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- Title
Coupling of import and assembly pathways in mitochondrial protein biogenesis.
- Authors
Grevel, Alexander; Pfanner, Nikolaus; Becker, Thomas
- Abstract
Biogenesis and function of mitochondria depend on the import of about 1000 precursor proteins that are produced on cytosolic ribosomes. The translocase of the outer membrane (TOM) forms the entry gate for most proteins. After passage through the TOM channel, dedicated preprotein translocases sort the precursor proteins into the mitochondrial subcompartments. Many proteins have to be assembled into oligomeric membrane-integrated complexes in order to perform their functions. In this review, we discuss a dual role of mitochondrial preprotein translocases in protein translocation and oligomeric assembly, focusing on the biogenesis of the TOM complex and the respiratory chain. The sorting and assembly machinery (SAM) of the outer mitochondrial membrane forms a dynamic platform for coupling transport and assembly of TOM subunits. The biogenesis of the cytochrome c oxidase of the inner membrane involves a molecular circuit to adjust translation of mitochondrial-encoded core subunits to the availability of nuclear-encoded partner proteins. Thus, mitochondrial protein translocases not only import precursor proteins but can also support their assembly into functional complexes.
- Subjects
MITOCHONDRIAL proteins; CYTOCHROME oxidase; PROTEIN precursors; MITOCHONDRIA formation; MITOCHONDRIAL membranes
- Publication
Biological Chemistry, 2020, Vol 401, Issue 1, p117
- ISSN
1431-6730
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1515/hsz-2019-0310