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Table 1 Consensus nomenclature for SecY and YidC

From: A unified evolutionary origin for the ubiquitous protein transporters SecY and YidC

SecY

Consensus element

YidC

N-half

C-half

Archaea-Eukarya

Bacteria (monoderms)

Bacteria (diderms)

  

h0

  

TM1, P1

  

H0

EH1

EH1

EH1

TM1

TM6

H1

TM1

TM1

TM2

TM2a (plug)

C4 (RBD)

h1h2

   

TM2b (LG)

TM7 (LG)

H2

CH1

CH1

CH1

 

C5 (RBD)

h2h3

   

TM3 (LG)

TM8 (LG)

H3

CH2

CH2

CH2

TM4

TM9

H4

TM2

TM2

TM3

  

h4h5

EH2

TM3/4

TM4/5

TM5

TM10

H5

TM3

TM5

TM6

  1. CH cytoplasmic helix, EH extracytoplasmic helix, P periplasmic domain, C cytoplasmic domain, LG lateral gate, RBD ribosome-binding domain