General Protein Export in Bacteria Flashcards
1
Q
Step #1 GPE
A
SEC B binds to amino terminus of proteins
2
Q
Step #2 GPE
A
SECB-protein complex go to the cell membrane towards sec A/SecYEG
3
Q
Step # 3
A
ATP binding causes release of Sec B. protein now associates with Sec YEG and SecA
4
Q
Step # 4
A
ATP hydrolysis causes conformation change
5
Q
Step # 5
A
ATP adding causes protein to be transported across membrane
6
Q
Step # 6
A
Cleavage of sorting sequence post-translocation.
