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Li W, Maekiniemi A, Sato H, Osman C, Singer RH. An improved imaging system that corrects MS2-induced RNA destabilization. Nat Methods 2022; 19:1558-1562. [PMID: 36357695 PMCID: PMC7613886 DOI: 10.1038/s41592-022-01658-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2022] [Accepted: 09/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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The MS2 and MS2-coat protein (MS2-MCP) imaging system is widely used to study messenger RNA (mRNA) spatial distribution in living cells. Here, we report that the MS2-MCP system destabilizes some tagged mRNAs by activating the nonsense-mediated mRNA decay pathway. We introduce an improved version, which counteracts this effect by increasing the efficiency of translation termination of the tagged mRNAs. Improved versions were developed for both yeast and mammalian systems.
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- Weihan Li
- Program in RNA Biology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, 10461, USA,Department of Cell Biology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, 10461, USA,Correspondence: Weihan Li (); Anna Maekiniemi (); Robert H. Singer ()
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- Program in RNA Biology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, 10461, USA,Department of Cell Biology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, 10461, USA,Correspondence: Weihan Li (); Anna Maekiniemi (); Robert H. Singer ()
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- Program in RNA Biology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, 10461, USA,Department of Cell Biology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, 10461, USA
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- Faculty of Biology, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, 82152 Planegg-Martinsried, Germany
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- Program in RNA Biology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, 10461, USA,Department of Cell Biology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, 10461, USA,Correspondence: Weihan Li (); Anna Maekiniemi (); Robert H. Singer ()
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Haim-Vilmovsky L, Gadir N, Herbst RH, Gerst JE. A genomic integration method for the simultaneous visualization of endogenous mRNAs and their translation products in living yeast. RNA (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2011; 17:2249-2255. [PMID: 22025736 PMCID: PMC3222136 DOI: 10.1261/rna.029637.111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2011] [Accepted: 09/13/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Protein localization within cells can be achieved by the targeting and localized translation of mRNA. Yet, our understanding of the dynamics of mRNA targeting and protein localization, and of how general this phenomenon is, is not clear. Plasmid-based expression systems have been used to visualize exogenously expressed mRNAs and proteins; however, these methods typically produce them at levels greater than endogenous and can result in mislocalization. Hence, a method that allows for the simultaneous visualization of endogenous mRNAs and their translation products in living cells is needed. We previously developed a method (m-TAG) to localize endogenously expressed mRNAs in yeast by chromosomal insertion of the MS2 aptamer sequence between the open-reading frame (ORF) and 3' UTR of any gene. Upon coexpression with the MS2 RNA-binding coat protein (MS2-CP) fused with GFP, the aptamer-tagged mRNAs bearing their 3' UTRs are localized using fluorescence microscopy. Here we describe an advanced method (mp-TAG) that allows for the simultaneous visualization of both endogenously expressed mRNAs and their translation products in living yeast for the first time. Homologous recombination is used to insert the mCherry gene and MS2-CP binding sites downstream from any ORF, in order to localize protein and mRNA, respectively. As proof of the concept, we tagged ATP2 as a representative gene and demonstrated that endogenous ATP2 mRNA and protein localize to mitochondria, as shown previously. In addition, we demonstrate that tagged proteins like Hhf2, Vph1, and Yef3 localize to their expected subcellular location, while the localization of their mRNAs is revealed for the first time.
