Proteolysis in protein import and export: signal peptide processing in eu- and prokaryotes
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Proteolysis in protein import and export: signal peptide processing in eu- and prokaryotes
Abstract
Numerous proteins in pro- and eukaryotes must cross cellular membranes in order to reach their site of function. Many of these proteins carry signal sequences that are removed by specific signal peptidases during, or shortly after, membrane transport. Signal peptidases have been identified in the rough endoplasmic reticulum, the matrix and inner membrane of mitochondria, the stroma and thylakoid membrane of chloroplasts, the bacterial plasma membrane and the thylakoid membrane of cyanobacteria. The composition of these peptidases varies between one and several subunits. No site-specific inhibitors are known for the majority of these enzymes. Accordingly, signal peptidases recognize structural motifs rather than linear amino acid sequences. Such motifs have become evident by employing extensive site-directed mutagenesis to investigate the anatomy of signal sequences. Analysis of the reaction specificities and the primary sequences of several signal peptidases suggests that the enzymes of the endoplasmic reticulum, the inner mitochondrial membrane and the thylakoid membrane of chloroplasts all have evolved from bacterial progenitors.
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