Folding and aggregation of export-defective mutants of the maltose-binding protein
摘要:
We previously characterized a defective-folding variant of the periplasmic maltose-binding protein, MalE31. To examine the alternative folding pathways open to the MalE31 precursor, we have analyzed the cellular fates of this aggregation-prone protein carrying altered signal sequences. Our results are most easily interpreted by a kinetic competition between exportation, folding, and degradation. (C) 2002 Editions scientifiques et medicales Elsevier SAS. All rights reserved.