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- Liora Haim-Vilmovsky
- Department of Molecular Genetics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 76100, Israel
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 76100, Israel
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 76100, Israel
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 76100, Israel
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Loss of mitochondrial ATP synthase subunit beta (Atp2) alters mitochondrial and chloroplastic function and morphology in Chlamydomonas. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOENERGETICS 2010; 1797:1533-9. [PMID: 20416275 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbabio.2010.04.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2010] [Revised: 04/12/2010] [Accepted: 04/14/2010] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Mitochondrial F1FO ATP synthase (Complex V) catalyses ATP synthesis from ADP and inorganic phosphate using the proton-motive force generated by the substrate-driven electron transfer chain. In this work, we investigated the impact of the loss of activity of the mitochondrial enzyme in a photosynthetic organism. In this purpose, we inactivated by RNA interference the expression of the ATP2 gene, coding for the catalytic subunit beta, in the green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. We demonstrate that in the absence of beta subunit, complex V is not assembled, respiratory rate is decreased by half and ATP synthesis coupled to the respiratory activity is fully impaired. Lack of ATP synthase also affects the morphology of mitochondria which are deprived of cristae. We also show that mutants are obligate phototrophs and that rearrangements of the photosynthetic apparatus occur in the chloroplast as a response to ATP synthase deficiency in mitochondria. Altogether, our results contribute to the understanding of the yet poorly studied bioenergetic interactions between organelles in photosynthetic organisms.
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Devenish RJ, Prescott M, Rodgers AJW. The structure and function of mitochondrial F1F0-ATP synthases. INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2008; 267:1-58. [PMID: 18544496 DOI: 10.1016/s1937-6448(08)00601-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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We review recent advances in understanding of the structure of the F(1)F(0)-ATP synthase of the mitochondrial inner membrane (mtATPase). A significant achievement has been the determination of the structure of the principal peripheral or stator stalk components bringing us closer to achieving the Holy Grail of a complete 3D structure for the complex. A major focus of the field in recent years has been to understand the physiological significance of dimers or other oligomer forms of mtATPase recoverable from membranes and their relationship to the structure of the cristae of the inner mitochondrial membrane. In addition, the association of mtATPase with other membrane proteins has been described and suggests that further levels of functional organization need to be considered. Many reports in recent years have concerned the location and function of ATP synthase complexes or its component subunits on the external surface of the plasma membrane. We consider whether the evidence supports complete complexes being located on the cell surface, the biogenesis of such complexes, and aspects of function especially related to the structure of mtATPase.
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- Rodney J Devenish
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and ARC Centre of Excellence in Microbial Structural and Functional Genomics, Monash University, Clayton Campus, Victoria, 3800, Australia
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Penefsky HS, Cross RL. Structure and mechanism of FoF1-type ATP synthases and ATPases. ADVANCES IN ENZYMOLOGY AND RELATED AREAS OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2006; 64:173-214. [PMID: 1828930 DOI: 10.1002/9780470123102.ch4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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- H S Penefsky
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, SUNY Health Science Center, Syracuse
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Houstek J, Pícková A, Vojtísková A, Mrácek T, Pecina P, Jesina P. Mitochondrial diseases and genetic defects of ATP synthase. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOENERGETICS 2006; 1757:1400-5. [PMID: 16730639 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbabio.2006.04.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2006] [Revised: 03/31/2006] [Accepted: 04/04/2006] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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ATP synthase is a key enzyme of mitochondrial energy conversion. In mammals, it produces most of cellular ATP. Alteration of ATP synthase biogenesis may cause two types of isolated defects: qualitative when the enzyme is structurally modified and does not function properly, and quantitative when it is present in insufficient amounts. In both cases the cellular energy provision is impaired, and diminished use of mitochondrial DeltamuH+ promotes ROS production by the mitochondrial respiratory chain. The primary genetic defects have so far been localized in mtDNA ATP6 gene and nuclear ATP12 gene, however, involvement of other nuclear genes is highly probable.
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- Josef Houstek
- Institute of Physiology and Centre for Applied Genomics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Vídenská 1083, CZ 142 20 Prague, Czech Republic.
