A closed translocation channel in the substrate-free AAA+ ClpXP protease diminishes rogue degradation
A. Ghanbarpour, S. E. Cohen, X. Fei, T. A. Bell, T. A. Baker, J. H. Davis, R. T. Sauer
The paper presents cryo-EM structures of E. coli ClpXP, showing that a closed axial channel in ClpX enhances degradation specificity by preventing non-specific substrate entry.
bioRxiv · Aug 27, 2022Biochemistry