Summary Protein translocation across the bacterial membrane, mediated by the SecYEG translocon and the SecA ATPase1–4, is enhanced by proton-motive force (PMF)5,6 and membrane-integrated SecDF7–9, which associates with SecYEG. Here, we determined the crystal structure of Thermus thermophilus SecDF at 3.3 Å resolution, which revealed a pseudo-symmetrical, 12-helix transmembrane (TM) domain belonging to the RND superfamily and major periplasmic domains (P1 and P4). Higher resolution analysis of the latter suggested that P1, which proved to bind an unfolded protein, undergoes functionally important conformational changes. In vitro analyses identified an ATP-independent step of protein translocation that requires both SecDF and PMF. Electrophysiological analyses revealed that SecDF conducts protons in a pH- and unfolded protein-dependent fashion, in which conserved Asp and Arg residues at the TM SecD/SecF-interface play essential roles in the movements of protons and preproteins. Therefore, we propose that SecDF functions as a membrane-integrated chaperone, powered by PMF, to achieve ATP-independent protein translocation.

A membrane-integrated Sec component, SecDF, associates with the SecYEG protein-conducting channel and facilitates protein secretion and membraneprotein integration. SecDF contains 12 transmembrane helices and two periplasmic domains. The first periplasmic domain (P1) plays an important role in protein translocation. Here, the overexpression, purification and crystallization of the P1 domain of Thermus thermophilus SecDF are reported. The crystals diffracted X-rays to 2.3 Å resolution and belonged to space group C2, with unit-cell parameters a = 161.1, b = 35.8, c = 181.6 Å , suggesting that they contain four molecules per asymmetric unit. The initial phases were determined by the multiple-wavelength anomalous dispersion method using selenomethionine-labelled crystals.

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