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Lefebvre-Legendre L, Salin B, Schaëffer J, Brèthes D, Dautant A, Ackerman SH, di Rago JP. Failure to Assemble the α3 β3 Subcomplex of the ATP Synthase Leads to Accumulation of the α and β Subunits within Inclusion Bodies and the Loss of Mitochondrial Cristae in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. J Biol Chem 2005; 280:18386-92. [PMID: 15716275 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m410789200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The F(1) component of mitochondrial ATP synthase is an oligomeric assembly of five different subunits, alpha, beta, gamma, delta, and epsilon. In terms of mass, the bulk of the structure ( approximately 90%) is provided by the alpha and beta subunits, which form an (alphabeta)(3) hexamer with adenine nucleotide binding sites at the alpha/beta interfaces. We report here ultrastructural and immunocytochemical analyses of yeast mutants that are unable to form the alpha(3)beta(3) oligomer, either because the alpha or the beta subunit is missing or because the cells are deficient for proteins that mediate F assembly (e.g. Atp11p, Atp12p, or Fmc1p). The F(1) alpha(1) and beta subunits of such mutant strains are detected within large electron-dense particles in the mitochondrial matrix. The composition of the aggregated species is principally full-length F(1) alpha and/or beta subunit protein that has been processed to remove the amino-terminal targeting peptide. To our knowledge this is the first demonstration of mitochondrial inclusion bodies that are formed largely of one particular protein species. We also show that yeast mutants lacking the alpha(3)beta(3) oligomer are devoid of mitochondrial cristae and are severely deficient for respiratory complexes III and IV. These observations are in accord with other studies in the literature that have pointed to a central role for the ATP synthase in biogenesis of the mitochondrial inner membrane.
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- Linnka Lefebvre-Legendre
- Institut de Biochimie et Génétique Cellulaires du Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université Victor Segalen, 1 Rue Camille Saint-Saëns, Bordeaux 33077 Cedex, France
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Takeda M, Katayama H, Satoh T, Mabuchi T. Three copies of the ATP2 gene are arranged in tandem on chromosome X in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Curr Genet 2005; 47:265-72. [PMID: 15776236 DOI: 10.1007/s00294-005-0565-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2004] [Revised: 12/27/2004] [Accepted: 12/31/2004] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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We previously reported that there were three copies of ATP1 coding for F1-alpha and two copies of ATP3 coding for F1-gamma on the left and right arm of chromosome II, respectively. In this study, we present evidence that there are three closely linked copies of ATP2 encoding the beta subunit of the F1F0-ATPase complex on the right arm of chromosome X in several laboratory strains, including Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain S288C, although it was reported by the yeast genome project that ATP2 is a single-copy gene. Chromosome X fragmentation, long-PCR, chromosome-walking and ATP2-disruption analysis using haploid wild-type strains and prime clone 70645 showed that the three copies of ATP2 are present on the right arm of chromosome X, like those of ATP1 on chromosome II. Each was estimated to be approximately 4 kb apart. We designated the ATP2 proximal to the centromere as ATP2a, the middle one as ATP2b and the distal one as ATP2c. The region containing the three ATP2s is composed of two repeated units of approximately 7 kb; that is, both ends (ATP2a, ATP2c) accompanying the ATP2-neighboring ORFs are the same. A part of YJR119c, YJR120w, YJR122w (CAF17) and YJR123w (RP55), which were reported by the yeast genome project, are contained in the ATP2 repeated units; and the middle ATP2 of the three ATP2s, ATP2b, is located between the two repeated units. Expression of all three copies of ATP2 (ATP2a, ATP2b, ATP2c) was confirmed because a single or double ATP2-disruptant could grow on glycerol, but a triple ATP2-disruptant could not. In addition, of the three copies of ATP1 and ATP2, even if only one copy of the ATP1 and ATP2 genes remained, the cells grew on glycerol.
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- Masaharu Takeda
- Department of Applied Life Science, Sojo University, 4-22-1 Ikeda, Kumamoto, 860-0082, Japan.
