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Mitochondrial Dysfunctions: A Thread Sewing Together Alzheimer's Disease, Diabetes, and Obesity. OXIDATIVE MEDICINE AND CELLULAR LONGEVITY 2019; 2019:7210892. [PMID: 31316720 PMCID: PMC6604285 DOI: 10.1155/2019/7210892] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2019] [Revised: 04/20/2019] [Accepted: 05/21/2019] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Metabolic disorders are severe and chronic impairments of the health of many people and represent a challenge for the society as a whole that has to deal with an ever-increasing number of affected individuals. Among common metabolic disorders are Alzheimer's disease, obesity, and type 2 diabetes. These disorders do not have a univocal genetic cause but rather can result from the interaction of multiple genes, lifestyle, and environmental factors. Mitochondrial alterations have emerged as a feature common to all these disorders, underlining perhaps an impaired coordination between cellular needs and mitochondrial responses that could contribute to their development and/or progression.
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Manganas P, MacPherson L, Tokatlidis K. Oxidative protein biogenesis and redox regulation in the mitochondrial intermembrane space. Cell Tissue Res 2016; 367:43-57. [PMID: 27632163 PMCID: PMC5203823 DOI: 10.1007/s00441-016-2488-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2016] [Accepted: 08/05/2016] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Mitochondria are organelles that play a central role in cellular metabolism, as they are responsible for processes such as iron/sulfur cluster biogenesis, respiration and apoptosis. Here, we describe briefly the various protein import pathways for sorting of mitochondrial proteins into the different subcompartments, with an emphasis on the targeting to the intermembrane space. The discovery of a dedicated redox-controlled pathway in the intermembrane space that links protein import to oxidative protein folding raises important questions on the redox regulation of this process. We discuss the salient features of redox regulation in the intermembrane space and how such mechanisms may be linked to the more general redox homeostasis balance that is crucial not only for normal cell physiology but also for cellular dysfunction.
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- Phanee Manganas
- Institute of Molecular, Cell and Systems Biology, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- Institute of Molecular, Cell and Systems Biology, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- Institute of Molecular, Cell and Systems Biology, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.
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Herrmann JM, Riemer J. Three approaches to one problem: protein folding in the periplasm, the endoplasmic reticulum, and the intermembrane space. Antioxid Redox Signal 2014; 21:438-56. [PMID: 24483706 DOI: 10.1089/ars.2014.5841] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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SIGNIFICANCE The bacterial periplasm, the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), and the intermembrane space (IMS) of mitochondria contain dedicated machineries for the incorporation of disulfide bonds into polypeptides, which cooperate with chaperones, proteases, and assembly factors during protein biogenesis. RECENT ADVANCES The mitochondrial disulfide relay was identified only very recently. The current knowledge of the protein folding machinery of the IMS will be described in detail in this review and compared with the "more established" systems of the periplasm and the ER. CRITICAL ISSUES While the disulfide relays of all three compartments adhere to the same principle, the specific designs and functions of these systems differ considerably. In particular, the cooperation with other folding systems makes the situation in each compartment unique. FUTURE DIRECTIONS The biochemical properties of the oxidation machineries are relatively well understood. However, it still remains largely unclear as to how the quality control systems of "oxidizing" compartments orchestrate the activities of oxidoreductases, chaperones, proteases, and signaling molecules to ensure protein homeostasis.
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- Johannes M Herrmann
- 1 Department of Cell Biology, University of Kaiserslautern , Kaiserslautern, Germany
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Lee S, Lee DW, Yoo YJ, Duncan O, Oh YJ, Lee YJ, Lee G, Whelan J, Hwang I. Mitochondrial targeting of the Arabidopsis F1-ATPase γ-subunit via multiple compensatory and synergistic presequence motifs. THE PLANT CELL 2012; 24:5037-57. [PMID: 23250447 PMCID: PMC3556974 DOI: 10.1105/tpc.112.105361] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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The majority of mitochondrial proteins are encoded in the nuclear genome and imported into mitochondria posttranslationally from the cytosol. An N-terminal presequence functions as the signal for the import of mitochondrial proteins. However, the functional information in the presequence remains elusive. This study reports the identification of critical sequence motifs from the presequence of Arabidopsis thaliana F1-ATPase γ-subunit (pFAγ). pFAγ was divided into six 10-amino acid segments, designated P1 to P6 from the N to the C terminus, each of which was further divided into two 5-amino acid subdivisions. These P segments and their subdivisions were substituted with Ala residues and fused to green fluorescent protein (GFP). Protoplast targeting experiments using these GFP constructs revealed that pFAγ contains several functional sequence motifs that are dispersed throughout the presequence. The sequence motifs DQEEG (P4a) and VVRNR (P5b) were involved in translocation across the mitochondrial membranes. The sequence motifs IAARP (P2b) and IAAIR (P3a) participated in binding to mitochondria. The sequence motifs RLLPS (P2a) and SISTQ (P5a) assisted in pulling proteins into the matrix, and the sequence motif IAARP (P2b) functioned in Tom20-dependent import. In addition, these sequence motifs exhibit complex relationships, including synergistic functions. Thus, multiple sequence motifs dispersed throughout the presequence are proposed to function cooperatively during protein import into mitochondria.
