scholarly journals A mitochondrial-focused genetic interaction map reveals a scaffold-like complex required for inner membrane organization in mitochondria

2011 ◽  
Vol 195 (2) ◽  
pp. 323-340 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suzanne Hoppins ◽  
Sean R. Collins ◽  
Ann Cassidy-Stone ◽  
Eric Hummel ◽  
Rachel M. DeVay ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Interaction ◽  
Skeletal Structure ◽  
Mitochondrial Morphology ◽  
Functional Connection ◽  
Inner Membrane ◽  
Cellular Pathways ◽  
Inner Membrane Protein ◽  
Interaction Map ◽  
Membrane Components ◽  
And Function

To broadly explore mitochondrial structure and function as well as the communication of mitochondria with other cellular pathways, we constructed a quantitative, high-density genetic interaction map (the MITO-MAP) in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. The MITO-MAP provides a comprehensive view of mitochondrial function including insights into the activity of uncharacterized mitochondrial proteins and the functional connection between mitochondria and the ER. The MITO-MAP also reveals a large inner membrane–associated complex, which we term MitOS for mitochondrial organizing structure, comprised of Fcj1/Mitofilin, a conserved inner membrane protein, and five additional components. MitOS physically and functionally interacts with both outer and inner membrane components and localizes to extended structures that wrap around the inner membrane. We show that MitOS acts in concert with ATP synthase dimers to organize the inner membrane and promote normal mitochondrial morphology. We propose that MitOS acts as a conserved mitochondrial skeletal structure that differentiates regions of the inner membrane to establish the normal internal architecture of mitochondria.

scholarly journals Aim24 and MICOS modulate respiratory function, tafazzin-related cardiolipin modification and mitochondrial architecture

eLife ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Max Emanuel Harner ◽  
Ann-Katrin Unger ◽  
Toshiaki Izawa ◽  
Dirk M Walther ◽  
Cagakan Özbalci ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Membrane Protein ◽  
Respiratory Function ◽  
Structure And Function ◽  
Complete Loss ◽  
Mitochondrial Ultrastructure ◽  
Inner Membrane ◽  
Outer Membranes ◽  
Contact Sites ◽  
Inner Membrane Protein ◽  
And Function

Structure and function of mitochondria are intimately linked. In a search for components that participate in building the elaborate architecture of this complex organelle we have identified Aim24, an inner membrane protein. Aim24 interacts with the MICOS complex that is required for the formation of crista junctions and contact sites between inner and outer membranes. Aim24 is necessary for the integrity of the MICOS complex, for normal respiratory growth and mitochondrial ultrastructure. Modification of MICOS subunits Mic12 or Mic26 by His-tags in the absence of Aim24 leads to complete loss of cristae and respiratory complexes. In addition, the level of tafazzin, a cardiolipin transacylase, is drastically reduced and the composition of cardiolipin is modified like in mutants lacking tafazzin. In conclusion, Aim24 by interacting with the MICOS complex plays a key role in mitochondrial architecture, composition and function.

scholarly journals The inner membrane protein Mdm33 controls mitochondrial morphology in yeast

2003 ◽  
Vol 160 (4) ◽  
pp. 553-564 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marlies Messerschmitt ◽  
Stefan Jakobs ◽  
Frank Vogel ◽  
Stefan Fritz ◽  
Kai Stefan Dimmer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Protein Interactions ◽  
Hollow Spheres ◽  
Ultrastructural Level ◽  
Mitochondrial Morphology ◽  
Membrane Structures ◽  
Matrix Space ◽  
Gene Encoding ◽  
Inner Membrane ◽  
Mitochondrial Inner Membrane ◽  
Inner Membrane Protein

Mitochondrial distribution and morphology depend on MDM33, a Saccharomyces cerevisiae gene encoding a novel protein of the mitochondrial inner membrane. Cells lacking Mdm33 contain ring-shaped, mostly interconnected mitochondria, which are able to form large hollow spheres. On the ultrastructural level, these aberrant organelles display extremely elongated stretches of outer and inner membranes enclosing a very narrow matrix space. Dilated parts of Δmdm33 mitochondria contain well-developed cristae. Overexpression of Mdm33 leads to growth arrest, aggregation of mitochondria, and generation of aberrant inner membrane structures, including septa, inner membrane fragments, and loss of inner membrane cristae. The MDM33 gene is required for the formation of net-like mitochondria in mutants lacking components of the outer membrane fission machinery, and mitochondrial fusion is required for the formation of extended ring-like mitochondria in cells lacking the MDM33 gene. The Mdm33 protein assembles into an oligomeric complex in the inner membrane where it performs homotypic protein–protein interactions. Our results indicate that Mdm33 plays a distinct role in the mitochondrial inner membrane to control mitochondrial morphology. We propose that Mdm33 is involved in fission of the mitochondrial inner membrane.

scholarly journals Locating a mitochondrial scaffold on the map

2011 ◽  
Vol 195 (2) ◽  
pp. 167-167
Author(s):  
Ben Short
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Interaction ◽  
High Density ◽  
Inner Membrane ◽  
Mitochondrial Inner Membrane ◽  
Interaction Map

A high-density genetic interaction map reveals a complex that organizes the mitochondrial inner membrane.

scholarly journals Sam50-Mic19-Mic60 axis Determines Mitochondrial Cristae Architecture by Mediating Mitochondrial Outer and Inner Membrane Contact

