PMID:10644701
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van der Does, C, Swaving, J, van Klompenburg, W and Driessen, AJ (2000) Non-bilayer lipids stimulate the activity of the reconstituted bacterial protein translocase. J. Biol. Chem. 275:2472-8 |
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| Abstract |
To determine the phospholipid requirement of the preprotein translocase in vitro, the Escherichia coli SecYEG complex was purified in a delipidated form using the detergent dodecyl maltoside. SecYEG was reconstituted into liposomes composed of defined synthetic phospholipids, and proteoliposomes were analyzed for their preprotein translocation and SecA translocation ATPase activity. The activity strictly required the presence of anionic phospholipids, whereas the non-bilayer lipid phosphatidylethanolamine was found stimulatory. The latter effect could also be induced by dioleoylglycerol, a lipid that adopts a non-bilayer conformation. Phosphatidylethanolamine derivatives that prefer the bilayer state were unable to stimulate translocation. In the absence of SecG, activity was reduced, but the phospholipid requirement was unaltered. Remarkably, non-bilayer lipids were found essential for the activity of the Bacillus subtilis SecYEG complex. Optimal activity required a mixture of anionic and non-bilayer lipids at concentrations that correspond to concentrations found in the natural membrane. |
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Adenosine Triphosphatases/isolation & purification; Adenosine Triphosphatases/metabolism; Bacterial Proteins; Carrier Proteins/isolation & purification; Carrier Proteins/metabolism; Enzyme Activation; Escherichia coli/enzymology; Escherichia coli Proteins; Membrane Transport Proteins; Phospholipids/metabolism |
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