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Ackerman SH, Tzagoloff A. Function, structure, and biogenesis of mitochondrial ATP synthase. PROGRESS IN NUCLEIC ACID RESEARCH AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2005; 80:95-133. [PMID: 16164973 DOI: 10.1016/s0079-6603(05)80003-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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- Sharon H Ackerman
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan 48201, USA
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Ohnishi K, Ishibashi S, Kunihiro M, Satoh T, Matsubara K, Oku S, Ono BI, Mabuchi T, Takeda M. Studies on the ATP3 gene of Saccharomyces cerevisiae: presence of two closely linked copies, ATP3a and ATP3b, on the right arm of chromosome II. Yeast 2003; 20:943-54. [PMID: 12898710 DOI: 10.1002/yea.1009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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In this paper, we present evidence that there are two closely linked copies of the ATP3 gene coding for the gamma subunit of the F(1)F(0)-ATPase complex (EC3.6.1.34) in four laboratory strains of Saccharomyces cerevisiae, even though the yeast genome project has reported that ATP3 is a single-copy gene on chromosome II. We previously reported that the gene dosage (three copies) of ATP1 and ATP2 is coincident with the subunit number of F(1)-alpha and F(1)-beta, but that the gene dosage of ATP3 was not consistent with the subunit stoichiometry of F(1)F(0)-ATPase. By applying long PCR and gene walking analyses, we estimated that the two copies of ATP3 were approximately 20 kb apart, and we designated that which is proximal to the centromere ATP3a, while we named that which is distal ATP3b. The nucleotide sequences of the two copies of ATP3 were identical to the reported sequence in the W303-1A, W303-1B and LL20 strains, while only the DC5 strain had a single base substitution in its ATP3a. With the exception of this substitution, the other nucleotide sequences were identical to the upstream 860 bp and the downstream 150 bp. The differences between ATP3 with the single base substitution (Ser(308) to Phe) and ATP3 without the substitution on the complementation of the ATP3 disruptant and on the maintenance of the mitochondrial DNA were observed, suggesting that Atp3ap and Atp3bp in the DC5 strain might have different functions. However, it should not always be necessary for yeast cells to carry different types of ATP3 because the other three strains carry the same type of ATP3. It was also demonstrated that the disruption of the ATP3 genes basically leads to a loss of wild-type mtDNA, but the stability of the mtDNA is not dependent on the ATP3 alone.
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MESH Headings
- Base Sequence
- Blotting, Southern
- Chromosome Mapping
- Chromosome Walking
- Chromosomes, Fungal/genetics
- DNA, Fungal/chemistry
- DNA, Fungal/genetics
- DNA, Mitochondrial/chemistry
- DNA, Mitochondrial/genetics
- Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field
- Gene Dosage
- Genes, Fungal/genetics
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Mutagenesis, Insertional
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Proton-Translocating ATPases/genetics
- Saccharomyces cerevisiae/genetics
- Sequence Analysis, DNA
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- Katsunori Ohnishi
- Department of Applied Life Science, Sojo University, 4-22-1 Ikeda, Kumamoto 860-0082, Japan
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Lefebvre-Legendre L, Balguerie A, Duvezin-Caubet S, Giraud MF, Slonimski PP, Di Rago JP. F1-catalysed ATP hydrolysis is required for mitochondrial biogenesis in Saccharomyces cerevisiae growing under conditions where it cannot respire. Mol Microbiol 2003; 47:1329-39. [PMID: 12603738 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.2003.03371.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Mutant strains of yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae lacking a functional F1-ATPase were found to grow very poorly under anaerobic conditions. A single amino acid replacement (K222 > E222) that locally disrupts the adenine nucleotide catalytic site in the beta-F1 subunit was sufficient to compromise anaerobic growth. This mutation also affected growth in aerated conditions when ethidium bromide (an intercalating agent impairing mtDNA propagation) or antimycin (an inhibitor of respiration) was included in the medium. F1-deficient cells forced to grow in oxygen-limited conditions were shown to lose their mtDNA completely and to accumulate Hsp60p mainly under its precursor form. Fluorescence microscopy analyses with a modified GFP containing a mitochondrial targeting presequence revealed that aerobically growing F1-deficient cells stopped importing the GFP when antimycin was added to the medium. Finally, after total inactivation of the catalytic alpha3beta3 subcomplex of F1, mitochondria could no longer be energized by externally added ATP because of either a block in assembly or local disruption of the adenine nucleotide processing site. Altogether these data strengthen the notion that in the absence of respiration, and whether the proton translocating domain (F0) of complex V is present or not, F1-catalysed hydrolysis of ATP is essential for the occurrence of vital cellular processes depending on the maintenance of an electrochemical potential across the mitochondrial inner membrane.
