A functional interaction between the signal peptide and the translation apparatus is detected by the use of a single point mutation which blocks translocation across mammalian endoplasmic reticulum (original) (raw)

1987, The Journal of biological chemistry

Abstract

A functional interaction between the signal sequence and the translation apparatus which may serve as a first step in chain targeting to the membrane is described. To this end, we exploited the powerful technique of molecular cloning in a procaryotic system and the well characterized translocation system of mammalian endoplasmic reticulum. The signal peptide of subunit B of the heat labile enterotoxin of Escherichia coli (EltB) was fused to several proteins. Single base substitutions were introduced in the signal peptide and their effect on protein synthesis and translocation was studied. We sought a single amino acid substitution which may define certain steps in the coordinated regulation of chain synthesis and targeting to the membrane. The substitution of proline for leucine at residue -8 in the signal peptide abolished all known functions of the signal peptide. In contrast to wild type signal peptide, the mutant signal peptide did not lead to arrest of nascent chain synthesis b...

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