Alignment of conduits for the nascent polypeptide chain in the ribosome-Sec61 complex.
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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Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Laboratory of Cell Biology, Rockefeller University, 1230 York Avenue, New York, NY 10021, USA. beckmar@rockvax.rockefeller.edu
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Grassucci
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Penczek
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Verschoor
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Blobel
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D005656:Fungal Proteins; D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D026901:Membrane Transport Proteins; D000069816:SEC Translocation Channels; C499383:SEC61 protein, S cerevisiae; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins