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The variable subdomain of Escherichia coli SecA functions to regulate SecA ATPase activity and ADP release.
Journal of bacteriology - 1 May 2012
Das Sanchaita, Grady Lorry M, Michtavy Jennifer, Zhou Yayan, Cohan Frederick M, Hingorani Manju M, Oliver Donald B
Abstract excerpt
Bacterial SecA proteins can be categorized by the presence or absence of a variable subdomain (VAR) located within nucleotide-binding domain II of the SecA DEAD motor. Here we show that VAR is dispensable for SecA function, since the VAR deletion mutant secAΔ519-547 displayed a wild-type rate of cellular growth and protein export. Loss or gain of VAR is extremely rare in the history of bacterial evolution,...
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