Recombinant forms of M13 procoat with an OmpA leader sequence or a large carboxy-terminal extension retain their independence of secY function.

AUTOR(ES)

Kuhn, A

RESUMO

The assembly of phage M13 procoat protein into the plasma membrane of Escherichia coli is independent of the secY protein. To test whether this is caused by the unusually small size of procoat, we fused DNA encoding 103 amino acids to the carboxy-terminal end of the procoat gene. The resulting fusion protein, which attains the same membrane-spanning conformation as mature coat protein, still does not require the secY function for membrane assembly. To determine whether the leader sequence governs interaction with the secY protein, we genetically exchanged the leader peptides between procoat and pro-OmpA, a protein which does require secY for its membrane assembly. Each of the resulting hybrid proteins assembles across the plasma membrane, though at a reduced rate. Membrane assembly of the fusion of procoat leader and OmpA required secY function, whereas assembly of the pro-OmpA leader/coat protein fusion was independent of secY. Properties of the entire procoat molecule, rather than its small size or a specific property of its leader peptide determines its mode of membrane assembly.

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