In bacteria, N-terminal signal peptides mark proteins for transport across the plasma membrane. A recent study by Smets et al (2022) followed the folding of a pair of structural twins to shed light on how evolution has optimised the secretory process. © 2022 The Authors.
Nicholas McCaul, Ineke Braakman. Hold the fold: how delayed folding aids protein secretion. The EMBO journal. 2022 Dec 01;41(23):e112787
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