The mechanisms of integral membrane protein biogenesis

RS Hegde, RJ Keenan - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2022 - nature.com
Roughly one quarter of all genes code for integral membrane proteins that are inserted into
the plasma membrane of prokaryotes or the endoplasmic reticulum membrane of …

Cotranslational sorting and processing of newly synthesized proteins in eukaryotes

M Gamerdinger, E Deuerling - Trends in biochemical sciences, 2023 - cell.com
Ribosomes interact with a variety of different protein biogenesis factors that guide newly
synthesized proteins to their native 3D shapes and cellular localization. Depending on the …

[HTML][HTML] Visualization of translation and protein biogenesis at the ER membrane

M Gemmer, ML Chaillet, J van Loenhout… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
The dynamic ribosome–translocon complex, which resides at the endoplasmic reticulum
(ER) membrane, produces a major fraction of the human proteome,. It governs the synthesis …

A common mechanism of Sec61 translocon inhibition by small molecules

S Itskanov, L Wang, T Junne, R Sherriff, L Xiao… - Nature chemical …, 2023 - nature.com
The Sec61 complex forms a protein-conducting channel in the endoplasmic reticulum
membrane that is required for secretion of soluble proteins and production of many …

Structural basis of mitochondrial protein import by the TIM23 complex

SI Sim, Y Chen, DL Lynch, JC Gumbart, E Park - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Mitochondria import nearly all of their approximately 1,000–2,000 constituent proteins from
the cytosol across their double-membrane envelope,,,–. Genetic and biochemical studies …

The ER-SURF pathway uses ER-mitochondria contact sites for protein targeting to mitochondria

C Koch, S Lenhard, M Räschle… - EMBO …, 2024 - embopress.org
Most mitochondrial proteins are synthesized on cytosolic ribosomes and imported into
mitochondria in a post-translational reaction. Mitochondrial precursor proteins which use the …

Pathway engineering facilitates efficient protein expression in Pichia pastoris

C Liu, JS Gong, C Su, H Li, H Li, ZM Rao, ZH Xu… - Applied Microbiology …, 2022 - Springer
Pichia pastoris has been recognized as an important platform for the production of various
heterologous proteins in recent years. The strong promoter AOX1, induced by methanol …

Activation of ACLY by SEC63 deploys metabolic reprogramming to facilitate hepatocellular carcinoma metastasis upon endoplasmic reticulum stress

C Hu, Z Xin, X Sun, Y Hu, C Zhang, R Yan… - Journal of Experimental …, 2023 - Springer
Background Tumor cells display augmented capability to maintain endoplasmic reticulum
(ER) homeostasis and hijack ER stress pathway for malignant phenotypes under …

Mechanism of protein translocation by the Sec61 translocon complex

S Itskanov, E Park - Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in …, 2023 - cshperspectives.cshlp.org
The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is a major site for protein synthesis, folding, and maturation
in eukaryotic cells, responsible for production of secretory proteins and most integral …

Structural analysis of the dynamic ribosome-translocon complex

AJO Lewis, F Zhong, RJ Keenan, RS Hegde - Elife, 2024 - elifesciences.org
The protein translocon at the endoplasmic reticulum comprises the Sec61 translocation
channel and numerous accessory factors that collectively facilitate the biogenesis of …