EVIDENCE FOR A 2-STEP MECHANISM INVOLVED IN ASSEMBLY OF FUNCTIONAL SIGNAL RECOGNITION PARTICLE RECEPTOR
EVIDENCE FOR A 2-STEP MECHANISM INVOLVED IN ASSEMBLY OF FUNCTIONAL SIGNAL RECOGNITION PARTICLE RECEPTOR
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DOI:
10.1083/jcb.108.3.797
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发表时间:
1989-03-01
影响因子:
7.8
通讯作者:
LINGAPPA, VR
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作者:
ANDREWS, DW;LAUFFER, L;LINGAPPA, VR
The signal recognition particle (SRP) and SRP receptor act sequentially to target nascent secretory proteins to the membrane of the ER. The SRP receptor consists of two subunits, SR.alpha. and SR.beta., both tightly associated with the ER membrane. To examine the biogenesis of the SRP receptor we have developed a cell-free assay system that reconstitutes SR.alpha. membrane assembly and permits and both anchoring and fucntional properties to be assayed independently. Our experiments reveal a mechanism involving at least two distinct steps, targeting to the ER and anchoring of the targeted molecule on the cytoplasmic face of the membrane. Both steps can be reconstituted in vitro to restore translocation activity to ER microsomes inactivated by alkylation with N-ethyl-maleimide. The characteristics elucidated for this pathway distinguish it from SRP-dependent targeting of secretory proteins, SRP-independent ER translocation of proteins such as prepromellitin, and direct insertion mechanisms of the type exemplifed by cytochrome b5.