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- Sumin Lee
- Division of Molecular and Life Sciences, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang 790-784, Korea
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- Division of Integrative Biosciences and Biotechnology, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang 790-784, Korea
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- School of Interdisciplinary Bioscience and Bioengineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang 790-784, Korea
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- Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Plant Energy Biology, The University of Western Australia, Crawley WA 6009, Western Australia, Australia
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- Division of Integrative Biosciences and Biotechnology, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang 790-784, Korea
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- Division of Integrative Biosciences and Biotechnology, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang 790-784, Korea
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- School of Interdisciplinary Bioscience and Bioengineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang 790-784, Korea
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- Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Plant Energy Biology, The University of Western Australia, Crawley WA 6009, Western Australia, Australia
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- Division of Molecular and Life Sciences, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang 790-784, Korea
- Division of Integrative Biosciences and Biotechnology, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang 790-784, Korea
- School of Interdisciplinary Bioscience and Bioengineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang 790-784, Korea
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Vögtle FN, Burkhart JM, Rao S, Gerbeth C, Hinrichs J, Martinou JC, Chacinska A, Sickmann A, Zahedi RP, Meisinger C. Intermembrane space proteome of yeast mitochondria. Mol Cell Proteomics 2012; 11:1840-52. [PMID: 22984289 PMCID: PMC3518125 DOI: 10.1074/mcp.m112.021105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 125] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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The intermembrane space (IMS) represents the smallest subcompartment of mitochondria. Nevertheless, it plays important roles in the transport and modification of proteins, lipids, and metal ions and in the regulation and assembly of the respiratory chain complexes. Moreover, it is involved in many redox processes and coordinates key steps in programmed cell death. A comprehensive profiling of IMS proteins has not been performed so far. We have established a method that uses the proapoptotic protein Bax to release IMS proteins from isolated mitochondria, and we profiled the protein composition of this compartment. Using stable isotope-labeled mitochondria from Saccharomyces cerevisiae, we were able to measure specific Bax-dependent protein release and distinguish between quantitatively released IMS proteins and the background efflux of matrix proteins. From the known 31 soluble IMS proteins, 29 proteins were reproducibly identified, corresponding to a coverage of >90%. In addition, we found 20 novel intermembrane space proteins, out of which 10 had not been localized to mitochondria before. Many of these novel IMS proteins have unknown functions or have been reported to play a role in redox regulation. We confirmed IMS localization for 15 proteins using in organello import, protease accessibility upon osmotic swelling, and Bax-release assays. Moreover, we identified two novel mitochondrial proteins, Ymr244c-a (Coa6) and Ybl107c (Mic23), as substrates of the MIA import pathway that have unusual cysteine motifs and found the protein phosphatase Ptc5 to be a novel substrate of the inner membrane protease (IMP). For Coa6 we discovered a role as a novel assembly factor of the cytochrome c oxidase complex. We present here the first and comprehensive proteome of IMS proteins of yeast mitochondria with 51 proteins in total. The IMS proteome will serve as a valuable source for further studies on the role of the IMS in cell life and death.
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- F-Nora Vögtle
- Institut für Biochemie und Molekularbiologie, ZBMZ, Universität Freiburg, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
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Sutak R, Seguin A, Garcia-Serres R, Oddou JL, Dancis A, Tachezy J, Latour JM, Camadro JM, Lesuisse E. Human mitochondrial ferritin improves respiratory function in yeast mutants deficient in iron-sulfur cluster biogenesis, but is not a functional homologue of yeast frataxin. Microbiologyopen 2012; 1:95-104. [PMID: 22950017 PMCID: PMC3426411 DOI: 10.1002/mbo3.18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2011] [Revised: 01/31/2012] [Accepted: 02/06/2012] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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We overexpressed human mitochondrial ferritin in frataxin-deficient yeast cells (Δyfh1), but also in another mutant affected in [Fe-S] assembly (Δggc1). Ferritin was correctly processed and expressed in the mitochondria of these cells, but the fraction of total mitochondrial iron bound to ferritin was very low, and most of the iron remained in the form of insoluble particles of ferric phosphate in these mitochondria, as evidenced by gel filtration analysis of the mitochondrial matrix (fast protein liquid chromatography [FPLC]) and by Mössbauer spectroscopy. Mutant cells in which ferritin was overexpressed still accumulated iron in the mitochondria and remained deficient in [Fe-S] assembly, suggesting that human mitochondrial ferritin is not a functional homologue of yeast frataxin. However, the respiratory function was improved in these mutants, which correlates with an improvement of cytochrome and heme synthesis. Overexpression of mitochondrial ferritin in [Fe-S] mutants resulted in the appearance of a small pool of high-spin ferrous iron in the mitochondria, which was probably responsible for the improvement of heme synthesis and of the respiratory function in these mutants.
