Alignment of conduits for the nascent polypeptide chain in the Ribosome-Sec61 complex

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作者
Beckmann, R
Bubeck, D
Grassucci, R
Penczek, P
Verschoor, A
Blobel, G
Frank, J
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[1] NEW YORK STATE DEPT HLTH,WADSWORTH CTR,ALBANY,NY 12201
[2] SUNY ALBANY,DEPT BIOMED SCI,ALBANY,NY 12201
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10.1126/science.278.5346.2123
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
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An oligomer of the Sec61 trimeric complex is thought to form the protein-conducting channel for protein transport across the endoplasmic reticulum. A purified yeast Sec61 complex bound to monomeric yeast ribosomes as an oligomer in a saturable fashion. Cryo-electron microscopy of the ribosome-Sec61 complex and a three-dimensional reconstruction showed that the Sec61 oligomer is attached to the large ribosomal subunit by a single connection. Moreover, a funnel-shaped pore in the Sec61 oligomer aligned with the exit of a tunnel traversing the large ribosomal subunit, strongly suggesting that both structures function together in the translocation of proteins across the endoplasmic reticulum membrane.
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