Secretory S complex of Bacillus subtilis forms a large, organized structure when released from ribosomes.

AUTOR(ES)

Caulfield, M P

RESUMO

The S complex of Bacillus subtilis, a set of four proteins that appears to be involved in protein secretion, is shown to be attached to 70S ribosomes: antibody to its 64-kDa component can aggregate these ribosomes, and the complex can be chemically crosslinked to ribosomal proteins. Low Mg2+ or prolonged high-speed centrifugation in a sucrose gradient releases the S complex from the ribosomes, and it is recovered as an aggregate with an S value of 76. Electron microscopy shows that these aggregates have a regular structure, somewhat resembling clathrin cages, with a diameter of about 45 nm. If these aggregates are physiological, their function would differ significantly from that of the signal recognition particle of eukaryotes.

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