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JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY
Volume 278, Issue 8, Pages 5669-5678Publisher
AMER SOC BIOCHEMISTRY MOLECULAR BIOLOGY INC
DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M209968200
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- Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council [SF16973] Funding Source: Medline
- Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council [SF16973] Funding Source: researchfish
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Tail-anchored proteins are a distinct class of membrane proteins that are characterized by a C-terminal membrane insertion sequence and a capacity for post-translational integration. Although it is now clear that tail-anchored proteins are inserted into the membrane at the endoplasmic reticulum. (ER), the molecular basis for their integration is poorly understood. We have used a cross-linking approach to identify ER components that may be involved in the membrane insertion of tail-anchored proteins. We find that several newly synthesized tail-anchored proteins are transiently associated with a defined subset of cellular components. Among these, we identify several ER proteins, including subunits of the Sec61 translocon, Sec62p, Sec63p, and the 25-kDa subunit of the signal peptidase complex. When we analyze the cotranslational membrane insertion of a comparable signal-anchored protein we find the nascent polypeptide associated with a similar set of ER components. We conclude that the pathways for the integration of tail-anchored and signal-anchored membrane proteins at the ER exhibit a substantial degree of overlap, and we propose that this reflects similarities between co- and post-translational membrane insertion.
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