SecA PBD motions
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| - | Protein secretion is essential for all organisms. Bacteria have evolved a plethora of secretion systems to handle the various proteins that need to be exported from the cytoplasm <ref>pmid 17938627</ref>. Most of these proteins bear an amino terminal extension termed signal peptide and they are called preproteins. The Sec system is uniquitus and essential for cell viability. In bacteria, the Sec system consists of the membrane embedded heterotrimeric complex SecYEG that forms the channel through which preproteins are threaded and the cytoplasmic nanomotor SecA. | + | Protein secretion is essential for all organisms. Bacteria have evolved a plethora of secretion systems to handle the various proteins that need to be exported from the cytoplasm <ref>pmid 17938627</ref>. Most of these proteins bear an amino terminal extension termed signal peptide and they are called preproteins. The Sec system is uniquitus and essential for cell viability. In bacteria, the Sec system consists of the membrane embedded heterotrimeric complex SecYEG that forms the channel through which preproteins are threaded and the cytoplasmic nanomotor SecA. SecA spends chemical energy to produce mechanical work that somehow pushes preproteins |
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- ↑ Papanikou E, Karamanou S, Economou A. Bacterial protein secretion through the translocase nanomachine. Nat Rev Microbiol. 2007 Nov;5(11):839-51. PMID:17938627 doi:nrmicro1771
