Heat Shock Transcription Factor σ32 Co-opts the Signal Recognition Particle to Regulate Protein Homeostasis in E. coli
Author(s) -
Bentley Lim,
Ryoji Miyazaki,
Saskia B. Neher,
Deborah A. Siegele,
Koreaki Ito,
Peter Walter,
Yoshinori Akiyama,
Takashi Yura,
Carol A. Gross
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
plos biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.127
H-Index - 271
eISSN - 1545-7885
pISSN - 1544-9173
DOI - 10.1371/journal.pbio.1001735
Subject(s) - proteostasis , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , transcription factor , heat shock factor , heat shock , cytoplasm , membrane protein , heat shock protein , proteome , protein folding , chaperone (clinical) , transport protein , hsp70 , biochemistry , membrane , gene , medicine , pathology
The bacterial heat shock transcription factor, σ32, maintains proper protein homeostasis only after it is targeted to the inner membrane by the signal recognition particle (SRP), thereby enabling integration of protein folding information from both the cytoplasm and cell membrane.
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