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JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY
Volume 205, Issue 1, Pages 51-65Publisher
ROCKEFELLER UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201311057
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- National Institutes of Health [R01 GM46951]
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The twin-arginine translocase (Tat) transports folded proteins across tightly sealed membranes. cpTatC is the core component of the thylakoid translocase and coordinates transport through interactions with the substrate signal peptide and other Tat components, notably the Tha4 pore-forming component. Here, Cys-Cys matching mapped ThaLl contact sites on cpTatC and assessed the role of signal peptide binding on Tha4 assembly with the cpTatC Hcfl 06 receptor complex. Tha4 made contact with a peripheral cpTatC site in nonstimulated membranes. In the translocase, Tha4 made an additional contact within the cup-shaped cavil), of cpTatC that likely seeds Tha4 polymerization to form the pore. Substrate binding triggers assembly of Tha4 onto the interior site. We provide evidence that the substrate signal peptide inserts between cpTatC subunits arranged in a manner that conceivably forms an enclosed chamber. The location of the inserted signal peptide and the Tha4 cpTatC contact data suggest a model for signal peptide gated Tha4 entry into the chamber to form the translocase.
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