MCB 2050 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Signal Recognition Particle, Translocon, Signal Peptidase

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2 main sites in cell: free ribosomes: remains in cytosol or is targeted to destination, rer membrane-bound ribosomes: remains in rer or moves laterally through endomembrane system via transport vesicles. Co-translational translocation of a soluble protein into er lumen. In cytosol, translation of an mrna begins on free ribosome. N-terminus emerges from ribosome, containing a signal sequence: 8-15 hydrophobic amino acids, targets to er. Exposed signal recognized by signal recognition particle (srp) Srp released from srp receptor & simultaneously ribosome binds to cytosolic side of translocon: srp returns to cytosol. Release of srp requires gtp hydrolysis which causes conformational change to srp & srp receptor: srp receptor detaches ribosome. Binding of ribosome to translocon results in continuation of translation. Signal sequence interacts with translocon interior resulting in conformational change in translocon subunits: widening of pore & displacement of plug. As signal sequence enters lumen, it is cleaved by signal peptidase: *won"t get back into er if this is wrong.

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