scholarly journals Sec61p Contributes to Signal Sequence Orientation According to the Positive-Inside Rule

2004 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 1470-1478 ◽  
Author(s):  
Veit Goder ◽  
Tina Junne ◽  
Martin Spiess
Keyword(s):  
Protein Targeting ◽  
Signal Sequence ◽  
Site Directed Mutagenesis ◽  
Diagnostic Model ◽  
Hydrophobic Core ◽  
Flanking Sequence ◽  
Charged Residues ◽  
Signal Anchor ◽  
A Charge

Protein targeting to the endoplasmic reticulum is mediated by signal or signal-anchor sequences. They also play an important role in protein topogenesis, because their orientation in the translocon determines whether their N- or C-terminal sequence is translocated. Signal orientation is primarily determined by charged residues flanking the hydrophobic core, whereby the more positive end is predominantly positioned to the cytoplasmic side of the membrane, a phenomenon known as the “positive-inside rule.” We tested the role of conserved charged residues of Sec61p, the major component of the translocon in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, in orienting signals according to their flanking charges by site-directed mutagenesis by using diagnostic model proteins. Mutation of R67, R74, or E382 in Sec61p reduced C-terminal translocation of a signal-anchor protein with a positive N-terminal flanking sequence and increased it for signal-anchor proteins with positive C-terminal sequences. These mutations produced a stronger effect on substrates with greater charge difference across the hydrophobic core of the signal. For some of the substrates, a charge mutation in Sec61p had a similar effect as one in the substrate polypeptides. Although these three residues do not account for the entire charge effect in signal orientation, the results show that Sec61p contributes to the positive-inside rule.

scholarly journals The role of the N region in signal sequence and signal-anchor function.

1992 ◽  
Vol 267 (11) ◽  
pp. 7761-7769
Author(s):  
D.W. Andrews ◽  
J.C. Young ◽  
L.F. Mirels ◽  
G.J. Czarnota
Keyword(s):  
Signal Sequence ◽  
Signal Anchor

scholarly journals The KtrA and KtrE Subunits Are Required for Na+-Dependent K+ Uptake by KtrB across the Plasma Membrane in Synechocystis sp. Strain PCC 6803

2010 ◽  
Vol 192 (19) ◽  
pp. 5063-5070 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lalu Zulkifli ◽  
Masaro Akai ◽  
Asuka Yoshikawa ◽  
Mie Shimojima ◽  
Hiroyuki Ohta ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Plasma Membrane ◽  
Homology Model ◽  
Atomic Scale ◽  
Site Directed Mutagenesis ◽  
Dependent Manner ◽  
Transport Activity ◽  
Charged Residues ◽  
Uptake Activity ◽  
Extracellular Side

ABSTRACT The Na+-dependent K+ uptake KtrABE system is essential for the adaptation of Synechocystis to salinity stress and high osmolality. While KtrB forms the K+-translocating pore, the role of the subunits KtrA and KtrE for Ktr function remains elusive. Here, we characterized the role of KtrA and KtrE in Ktr-mediated K+ uptake and in modulating Na+ dependency. Expression of KtrB alone in a K+ uptake-deficient Escherichia coli strain conferred low K+ uptake activity that was not stimulated by Na+. Coexpression of both KtrA and KtrE with KtrB increased the K+ transport activity in a Na+-dependent manner. KtrA and KtrE were found to be localized to the plasma membrane in Synechocystis. Site-directed mutagenesis was used to analyze the role of single charged residues in KtrB for Ktr function. Replacing negatively charged residues facing the extracellular space with residues of the opposite charge increased the apparent Km for K+ in all cases. However, none of the mutations eliminated the Na+ dependency of Ktr-mediated K+ transport. Mutations of residues on the cytoplasmic side had larger effects on K+ uptake activity than those of residues on the extracellular side. Further analysis revealed that replacement of R262, which is well conserved among Ktr/Trk/HKT transporters in the third extracellular loop, by Glu abolished transport activity. The atomic-scale homology model indicated that R262 might interact with E247 and D261. Based on these data, interaction of KtrA and KtrE with KtrB increased the K+ uptake rate and conferred Na+ dependency.

scholarly journals A tripartite structure of the signals that determine protein insertion into the endoplasmic reticulum membrane.

