Protein Domain : Sec-independent protein translocase protein TatB IPR018448

Type  Family
Description  Translocation of proteins across the two membranes of Gram-negative bacteria can be carried out via a number of routes. Most proteins marked for export carry a secretion signal at their N terminus, and are secreted by the general secretory pathway. The signal peptide is cleaved as they pass through the outer membrane. Other secretion systems include the type III system found in a select group of Gram-negative plant and animal pathogens, and the CagA system of Helicobacter pylori [ ].In some bacterial species, however, there exists a system that operates independently of the Sec pathway []. It selectively translocates periplasmic-bound molecules that are synthesised with, or are in close association with, "partner"proteins bearing an (S/T)RRXFLK twin arginine motif at the N terminus. The pathway is therefore termed the Twin-Arginine Translocation or TAT system. Surprisingly, the four components that make up the TAT system are structurally and mechanistically related to a pH-dependent import system in plant chloroplast thylakoid membranes []. Thegene products responsible for the Sec-independent pathway are called TatA, TatB, TatC and TatE.This entry represents Sec-independent protein translocase protein TatB (TatB) and similar proteins predominantly found in Proteobacteria. TatB is essential for the secretion of large folded proteins containing a characteristic twin-arginine motif in their signal peptide across membranes. It may form an oligomeric binding site that transiently accommodates folded Tat precursor proteins before their translocation [ ]. It may form a circular arrangement with TatC [].
Short Name  TatB

0 Child Features

0 Gene Families

0 Genes

3 Ontology Annotations

1 Parent Features

0 Publications

USDA
InterMine logo
The Legume Information System (LIS) is a research project of the USDA-ARS:Corn Insects and Crop Genetics Research in Ames, IA.
LegumeMine || ArachisMine | CicerMine | GlycineMine | LensMine | LupinusMine | PhaseolusMine | VignaMine | MedicagoMine
InterMine © 2002 - 2022 Department of Genetics, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge CB2 3EH, United Kingdom