YidC from Escherichia coli forms an ion-conducting pore upon activation by ribosomes.
D. G. Knyazev, L. Winter, A. Vogt, S. Posch, C. Siligan, N. Goessweiner-Mohr, N. Hagleitner-Ertugrul, H.-G. Koch, P. 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.
bioRxiv · May 10, 2023Biophysics