Genetic studies on mechanisms of protein localization in Escherichia coli K-12

Journal of Supramolecular Structure
M N HallT J Silhavy

Abstract

In the last few years, several laboratories have demonstrated that many proteins (both from eukaryotic and prokaryotic organisms) that are destined to be localized in noncytoplasmic locations initially are synthesized as a precursor with a 15-30 amino acid extension at the NH2-terminal end of the molecule. This extra peptide has been termed the signal sequence, and it has been proposed that this signal plays a role in the localization of the extracytoplasmic protein. We are studying the process by which proteins are exported to the envelope region of Escherichia coli. Our work deals primarily with the outer membrane proteins, lambda receptor, the product of the lamB gene, and the major outer membrane (porin) proteins 1a and 1b, products of the ompF and ompC genes. Using techniques of gene fusion, we have demonstrated that information specifying the cellular location of the lambda receptor is contained within the lamB gene. Furthermore, we have shown that this information is capable of directing even a normally cytoplasmic protein, beta-galactosidase, to the outer membrane. Some of this information is contained within the signal sequence. Mutations that alter this sequence prevent export of the lambda receptor protein. Again usi...Continue Reading

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