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dc.contributor.authorMusik, Joanna E
dc.contributor.authorZalucki, Yaramah M
dc.contributor.authorDay, Christopher J
dc.contributor.authorJennings, Michael P
dc.date.accessioned2019-06-10T01:33:29Z
dc.date.available2019-06-10T01:33:29Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.identifier.issn0005-2736
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.bbamem.2019.03.001
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/384679
dc.description.abstractExported proteins require an N-terminal signal peptide to direct them from the cytoplasm to the periplasm. Once the protein has been translocated across the cytoplasmic membrane, the signal peptide is cleaved by a signal peptidase, allowing the remainder of the protein to fold into its mature state in the periplasm. Signal peptidase I (LepB) cleaves non-lipoproteins and recognises the sequence Ala-X-Ala. Amino acids present at the N-terminus of mature, exported proteins have been shown to affect the efficiency at which the protein is exported. Here we investigated a bias against aromatic amino acids at the second position in the mature protein (P2′). Maltose binding protein (MBP) was mutated to introduce aromatic amino acids (tryptophan, tyrosine and phenylalanine) at P2′. All mutants with aromatic amino acids at P2′ were exported less efficiently as indicated by a slight increase in precursor protein in vivo. Binding of LepB to peptides that encompass the MBP cleavage site were analysed using surface plasmon resonance. These studies showed peptides with an aromatic amino acid at P2′ had a slower off rate, due to a significantly higher binding affinity for LepB. These data are consistent with the accumulation of small amounts of preMBP in purified protein samples. Hence, the reason for the lack of aromatic amino acids at P2′ in E. coli is likely due to interference with efficient LepB activity. These data and previous bioinformatics strongly suggest that aromatic amino acids are not preferred at P2′ and this should be incorporated into signal peptide prediction algorithms.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom1018
dc.relation.ispartofpageto1022
dc.relation.ispartofissue5
dc.relation.ispartofjournalBiochimica et Biophysica Acta - Biomembranes
dc.relation.ispartofvolume1861
dc.subject.fieldofresearchBiochemistry and cell biology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchOther biological sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchChemical engineering
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3101
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3199
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4004
dc.titleEfficient function of signal peptidase 1 of Escherichia coli is partly determined by residues in the mature N-terminus of exported proteins
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
dcterms.licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
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gro.rights.copyright© 2019 Elsevier. Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Licence (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) which permits unrestricted, non-commercial use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, providing that the work is properly cited.
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gro.griffith.authorJennings, Michael P.
gro.griffith.authorZalucki, Yaramah
gro.griffith.authorDay, Christopher J.
gro.griffith.authorMusik, Joanna


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