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PDBsum entry 6itc

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Protein transport PDB id
6itc
Contents
Protein chains
765 a.a.
420 a.a.
58 a.a.
116 a.a.
43 a.a.
225 a.a.
112 a.a.
Ligands
BEF
ADP
PGV ×2
Metals
_MG

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Key reference
Title Structure of the substrate-Engaged seca-Secy protein translocation machine.
Authors C.Ma, X.Wu, D.Sun, E.Park, M.A.Catipovic, T.A.Rapoport, N.Gao, L.Li.
Ref. Nat Commun, 2019, 10, 2872. [DOI no: 10.1038/s41467-019-10918-2]
PubMed id 31253804
Abstract
The Sec61/SecY channel allows the translocation of many proteins across the eukaryotic endoplasmic reticulum membrane or the prokaryotic plasma membrane. In bacteria, most secretory proteins are transported post-translationally through the SecY channel by the SecA ATPase. How a polypeptide is moved through the SecA-SecY complex is poorly understood, as structural information is lacking. Here, we report an electron cryo-microscopy (cryo-EM) structure of a translocating SecA-SecY complex in a lipid environment. The translocating polypeptide chain can be traced through both SecA and SecY. In the captured transition state of ATP hydrolysis, SecA's two-helix finger is close to the polypeptide, while SecA's clamp interacts with the polypeptide in a sequence-independent manner by inducing a short β-strand. Taking into account previous biochemical and biophysical data, our structure is consistent with a model in which the two-helix finger and clamp cooperate during the ATPase cycle to move a polypeptide through the channel.
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