1989 ◽  
Vol 108 (4) ◽  
pp. 1227-1236 ◽  
Author(s):  
M T Haeuptle ◽  
N Flint ◽  
N M Gough ◽  
B Dobberstein
Keyword(s):  
Signal Sequence ◽  
Secretory Protein ◽  
Signal Peptidase ◽  
Endoplasmic Reticulum Membrane ◽  
Hydrophobic Core ◽  
Amino Acid Residues ◽  
Protein Insertion ◽  
Signal Anchor ◽  
Anchor Sequence ◽  
Stimulating Factor

Multilineage colony stimulating factor is a secretory protein with a cleavable signal sequence that is unusually long and hydrophobic. Using molecular cloning techniques we exchanged sequences NH2- or COOH-terminally flanking the hydrophobic signal sequence. Such modified fusion proteins still inserted into the membrane but their signal sequence was not cleaved. Instead the proteins were now anchored in the membrane by the formerly cleaved signal sequence (signal-anchor sequence). They exposed the NH2 terminus on the exoplasmic and the COOH terminus on the cytoplasmic side of the membrane. We conclude from our results that hydrophilic sequences flanking the hydrophobic core of a signal sequence can determine cleavage by signal peptidase and insertion into the membrane. It appears that negatively charged amino acid residues close to the NH2 terminal side of the hydrophobic segment are compatible with translocation of this segment across the membrane. A tripartite structure is proposed for signal-anchor sequences: a hydrophobic core region that mediates targeting to and insertion into the ER membrane and flanking hydrophilic segments that determine the orientation of the protein in the membrane.

scholarly journals Molecular dissection of the NH2-terminal signal/anchor sequence of rat dipeptidyl peptidase IV.

1990 ◽  
Vol 111 (2) ◽  
pp. 323-328 ◽  
Author(s):  
W J Hong ◽  
D Doyle
Keyword(s):  
Dipeptidyl Peptidase ◽  
Structural Features ◽  
Dipeptidyl Peptidase Iv ◽  
Microsomal Membrane ◽  
Site Directed Mutagenesis ◽  
Translation System ◽  
Dual Function ◽  
Hydrophobic Core ◽  
Amino Terminal ◽  
Signal Anchor

Dipeptidyl peptidase IV (DPPIV) is a membrane glycoprotein with a type II orientation in the plasma membrane. As shown in a cell-free translation system, the amino-terminal 34 amino acids of rat DPPIV are involved in translocating nascent polypeptide across the membrane of microsomes and in anchoring the translocated polypeptide in the microsomal membrane. The amino-terminal sequence performing this dual function is composed of: a central hydrophobic core of 22 amino acid residues; 6 amino-terminal residues preceding the hydrophobic core (MKTPWK); and 6 residues following the hydrophobic core. The six residues preceding the hydrophobic core are exposed on the outside (cytoplasmic side) of the microsomal membrane. Site-directed mutagenesis studies show that deletion of this cytoplasmic domain, excluding the amino-terminal initiating methionine, does not affect translocation of nascent DPPIV polypeptide, but does affect significantly anchoring of the translocated polypeptide in the microsomal membrane. In contrast, changing the two cytoplasmic Lys to Glu residues or shortening of the hydrophobic core from 22 to 15 residues or converting the last 11e of the shortened hydrophobic core into Ala affects neither translocation across nor anchoring of the DPPIV polypeptide in the microsomal membrane. These and other structural features of the DPPIV amino-terminal signal-anchor sequences are discussed along with other types of sequences for their role in targeting nascent polypeptides to the RER.

scholarly journals Molecular Dynamics of Chloroplast Membranes Isolated from Wild-Type Barley and a Brassinosteroid-Deficient Mutant Acclimated to Low and High Temperatures

Biomolecules ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 27
Author(s):  
Iwona Sadura ◽  
Dariusz Latowski ◽  
Jana Oklestkova ◽  
Damian Gruszka ◽  
Marek Chyc ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Dynamics ◽  
Temperature Stress ◽  
High Temperatures ◽  
Biological Membrane ◽  
Hydrophobic Core ◽  
Wild Type ◽  
Chloroplast Membranes ◽  
Paramagnetic Resonance ◽  
Photosynthetic Membranes

Plants have developed various acclimation strategies in order to counteract the negative effects of abiotic stresses (including temperature stress), and biological membranes are important elements in these strategies. Brassinosteroids (BR) are plant steroid hormones that regulate plant growth and development and modulate their reaction against many environmental stresses including temperature stress, but their role in modifying the properties of the biological membrane is poorly known. In this paper, we characterise the molecular dynamics of chloroplast membranes that had been isolated from wild-type and a BR-deficient barley mutant that had been acclimated to low and high temperatures in order to enrich the knowledge about the role of BR as regulators of the dynamics of the photosynthetic membranes. The molecular dynamics of the membranes was investigated using electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy in both a hydrophilic and hydrophobic area of the membranes. The content of BR was determined, and other important membrane components that affect their molecular dynamics such as chlorophylls, carotenoids and fatty acids in these membranes were also determined. The chloroplast membranes of the BR-mutant had a higher degree of rigidification than the membranes of the wild type. In the hydrophilic area, the most visible differences were observed in plants that had been grown at 20 °C, whereas in the hydrophobic core, they were visible at both 20 and 5 °C. There were no differences in the molecular dynamics of the studied membranes in the chloroplast membranes that had been isolated from plants that had been grown at 27 °C. The role of BR in regulating the molecular dynamics of the photosynthetic membranes will be discussed against the background of an analysis of the photosynthetic pigments and fatty acid composition in the chloroplasts.

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