相关实验视频
Updated: Jul 1, 2026

12:27
Measuring Peptide Translocation into Large Unilamellar Vesicles
Published on: January 27, 2012
蛋白质转移到由内细胞网膜膜的净化成分再制成的蛋白质体中
1Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin-Buch, Federal Republic of Germany.
Cell
|November 19, 1993
概括
研究人员重建了蛋白质的运输和整合到内质网膜膜. 与信号识别粒子受体一起的Sec61p复合体是蛋白质转移的关键,并形成一个通道.
科学领域:
- 细胞生物学 细胞生物学
- 分子生物学分子生物学
- 生物化学 生物化学
背景情况:
- 蛋白质的运输和整合到内质网膜 (ER) 膜中对于细胞功能至关重要.
- 了解涉及的分子机械对于破译细胞过程和疾病机制至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 阐明蛋白质在哺乳动物ER膜中转移和集成所需的最小组件.
- 描述Sec61p复合体和转位链关联膜 (TRAM) 蛋白在这些过程中的作用.
主要方法:
- 使用纯脂和纯化的膜蛋白来复制蛋白质体.
- 使用这些复合系统研究各种蛋白质的运输和集成.
主要成果:
- 蛋白质的运输和集成可以使用纯脂和纯化膜蛋白的简化系统进行复制.
- 信号识别粒子受体和Sec61p复合体足以转移一些蛋白质.
- 转位链关联膜 (TRAM) 蛋白质是其他蛋白质转位所需的.
- 具有不同拓的膜蛋白在ER膜中集成发生在没有附加组件的情况下.
- 似乎Sec61p复合体在转位过程中结合了核糖体,并形成了蛋白质导导通道.
结论:
- 通过ER膜进行蛋白质转移的基本机制令人惊地简单.
- Sec61p复合体起着中心作用,可能形成蛋白质导电通道.
- 这些发现提供了对蛋白质生物发生和膜蛋白质插入的基本见解.
更多相关视频
相关概念视频
Overview of Protein Sorting and Transport
Eukaryotic cells have different membrane-bound organelles with distinct protein requirements. The process by which proteins are targeted to a specific organelle is called protein sorting.
Protein sorting can be of two types: signal-based sorting and vesicle-based trafficking. In signal-based sorting, specific amino acid sequences called sorting signals target proteins to the proper location inside the cell either via gated transport or by protein translocation. In gated transport, folded...
Protein sorting can be of two types: signal-based sorting and vesicle-based trafficking. In signal-based sorting, specific amino acid sequences called sorting signals target proteins to the proper location inside the cell either via gated transport or by protein translocation. In gated transport, folded...
Cotranslational Protein Translocation
Translocation of proteins across membranes is an ancient process that occurs even in bacteria and archaebacteria. In fact, the components of the translocation machinery are still conserved between prokaryotes and eukaryotes.
Sec61 channel partners for cotranslational translocation
During cotranslational translocation, the Sec61 channel partners with the signal recognition particle (SRP), the signal recognition particle receptor (SR), and the ribosomes to transport the nascent polypeptide chain...
Sec61 channel partners for cotranslational translocation
During cotranslational translocation, the Sec61 channel partners with the signal recognition particle (SRP), the signal recognition particle receptor (SR), and the ribosomes to transport the nascent polypeptide chain...
Insertion of Single-pass Transmembrane Proteins in the RER
Integral membrane proteins are proteins adhered to the lipid bilayer of a cell organelle or membrane. They can be of two types: transmembrane integral proteins that span the lipid bilayer and monotopic proteins that are attached to either side of the membrane but do not pass through it.
Integral transmembrane proteins possess transmembrane and extra membrane domains. The transmembrane domains are primarily made of 20-25 hydrophobic amino acids arranged in a helical secondary confirmation. These...
Integral transmembrane proteins possess transmembrane and extra membrane domains. The transmembrane domains are primarily made of 20-25 hydrophobic amino acids arranged in a helical secondary confirmation. These...
Post-translational Translocation of Proteins to the RER
A sizable fraction of proteins destined for ER are first synthesized in the cell cytosol and then transported across the ER membrane–a process called post-translational translocation. Similar to cotranslationally translocated proteins, these proteins also use the Sec translocon complex to enter the ER lumen.
Targeting proteins to the ER
Hsp40 and Hsp70 chaperone molecules bind the translated proteins in the cytosol to prevent their folding. The chaperone binding helps to keep the signal...
Targeting proteins to the ER
Hsp40 and Hsp70 chaperone molecules bind the translated proteins in the cytosol to prevent their folding. The chaperone binding helps to keep the signal...
Assembly of the Lipid Bilayer in the ER
Biological membranes are more than just a barrier separating cell cytoplasm from the outside environment. They are highly dynamic and help maintain the integrity and physiological stability of the cells as well as membrane-bound organelles. Membranes also play vital roles in cell-to-cell and intracellular communication.
A large chunk of any biological membrane is composed of phospholipids. These lipids have a heterogeneous distribution across different subcellular organelles and even between...
A large chunk of any biological membrane is composed of phospholipids. These lipids have a heterogeneous distribution across different subcellular organelles and even between...
Protein Translocation Machinery on the ER Membrane
The translocon complex situated on the ER membrane is the main gateway for the protein secretory pathway. It facilitates the transport of nascent peptides into the ER lumen and their insertion into the ER membrane.
Sec61 protein conducting channel
In eukaryotes, the translocon complex comprises a core heterotrimeric translocator channel called the Sec61 complex. This channel includes three transmembrane proteins, Sec61α, Sec61β, and Sec61γ, and is the largest subunit of the translocon complex.
Sec61 protein conducting channel
In eukaryotes, the translocon complex comprises a core heterotrimeric translocator channel called the Sec61 complex. This channel includes three transmembrane proteins, Sec61α, Sec61β, and Sec61γ, and is the largest subunit of the translocon complex.