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- Robert Sutak
- Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Science, Charles University in PragueVinicna 7, 128 44 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Laboratoire Mitochondries, Métaux et Stress oxydant, Institut Jacques Monod, CNRS-Université Paris DiderotFrance
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- CEA, iRTSV, LCBM, 38054 Grenoble Cedex 9, France; CNRS, UMR5249, Grenoble, France, Université Joseph Fourier38054 Grenoble Cedex 9, France
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- CEA, iRTSV, LCBM, 38054 Grenoble Cedex 9, France; CNRS, UMR5249, Grenoble, France, Université Joseph Fourier38054 Grenoble Cedex 9, France
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- University of Pennsylvania,, Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology/OncologyBRBII Room 731, 431 Curie Blvd, Philadelphia, PA 19104
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- Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Science, Charles University in PragueVinicna 7, 128 44 Prague, Czech Republic
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- CEA, iRTSV, LCBM, 38054 Grenoble Cedex 9, France; CNRS, UMR5249, Grenoble, France, Université Joseph Fourier38054 Grenoble Cedex 9, France
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- Laboratoire Mitochondries, Métaux et Stress oxydant, Institut Jacques Monod, CNRS-Université Paris DiderotFrance
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- Laboratoire Mitochondries, Métaux et Stress oxydant, Institut Jacques Monod, CNRS-Université Paris DiderotFrance
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Banci L, Bertini I, Ciofi-Baffoni S, D'Alessandro A, Jaiswal D, Marzano V, Neri S, Ronci M, Urbani A. Copper exposure effects on yeast mitochondrial proteome. J Proteomics 2011; 74:2522-35. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jprot.2011.04.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2011] [Revised: 03/27/2011] [Accepted: 04/13/2011] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Velayutham M, Hemann C, Zweier JL. Removal of H₂O₂ and generation of superoxide radical: role of cytochrome c and NADH. Free Radic Biol Med 2011; 51:160-70. [PMID: 21545835 PMCID: PMC3112007 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2011.04.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2010] [Revised: 03/10/2011] [Accepted: 04/04/2011] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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In cells, mitochondria, endoplasmic reticulum, and peroxisomes are the major sources of reactive oxygen species (ROS) under physiological and pathophysiological conditions. Cytochrome c (cyt c) is known to participate in mitochondrial electron transport and has antioxidant and peroxidase activities. Under oxidative or nitrative stress, the peroxidase activity of Fe³⁺cyt c is increased. The level of NADH is also increased under pathophysiological conditions such as ischemia and diabetes and a concurrent increase in hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂) production occurs. Studies were performed to understand the related mechanisms of radical generation and NADH oxidation by Fe³⁺cyt c in the presence of H₂O₂. Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spin trapping studies using 5,5-dimethyl-1-pyrroline-N-oxide (DMPO) were performed with NADH, Fe³⁺cyt c, and H₂O₂ in the presence of methyl-β-cyclodextrin. An EPR spectrum corresponding to the superoxide radical adduct of DMPO encapsulated in methyl-β-cyclodextrin was obtained. This EPR signal was quenched by the addition of the superoxide scavenging enzyme Cu,Zn-superoxide dismutase (SOD1). The amount of superoxide radical adduct formed from the oxidation of NADH by the peroxidase activity of Fe³⁺cyt c increased with NADH and H₂O₂ concentration. From these results, we propose a mechanism in which the peroxidase activity of Fe³⁺cyt c oxidizes NADH to NAD(•), which in turn donates an electron to O₂, resulting in superoxide radical formation. A UV-visible spectroscopic study shows that Fe³⁺cyt c is reduced in the presence of both NADH and H₂O₂. Our results suggest that Fe³⁺cyt c could have a novel role in the deleterious effects of ischemia/reperfusion and diabetes due to increased production of superoxide radical. In addition, Fe³⁺cyt c may play a key role in the mitochondrial "ROS-induced ROS-release" signaling and in mitochondrial and cellular injury/death. The increased oxidation of NADH and generation of superoxide radical by this mechanism may have implications for the regulation of apoptotic cell death, endothelial dysfunction, and neurological diseases. We also propose an alternative electron transfer pathway, which may protect mitochondria and mitochondrial proteins from oxidative damage.
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- Murugesan Velayutham
- Address correspondence to: Murugesan Velayutham, Ph.D, TMRF, Room 130, 420, W. 12th Avenue, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH - 43210, Phone: 614-292-9082, Fax: 614-292-8454, , Jay L. Zweier, MD, Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute, 473 W. 12th Ave, Room 611C, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH - 43210, Phone: 614-247-7788, Fax: 614-292-8778,
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- Address correspondence to: Murugesan Velayutham, Ph.D, TMRF, Room 130, 420, W. 12th Avenue, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH - 43210, Phone: 614-292-9082, Fax: 614-292-8454, , Jay L. Zweier, MD, Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute, 473 W. 12th Ave, Room 611C, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH - 43210, Phone: 614-247-7788, Fax: 614-292-8778,
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Seguin A, Santos R, Pain D, Dancis A, Camadro JM, Lesuisse E. Co-precipitation of phosphate and iron limits mitochondrial phosphate availability in Saccharomyces cerevisiae lacking the yeast frataxin homologue (YFH1). J Biol Chem 2011; 286:6071-9. [PMID: 21189251 PMCID: PMC3057820 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m110.163253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2010] [Revised: 12/21/2010] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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Saccharomyces cerevisiae cells lacking the yeast frataxin homologue (Δyfh1) accumulate iron in the mitochondria in the form of nanoparticles of ferric phosphate. The phosphate content of Δyfh1 mitochondria was higher than that of wild-type mitochondria, but the proportion of mitochondrial phosphate that was soluble was much lower in Δyfh1 cells. The rates of phosphate and iron uptake in vitro by isolated mitochondria were higher for Δyfh1 than wild-type mitochondria, and a significant proportion of the phosphate and iron rapidly became insoluble in the mitochondrial matrix, suggesting co-precipitation of these species after oxidation of iron by oxygen. Increasing the amount of phosphate in the medium decreased the amount of iron accumulated by Δyfh1 cells and improved their growth in an iron-dependent manner, and this effect was mostly transcriptional. Overexpressing the major mitochondrial phosphate carrier, MIR1, slightly increased the concentration of soluble mitochondrial phosphate and significantly improved various mitochondrial functions (cytochromes, [Fe-S] clusters, and respiration) in Δyfh1 cells. We conclude that in Δyfh1 cells, soluble phosphate is limiting, due to its co-precipitation with iron.