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- Linnka Lefebvre-Legendre
- Institut de Biochimie et Génétique Cellulaires du CNRS, Université Victor Ségalen, Bordeaux 2, 33077 Bordeaux cedex, France
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Lefebvre-Legendre L, Vaillier J, Benabdelhak H, Velours J, Slonimski PP, di Rago JP. Identification of a nuclear gene (FMC1) required for the assembly/stability of yeast mitochondrial F(1)-ATPase in heat stress conditions. J Biol Chem 2001; 276:6789-96. [PMID: 11096112 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m009557200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 103] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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We have identified a yeast nuclear gene (FMC1) that is required at elevated temperatures (37 degrees C) for the formation/stability of the F(1) sector of the mitochondrial ATP synthase. Western blot analysis showed that Fmc1p is a soluble protein located in the mitochondrial matrix. At elevated temperatures in yeast cells lacking Fmc1p, the alpha-F(1) and beta-F(1) proteins are synthesized, transported, and processed to their mature size. However, instead of being incorporated into a functional F(1) oligomer, they form large aggregates in the mitochondrial matrix. Identical perturbations were reported previously for yeast cells lacking either Atp12p or Atp11p, two specific assembly factors of the F(1) sector (Ackerman, S. H., and Tzagoloff, A. (1990) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U. S. A. 87, 4986--4990), and we show that the absence of Fmc1p can be efficiently compensated for by increasing the expression of Atp12p. However, unlike Atp12p and Atp11p, Fmc1p is not required in normal growth conditions (28--30 degrees C). We propose that Fmc1p is required for the proper folding/stability or functioning of Atp12p in heat stress conditions.
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- L Lefebvre-Legendre
- Institut de Biochimie et Génétique Cellulaires du CNRS, Université Victor Ségalen, Bordeaux 2, 33077 Bordeaux cedex, France
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Hallstrom TC, Moye-Rowley WS. Multiple signals from dysfunctional mitochondria activate the pleiotropic drug resistance pathway in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. J Biol Chem 2000; 275:37347-56. [PMID: 10980204 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m007338200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 149] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Multiple or pleiotropic drug resistance most often occurs in Saccharomyces cerevisiae due to substitution mutations within the Cys(6)-Zn(II) transcription factors Pdr1p and Pdr3p. These dominant transcriptional regulatory proteins cause elevated drug resistance and overexpression of the ATP-binding cassette transporter-encoding gene, PDR5. We have carried out a genetic screen to identify negative regulators of PDR5 expression and found that loss of the mitochondrial genome (rho(o) cells) causes up-regulation of Pdr3p but not Pdr1p function. Additionally, loss of the mitochondrial inner membrane protein Oxa1p generates a signal that results in increased Pdr3p activity. Both of these mitochondrial defects lead to increased expression of the PDR3 structural gene. Importantly, the signaling pathway used to enhance Pdr3p function in rho(o) cells is not the same as in oxa1 cells. Loss of previously described nuclear-mitochondrial signaling genes like RTG1 reduce the level of PDR5 expression and drug resistance seen in rho(o) cells but has no effect on oxa1-induced phenotypes. These data uncover a new regulatory pathway connecting expression of multidrug resistance genes with mitochondrial function.
