Translocation of N-terminal tails across the plasma membrane.

AUTOR(ES)

Cao, G

RESUMO

Previously we have shown that the first hydrophobic domain of leader peptidase (lep) can function to translocate a short N-terminal 18 residue antigenic peptide from the phage Pf3 coat protein across the plasma membrane of Escherichia coli. We have now examined the mechanism of insertion of N-terminal periplasmic tails and have defined the features needed to translocate these regions. We find that short tails of up to 38 residues are efficiently translocated in a SecA- and SecY-independent manner while longer tails are very poorly inserted. Efficient translocation of a 138 residue tail is restored and is Sec-dependent by the addition of a leader sequence to the N-terminus of the protein. We also find that while there is no amphiphilic helix requirement for N-terminal translocation, there is a charge requirement that is needed within the tail; an arginine and lysine residue can inhibit or completely block translocation when introduced into the tail region. Intriguingly, the membrane potential is required for insertion of a 38 residue tail but not for a 23 residue tail.

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