Biochemical characterization of a mutationally altered protein translocase: proton motive force stimulation of the initiation phase of translocation.

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Protein translocation across the Escherichia coli plasma membrane is facilitated by concerted actions of the SecYEG integral membrane complex and the SecA ATPase. A secY mutation (secY39) affects Arg357, an evolutionarily conserved and functionally important residue, and impairs the translocation function in vivo and in vitro. In this study, we used the "superactive" mutant forms of SecA, which suppress the...

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