PMID:21803992
| Citation |
Yu, Z, Lavèn, M, Klepsch, M, de Gier, JW, Bitter, W, van Ulsen, P and Luirink, J (2011) Role for Escherichia coli YidD in membrane protein insertion. J. Bacteriol. 193:5242-51 |
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| Abstract |
YidC has an essential but poorly defined function in membrane protein insertion and folding in bacteria. The yidC gene is located in a gene cluster that is highly conserved in Gram-negative bacteria, the gene order being rpmH, rnpA, yidD, yidC, and trmE. Here, we show that Escherichia coli yidD, which overlaps with rnpA and is only 2 bp upstream of yidC, is expressed and localizes to the inner membrane, probably through an amphipathic helix. Inactivation of yidD had no discernible effect on cell growth and viability. However, compared to control cells, ΔyidD cells were affected in the insertion and processing of three YidC-dependent inner membrane proteins. Furthermore, in vitro cross-linking showed that YidD is in proximity of a nascent inner membrane protein during its localization in the Sec-YidC translocon, suggesting that YidD might be involved in the insertion process. |
| Links |
PubMed PMC3187451 Online version:10.1128/JB.05429-11 |
| Keywords |
Amino Acid Sequence; Cell Membrane/metabolism; Escherichia coli/genetics; Escherichia coli/metabolism; Escherichia coli Proteins/chemistry; Escherichia coli Proteins/genetics; Escherichia coli Proteins/metabolism; Membrane Proteins/chemistry; Membrane Proteins/genetics; Membrane Proteins/metabolism; Membrane Transport Proteins/genetics; Membrane Transport Proteins/metabolism; Microscopy, Fluorescence; Molecular Sequence Data; Protein Transport/genetics; Protein Transport/physiology; Sequence Homology, Amino Acid |
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