YidC--an evolutionary conserved device for the assembly of energy-transducing membrane protein complexes

Martin van der Laan; Nico P Nouwen; Arnold J M Driessen

doi:10.1016/j.mib.2005.02.004

YidC--an evolutionary conserved device for the assembly of energy-transducing membrane protein complexes

Curr Opin Microbiol. 2005 Apr;8(2):182-7. doi: 10.1016/j.mib.2005.02.004.

Authors

Martin van der Laan¹, Nico P Nouwen, Arnold J M Driessen

Affiliation

¹ Institut für Biochemie und Molekularbiologie, Universität Freiburg, Hermann-Herder-Strasse 7, D-79104 Freiburg, Germany.

PMID: 15802250
DOI: 10.1016/j.mib.2005.02.004

Abstract

Members of the YidC/Oxa1/Alb3 membrane protein family are multifunctional mediators of membrane protein integration, folding and assembly into large complexes. Their evolutionary conserved and physiologically important role appears to relate to the assembly of major energy-transducing membrane protein complexes.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review

MeSH terms

Bacteria / metabolism
Biological Evolution
Energy Transfer*
Escherichia coli / metabolism*
Escherichia coli Proteins / physiology*
Membrane Proteins / metabolism*
Membrane Transport Proteins / physiology*
Multiprotein Complexes / metabolism*

Substances

Escherichia coli Proteins
Membrane Proteins
Membrane Transport Proteins
Multiprotein Complexes
YIDC protein, E coli