scholarly journals Proline residues of transmembrane domains determine the sorting of inner membrane proteins in mitochondria

2005 ◽  
Vol 170 (6) ◽  
pp. 881-888 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephan Meier ◽  
Walter Neupert ◽  
Johannes M. Herrmann
Keyword(s):  
Membrane Proteins ◽  
Protein Translocation ◽  
Transmembrane Domains ◽  
Inner Membrane ◽  
Charged Residues ◽  
The Matrix

Most inner membrane proteins of mitochondria are synthesized in the cytosol and reach the inner membrane using one of two alternative sorting pathways. On the stop transfer route, proteins are arrested during import at the level of the inner membrane. The conservative sorting pathway involves translocation through the inner membrane and insertion from the matrix. It is unclear how the translocase of the inner membrane 23 protein translocation machinery differentiates between the two classes of proteins. Here we show that proline residues in hydrophobic stretches strongly disfavor the translocation arrest of transmembrane domains (TMDs) and favor the transfer of preproteins to the matrix. We propose that proline residues, together with the hydrophobicity of the TMD and the presence of charged residues COOH-terminally flanking the TMD, are determinants of the intramitochondrial sorting of inner membrane proteins.

scholarly journals Targeting and Insertion of Membrane Proteins in Mitochondria

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ross Eaglesfield ◽  
Kostas Tokatlidis
Keyword(s):  
Membrane Proteins ◽  
Outer Membrane ◽  
Mitochondrial Membrane ◽  
Protein Translocation ◽  
Ionic Balance ◽  
Inner Membrane ◽  
Respiratory Complexes ◽  
Mitochondrial Functions ◽  
The Matrix ◽  
Assembly Pathways

Mitochondrial membrane proteins play an essential role in all major mitochondrial functions. The respiratory complexes of the inner membrane are key for the generation of energy. The carrier proteins for the influx/efflux of essential metabolites to/from the matrix. Many other inner membrane proteins play critical roles in the import and processing of nuclear encoded proteins (∼99% of all mitochondrial proteins). The outer membrane provides another lipidic barrier to nuclear-encoded protein translocation and is home to many proteins involved in the import process, maintenance of ionic balance, as well as the assembly of outer membrane components. While many aspects of the import and assembly pathways of mitochondrial membrane proteins have been elucidated, many open questions remain, especially surrounding the assembly of the respiratory complexes where certain highly hydrophobic subunits are encoded by the mitochondrial DNA and synthesised and inserted into the membrane from the matrix side. This review will examine the various assembly pathways for inner and outer mitochondrial membrane proteins while discussing the most recent structural and biochemical data examining the biogenesis process.

AAA proteases of mitochondria: quality control of membrane proteins and regulatory functions during mitochondrial biogenesis

2001 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 431-436 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Langer ◽  
M. Käser ◽  
C. Klanner ◽  
K. Leonhard
Keyword(s):  
Quality Control ◽  
Membrane Proteins ◽  
Matrix Space ◽  
Inner Membrane ◽  
Membrane Surfaces ◽  
Mitochondrial Inner Membrane ◽  
Catalytic Sites ◽  
The Matrix ◽  
The Stability ◽  
Regulatory Functions

An ubiquitous and conserved proteolytic system regulates the stability of mitochondrial inner membrane proteins. Two AAA proteases with catalytic sites at opposite membrane surfaces form a membrane-integrated quality control system and exert crucial functions during the biogenesis of mitochondria. Their activity is modulated by another membrane-protein complex that is composed of prohibitins. Peptides generated upon proteolysis in the matrix space are transported across the inner membrane by an ATP-binding cassette transporter. The function of these conserved components is discussed in the present review.

scholarly journals Tim23–Tim50 pair coordinates functions of translocators and motor proteins in mitochondrial protein import

2009 ◽  
Vol 184 (1) ◽  
pp. 129-141 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yasushi Tamura ◽  
Yoshihiro Harada ◽  
Takuya Shiota ◽  
Koji Yamano ◽  
Kazuaki Watanabe ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Motor Proteins ◽  
Protein Import ◽  
Protein Translocation ◽  
Mitochondrial Protein ◽  
Intermembrane Space ◽  
Mitochondrial Protein Import ◽  
Inner Membrane ◽  
The Matrix ◽  
General Protein ◽  
Mitochondrial Hsp70

Mitochondrial protein traffic requires coordinated operation of protein translocator complexes in the mitochondrial membrane. The TIM23 complex translocates and inserts proteins into the mitochondrial inner membrane. Here we analyze the intermembrane space (IMS) domains of Tim23 and Tim50, which are essential subunits of the TIM23 complex, in these functions. We find that interactions of Tim23 and Tim50 in the IMS facilitate transfer of precursor proteins from the TOM40 complex, a general protein translocator in the outer membrane, to the TIM23 complex. Tim23–Tim50 interactions also facilitate a late step of protein translocation across the inner membrane by promoting motor functions of mitochondrial Hsp70 in the matrix. Therefore, the Tim23–Tim50 pair coordinates the actions of the TOM40 and TIM23 complexes together with motor proteins for mitochondrial protein import.

scholarly journals Effects of SecE Depletion on the Inner and Outer Membrane Proteomes of Escherichia coli

