SecY protein, a membrane-embedded secretion factor of E. coli, is cleaved by the ompT protease in vitro.

doi:10.1016/0006-291x(90)92083-c

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SecY protein, a membrane-embedded secretion factor of E. coli, is cleaved by the ompT protease in vitro.

Biochemical and biophysical research communications - 16 Mar 1990

Akiyama Y, Ito K

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SecY is an integral membrane protein, spanning the cytoplasmic membrane of E. coli probably 10 times and required for efficient translocation of other proteins across the membrane. We report here that this protein can be specifically cleaved at the central region of the polypeptide after cell dis...

Topics

Bacterial Proteins
Cell Membrane
Escherichia coli
Escherichia coli Proteins
Genes, Bacterial
Immunoblotting
Membrane Proteins
Mutation
SEC Translocation Channels
Serine Endopeptidases
Substrate Specificity

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