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- Alexandra Seguin
- From the Institut Jacques Monod, CNRS-University Paris Diderot 75205 Paris cedex 13, France
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- From the Institut Jacques Monod, CNRS-University Paris Diderot 75205 Paris cedex 13, France
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- the Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, New Jersey 07103, and
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- the Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104
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- From the Institut Jacques Monod, CNRS-University Paris Diderot 75205 Paris cedex 13, France
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- From the Institut Jacques Monod, CNRS-University Paris Diderot 75205 Paris cedex 13, France
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Poulsen JB, Andersen KR, Kjær KH, Durand F, Faou P, Vestergaard AL, Talbo GH, Hoogenraad N, Brodersen DE, Justesen J, Martensen PM. Human 2'-phosphodiesterase localizes to the mitochondrial matrix with a putative function in mitochondrial RNA turnover. Nucleic Acids Res 2011; 39:3754-70. [PMID: 21245038 PMCID: PMC3089451 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkq1282] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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The vertebrate 2-5A system is part of the innate immune system and central to cellular antiviral defense. Upon activation by viral double-stranded RNA, 5'-triphosphorylated, 2'-5'-linked oligoadenylate polyribonucleotides (2-5As) are synthesized by one of several 2'-5'-oligoadenylate synthetases. These unusual oligonucleotides activate RNase L, an unspecific endoribonuclease that mediates viral and cellular RNA breakdown. Subsequently, the 2-5As are removed by a 2'-phosphodiesterase (2'-PDE), an enzyme that apart from breaking 2'-5' bonds also degrades regular, 3'-5'-linked oligoadenylates. Interestingly, 2'-PDE shares both functionally and structurally characteristics with the CCR4-type exonuclease-endonuclease-phosphatase family of deadenylases. Here we show that 2'-PDE locates to the mitochondrial matrix of human cells, and comprise an active 3'-5' exoribonuclease exhibiting a preference for oligo-adenosine RNA like canonical cytoplasmic deadenylases. Furthermore, we document a marked negative association between 2'-PDE and mitochondrial mRNA levels following siRNA-directed knockdown and plasmid-mediated overexpression, respectively. The results indicate that 2'-PDE, apart from playing a role in the cellular immune system, may also function in mitochondrial RNA turnover.
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Mitochondria contain two aqueous compartments: the matrix and the intermembrane space. Whereas many of the biologic functions of the matrix were well characterized in the past, it became clear very recently that the intermembrane space plays a pivotal role in the coordination of mitochondrial activities with other cellular processes. These activities include the exchange of proteins, lipids, or metal ions between the matrix and the cytosol, the regulated initiation of apoptotic cascades, signalling pathways that regulate respiration and metabolic functions, the prevention of reactive oxygen species produced by the respiratory chain, or the control of mitochondrial morphogenesis. We focus on the different biologic functions of the intermembrane space and discuss the relevance of this fascinating compartment for cellular physiology and human health.
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Seguin A, Sutak R, Bulteau AL, Garcia-Serres R, Oddou JL, Lefevre S, Santos R, Dancis A, Camadro JM, Latour JM, Lesuisse E. Evidence that yeast frataxin is not an iron storage protein in vivo. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 2010; 1802:531-8. [PMID: 20307653 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2010.03.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2009] [Revised: 03/14/2010] [Accepted: 03/16/2010] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Yeast cells deficient in the yeast frataxin homolog (Yfh1p) accumulate iron in their mitochondria. Whether this iron is toxic, however, remains unclear. We showed that large excesses of iron in the growth medium did not inhibit growth and did not decrease cell viability. Increasing the ratio of mitochondrial iron-to-Yfh1p by decreasing the steady-state level of Yfh1p to less than 100 molecules per cell had very few deleterious effects on cell physiology, even though the mitochondrial iron concentration greatly exceeded the iron-binding capacity of Yfh1p in these conditions. Mössbauer spectroscopy and FPLC analyses of whole mitochondria or of isolated mitochondrial matrices showed that the chemical and biochemical forms of the accumulated iron in mitochondria of mutant yeast strains (Deltayfh1, Deltaggc1 and Deltassq1) displayed a nearly identical distribution. This was also the case for Deltaggc1 cells, in which Yfh1p was overproduced. In these mitochondria, most of the iron was insoluble, and the ratio of soluble-to-insoluble iron did not change when the amount of Yfh1p was increased up to 4500 molecules per cell. Our results do not privilege the hypothesis of Yfh1p being an iron storage protein in vivo.
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- Alexandra Seguin
- Laboratoire Mitochondries, Métaux et Stress oxydant, Institut Jacques Monod, CNRS-Université Paris Diderot, France
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Seguin A, Bayot A, Dancis A, Rogowska-Wrzesinska A, Auchère F, Camadro JM, Bulteau AL, Lesuisse E. Overexpression of the yeast frataxin homolog (Yfh1): contrasting effects on iron-sulfur cluster assembly, heme synthesis and resistance to oxidative stress. Mitochondrion 2009; 9:130-8. [PMID: 19460301 DOI: 10.1016/j.mito.2009.01.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2008] [Revised: 12/12/2008] [Accepted: 01/12/2009] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Friedreich's ataxia is generally associated with defects in [Fe-S] cluster assembly/stability and heme synthesis and strong susceptibility to oxidative stress. We used the yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) model of Friedreich's ataxia to study the physiological consequences of modulating the expression of the frataxin gene (YFH1). We show that the number of frataxin molecules per wild-type cell varies from less than 200 to 1500 according to the iron concentration in the medium. Cells overexpressing YFH1 on a plasmid (2muYFH1; about 3500 molecules Yfh1/cell) took up more iron than wild-type cells and displayed defective [Fe-S] cluster assembly/stability in vivo. By contrast, endogenous mitochondrial iron was more available to ferrochelatase in 2muYFH1 cells than in wild-type cells, resulting in higher levels of heme synthesis in vitro. Frataxin overproduction resulted in a shift from frataxin trimers to frataxin oligomers of higher molecular mass in the mitochondrial matrix. Much fewer carbonylated proteins were present in 2muYFH1 cells, and these cells were more resistant to oxidizing agents than wild-type cells, which probably resulted from the lower production of hydrogen peroxide by the mitochondria of 2muYFH1 cells compared to wild-type cells. To our knowledge, this work is the first description where major frataxin-related phenotypes ([Fe-S] cluster assembly and heme synthesis) can be split in vivo, suggesting that frataxin has independent roles in both processes, and that the optimal conditions for these independent roles are different.