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- T C Hallstrom
- Molecular Biology Program and the Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, USA
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Contamine V, Picard M. Maintenance and integrity of the mitochondrial genome: a plethora of nuclear genes in the budding yeast. Microbiol Mol Biol Rev 2000; 64:281-315. [PMID: 10839818 PMCID: PMC98995 DOI: 10.1128/mmbr.64.2.281-315.2000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 218] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Instability of the mitochondrial genome (mtDNA) is a general problem from yeasts to humans. However, its genetic control is not well documented except in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. From the discovery, 50 years ago, of the petite mutants by Ephrussi and his coworkers, it has been shown that more than 100 nuclear genes directly or indirectly influence the fate of the rho(+) mtDNA. It is not surprising that mutations in genes involved in mtDNA metabolism (replication, repair, and recombination) can cause a complete loss of mtDNA (rho(0) petites) and/or lead to truncated forms (rho(-)) of this genome. However, most loss-of-function mutations which increase yeast mtDNA instability act indirectly: they lie in genes controlling functions as diverse as mitochondrial translation, ATP synthase, iron homeostasis, fatty acid metabolism, mitochondrial morphology, and so on. In a few cases it has been shown that gene overexpression increases the levels of petite mutants. Mutations in other genes are lethal in the absence of a functional mtDNA and thus convert this petite-positive yeast into a petite-negative form: petite cells cannot be recovered in these genetic contexts. Most of the data are explained if one assumes that the maintenance of the rho(+) genome depends on a centromere-like structure dispensable for the maintenance of rho(-) mtDNA and/or the function of mitochondrially encoded ATP synthase subunits, especially ATP6. In fact, the real challenge for the next 50 years will be to assemble the pieces of this puzzle by using yeast and to use complementary models, especially in strict aerobes.
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- V Contamine
- Institut de Génétique et Microbiologie, UMR 8621, Université Paris-Sud, 91405 Orsay Cedex, France
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Wang ZG, Ackerman SH. The assembly factor Atp11p binds to the beta-subunit of the mitochondrial F(1)-ATPase. J Biol Chem 2000; 275:5767-72. [PMID: 10681564 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.275.8.5767] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Atp11p is a protein of Saccharomyces cerevisiae required for the assembly of the F(1) component of the mitochondrial F(1)F(0)-ATP synthase. This study presents evidence that Atp11p binds selectively to the beta-subunit of F(1). Under conditions in which avidin-Sepharose beads specifically adsorbed biotinylated Atp11p from yeast mitochondrial extracts, the F(1) beta-subunit coprecipitated with the tagged Atp11p protein. Binding interactions between Atp11p and the entire beta-subunit of F(1) or fragments of the beta-subunit were also revealed by a yeast two-hybrid screen: Atp11p bound to a region of the nucleotide-binding domain of the beta-subunit located between Gly(114) and Leu(318). Certain elements of this sequence that would be accessible to Atp11p in the free beta-subunit make contact with adjacent alpha-subunits in the assembled enzyme. This observation suggests that the alpha-subunits may exchange for bound Atp11p during the process of F(1) assembly.
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- Z G Wang
- Department of Surgery, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan 48201, USA
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Chen XJ, Clark-Walker GD. The petite mutation in yeasts: 50 years on. INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF CYTOLOGY 1999; 194:197-238. [PMID: 10494627 DOI: 10.1016/s0074-7696(08)62397-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 129] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Fifty years ago it was reported that baker's yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, can form "petite colonie" mutants when treated with the DNA-targeting drug acriflavin. To mark the jubilee of studies on cytoplasmic inheritance, a review of the early work will be presented together with some observations on current developments. The primary emphasis is to address the questions of how loss of mtDNA leads to lethality (rho 0-lethality) in petite-negative yeasts and how S. cerevisiae tolerates elimination of mtDNA. Recent investigation have revealed that rho 0-lethality can be suppressed by specific mutations in the alpha, beta, and gamma subunits of the mitochondrial F1-ATPase of the petite-negative yeast Kluyveromyces lactis and by the nuclear ptp alleles in Schizosaccharomyces pombe. In contrast, inactivation of genes coding for F1-ATPase alpha and beta subunits and disruption of AAC2, PGS1/PEL1, and YME1 genes in S. cerevisiae convert this petite-positive yeast into a petite-negative form. Studies on nuclear genes affecting dependence on mtDNA have provided important insight into the functions provided by the mitochondrial genome and the maintenance of structural and functional integrity of the mitochondrial inner membrane.
