The presence of a helix breaker in the hydrophobic core of signal sequences of secretory proteins prevents recognition by the signal-recognition particle in Escherichia coli.

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Signal sequences often contain alpha-helix-destabilizing amino acids within the hydrophobic core. In the precursor of the Escherichia coli outer-membrane protein PhoE, the glycine residue at position -10 (Gly-10) is thought to be responsible for the break in the alpha-helix. Previously, we showed that substitution of Gly-10 by alpha-helix-promoting residues (Ala, Cys or Leu) reduced the proton-motive force...

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