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- Alexandra Seguin
- Laboratoire d'Ingéniérie des Protéines et Contrôle Métabolique, Département de Biologie des Génomes, Institut Jacques Monod, UMR7592 CNRS, Université Paris Diderot and UPMC, Tour 43, 2 Place Jussieu, F-75251 Paris cedex 05, France
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Zhang Y, Lyver ER, Nakamaru-Ogiso E, Yoon H, Amutha B, Lee DW, Bi E, Ohnishi T, Daldal F, Pain D, Dancis A. Dre2, a conserved eukaryotic Fe/S cluster protein, functions in cytosolic Fe/S protein biogenesis. Mol Cell Biol 2008; 28:5569-82. [PMID: 18625724 PMCID: PMC2546940 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.00642-08] [Citation(s) in RCA: 120] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2008] [Revised: 05/23/2008] [Accepted: 07/02/2008] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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In a forward genetic screen for interaction with mitochondrial iron carrier proteins in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, a hypomorphic mutation of the essential DRE2 gene was found to confer lethality when combined with Delta mrs3 and Delta mrs4. The dre2 mutant or Dre2-depleted cells were deficient in cytosolic Fe/S cluster protein activities while maintaining mitochondrial Fe/S clusters. The Dre2 amino acid sequence was evolutionarily conserved, and cysteine motifs (CX(2)CXC and twin CX(2)C) in human and yeast proteins were perfectly aligned. The human Dre2 homolog (implicated in blocking apoptosis and called CIAPIN1 or anamorsin) was able to complement the nonviability of a Deltadre2 deletion strain. The Dre2 protein with triple hemagglutinin tag was located in the cytoplasm and in the mitochondrial intermembrane space. Yeast Dre2 overexpressed and purified from bacteria was brown and exhibited signature absorption and electron paramagnetic resonance spectra, indicating the presence of both [2Fe-2S] and [4Fe-4S] clusters. Thus, Dre2 is an essential conserved Fe/S cluster protein implicated in extramitochondrial Fe/S cluster assembly, similar to other components of the so-called CIA (cytoplasmic Fe/S cluster assembly) pathway although partially localized to the mitochondrial intermembrane space.
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- Yan Zhang
- Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology-Oncology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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Protein targeting to mitochondria of Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Neurospora crassa: in vitro and in vivo studies. Methods Mol Biol 2007; 390:151-66. [PMID: 17951686 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-59745-466-7_10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Most studies on the biogenesis of mitochondrial proteins have been carried out using fungal mitochondria as a model system. In particular, baker's yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, combines several experimental advantages, allowing both genetic and biochemical approaches and thus a combination of investigations in vivo and in vitro. However, the red bread mold Neurospora crassa has also been an important research tool. Isolated mitochondria can be used from both organisms for import experiments in a reconstituted system, using radiolabeled precursor proteins synthesized in reticulocyte lysate or purified preproteins. Assays are available for studies on the import pathways and localization of mitochondrial proteins and for the characterization of the components of the protein import machinery.
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Onder O, Yoon H, Naumann B, Hippler M, Dancis A, Daldal F. Modifications of the lipoamide-containing mitochondrial subproteome in a yeast mutant defective in cysteine desulfurase. Mol Cell Proteomics 2006; 5:1426-36. [PMID: 16684766 DOI: 10.1074/mcp.m600099-mcp200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Comparison and identification of mitochondrial matrix proteins from wild-type and cysteine desulfurase-defective (nfs1-14, carrying a hypomorphic allele of NFS1) yeast strains, using two-dimensional gel electrophoresis coupled to mass spectrometry analyses, revealed large changes in the amounts of various proteins. Protein spots that were specifically increased in the nfs1-14 mutant included subunits of lipoamide-containing enzyme complexes: Kgd2, Lat1, and Gcv3, subunits of the mitochondrial alpha-ketoglutarate dehydrogenase, pyruvate dehydrogenase, and glycine cleavage system complexes, respectively. Moreover the increased protein spots corresponded to lipoamide-deficient forms in the nfs1-14 mutant. The increased proteins migrated as separate, cathode-shifted spots, consistent with gain of a lysine charge due to lack of lipoamide addition. Lack of lipoylation of these proteins was further validated using an antibody specific for lipoamide-containing proteins. In addition, this antibody revealed a fourth lipoamide-containing protein, probably corresponding to the E2 component of the branched-chain keto acid dehydrogenase complex. Like the lipoamide-containing forms of Kgd2, Lat1, and Gcv3, this protein also showed decreased lipoic acid reactivity in the nfs1-14 mutant. Cysteine desulfurases, such as yeast NFS1, are required for sulfur addition to iron-sulfur clusters and other sulfur-requiring processes. The results demonstrate that Nfs1 protein is required for the proper post-translational modification of the lipoamide-containing mitochondrial subproteome in yeast and pave the road toward a thorough understanding of its precise role in lipoic acid synthesis.
