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Processing of Bacillus subtilis succinate dehydrogenase and cytochrome b-558 polypeptides

Hederstedt, Lars LU ; Bergman, Tomas and Jörnvall, H. (1987) In FEBS Letters 213. p.385-390
Abstract
The DNA sequence of the Bacillus subtilis sdh operon coding for the two succinate dehydrogenase subunits and cytochrome b-558 (the membrane anchor protein) has recently been established. We have now determined the extent of N-terminal processing of each polypeptide by radiosequence analysis. At the same time, direct evidence for the correctness of the predicted reading frames has been obtained. The cytochrome showed a ragged N-terminus, with forms lacking one residue, and is inserted across the membrane without an N-terminal leader-peptide. Covalently bound flavin was not detectable in B. subtilis succinate dehydrogenase expressed in Escherichia coli despite normal N-terminal processing of the apoprotein. This provides an explanation to... (More)
The DNA sequence of the Bacillus subtilis sdh operon coding for the two succinate dehydrogenase subunits and cytochrome b-558 (the membrane anchor protein) has recently been established. We have now determined the extent of N-terminal processing of each polypeptide by radiosequence analysis. At the same time, direct evidence for the correctness of the predicted reading frames has been obtained. The cytochrome showed a ragged N-terminus, with forms lacking one residue, and is inserted across the membrane without an N-terminal leader-peptide. Covalently bound flavin was not detectable in B. subtilis succinate dehydrogenase expressed in Escherichia coli despite normal N-terminal processing of the apoprotein. This provides an explanation to why the succinate dehydrogenase synthesized in E. coli is not functional and demonstrates that host-specific factors regulate the coenzyme attachment.
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  publisher    = {{Wiley-Blackwell}},
  series       = {{FEBS Letters}},
  title        = {{Processing of <em>Bacillus subtilis</em> succinate dehydrogenase and cytochrome b-558 polypeptides}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0014-5793(87)81527-2}},
  doi          = {{10.1016/0014-5793(87)81527-2}},
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