25540437 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/eru495] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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During plant development and in response to fluctuating environmental conditions, large changes in leaf assimilation capacity and in the metabolic consumption of ATP and NADPH produced by the photosynthetic apparatus can occur. To minimize cytotoxic side reactions, such as the production of reactive oxygen species, photosynthetic electron transport needs to be adjusted to the metabolic demand. The cytochrome b6f complex and chloroplast ATP synthase form the predominant sites of photosynthetic flux control. Accordingly, both respond strongly to changing environmental conditions and metabolic states. Usually, their contents are strictly co-regulated. Thereby, the capacity for proton influx into the lumen, which is controlled by electron flux through the cytochrome b6f complex, is balanced with proton efflux through ATP synthase, which drives ATP synthesis. We discuss the environmental, systemic, and metabolic signals triggering the stoichiometry adjustments of ATP synthase and the cytochrome b6f complex. The contribution of transcriptional and post-transcriptional regulation of subunit synthesis, and the importance of auxiliary proteins required for complex assembly in achieving the stoichiometry adjustments is described. Finally, current knowledge on the stability and turnover of both complexes is summarized.
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- Mark Aurel Schöttler
- Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Am Mühlenberg 1, D-14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Am Mühlenberg 1, D-14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Am Mühlenberg 1, D-14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Am Mühlenberg 1, D-14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany
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Komar J, Botte M, Collinson I, Schaffitzel C, Berger I. ACEMBLing a multiprotein transmembrane complex: the functional SecYEG-SecDF-YajC-YidC Holotranslocon protein secretase/insertase. Methods Enzymol 2015; 556:23-49. [PMID: 25857776 DOI: 10.1016/bs.mie.2014.12.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Membrane proteins constitute about one third of the proteome. The ubiquitous Sec machinery facilitates protein movement across or integration of proteins into the cytoplasmic membrane. In Escherichia coli post- and co-translational targeting pathways converge at the protein-conducting channel, consisting of a central pore, SecYEG, which can recruit accessory domains SecDF-YajC and YidC, to form the holotranslocon (HTL) supercomplex. Detailed analysis of HTL function and architecture remained elusive until recently, largely due to the lack of a purified, recombinant complex. ACEMBL is an advanced DNA recombineering-based expression vector system we developed for producing challenging multiprotein complexes. ACEMBL affords the means to combine multiple expression elements including promoter DNAs, tags, genes of interest, and terminators in a combinatorial manner until optimal multigene expression plasmids are constructed that yield correctly assembled, homogenous, and active multiprotein complex specimens. We utilized ACEMBL for recombinant HTL overproduction. We developed protocols for detergent solubilizing and purifying the HTL. Highly purified complex was then used to reveal HTL function and the interactions between its constituents. HTL activity in protein secretion and membrane protein insertion was analyzed in both the presence and absence of the proton-motive force. Setting up ACEMBL for the assembly of multigene expression constructs that achieve high yields of functional multisubunit membrane protein complex is straightforward. Here, we used ACEMBL for obtaining active HTL supercomplex in high quality and quantity. The concept can likewise be applied to obtain many other assemblies of similar complexity, by overexpression in prokaryotic, and also eukaryotic hosts.
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- Joanna Komar
- School of Biochemistry, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom
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- European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Grenoble, France; Unit for Virus Host-Cell Interactions, University of Grenoble Alpes-EMBL-CNRS, Unité mixte de Recherche, Grenoble, France
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- School of Biochemistry, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom
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- School of Biochemistry, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom; European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Grenoble, France; Unit for Virus Host-Cell Interactions, University of Grenoble Alpes-EMBL-CNRS, Unité mixte de Recherche, Grenoble, France
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- School of Biochemistry, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom; European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Grenoble, France; Unit for Virus Host-Cell Interactions, University of Grenoble Alpes-EMBL-CNRS, Unité mixte de Recherche, Grenoble, France.
