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ArticleJournal of bacteriology2006

Archaeal and bacterial SecD and SecF homologs exhibit striking structural and functional conservation.

Nicholas J Hand, Reinhard Klein, Anke Laskewitz, Mechthild Pohlschröder

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Article in Journal of bacteriology, 2006. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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15 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 authors.

Nicholas J HandDepartment of Biology, University of Pennsylvania, 201 Leidy Laboratories, 415 South University Ave., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA.
Reinhard Klein
Anke Laskewitz
Mechthild Pohlschröder

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The majority of secretory proteins are translocated into and across hydrophobic membranes via the universally conserved Sec pore. Accessory proteins, including the SecDF-YajC Escherichia coli membrane complex, are required for efficient protein secretion. E. coli SecDF-YajC has been proposed to be involved in the membrane cycling of SecA, the cytoplasmic bacterial translocation ATPase, and in the stabilizing of SecG, a subunit of the Sec pore. While there are no identified archaeal homologs of either SecA or SecG, many archaea possess homologs of SecD and SecF. Here, we present the first study that addresses the function of archaeal SecD and SecF homologs. We show that the SecD and SecF components in the model archaeon Haloferax volcanii form a cytoplasmic membrane complex in the native host. Furthermore, as in E. coli, an H. volcanii deltasecFD mutant strain exhibits both severe cold sensitivity and a Sec-specific protein translocation defect. Taken together, these results demonstrate significant functional conservation among the prokaryotic SecD and SecF homologs despite the distinct composition of their translocation machineries.

Indexed as

Adenosine TriphosphatasesAmino Acid SequenceArchaeal ProteinsBacterial ProteinsCold TemperatureGene Expression Regulation, ArchaealHaloferax volcaniiMembrane ProteinsMembrane Transport ProteinsMolecular Sequence DataMutationOperonProtein TransportSecA ProteinsSEC Translocation ChannelsSequence AlignmentAdenosine TriphosphatasesArchaeal ProteinsBacterial ProteinsMembrane ProteinsMembrane Transport ProteinsSecA ProteinssecD protein, BacteriasecF protein, BacteriaSEC Translocation Channels

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PMID16452406
PMCPMC1367261

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