title: TatAc, the third TatA subunit of Bacillus subtilis, can form active twin-arginine translocases with the TatCd and TatCy subunits.
abstract: Two independent twin-arginine translocases (Tat) for protein secretion were previously identified in the Gram-positive bacterium Bacillus subtilis. These consist of the TatAd-TatCd and TatAy-TatCy subunits. The function of a third TatA subunit named TatAc was unknown. Here, we show that TatAc can form active protein translocases with TatCd and TatCy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Groningen and University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Carmine G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Monteferrante
authors.forename: Jacopo
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Baglieri
authors.forename: Colin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Robinson
authors.forename: Jan Maarten
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: van Dijl
mesh_terms: D001412:Bacillus subtilis / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D026901:Membrane Transport Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D021122:Protein Subunits / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D021381:Protein Transport
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D026901:Membrane Transport Proteins; D021122:Protein Subunits