Background: How SecYEG opens for co-translational translocation is unknown.Results: Ribosome binding to the SecY complex induces ion channel activity.Conclusion: SecYEG responds to ligand binding by a conformational transition.Significance: Dislocation of the plug prepares entry of the nascent chain.
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