Molecular Playground/E. coli ClpP
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Here in the Chien lab, we study how degradation plays a large part in protein quality control. The maintenance and timely destruction of protein levels plays an important role during cell homeostasis and cell transitions/differentiation, yet much of what governs these processes has yet to be fully understood.
Introduction
{i}E. coli{i} Casein lytic proteinase P (ClpP) is a double ring tetradecameric homo oligomer compartmentalized peptidase [1]. ClpP requires the use of ATP dependent regulatory elements that independently bind to ClpP in order for substrates to have access the active core [2-4]. Here, proteins that are translocated by regulatory elements into the peptidase core are cleaved into smaller amino acid chains approximately on average 6-8aa in length [5].
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Acknowledgements
Kamal Joshi, Joanne Lau, Jing Liu, Rob Vass