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Junhui Tang ◽  
Kuan Zhang ◽  
Jun Dong ◽  
Chaojun Yan ◽  
Shi Chen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Membrane Protein ◽  
Outer Membrane ◽  
Mitochondrial Outer Membrane ◽  
Mitochondrial Morphology ◽  
Intermembrane Space ◽  
Inner Membrane ◽  
Atp Production ◽  
Mitochondrial Intermembrane Space ◽  
Membrane Contact ◽  
Inner Membrane Protein

ABSTRACTMitochondrial cristae are critical for efficient oxidative phosphorylation, however, how cristae architecture is precisely organized remains largely unknown. Here, we discovered that Mic19, a core component of MICOS (mitochondrial contact site and cristae organizing system) complex, can be cleaved at N-terminal by mitochondrial protease OMA1. Mic19 directly interacts with mitochondrial outer-membrane protein Sam50 (the key subunit of SAM complex) and inner-membrane protein Mic60 (the key component of MICOS complex) to form Sam50-Mic19-Mic60 axis, which dominantly connects SAM and MICOS complexes to assemble MIB (mitochondrial intermembrane space bridging) supercomplex for mediating mitochondrial outer- and inner-membrane contact. OMA1-mediated Mic19 cleavage causes Sam50-Mic19-Mic60 axis disruption, which separates SAM and MICOS and leads to MIB disassembly. Disrupted Sam50-Mic19-Mic60 axis, even in the presence of SAM and MICOS complexes, causes the abnormal mitochondrial morphology, loss of mitochondrial cristae junctions, abnormal cristae distribution and reduced ATP production. Importantly, Sam50 displays punctate distribution at mitochondrial outer membrane, and acts as an anchoring point to guide the formation of mitochondrial cristae junctions. Therefore, we propose a model that Sam50-Mic19-Mic60 axis mediated SAM-MICOS complexes integration determines mitochondrial cristae architecture.

scholarly journals MINOS1 is a conserved component of mitofilin complexes and required for mitochondrial function and cristae organization

2012 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 247-257 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alwaleed K. Alkhaja ◽  
Daniel C. Jans ◽  
Miroslav Nikolov ◽  
Milena Vukotic ◽  
Oleksandr Lytovchenko ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Sources ◽  
Ultrastructural Level ◽  
Yeast Cells ◽  
Mitochondrial Morphology ◽  
Inner Membrane ◽  
Mitochondrial Inner Membrane ◽  
Inner Membrane Protein ◽  
Protein Rich ◽  
Boundary Membrane ◽  
Insight Into

The inner membrane of mitochondria is especially protein rich and displays a unique morphology characterized by large invaginations, the mitochondrial cristae, and the inner boundary membrane, which is in proximity to the outer membrane. Mitochondrial inner membrane proteins appear to be not evenly distributed in the inner membrane, but instead organize into functionally distinct subcompartments. It is unknown how the organization of the inner membrane is achieved. We identified MINOS1/MIO10 (C1orf151/YCL057C-A), a conserved mitochondrial inner membrane protein. mio10-mutant yeast cells are affected in growth on nonfermentable carbon sources and exhibit altered mitochondrial morphology. At the ultrastructural level, mutant mitochondria display loss of inner membrane organization. Proteomic analyses reveal MINOS1/Mio10 as a novel constituent of Mitofilin/Fcj1 complexes in human and yeast mitochondria. Thus our analyses reveal new insight into the composition of the mitochondrial inner membrane organizing machinery.

scholarly journals Identification of a Novel Protein MICS1 that is Involved in Maintenance of Mitochondrial Morphology and Apoptotic Release of Cytochrome c

2008 ◽  
Vol 19 (6) ◽  
pp. 2597-2608 ◽  
Author(s):  
Toshihiko Oka ◽  
Tomoko Sayano ◽  
Shoko Tamai ◽  
Sadaki Yokota ◽  
Hiroki Kato ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cytochrome C ◽  
Morphological Changes ◽  
Mitochondrial Protein ◽  
Membrane Integrity ◽  
Mitochondrial Morphology ◽  
Cytochrome C Release ◽  
Down Regulation ◽  
Inner Membrane ◽  
Inner Membrane Protein ◽  
Tight Association

Mitochondrial morphology dynamically changes in a balance of membrane fusion and fission in response to the environment, cell cycle, and apoptotic stimuli. Here, we report that a novel mitochondrial protein, MICS1, is involved in mitochondrial morphology in specific cristae structures and the apoptotic release of cytochrome c from the mitochondria. MICS1 is an inner membrane protein with a cleavable presequence and multiple transmembrane segments and belongs to the Bi-1 super family. MICS1 down-regulation causes mitochondrial fragmentation and cristae disorganization and stimulates the release of proapoptotic proteins. Expression of the anti-apoptotic protein Bcl-XL does not prevent morphological changes of mitochondria caused by MICS1 down-regulation, indicating that MICS1 plays a role in maintaining mitochondrial morphology separately from the function in apoptotic pathways. MICS1 overproduction induces mitochondrial aggregation and partially inhibits cytochrome c release during apoptosis, regardless of the occurrence of Bax targeting. MICS1 is cross-linked to cytochrome c without disrupting membrane integrity. Thus, MICS1 facilitates the tight association of cytochrome c with the inner membrane. Furthermore, under low-serum condition, the delay in apoptotic release of cytochrome c correlates with MICS1 up-regulation without significant changes in mitochondrial morphology, suggesting that MICS1 individually functions in mitochondrial morphology and cytochrome c release.

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