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Protein export in prokaryotes and eukaryotes. Theme with variations.

H Wiech1, P Klappa, R Zimmerman

  • 1Zentrum Biochemie/Abteilung Biochemie II der Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Germany.

FEBS Letters
|July 22, 1991
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Protein transport across cell membranes in prokaryotes and eukaryotes involves ATP-dependent mechanisms. These pathways either use signal peptides or not, converging at ATP-dependent translocases.

Area of Science:

  • Cellular biology
  • Molecular biology
  • Biochemistry

Background:

  • Protein export is crucial for both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells, involving transport across the plasma membrane.
  • Multiple ATP-dependent transport mechanisms exist, exhibiting similarities between prokaryotes and eukaryotes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To delineate and compare protein transport mechanisms across the plasma membrane in prokaryotes and eukaryotes.
  • To identify conserved pathways and key molecular players in protein export.

Main Methods:

  • Comparative analysis of known protein transport systems.
  • Classification of transport mechanisms based on signal peptide involvement.
  • Identification of ATP-dependent systems like oligopeptide permeases and molecular chaperones.

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Main Results:

  • Protein transport mechanisms can be broadly categorized into those involving signal peptides and those that do not.
  • Signal peptide-independent transport utilizes ATP-dependent systems related to oligopeptide permeases and multidrug resistance proteins.
  • Signal peptide-dependent transport involves either ribonucleoprotein particles or molecular chaperones.

Conclusions:

  • Both signal peptide-dependent and independent pathways converge at ATP-dependent translocases.
  • Conserved ATP-dependent machinery underlies protein export in diverse organisms.
  • Understanding these mechanisms is key to cellular protein trafficking.