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  • Title: The Alb3/Oxa1/YidC protein family: membrane-localized chaperones facilitating membrane protein insertion?
    Author: Kuhn A, Stuart R, Henry R, Dalbey RE.
    Journal: Trends Cell Biol; 2003 Oct; 13(10):510-6. PubMed ID: 14507478.
    Abstract:
    The recently identified Alb3/Oxa1/YidC family constitutes a novel class of proteins that function in promoting membrane insertion in chloroplasts, mitochondria and bacteria. These proteins mediate membrane insertion of a diverse group of membrane proteins that range from phage coat proteins in bacteria and respiratory-chain protein subunits in mitochondria to the light-harvesting chlorophyll-binding proteins in chloroplasts. Here, we discuss the Alb3/Oxa1/YidC protein family and their possible function as membrane chaperones, helping newly synthesized proteins to fold into the membrane bilayer.
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