2008 ◽  
Vol 190 (10) ◽  
pp. 3505-3525 ◽  
Author(s):  
Louise Baars ◽  
Samuel Wagner ◽  
David Wickström ◽  
Mirjam Klepsch ◽  
A. Jimmy Ytterberg ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Escherichia Coli ◽  
Membrane Proteins ◽  
Outer Membrane ◽  
Protein Identification ◽  
Protein Translocation ◽  
Outer Membrane Proteins ◽  
Specific Model ◽  
Secretory Proteins ◽  
Inner Membrane ◽  
Sec Translocon

ABSTRACT The Sec translocon is a protein-conducting channel that allows polypeptides to be transferred across or integrated into a membrane. Although protein translocation and insertion in Escherichia coli have been studied using only a small set of specific model substrates, it is generally assumed that most secretory proteins and inner membrane proteins use the Sec translocon. Therefore, we have studied the role of the Sec translocon using subproteome analysis of cells depleted of the essential translocon component SecE. The steady-state proteomes and the proteome dynamics were evaluated using one- and two-dimensional gel analysis, followed by mass spectrometry-based protein identification and extensive immunoblotting. The analysis showed that upon SecE depletion (i) secretory proteins aggregated in the cytoplasm and the cytoplasmic σ32 stress response was induced, (ii) the accumulation of outer membrane proteins was reduced, with the exception of OmpA, Pal, and FadL, and (iii) the accumulation of a surprisingly large number of inner membrane proteins appeared to be unaffected or increased. These proteins lacked large translocated domains and/or consisted of only one or two transmembrane segments. Our study suggests that several secretory and inner membrane proteins can use Sec translocon-independent pathways or have superior access to the remaining Sec translocons present in SecE-depleted cells.

scholarly journals Protein translocation channel of mitochondrial inner membrane and matrix-exposed import motor communicate via two-domain coupling protein

eLife ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rupa Banerjee ◽  
Christina Gladkova ◽  
Koyeli Mapa ◽  
Gregor Witte ◽  
Dejana Mokranjac
Keyword(s):  
Domain Structure ◽  
Protein Translocation ◽  
Mitochondrial Proteins ◽  
Inner Membrane ◽  
Terminal Domain ◽  
Mitochondrial Inner Membrane ◽  
The Matrix ◽  
Coupling Protein ◽  
Domain Coupling

The majority of mitochondrial proteins are targeted to mitochondria by N-terminal presequences and use the TIM23 complex for their translocation across the mitochondrial inner membrane. During import, translocation through the channel in the inner membrane is coupled to the ATP-dependent action of an Hsp70-based import motor at the matrix face. How these two processes are coordinated remained unclear. We show here that the two domain structure of Tim44 plays a central role in this process. The N-terminal domain of Tim44 interacts with the components of the import motor, whereas its C-terminal domain interacts with the translocation channel and is in contact with translocating proteins. Our data suggest that the translocation channel and the import motor of the TIM23 complex communicate through rearrangements of the two domains of Tim44 that are stimulated by translocating proteins.

scholarly journals From TOM to the TIM23 complex – handing over of a precursor

2020 ◽  
Vol 401 (6-7) ◽  
pp. 709-721 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sylvie Callegari ◽  
Luis Daniel Cruz-Zaragoza ◽  
Peter Rehling
Keyword(s):  
Outer Membrane ◽  
Protein Translocation ◽  
Membrane Translocation ◽  
Inner Membrane ◽  
Receptor Proteins ◽  
Amino Terminal ◽  
Tom Complex ◽  
Precursor Proteins ◽  
The Matrix ◽  
Handover Process

AbstractMitochondrial precursor proteins with amino-terminal presequences are imported via the presequence pathway, utilizing the TIM23 complex for inner membrane translocation. Initially, the precursors pass the outer membrane through the TOM complex and are handed over to the TIM23 complex where they are sorted into the inner membrane or translocated into the matrix. This handover process depends on the receptor proteins at the inner membrane, Tim50 and Tim23, which are critical for efficient import. In this review, we summarize key findings that shaped the current concepts of protein translocation along the presequence import pathway, with a particular focus on the precursor handover process from TOM to the TIM23 complex. In addition, we discuss functions of the human TIM23 pathway and the recently uncovered pathogenic mutations in TIM50.

scholarly journals Protein import into mitochondria: the requirement for external ATP is precursor-specific whereas intramitochondrial ATP is universally needed for translocation into the matrix.

1994 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 465-474 ◽  
Author(s):  
C Wachter ◽  
G Schatz ◽  
B S Glick
Keyword(s):  
Protein Import ◽  
Protein Translocation ◽  
Mitochondrial Protein ◽  
Inner Membrane ◽  
In Vitro System ◽  
Mitochondrial Inner Membrane ◽  
Precursor Proteins ◽  
The Matrix

ATP is needed for the import of precursor proteins into mitochondria. However, the role of ATP and its site of action have been unclear. We have now investigated the ATP requirements for protein import into the mitochondrial matrix. These experiments employed an in vitro system that allowed ATP levels to be manipulated both inside and outside the mitochondrial inner membrane. Our results indicate that there are two distinct ATP requirements for mitochondrial protein import. ATP in the matrix is always needed for complete import of precursor proteins into this compartment, even when the precursors are presented to mitochondria in an unfolded conformation. In contrast, the requirement for external ATP is precursor-specific; depletion of external ATP strongly inhibits import of some precursors but has little or no effect with other precursors. A requirement for external ATP can often be overcome by denaturing the precursor with urea. We suggest that external ATP promotes the release of precursors from cytosolic chaperones, whereas matrix ATP drives protein translocation across the inner membrane.

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