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HyaE family; HyaE is also called HupG and HoxO. They are proteins serving a critical role in the assembly of multimeric [NiFe] hydrogenases, the enzymes that catalyze the oxidation of molecular hydrogen to enable microorganisms to utilize hydrogen as the sole energy source. The E. coli HyaE protein is a chaperone that specifically interacts with the twin-arginine translocation (Tat) signal peptide of the [NiFe] hydrogenase-1 beta subunit precursor. Tat signal peptides target precursor proteins to the Tat protein export system, which facilitates the transport of fully folded proteins across the inner membrane. HyaE may be involved in regulating the traffic of [NiFe] hydrogenase-1 on the Tat transport pathway.