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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Future Med Chem. 2015 Jun;7(8):989–1007. doi: 10.4155/fmc.15.42

Figure 3. Model of the Sec-dependent preprotein secretion pathway in bacteria.

Figure 3

(I) Membrane SecA complexed with the SecB and preprotein binds to SecYEG; (II) SecA acquires the translocation ATPase activity and inserts itself into SecYEG channel; (III) SecYEG channel loosens and gets ready to push the pre-proteins; and (IV) the preprotein is pushed into the periplasm across the cytoplasmic membrane.

Adapted with permission from [91] © Elsevier (2011).