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- X J Chen
- Molecular and Cellular Genetics Group, Research School of Biological Sciences, Australian National University, ACT, Australia
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Arnold I, Pfeiffer K, Neupert W, Stuart RA, Schägger H. ATP synthase of yeast mitochondria. Isolation of subunit j and disruption of the ATP18 gene. J Biol Chem 1999; 274:36-40. [PMID: 9867807 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.274.1.36] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The subunit composition of the mitochondrial ATP synthase from Saccharomyces cerevisiae was analyzed using blue native gel electrophoresis and high resolution SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. We report here the identification of a novel subunit of molecular mass of 6,687 Da, termed subunit j (Su j). An open reading frame of 127 base pairs (ATP18), which encodes for Su j, was identified on chromosome XIII. Su j does not display sequence similarity to ATP synthase subunits from other organisms. Data base searches, however, identified a potential homolog from Schizosaccharomyces pombe with 51% identity to Su j of S. cerevisiae. Su j, a small protein of 59 amino acid residues, has the characteristics of an integral inner membrane protein with a single transmembrane segment. Deletion of the ATP18 gene encoding Su j led to a strain (Deltasu j) completely deficient in oligomycin-sensitive ATPase activity and unable to grow on nonfermentable carbon sources. The presence of Su j is required for the stable expression of subunits 6 and f of the F0 membrane sector. In the absence of Su j, spontaneously arising rho- cells were observed that lacked also ubiquinol-cytochrome c reductase and cytochrome c oxidase activities. We conclude that Su j is a novel and essential subunit of yeast ATP synthase.
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- I Arnold
- Institut für Physiologische Chemie der Universität München, 80336 München, Germany
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Wang ZG, Ackerman SH. Mutational studies with Atp12p, a protein required for assembly of the mitochondrial F1-ATPase in yeast. Identification of domains important for Atp12p function and oligomerization. J Biol Chem 1998; 273:2993-3002. [PMID: 9446613 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.273.5.2993] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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The Atp12p protein of Saccharomyces cerevisiae is required for assembly of the F1 moiety of the mitochondrial ATP synthase. The current work has used mutant forms of Atp12p in an effort to learn about amino acids and/or domains that are important for the action of the protein. In one set of studies, the mutant atp12 genes were cloned and sequenced from 13 independent isolates of chemically mutagenized yeast. Of the 10 different mutant alleles that were identified, 9 (8 nonsense and 1 frameshift) lead to the early termination of the protein. A single missense mutation that substitutes lysine for Glu-289 was identified in two of the atp12 strains. Analysis of several Atp12p variants, each with different substitutions at Glu-289, showed that the functional activity of Atp12p is compromised when non-acidic residues are introduced at position 289 in the sequence. In other work, deletion analysis led to the assignment of two domains in Atp12p; the functional domain of the protein was mapped to the sequence between Gln-181 and Val-306, and a structural domain (Asp-307 through Gln-325) was identified that confers Atp12p the ability to oligomerize with other proteins in mitochondria.
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- Z G Wang
- Department of Surgery, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan 48201, USA
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Kerscher O, Holder J, Srinivasan M, Leung RS, Jensen RE. The Tim54p-Tim22p complex mediates insertion of proteins into the mitochondrial inner membrane. J Cell Biol 1997; 139:1663-75. [PMID: 9412462 PMCID: PMC2132641 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.139.7.1663] [Citation(s) in RCA: 160] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/1997] [Revised: 10/15/1997] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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We have identified a new protein, Tim54p, located in the yeast mitochondrial inner membrane. Tim54p is an essential import component, required for the insertion of at least two polytopic proteins into the inner membrane, but not for the translocation of precursors into the matrix. Several observations suggest that Tim54p and Tim22p are part of a protein complex in the inner membrane distinct from the previously characterized Tim23p-Tim17p complex. First, multiple copies of the TIM22 gene, but not TIM23 or TIM17, suppress the growth defect of a tim54-1 temperature-sensitive mutant. Second, Tim22p can be coprecipitated with Tim54p from detergent-solubilized mitochondria, but Tim54p and Tim22p do not interact with either Tim23p or Tim17p. Finally, the tim54-1 mutation destabilizes the Tim22 protein, but not Tim23p or Tim17p. Our results support the idea that the mitochondrial inner membrane carries two independent import complexes: one required for the translocation of proteins across the inner membrane (Tim23p-Tim17p), and the other required for the insertion of proteins into the inner membrane (Tim54p-Tim22p).
