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SRP RNA provides the physiologically essential GTPase activation function in cotranslational protein targeting.
RNA (New York, N.Y.) - 1 Feb 2007
Siu Fai Y, Spanggord Richard J, Doudna Jennifer A
Abstract excerpt
The signal recognition particle (SRP) cotranslationally targets proteins to cell membranes by coordinated binding and release of ribosome-associated nascent polypeptides and a membrane-associated SRP receptor. GTP uptake and hydrolysis by the SRP-receptor complex govern this targeting cycle. Because no GTPase-activating proteins (GAPs) are known for the SRP and SRP receptor GTPases, however, it has been unclear...
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