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WormBase Tree Display for GO_term: GO:0005786

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GO:0005786Namesignal recognition particle, endoplasmic reticulum targeting
DefinitionA ribonucleoprotein particle of 325 kDa composed of a 7S (300 nucleotide) RNA molecule and a complex of six different polypeptides. This binds both to the N-terminal signal peptide for proteins destined for the endoplasmic reticulum as they emerge from the large ribosomal subunit and also to the ribosome. This binding arrests further translation thereby preventing the proteins from being released into the cytosol. The SRP-ribosome complex then diffuses to the endoplasmic reticulum where it is bound to the signal recognition particle receptor, which allows resumption of protein synthesis and facilitates the passage of the growing polypeptide chain through the translocon. Through a process involving GTP hydrolysis, the SRP-SRP receptor complex dissociates and SRP returns to the cytosol. Of the six polypeptides of SRP the 54 kDa subunit (SRP54) is the central player. It contains an N-terminal GTPase domain and a C-terminal domain that binds directly to the signal peptide and the SRP RNA. Examples of this component are found in Mus musculus, Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Arabidopsis thaliana.
Alt_idGO:0005855
SynonymExactsignal sequence receptor complex
SRP
StatusValid
TypeCellular_component
ParentInstance_ofGO:0048500
Attributes_ofMotifINTERPRO:IPR003210
INTERPRO:IPR026258
IndexAncestorGO:0005575
GO:0005622
GO:0005737
GO:1990904
GO:0110165
GO:0032991
GO:0048500
GO_annotation (38)
VersionGene Ontology releases/2023-11-15