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DESCRIPTION

Also known as SECG_ECOLI, secG. Subunit of the protein translocation channel SecYEG. Overexpression of some hybrid proteins has been thought to jam the protein secretion apparatus resulting in cell death; while this may be true it also results in FtsH-mediated degradation of SecY. Treatment with antibiotics that block translation elongation such as chloramphenicol also leads to degradation of SecY and SecE but not SecG. Component of the Sec protein translocase complex. Heterotrimer consisting of SecY, SecE and SecG subunits. The heterotrimers can form oligomers, although 1 heterotrimer is thought to be able to translocate proteins. The SecDF-YidC-YajC translocase forms a supercomplex with SecYEG, called the holo-translocon (HTL) (PubMed:27435098). The stoichiometry of the super complex may be SecYEG:YidC:SecDF 4:3:1, YajC is in the reconstituted complex (with SecDF) but as no antibody is available it could not be quantified (PubMed:27435098). SecG probably contacts ribosomal protein L23 and/or L29 when the translocation complex is docked with the ribosome.

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Protein-export membrane protein SecG

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Molecular Synopsis