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  • Title: Cotranslational protein targeting to the membrane: Nascent-chain transfer in a quaternary complex formed at the translocon.
    Author: Draycheva A, Lee S, Wintermeyer W.
    Journal: Sci Rep; 2018 Jul 02; 8(1):9922. PubMed ID: 29967439.
    Abstract:
    Membrane proteins in bacteria are cotranslationally inserted into the plasma membrane through the SecYEG translocon. Ribosomes exposing the signal-anchor sequence (SAS) of a membrane protein are targeted to the translocon by the signal recognition particle (SRP) pathway. SRP scans translating ribosomes and forms high-affinity targeting complexes with those exposing a SAS. Recognition of the SAS activates SRP for binding to its receptor, FtsY, which, in turn, is primed for SRP binding by complex formation with SecYEG, resulting in a quaternary targeting complex. Here we examine the effect of SecYEG docking to ribosome-nascent-chain complexes (RNCs) on SRP binding and SAS transfer, using SecYEG embedded in phospholipid-containing nanodiscs and monitoring FRET between fluorescence-labeled constituents of the targeting complex. SecYEG-FtsY binding to RNC-SRP complexes lowers the affinity of SRP to both ribosome and FtsY, indicating a general weakening of the complex due to partial binding competition near the ribosomal peptide exit. The rearrangement of the quaternary targeting complex to the pre-transfer complex requires an at least partially exposed SAS. The presence of SecYEG-bound FtsY and the length of the nascent chain strongly influence nascent-chain transfer from SRP to the translocon and repositioning of SRP in the post-transfer complex.
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