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Analysis of the dynamic behavior of membrane-translocating nascent polypeptides in living cells

Research Project

Project/Area Number 22K15061
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Review Section Basic Section 43030:Functional biochemistry-related
Research InstitutionNara Institute of Science and Technology

Principal Investigator

Miyazaki Ryoji  奈良先端科学技術大学院大学, 先端科学技術研究科, 助教 (30827564)

Project Period (FY) 2022-04-01 – 2025-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2024)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,550,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,050,000)
Fiscal Year 2023: ¥2,210,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥510,000)
Fiscal Year 2022: ¥2,340,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥540,000)
Keywords新生ポリペプチド鎖 / in vivo光架橋法 / VemP / Secトランスロコン / PpiD / YfgM / DsbA / AlphaFold / SecDF / AlphaFold 2 / 大腸菌
Outline of Research at the Start

タンパク質は、リボソームに合成される途上の新生ポリペプチド鎖の状態で様々な因子と相互作用することで、適切な場所に運ばれ、成熟していく。新生鎖が重要な細胞機能制御に関わることも示され、細胞内での新生鎖の迅速な相互作用動態の理解はさらに重要となっている。
本申請研究は、タンパク質膜透過装置SecY/E/Gを膜透過途上の状態が安定なVemPをモデル新生鎖とし、in vivo光架橋法を用いて膜透過途上のVemP新生鎖とSecY/E/G関連因子との相互作用動態変化を解析する。それにより、VemPのような膜透過途上の新生ポリペプチド鎖の迅速な相互作用の動態変化を細胞内で、かつ、分子レベルで解明する。

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Proteins are delivered to their proper locations and folded into functional structures. This process proceeds via nascent polypeptide chains bound to ribosomes. However, it remains challenging to analyze the dynamic behaviors of nascent chains in living cells, and only a limited number of studies have addressed nascent chains translocating through biological membranes.
In this study, we used VemP, which maintains a stable nascent chain conformation during SecYEG-mediated permeabilization, as a model system, and focused on the membrane proteins SecDF and PpiD/YfgM, which are involved in protein translocation across membranes. Through crosslinking analyses, we revealed the intracellular organization of the SecYEG/SecDF/PpiD/YfgM supercomplex and demonstrated that PpiD cooperates with DsbA, a disulfide bond oxidase.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

リボソームによって翻訳途上にある新生ポリペプチド鎖は、全てのタンパク質が成熟過程で経る普遍的な状態である。この新生鎖の品質管理機構が多くの疾病と深く関わることが明らかとなり、新生鎖研究は学術的意義にとどまらず、医学や創薬など社会的重要性を増している。
本研究では、生細胞内で膜透過途上の新生鎖に着目し、それに働く膜透過関連因子の機能を解析した。そして、保存されたSecトランスロコンからなる巨大複合体の細胞内構造の知見を得て、Secトランスロコンとジスルフィド結合酵素をつなぐ膜タンパク質を発見した。これらの知見は生物界に普遍的に保存されるタンパク質膜透過機構の理解を深める基盤となるものである。

Report

(4 results)
  • 2024 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2023 Research-status Report
  • 2022 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (15 results)

All 2025 2024 2023 2022

All Journal Article (9 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 3 results,  Peer Reviewed: 7 results,  Open Access: 8 results) Presentation (6 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 1 results,  Invited: 3 results)

  • [Journal Article] Structural basis of lipopolysaccharide translocon assembly mediated by the small lipoprotein LptM2025

    • Author(s)
      Miyazaki Ryoji、Kimoto Mai、Kohga Hidetaka、Tsukazaki Tomoya
    • Journal Title

      bioRxiv

      Volume: -

    • DOI

      10.1101/2025.01.03.631273

    • Related Report
      2024 Annual Research Report
    • Open Access
  • [Journal Article] AFM observation of protein translocation mediated by one unit of SecYEG-SecA complex2025

    • Author(s)
      Kanaoka Yui、Mori Takaharu、Nagaike Wataru、Itaya Seira、Nonaka Yuto、Kohga Hidetaka、Haruyama Takamitsu、Sugano Yasunori、Miyazaki Ryoji、Ichikawa Muneyoshi、Uchihashi Takayuki、Tsukazaki Tomoya
    • Journal Title

      Nature Communications

      Volume: 16 Issue: 1 Pages: 225-225

    • DOI

      10.1038/s41467-024-54875-x

    • Related Report
      2024 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Structural basis of a phosphotransferase system xylose transporter2025

    • Author(s)
      Takahashi Yutaro S.、Kohga Hidetaka、Chek Min Fey、Yamamoto Kotomi、Takahashi Jun F.、Shigematsu Hideki、Tanaka Yoshiki、Ichikawa Muneyoshi、Miyazaki Ryoji、Hakoshima Toshio、Tsukazaki Tomoya
    • Journal Title

      bioRxiv

      Volume: -

    • DOI

      10.1101/2025.04.02.646771

    • Related Report
      2024 Annual Research Report
    • Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Cleavage cascade of the sigma regulator FecR orchestrates TonB-dependent signal transduction2025

