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  • Title: Chloroplast YidC homolog Albino3 can functionally complement the bacterial YidC depletion strain and promote membrane insertion of both bacterial and chloroplast thylakoid proteins.
    Author: Jiang F, Yi L, Moore M, Chen M, Rohl T, Van Wijk KJ, De Gier JW, Henry R, Dalbey RE.
    Journal: J Biol Chem; 2002 May 31; 277(22):19281-8. PubMed ID: 11891220.
    Abstract:
    A new component of the bacterial translocation machinery, YidC, has been identified that specializes in the integration of membrane proteins. YidC is homologous to the mitochondrial Oxa1p and the chloroplast Alb3, which functions in a novel pathway for the insertion of membrane proteins from the mitochondrial matrix and chloroplast stroma, respectively. We find that Alb3 can functionally complement the Escherichia coli YidC depletion strain and promote the membrane insertion of the M13 procoat and leader peptidase that were previously shown to depend on the bacterial YidC for membrane translocation. In addition, the chloroplast Alb3 that is expressed in bacteria is essential for the insertion of chloroplast cpSecE protein into the bacterial inner membrane. Surprisingly, Alb3 is not required for the insertion of cpSecE into the thylakoid membrane. These results underscore the importance of Oxa1p homologs for membrane protein insertion in bacteria and demonstrate that the requirement for Oxa1p homologs is different in the bacterial and thylakoid membrane systems.
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