title: The YidC/Oxa1/Alb3 protein family: common principles and distinct features.
abstract: The members of the YidC/Oxa1/Alb3 protein family are evolutionary conserved in all three domains of life. They facilitate the insertion of membrane proteins into bacterial, mitochondrial, and thylakoid membranes and have been implicated in membrane protein folding and complex formation. The major classes of substrates are small hydrophobic subunits of large energy-transducing complexes involved in respiration and light capturing. All YidC-like proteins share a conserved membrane region, whereas the N- and C-terminal regions are diverse and fulfill accessory functions in protein targeting.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Microbiology, Groningen Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology Institute, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 7, NL-9747 AG Groningen, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Manfred J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Saller
authors.forename: Zht Cheng
authors.initials: ZC
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Jeanine
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: de Keyzer
authors.forename: Arnold J M
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Driessen
mesh_terms: D017124:Conserved Sequence; D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D026901:Membrane Transport Proteins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism*; D008954:Models, Biological; D017510:Protein Folding
chemical_list: D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D026901:Membrane Transport Proteins; C412443:YIDC protein, E coli