Structure and Dynamics of the Central Lipid Pool and Proteins of the Bacterial Holo-Translocon.
Structure and Dynamics of the Central Lipid Pool and Proteins of the Bacterial Holo-Translocon.
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细菌全息子中心脂质池和蛋白质的结构和动力学。
DOI:
10.1016/j.bpj.2019.04.002
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发表时间:
2019
影响因子:
3.4
通讯作者:
Martin R
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作者:
Martin R
The bacterial Sec translocon, SecYEG, associates with accessory proteins YidC and the SecDF-YajC subcomplex to form the bacterial holo-translocon (HTL). The HTL is a dynamic and flexible protein transport machine capable of coordinating protein secretion across the membrane and efficient lateral insertion of nascent membrane proteins. It has been hypothesized that a central lipid core facilitates the controlled passage of membrane proteins into the bilayer, ensuring the efficient formation of their native state. By performing small-angle neutron scattering on protein solubilized in "match-out" deuterated detergent, we have been able to interrogate a "naked" HTL complex, with the scattering contribution of the surrounding detergent micelle rendered invisible. Such an approach has allowed the confirmation of a lipid core within the HTL, which accommodates between 8 and 29 lipids. Coarse-grained molecular dynamics simulations of the HTL also demonstrate a dynamic, central pool of lipids. An opening at this lipid-rich region between YidC and the SecY lateral gate may provide an exit gateway for newly synthesized, correctly oriented, membrane protein helices, or even small bundles of helices, to emerge from the HTL.