Structural highlights
Function
SRP54_ECOLI 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. Interaction with FtsY leads to the transfer of the RNC complex to the Sec translocase for insertion into the membrane, the hydrolysis of GTP by both Ffh and FtsY, and the dissociation of the SRP-FtsY complex into the individual components.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
Evolutionary Conservation
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Publication Abstract from PubMed
The signal recognition particle (SRP) is a ribonucleoprotein complex responsible for targeting proteins to the endoplasmic reticulum in eukarya or to the inner membrane in prokarya. The crystal structure of the universally conserved RNA-protein core of the Escherichia coli SRP, refined here to 1.5 A resolution, revealed minor groove recognition of the 4.5 S RNA component by the M domain of the Ffh protein. Within the RNA, nucleotides comprising two phylogenetically conserved internal loops create a unique surface for protein recognition. To determine the energetic importance of conserved nucleotides for SRP assembly, we measured the affinity of the M domain for a series of RNA mutants. This analysis reveals how conserved nucleotides within the two internal loop motifs establish the architecture of the macromolecular interface and position essential functional groups for direct recognition by the protein.
Structural and energetic analysis of RNA recognition by a universally conserved protein from the signal recognition particle.,Batey RT, Sagar MB, Doudna JA J Mol Biol. 2001 Mar 16;307(1):229-46. PMID:11243816[8]
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See Also
References
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- ↑ Luirink J, High S, Wood H, Giner A, Tollervey D, Dobberstein B. Signal-sequence recognition by an Escherichia coli ribonucleoprotein complex. Nature. 1992 Oct 22;359(6397):741-3. PMID:1279430 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/359741a0
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- ↑ Powers T, Walter P. Co-translational protein targeting catalyzed by the Escherichia coli signal recognition particle and its receptor. EMBO J. 1997 Aug 15;16(16):4880-6. PMID:9305630 doi:10.1093/emboj/16.16.4880
- ↑ Peluso P, Shan SO, Nock S, Herschlag D, Walter P. Role of SRP RNA in the GTPase cycles of Ffh and FtsY. Biochemistry. 2001 Dec 18;40(50):15224-33. PMID:11735405
- ↑ Tian H, Beckwith J. Genetic screen yields mutations in genes encoding all known components of the Escherichia coli signal recognition particle pathway. J Bacteriol. 2002 Jan;184(1):111-8. PMID:11741850
- ↑ Froderberg L, Houben EN, Baars L, Luirink J, de Gier JW. Targeting and translocation of two lipoproteins in Escherichia coli via the SRP/Sec/YidC pathway. J Biol Chem. 2004 Jul 23;279(30):31026-32. Epub 2004 May 12. PMID:15140892 doi:10.1074/jbc.M403229200
- ↑ Batey RT, Sagar MB, Doudna JA. Structural and energetic analysis of RNA recognition by a universally conserved protein from the signal recognition particle. J Mol Biol. 2001 Mar 16;307(1):229-46. PMID:11243816 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1006/jmbi.2000.4454
