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Proteomic Analysis Identifies Membrane Proteins Dependent on the ER Membrane Protein Complex.

ABSTRACT: The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) membrane protein complex (EMC) is a key contributor to biogenesis and membrane integration of transmembrane proteins, but our understanding of its mechanisms and the range of EMC-dependent proteins remains incomplete. Here, we carried out an unbiased mass spectrometry (MS)-based quantitative proteomic analysis comparing membrane proteins in EMC-deficient cells to wild-type (WT) cells and identified 36 EMC-dependent membrane proteins and 171 EMC-independent membrane proteins. Of these, six EMC-dependent and six EMC-independent proteins were further independently validated. We found that a common feature among EMC-dependent proteins is that they contain transmembrane domains (TMDs) with polar and/or charged residues. Mutagenesis studies demonstrate that EMC dependency can be converted in cells by removing or introducing polar and/or charged residues within TMDs. Our studies expand the list of validated EMC-dependent and EMC-independent proteins and suggest that the EMC is involved in handling TMDs with residues challenging for membrane integration.

SUBMITTER: Tian S

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6749609 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Proteomic Analysis Identifies Membrane Proteins Dependent on the ER Membrane Protein Complex.

Tian Songhai S Wu Quan Q Zhou Bo B Choi Mei Yuk MY Ding Bo B Yang Wei W Dong Min M

Cell reports 20190901 10

The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) membrane protein complex (EMC) is a key contributor to biogenesis and membrane integration of transmembrane proteins, but our understanding of its mechanisms and the range of EMC-dependent proteins remains incomplete. Here, we carried out an unbiased mass spectrometry (MS)-based quantitative proteomic analysis comparing membrane proteins in EMC-deficient cells to wild-type (WT) cells and identified 36 EMC-dependent membrane proteins and 171 EMC-independent membrane ...[more]

PMID: 31484065

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