The peroxisomal AAA-ATPase Pex1/Pex6 unfolds substrates by processive threading

Pex1 and Pex6 form a heterohexameric Type-2 AAA-ATPase motor whose function in peroxisomal matrix-protein import is still debated. Here, the authors combine structural, biochemical, and cell-biological approaches to show that Pex1/Pex6 is a protein unfoldase, which supports a role in mechanical unfo...

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Main Authors: Brooke M. Gardner, Dominic T. Castanzo, Saikat Chowdhury, Goran Stjepanovic, Matthew S. Stefely, James H. Hurley, Gabriel C. Lander, Andreas Martin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2018-01-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-02474-4