Bacterial preprotein translocase: mechanism and conformational dynamics of a processive enzyme
Open Access
- 1 February 1998
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Wiley in Molecular Microbiology
- Vol. 27 (3) , 511-518
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2958.1998.00713.x
Abstract
Preprotein translocase, the membrane transporter for secretory proteins, is a processive enzyme. It comprises the membrane proteins SecYEG(DFYajC) and the peripheral ATPase SecA, which acts as a motor subunit. Translocase subunits form dynamic complexes in the lipid bilayer and build an aqueous conduit through which preprotein substrates are transported at the expense of energy. Preproteins bind to translocase and trigger cycles of ATP binding and hydrolysis that drive a transition of SecA between two distinct conformational states. These changes are transmitted to SecG and lead to inversion of its membrane topology. SecA conformational changes promote directed migration of the polymeric substrate through the translocase, in steps of 20–30 aminoacyl residues. Translocase dissociates from the substrate only after the whole preprotein chain length has been transported to the trans side of the membrane, where it is fully released.Keywords
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