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The role of lipoprotein processing by signal peptidase II in the gram- positive eubacterium Bacillus subtilis. Signal peptidase II is required for the efficient secretion of α-amylase, a non-lipoprotein

Lookup NU author(s): Dr Zoltan Pragai, Dr Sierd Bron

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Abstract

Computer-assisted analyses indicate that Bacillus subtilis contains approximately 300 genes for exported proteins with an amino-terminal signal peptide. About 114 of these are lipoproteins, which are retained in the cytoplasmic membrane. We have investigated the importance of lipoprotein processing by signal peptidase II (SPase II) for cellular homeostasis, using cells lacking SPase II. The results show that lipoprotein processing is important for cell viability at low and high temperatures, suggesting that lipoproteins are essential for growth under these conditions. Although certain lipoproteins are required for the development of genetic competence, sporulation, and germination, these developmental processes were not affected in the absence of SPase II. Cells lacking SPase II accumulated lipid-modified precursor and mature-like forms of PrsA, a folding catalyst for secreted proteins. These forms of PrsA seem to have a reduced activity, as the secretion of α-amylase was strongly impaired. Unexpectedly, type I signal peptidases, which process secretory preproteins, were not involved in alternative amino-terminal processing of pre-PrsA in the absence of SPase II. In conclusion, processing of lipoproteins by SPase II in B. subtilis is not strictly required for lipoprotein function, which is surprising as lipoproteins and type II SPases seem to be conserved in all eubacteria.


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Author(s): Tjalsma H, Kontinen VP, Pragai Z, Wu H, Meima R, Venema G, Bron S, Sarvas M, Van Dijl JM

Publication type: Article

Publication status: Published

Journal: Journal of Biological Chemistry

Year: 1999

Volume: 274

Issue: 3

Pages: 1698-1707

Print publication date: 15/01/1999

ISSN (print): 0021-9258

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Publisher: American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Inc.

URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1074/jbc.274.3.1698

DOI: 10.1074/jbc.274.3.1698

PubMed id: 9880550


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