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Probing the environment of signal-anchor sequences during topogenesis in the endoplasmic reticulum

Higy, M. and Gander, S. and Spiess, M.. (2005) Probing the environment of signal-anchor sequences during topogenesis in the endoplasmic reticulum. Biochemistry, Vol. 44, H. 6. pp. 2039-2047.

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Abstract

Signal sequences for insertion of protein into the mammalian endoplasmic reticulum orient themselves in the translocon on the basis of their flanking charges. It has recently been shown that hydrophobic N-terminal signals initially insert head-on before they invert their orientation to translocate the C-terminus. The rate of inversion is reduced with the increasing hydrophobicity of the signal due to an increased affinity for the initial bound state at the translocon. To probe the environment of the signal while its orientation is determined, different hydrophobic residues were inserted at various positions throughout a uniform oligoleucine signal sequence and the constructs were expressed in transfected COS-7 cells. The resulting topologies revealed a strikingly symmetric position dependence specifically for bulky aromatic amino acids, reflecting the structure of a lipid bilayer. Maximal N-translocation was observed when the guest residues were placed at the N- or C-terminus of the hydrophobic sequence or in the very center, corresponding to the positions of highest expected affinity of the signal sequence as a membrane-spanning helix for the bilayer. The results support the model that during topogenesis in vivo the signal sequence is exposed to the lipid membrane.
Faculties and Departments:05 Faculty of Science > Departement Biozentrum > Former Organization Units Biozentrum > Biochemistry (Spiess)
UniBasel Contributors:Spiess, Martin
Item Type:Article, refereed
Article Subtype:Research Article
Publisher:American Chemical Society
ISSN:0006-2960
Note:Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Journal article
Last Modified:22 Mar 2012 14:20
Deposited On:22 Mar 2012 13:19

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