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- Ozlem Onder
- Department of Biology, Plant Science Institute, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
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Kuhn K, Thompson A, Prinz T, Müller J, Baumann C, Schmidt G, Neumann T, Hamon C. Isolation of N-terminal protein sequence tags from cyanogen bromide cleaved proteins as a novel approach to investigate hydrophobic proteins. J Proteome Res 2004; 2:598-609. [PMID: 14692453 DOI: 10.1021/pr034026b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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A novel method for the isolation of protein sequence tags to identify proteins in a complex mixture of hydrophobic proteins is described. The PST (Protein Sequence Tag) technology deals with the isolation and MS/MS based identification of one N-terminal peptide from each polypeptide fragment generated by cyanogen bromide cleavage of a mixture of proteins. PST sampling takes place after sub-cellular fractionation of a complex protein mixture to give enrichment of mitochondrial proteins. The method presented here combines effective sample preparation with a novel peptide isolation protocol involving chemical and enzymatic cleavage of proteins coupled to chemical labeling and selective capture procedures. The overall process has been very successful for the analysis of complex mixtures of hydrophobic proteins, particularly membrane proteins. This method substantially reduces the complexity of a protein digest by "sampling" the peptides present in the digest. The sampled digest is amenable to analysis by liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS). Methods of "sampling" protein digests have great value' if they can provide sufficient information to identify substantially all of the proteins in the sample while reducing the complexity of the sample to maximize the efficient usage of LC-MS/MS capacity. The validity of the process is demonstrated for mitochondrial samples from S. cerevisiae. The proteins identified by the PST technology are compared to the proteins identified by the conventional technology 2-D gel electrophoresis as a control.
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- Karsten Kuhn
- Xzillion GmbH, Industriepark Höchst, Building G865a, 65929 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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Prinz T, Müller J, Kuhn K, Schäfer J, Thompson A, Schwarz J, Hamon C. Characterization of Low Abundant Membrane Proteins Using the Protein Sequence Tag Technology. J Proteome Res 2004; 3:1073-81. [PMID: 15473698 DOI: 10.1021/pr049925u] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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About 25% of open reading frames in fully sequenced genomes are estimated to encode transmembrane proteins that represent valuable targets for drugs. However, the global analysis of membrane proteins has been proven to be problematic, e.g., because of their very amphiphilic nature. In this paper, we show that the recently published Protein Sequence Tag (PST) technology combined with an efficient sample preparation is a powerful method to perform protein analysis of highly enriched membrane fractions. The PST approach is a gel-free proteomics tool for the analysis of proteins, which relies on a "sampling" strategy by isolating N-terminal protein sequence tags from cyanogen bromide cleaved proteins. The identification of these N-terminal PST peptides is based on LC-MS/MS. The effectiveness of the technology is demonstrated for a membrane fraction, which was isolated from crude mitochondria of yeast after alkaline sodium carbonate treatment. The PST approach performed on this fraction analyzed 148 proteins, whereas 84% are identified as membrane proteins. More interestingly, among these membrane proteins 56% are predicted to be of low abundance. These encouraging results are an important step toward the development of a quantitative PST approach (qPST) for the differential display of membrane protein analysis.
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- Thorsten Prinz
- Proteome Sciences R&D, Industriepark Höchst, Building G865a, D-65929 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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Sickmann A, Reinders J, Wagner Y, Joppich C, Zahedi R, Meyer HE, Schönfisch B, Perschil I, Chacinska A, Guiard B, Rehling P, Pfanner N, Meisinger C. The proteome of Saccharomyces cerevisiae mitochondria. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2003; 100:13207-12. [PMID: 14576278 PMCID: PMC263752 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2135385100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 693] [Impact Index Per Article: 33.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2003] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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We performed a comprehensive approach to determine the proteome of Saccharomyces cerevisiae mitochondria. The proteins of highly pure yeast mitochondria were separated by several independent methods and analyzed by tandem MS. From >20 million MS spectra, 750 different proteins were identified, indicating an involvement of mitochondria in numerous cellular processes. All known components of the oxidative phosphorylation machinery, the tricarboxylic acid cycle, and the stable mitochondria-encoded proteins were found. Based on the mitochondrial proteins described in the literature so far, we calculate that the identified proteins represent approximately 90% of all mitochondrial proteins. The function of a quarter of the identified proteins is unknown. The mitochondrial proteome will provide an important database for the analysis of new mitochondrial and mitochondria-associated functions and the characterization of mitochondrial diseases.
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- Albert Sickmann
- Rudolf-Virchow-Center for Experimental Biomedicine, Universität Würzburg, Versbacher Strasse 9, D-97078 Würzburg, Germany
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Amutha B, Pain D. Nucleoside diphosphate kinase of Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Ynk1p: localization to the mitochondrial intermembrane space. Biochem J 2003; 370:805-15. [PMID: 12472466 PMCID: PMC1223228 DOI: 10.1042/bj20021415] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2002] [Revised: 11/15/2002] [Accepted: 12/10/2002] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Nucleoside diphosphate kinase (NDPK) is a highly conserved multifunctional enzyme. It catalyses the transfer of gamma phosphates from nucleoside triphosphates to nucleoside diphosphates by a mechanism that involves formation of an autophosphorylated enzyme intermediate. The phosphate is usually supplied by ATP. NDPK activity in different subcellular compartments may regulate the crucial balance between ATP and GTP or other nucleoside triphosphates. NDPKs are homo-oligomeric proteins and are predominantly localized in the cytosol. In this paper, we demonstrate that in Saccharomyces cerevisiae a small fraction of total NDPK activity encoded by YNK1 is present in the intermembrane space (IMS) of mitochondria, and the corresponding protein Ynk1p in the IMS represents approx. 0.005% of total mitochondrial proteins. Ynk1p, synthesized as a single gene product, must therefore be partitioned between cytoplasm and mitochondrial IMS fractions. A mechanism for this partitioning is suggested by our observations that interaction with a 40 kDa protein of the translocase of outer mitochondrial membrane (Tom40p), occurs preferentially with unfolded, unphosphorylated forms of Ynk1p. A population of newly translated, but not yet folded or autophosphorylated, Ynk1p intermediates may be imported into the IMS of mitochondria and trapped there by subsequent folding and oligomerization. Within the small volume of the IMS, Ynk1p may be more concentrated and may be required to supply GTP to several important proteins in this compartment.
