Structural highlights
Function
SRP54_SACS2 Involved in targeting and insertion of nascent membrane proteins into the cytoplasmic membrane. Binds to the hydrophobic signal sequence of the ribosome-nascent chain (RNC) as it emerges from the ribosomes. The SRP-RNC complex is then targeted to the cytoplasmic membrane where it interacts with the SRP receptor FtsY.[HAMAP-Rule:MF_00306]
Publication Abstract from PubMed
The signal recognition particle (SRP) is a ribonucleoprotein complex with a key role in targeting and insertion of membrane proteins. The two SRP GTPases, SRP54 (Ffh in bacteria) and FtsY (SRalpha in eukaryotes), form the core of the targeting complex (TC) regulating the SRP cycle. The architecture of the TC and its stimulation by RNA has been described for the bacterial SRP system while this information is lacking for other domains of life. Here, we present the crystal structures of the GTPase heterodimers of archaeal (Sulfolobus solfataricus), eukaryotic (Homo sapiens), and chloroplast (Arabidopsis thaliana) SRP systems. The comprehensive structural comparison combined with Brownian dynamics simulations of TC formation allows for the description of the general blueprint and of specific adaptations of the quasi-symmetric heterodimer. Our work defines conserved external nucleotide-binding sites for SRP GTPase activation by RNA. Structural analyses of the GDP-bound, post-hydrolysis states reveal a conserved, magnesium-sensitive switch within the I-box. Overall, we provide a general model for SRP cycle regulation by RNA.
Structural Basis for Conserved Regulation and Adaptation of the Signal Recognition Particle Targeting Complex.,Wild K, Bange G, Motiejunas D, Kribelbauer J, Hendricks A, Segnitz B, Wade RC, Sinning I J Mol Biol. 2016 May 27. pii: S0022-2836(16)30184-X. doi:, 10.1016/j.jmb.2016.05.015. PMID:27241309[1]
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References
- ↑ Wild K, Bange G, Motiejunas D, Kribelbauer J, Hendricks A, Segnitz B, Wade RC, Sinning I. Structural Basis for Conserved Regulation and Adaptation of the Signal Recognition Particle Targeting Complex. J Mol Biol. 2016 May 27. pii: S0022-2836(16)30184-X. doi:, 10.1016/j.jmb.2016.05.015. PMID:27241309 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jmb.2016.05.015