    • Author(s)
      Yokoyama Tatsuhiko、Miyazaki Ryoji、Suzuki Takehiro、Dohmae Naoshi、Nagai Hiroki、Tsukazaki Tomoya、Kubori Tomoko、Akiyama Yoshinori
    • Journal Title

      Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

      Volume: 122 Issue: 16

    • DOI

      10.1073/pnas.2500366122

    • Related Report
      2024 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] YeeD is an essential partner for YeeE-mediated thiosulfate uptake in bacteria and regulates thiosulfate ion decomposition2024

    • Author(s)
      Ikei Mai、Miyazaki Ryoji、Monden Keigo、Naito Yusuke、Takeuchi Azusa、Takahashi Yutaro S.、Tanaka Yoshiki、Murata Keina、Mori Takaharu、Ichikawa Muneyoshi、Tsukazaki Tomoya
    • Journal Title

      PLOS BIOLOGY

      Volume: 22 Issue: 4 Pages: e3002601-e3002601

    • DOI

      10.1371/journal.pbio.3002601

    • Related Report
      2024 Annual Research Report 2023 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Translation arrest cancellation of VemP, a secretion monitor in Vibrio, is regulated by multiple cis and trans factors, including SecY2024

    • Author(s)
      Ikeda Yuki、Miyazaki Ryoji、Tsukazaki Tomoya、Akiyama Yoshinori、Mori Hiroyuki
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Biological Chemistry

      Volume: 300 Issue: 10 Pages: 107735-107735

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.jbc.2024.107735

    • Related Report
      2024 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Analyzing protein intermediate interactions in living E.?coli cells using site-specific photo-crosslinking combined with chemical crosslinking2023

    • Author(s)
      Miyazaki Ryoji、Akiyama Yoshinori
    • Journal Title

      STAR Protocols

      Volume: 4 Issue: 2 Pages: 102178-102178

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.xpro.2023.102178

    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Inner membrane YfgM-PpiD heterodimer acts as a functional unit that associates with the SecY/E/G translocon and promotes protein translocation2022

    • Author(s)
      Miyazaki Ryoji、Ai Mengting、Tanaka Natsuko、Suzuki Takehiro、Dhomae Naoshi、Tsukazaki Tomoya、Akiyama Yoshinori、Mori Hiroyuki
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Biological Chemistry

      Volume: 298 Issue: 11 Pages: 102572-102572

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.jbc.2022.102572

    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] A Photo-Crosslinking Approach to Monitoring the Assembly of an LptD Intermediate with LptE in a Living Cell2022

    • Author(s)
      Miyazaki Ryoji、Mori Hiroyuki、Akiyama Yoshinori
    • Journal Title

      Methods in Molecular Biology: Lipopolysaccharide Transport

      Volume: 2548 Pages: 97-107

    • DOI

      10.1007/978-1-0716-2581-1_7

    • ISBN
      9781071625804, 9781071625811
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Presentation] 内膜タンパク質 Ppip は Sec複合体とDsbA を連結し、膜透過基質タンパク質へのジスルフィド 結合導入を補助する2024

    • Author(s)
      宮崎 亮次、鈴木 健裕、堂前 直、塚崎 智也
    • Organizer
      第24回日本蛋白質科学会年会
    • Related Report
      2024 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Inner membrane protein PpiD physically and functionally connects the Sec translocon and DsbA2024

    • Author(s)
      Miyazaki Ryoji、Tsukazaki Tomoya
    • Organizer
      International Symposium on Multifaceted Protein Dynamics
    • Related Report
      2024 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 内膜タンパク質PpiDはSecトランスロコンとDsbAを連結し、膜透過基質タンパク質へのジスルフィド結合導入を助ける2023

    • Author(s)
      宮崎亮次、鈴木健裕、堂前直、塚崎智也
    • Organizer
      第96回日本生化学会大会
    • Related Report
      2023 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] PpiD/YfgM複合体はSec複合体とDsbAを連結する2023

    • Author(s)
      宮崎 亮次
    • Organizer
      2022年度国立遺伝学研究所研究会「単細胞生物に見られる生体プロセスの恒常性維持システム」
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] タンパク質膜透過・輸送に関わるPpiD/YfgM複合体の in vivo 光架橋解析2022

    • Author(s)
      宮崎 亮次、鈴木 健裕、堂前 直、塚崎 智也
    • Organizer
      第22回 日本蛋白質科学会年会
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] in vivo光架橋法によるタンパク質膜透過関連因子PpiDの相互作用解析2022

    • Author(s)
      宮崎 亮次、鈴木 健裕、堂前 直、塚崎 智也
    • Organizer
      第18回 21世紀大腸菌研究会
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report

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Published: 2022-04-19   Modified: 2026-01-16  

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