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Signal sequence recognition and protein targeting.

R M Stroud1, P Walter

  • 1S-960 Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco CA 94143-0448, USA. stroud@msg.ucsf.edu

Current Opinion in Structural Biology
|December 23, 1999
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Cellular traffic relies on molecular interactions, not just pathways. New structures reveal how signal recognition particles target proteins to membrane pores and how signal peptidase releases functional proteins.

Area of Science:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Cell Biology
  • Structural Biology

Background:

  • Intracellular traffic is a complex network involving molecular interactions.
  • Signal sequences guide proteins to their destinations.
  • Protein targeting to membrane pores is crucial for cellular function.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To elucidate the structural mechanisms of signal sequence recognition.
  • To understand the coupling of GTP affinities in signal recognition particle (SRP) and its receptor.
  • To determine how signal peptidase releases functional proteins.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of recently determined protein structures.
  • Structural insights into signal sequence recognition by SRP and its receptor.
  • Structural examination of signal peptidase.

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Main Results:

  • Structures suggest how signal sequences are recognized by the cellular machinery.
  • GTP affinities of SRP and its receptor are coupled to ribosome targeting to membrane pores.
  • Signal peptidase structure provides insights into protein release.

Conclusions:

  • Molecular handshakes and partner introductions control intracellular traffic.
  • Structural data reveals mechanisms for protein targeting and release.
  • Understanding these processes is key to cellular network function.