BiochemistryNature CommunicationsPeer-reviewed
Membrane-embedded polar residues target membrane proteins for degradation by the quality control protease FtsH
Michal Chai-Danino, Noy Ravensary-Modin, Vasiliy I. Vladimirov…·Nir Fluman
The paper identifies how lipid-facing polar residues direct membrane proteins to FtsH-mediated degradation in E. coli, revealing a mechanism for recognizing misfolded proteins.
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