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1.	Niesen, Michiel J. M., et al. (author) Forces on Nascent Polypeptides during Membrane Insertion and Translocation via the Sec Translocon 2018 In: Biophysical Journal. - : Elsevier BV. - 0006-3495 .- 1542-0086. ; 115:10, s. 1885-1894 Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract During ribosomal translation, nascent polypeptide chains (NCs) undergo a variety of physical processes that determine their fate in the cell. This study utilizes a combination of arrest peptide experiments and coarse-grained molecular dynamics to measure and elucidate the molecular origins of forces that are exerted on NCs during cotranslational membrane insertion and translocation via the Sec translocon. The approach enables deconvolution of force contributions from NC-translocon and NC-ribosome interactions, membrane partitioning, and electrostatic coupling to the membrane potential. In particular, we show that forces due to NC-lipid interactions provide a readout of conformational changes in the Sec translocon, demonstrating that lateral gate opening only occurs when a sufficiently hydrophobic segment of NC residues reaches the translocon. The combination of experiment and theory introduced here provides a detailed picture of the molecular interactions and conformational changes during ribosomal translation that govern protein biogenesis.

Niesen, Michiel J. M., et al. (author)
Forces on Nascent Polypeptides during Membrane Insertion and Translocation via the Sec Translocon
2018
In: Biophysical Journal. - : Elsevier BV. - 0006-3495 .- 1542-0086. ; 115:10, s. 1885-1894
Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- During ribosomal translation, nascent polypeptide chains (NCs) undergo a variety of physical processes that determine their fate in the cell. This study utilizes a combination of arrest peptide experiments and coarse-grained molecular dynamics to measure and elucidate the molecular origins of forces that are exerted on NCs during cotranslational membrane insertion and translocation via the Sec translocon. The approach enables deconvolution of force contributions from NC-translocon and NC-ribosome interactions, membrane partitioning, and electrostatic coupling to the membrane potential. In particular, we show that forces due to NC-lipid interactions provide a readout of conformational changes in the Sec translocon, demonstrating that lateral gate opening only occurs when a sufficiently hydrophobic segment of NC residues reaches the translocon. The combination of experiment and theory introduced here provides a detailed picture of the molecular interactions and conformational changes during ribosomal translation that govern protein biogenesis.

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