BiophysicsbioRxiv
YidC from Escherichia coli forms an ion-conducting pore upon activation by ribosomes.
Denis G. Knyazev, Lukas Winter, Andreas Vogt…·Peter Pohl
The paper shows that E. coli YidC forms an ion-conducting pore when bound to a ribosome or ribosome-nascent chain complex, suggesting an alternative mechanism for membrane protein insertion.
DOI 10.3390/biom13121774