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Genome-wide analysis of thylakoid-bound ribosomes in maize reveals principles of cotranslational targeting to the thylakoid membrane. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2015; 112:E1678-87. [PMID: 25775549 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1424655112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Chloroplast genomes encode ∼ 37 proteins that integrate into the thylakoid membrane. The mechanisms that target these proteins to the membrane are largely unexplored. We used ribosome profiling to provide a comprehensive, high-resolution map of ribosome positions on chloroplast mRNAs in separated membrane and soluble fractions in maize seedlings. The results show that translation invariably initiates off the thylakoid membrane and that ribosomes synthesizing a subset of membrane proteins subsequently become attached to the membrane in a nuclease-resistant fashion. The transition from soluble to membrane-attached ribosomes occurs shortly after the first transmembrane segment in the nascent peptide has emerged from the ribosome. Membrane proteins whose translation terminates before emergence of a transmembrane segment are translated in the stroma and targeted to the membrane posttranslationally. These results indicate that the first transmembrane segment generally comprises the signal that links ribosomes to thylakoid membranes for cotranslational integration. The sole exception is cytochrome f, whose cleavable N-terminal cpSecA-dependent signal sequence engages the thylakoid membrane cotranslationally. The distinct behavior of ribosomes synthesizing the inner envelope protein CemA indicates that sorting signals for the thylakoid and envelope membranes are distinguished cotranslationally. In addition, the fractionation behavior of ribosomes in polycistronic transcription units encoding both membrane and soluble proteins adds to the evidence that the removal of upstream ORFs by RNA processing is not typically required for the translation of internal genes in polycistronic chloroplast mRNAs.
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The Escherichia coli membrane protein insertase YidC assists in the biogenesis of penicillin binding proteins. J Bacteriol 2015; 197:1444-50. [PMID: 25666136 DOI: 10.1128/jb.02556-14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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UNLABELLED Membrane proteins need to be properly inserted and folded in the membrane in order to perform a range of activities that are essential for the survival of bacteria. The Sec translocon and the YidC insertase are responsible for the insertion of the majority of proteins into the cytoplasmic membrane. YidC can act in combination with the Sec translocon in the insertion and folding of membrane proteins. However, YidC also functions as an insertase independently of the Sec translocon for so-called YidC-only substrates. In addition, YidC can act as a foldase and promote the proper assembly of membrane protein complexes. Here, we investigate the effect of Escherichia coli YidC depletion on the assembly of penicillin binding proteins (PBPs), which are involved in cell wall synthesis. YidC depletion does not affect the total amount of the specific cell division PBP3 (FtsI) in the membrane, but the amount of active PBP3, as assessed by substrate binding, is reduced 2-fold. A similar reduction in the amount of active PBP2 was observed, while the levels of active PBP1A/1B and PBP5 were essentially similar. PBP1B and PBP3 disappeared from higher-Mw bands upon YidC depletion, indicating that YidC might play a role in PBP complex formation. Taken together, our results suggest that the foldase activity of YidC can extend to the periplasmic domains of membrane proteins. IMPORTANCE This study addresses the role of the membrane protein insertase YidC in the biogenesis of penicillin binding proteins (PBPs). PBPs are proteins containing one transmembrane segment and a large periplasmic or extracellular domain, which are involved in peptidoglycan synthesis. We observe that in the absence of YidC, two critical PBPs are not correctly folded even though the total amount of protein in the membrane is not affected. Our findings extend the function of YidC as a foldase for membrane protein (complexes) to periplasmic domains of membrane proteins.
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Rühle T, Leister D. Assembly of F1F0-ATP synthases. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOENERGETICS 2015; 1847:849-60. [PMID: 25667968 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbabio.2015.02.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2014] [Revised: 01/28/2015] [Accepted: 02/02/2015] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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F1F0-ATP synthases are multimeric protein complexes and common prerequisites for their correct assembly are (i) provision of subunits in appropriate relative amounts, (ii) coordination of membrane insertion and (iii) avoidance of assembly intermediates that uncouple the proton gradient or wastefully hydrolyse ATP. Accessory factors facilitate these goals and assembly occurs in a modular fashion. Subcomplexes common to bacteria and mitochondria, but in part still elusive in chloroplasts, include a soluble F1 intermediate, a membrane-intrinsic, oligomeric c-ring, and a membrane-embedded subcomplex composed of stator subunits and subunit a. The final assembly step is thought to involve association of the preformed F1-c10-14 with the ab2 module (or the ab8-stator module in mitochondria)--mediated by binding of subunit δ in bacteria or OSCP in mitochondria, respectively. Despite the common evolutionary origin of F1F0-ATP synthases, the set of auxiliary factors required for their assembly in bacteria, mitochondria and chloroplasts shows clear signs of evolutionary divergence. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Chloroplast Biogenesis.
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- Thilo Rühle
- Plant Molecular Biology (Botany), Department Biology I, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU), Großhaderner Straße 2, 82152 Planegg-Martinsried, Germany.
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- Plant Molecular Biology (Botany), Department Biology I, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU), Großhaderner Straße 2, 82152 Planegg-Martinsried, Germany.
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