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- Title
Tom40, the import channel of the mitochondrial outer membrane, plays an active role in sorting imported proteins.
- Authors
Gabriel, Kipros; Egan, Billie; Lithgow, Trevor
- Abstract
The Translocase of the Outer Mitochondrial membrane (TOM complex) is centred on a channel, created by Tom40, serving as the only means of entry for proteins into the mitochondrion. Proteins destined for internal mitochondrial compartments interact subsequently with one of the two distinct protein Translocases of the Inner Mitochondrial membrane (TIM23 and TIM54 complexes) or follow specialized paths into the intermembrane space. To investigate the sorting of precursor proteins to these various sub-mitochondrial compartments, we created a library of tom40 mutants and screened for alleles selectively corrupt in protein sorting. One of the tom40 mutants, tom40-97, carries a single point mutation (W(243)R) resulting in an ineffective transfer of precursors to the TIM23 complex. There is no defect on transfer of precursors to the TIM54 complex or insertion of proteins into the outer membrane. The Tom40 channel is not a passive pore, but plays an active role in protein sorting for all sub-mitochondrial locations.
- Publication
The EMBO journal, 2003, Vol 22, Issue 10, p2380
- ISSN
0261-4189
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1093/emboj/cdg229