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- Boominathan Amutha
- Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, UMDNJ - New Jersey Medical School, 185 South Orange Avenue, MSB I-669, Newark, NJ 07101-1709, USA
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Stobienia O, Wróblewska S, Antos N, Budzińska M, Kmita H. The key role of the energized state of Saccharomyces cerevisiae mitochondria in modulations of the outer membrane channels by the intermembrane space proteins. J Bioenerg Biomembr 2002; 34:507-16. [PMID: 12678442 DOI: 10.1023/a:1022578428026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Mitochondria of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae constitute a perfect model to study the outer membrane channel modulation as besides the TOM complex channel they contain only a single isoform of the VDAC channel and it is possible to obtain viable mutants devoid of the channel. Here, we report that the fraction of the intermembrane space isolated from wild type and the VDAC channel-depleted yeast mitochondria, except of the well-known VDAC channel modulator activity, displays also the TOM complex channel modulating activity as measured in the reconstituted system and with intact mitochondria. The important factor influencing the action of both modulating activities is the energized state of mitochondria. Moreover, the presence of the VDAC channel itself seems to be crucial to properties of the intermembrane space protein(s) able to modulate the outer membrane channels because in the case of intact mitochondria quantitative differences are observed between modulating capabilities of the fractions isolated from wild type and mutant mitochondria.
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- Olgierd Stobienia
- Department of Bioenergetics, Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Adam Mickiewicz University, Fredry 10, 61-701 Poznan, Poland
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Motz C, Martin H, Krimmer T, Rassow J. Bcl-2 and porin follow different pathways of TOM-dependent insertion into the mitochondrial outer membrane. J Mol Biol 2002; 323:729-38. [PMID: 12419260 DOI: 10.1016/s0022-2836(02)00995-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The bcl-2 gene encodes a 26kDa protein which functions as a central regulator of apoptosis. Here we investigated the pathway of Bcl-2alpha into the mitochondrial outer membrane using the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae as a model organism. We found that interactions of Bcl-2alpha with the mitochondrial import receptor Tom20 are dependent on two positively charged lysine residues in the immediate vicinity of the carboxy-terminal hydrophobic membrane anchor. The targeting function of these residues is independent of Tom22. Subsequent insertion of Bcl-2alpha into the mitochondrial outer membrane does not require Tom5 or Tom40, indicating that Bcl-2alpha bypasses the general import pore (GIP). Bcl-2alpha shows a unique pattern of interactions with the components of the mitochondrial TOM complex, demonstrating that at least two different pathways lead from the import receptor Tom20 into the mitochondrial outer membrane.
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- Christian Motz
- Institut für Mikrobiologie, Universität Hohenheim, Garbenstr. 30, Stuttgart-Hohenheim, Germany
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Lister R, Mowday B, Whelan J, Millar AH. Zinc-dependent intermembrane space proteins stimulate import of carrier proteins into plant mitochondria. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2002; 30:555-66. [PMID: 12047630 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-313x.2002.01316.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Mitochondrial inner membrane carrier proteins are imported into mitochondria from yeast, fungi and mammals by specific machinery, some components of which are distinct from those utilized by other proteins. Import of two different carriers into plant mitochondria showed that one contains a cleavable presequence which was processed during import, while the other imported in a valinomycin-sensitive manner without processing. Mild osmotic shock of mitochondria released intermembrane space (IMS) components and impaired carrier protein import. Adding back the released IMS proteins as a concentrate in the presence of micromolar ZnCl2 stimulated carrier import into IMS-depleted mitochondria, but did not stimulate import of a non-carrier control precursor protein, the alternative oxidase. Anion-exchange separation of IMS components before addition to IMS-depleted mitochondria revealed a correlation between several 9-10 kDa proteins and stimulation of carrier import. MS/MS sequencing of these proteins identified them as plant homologues of the yeast zinc-finger carrier import components Tim9 and Tim10. Stimulation of import was dependent on either Zn2+ or Cd2+ and inhibited by both N-ethylmalamide (NEM) and a divalent cation chelator, consistent with a functional requirement for a zinc finger protein. This represents direct functional evidence for a distinct carrier import pathway in plant mitochondria, and provides a tool for determining the potential function of other IMS proteins associated with protein import.
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- Ryan Lister
- Plant Molecular Biology Group, School of Biomedical and Chemical Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Crawley 6009, WA, Australia
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- M T Ryan
- Institut für Biochemie und Molekularbiologie Universität Freiburg D-79104 Freiburg, Germany
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Sweetlove LJ, Mowday B, Hebestreit HF, Leaver CJ, Millar AH. Nucleoside diphosphate kinase III is localized to the inter-membrane space in plant mitochondria. FEBS Lett 2001; 508:272-6. [PMID: 11718729 DOI: 10.1016/s0014-5793(01)03069-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Three types of nucleoside diphosphate kinases (NDPKs) are found in plants but the intra-cellular compartmentation of these proteins is not certain, especially the location of the recently identified type III proteins. Through the fractionation of plant mitochondria from potato and Arabidopsis, display of protein profiles by 2D gel electrophoresis, and identification by mass spectrometry, we present the first direct evidence that type III proteins are localized in the inter-membrane space of plant mitochondria. The possible metabolic functions of NDPK III are discussed in light of its sub-cellular localization.
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- L J Sweetlove
- Department of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford, UK
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Li J, Saxena S, Pain D, Dancis A. Adrenodoxin reductase homolog (Arh1p) of yeast mitochondria required for iron homeostasis. J Biol Chem 2001; 276:1503-9. [PMID: 11035018 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m007198200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Arh1p is an essential mitochondrial protein of yeast with reductase activity. Here we show that this protein is involved in iron metabolism. A yeast strain was constructed in which the open reading frame was placed under the control of a galactose-regulated promoter. Protein expression was induced by galactose and repressed to undetectable levels in the absence of galactose, although cells grew quite well in the absence of inducer. Under noninducing conditions, cellular iron uptake was dysregulated, exhibiting a failure to repress in response to medium iron. Iron trafficking within the cell was also disturbed. Exposure of Arh1p-depleted cells to increasing iron concentrations during growth led to drastic increases in mitochondrial iron, indicating a loss of homeostatic control. Activity of aconitase, a prototype Fe-S protein, was deficient at all concentrations of mitochondrial iron, although the protein level was unaltered. Heme protein deficiencies were exacerbated in the iron-loaded mitochondria, suggesting a toxic side effect of accumulated iron. Finally, a time course correlated the cellular depletion of Arh1p with the coordinated appearance of various mutant phenotypes including dysregulated cellular iron uptake, deficiency of Fe-S protein activities in mitochondria and cytoplasm, and deficiency of hemoproteins. Thus, Arh1p is required for control of cellular and mitochondrial iron levels and for the activities of Fe-S cluster proteins.
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- J Li
- Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology-Oncology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
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Li J, Kogan M, Knight SA, Pain D, Dancis A. Yeast mitochondrial protein, Nfs1p, coordinately regulates iron-sulfur cluster proteins, cellular iron uptake, and iron distribution. J Biol Chem 1999; 274:33025-34. [PMID: 10551871 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.274.46.33025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 164] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Nfs1p is the yeast homolog of the bacterial proteins NifS and IscS, enzymes that release sulfur from cysteine for iron-sulfur cluster assembly. Here we show that the yeast mitochondrial protein Nfs1p regulates cellular and mitochondrial iron homeostasis. A strain of Saccharomyces cerevisiae, MA14, with a missense NFS1 allele (I191S) was isolated in a screen for altered iron-dependent gene regulation. This mutant exhibited constitutive up-regulation of the genes of the cellular iron uptake system, mediated through effects on the Aft1p iron-regulatory protein. Iron accumulating in the mutant cells was retained in the mitochondrial matrix while, at the same time, iron-sulfur proteins were deficient. In this work, the yeast protein was localized to mitochondria, and the gene was shown to be essential for viability. Furthermore, Nfs1p in the MA14 mutant was found to be markedly decreased, suggesting that this low protein level produced the observed regulatory effects. This hypothesis was confirmed by experiments in which expression of wild-type Nfs1p from a regulated galactose-induced promoter was turned off, leading to recapitulation of the iron regulatory phenotypes characteristic of the MA14 mutant. These phenotypes include decreases in iron-sulfur protein activities coordinated with increases in cellular iron uptake and iron distribution to mitochondria.
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- J Li
- Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology-Oncology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
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Rassow J, Dekker PJ, van Wilpe S, Meijer M, Soll J. The preprotein translocase of the mitochondrial inner membrane: function and evolution. J Mol Biol 1999; 286:105-20. [PMID: 9931253 DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1998.2455] [Citation(s) in RCA: 152] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Growing mitochondria acquire most of their proteins by the uptake of mitochondrial preproteins from the cytosol. To mediate this protein import, both mitochondrial membranes contain independent protein transport systems: the Tom machinery in the outer membrane and the Tim machinery in the inner membrane. Transport of proteins across the inner membrane and sorting to the different inner mitochondrial compartments is mediated by several protein complexes which have been identified in the past years. A complex containing the integral membrane proteins Tim17 and Tim23 constitutes the import channel for preproteins containing amino-terminal hydrophilic presequences. This complex is associated with Tim44 which serves as an adaptor protein for the binding of mtHsp70 to the membrane. mtHsp70, a 70 kDa heat shock protein of the mitochondrial matrix, drives the ATP-dependent import reaction of the processed preprotein after cleavage of the presequence. Preproteins containing internal targeting information are imported by a separate import machinery, which consists of the intermembrane-space proteins Tim9, Tim10, and Tim12, and the inner membrane proteins Tim22 and Tim54. The proteins Tim17, Tim22, and Tim23 have in common a similar topology in the membrane and a homologous amino acid sequence. Moreover, they show a sequence similarity to OEP16, a channel-forming amino acid transporter in the outer envelope of chloroplasts, and to LivH, a component of a prokaryotic amino acid permease, defining a new PRAT-family of preprotein and amino acid transporters.
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- J Rassow
- Institut für Biochemie und Molekularbiologie, Universität Freiburg, D-79104, Germany
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