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- O Kerscher
- Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA
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Atteia A, Dreyfus G, González-Halphen D. Characterization of the alpha and beta-subunits of the F0F1-ATPase from the alga Polytomella spp., a colorless relative of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 1997; 1320:275-84. [PMID: 9230922 DOI: 10.1016/s0005-2728(97)00031-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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The isolation and partial characterization of the oligomycin-sensitive F0F1-ATP synthase/ATPase from the colorless alga Polytomella spp. is described. Purification was performed by solubilization with dodecyl-beta-D-maltoside followed by Sepharose Hexyl ammonium chromatography, a matrix that interacts with the F1 sector of mitochondrial ATPases. The alpha-subunit, which migrates on SDS-polyacrylamide gels with an apparent molecular mass of 55 kDa, was identified by the N-terminal sequencing of 47 residues. This subunit exhibited a short extension at its N-terminus highly similar to the one described for the unicellular alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii (Nurani, G. and Franzén L.-G. (1996) Plant Mol. Biol. 31, 1105-1116). In whole mitochondria, the alpha-subunit was susceptible to limited proteolytic digestion induced by heat. An endogenous protease removed the first 22 residues of the mature alpha-subunit. Subunit beta was also identified by N-terminal sequencing of 31 residues. This subunit of 63 kDa exhibited a higher apparent molecular mass than alpha, as judged by its mobility on denaturing polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. This beta-subunit is 7-8 kDa larger than the beta-subunits of other mitochondrial ATPases. It is suggested that the beta-subunit from Polytomella spp. may have a C-terminal extension similar to that described for the green alga C. reinhardtii (Franzén, L.-G. and Falk, G.(1992) Plant Mol. Biol. 19, 771-780). In addition, it was found that the C-terminal extension of the beta-subunit of C. reinhardtii showed homology with the endogenous ATPase inhibitors from various sources and with the epsilon-subunit from the F0F1-ATP synthase from Escherichia coli, which is considered to be a functional homolog of the inhibitor proteins. The data reported here provide the first biochemical evidence for a close relationship between the colorless alga Polytomella spp. and its photosynthetic counterpart C. reinhardtii. It is also suggested that the C-terminal extensions of the beta-subunits of the ATP synthases from these algae, may play a regulatory role in these enzymes.
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- A Atteia
- Departamento de Bioenergética, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F., Mexico
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Liang Y, Ackerman SH. Characterization of mutations in the beta subunit of the mitochondrial F1-ATPase that produce defects in enzyme catalysis and assembly. J Biol Chem 1996; 271:26522-8. [PMID: 8900121 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.271.43.26522] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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The ATP2 gene, coding for the beta subunit of the mitochondrial F1-ATPase, was cloned from nine independent isolates of chemically mutagenized yeast. Seven different mutant alleles were identified. In one case the mutation occurs in the mitochondrial targeting sequence (M1I). The remaining six mutations map to the mature part of the beta subunit protein and alter amino acids that are conserved in the bovine heart mitochondrial and Escherichia coli beta subunit proteins. Biochemical analysis of the yeast atp2 mutants identified two different phenotypes. The G133D, P179L, and G227D mutations correlate with an assembly-defective phenotype that is characterized by the accumulation of the F1 alpha and beta subunits in large protein aggregates. Strains harboring the A192V, E222K, or R293K mutations assemble an F1 of normal size that is none-the-less catalytically inactive. The effect of the atp2 mutations was also analyzed in diploids formed by crossing the mutants to wild type yeast. Hybrid enzymes formed with beta subunits containing either the G133D, E222K, or R293K mutations are compromised for steady-state ATPase activity. The display of partial dominance confirms the importance of Gly133 for structural stability and of Glu222 and Arg293 for catalytic cooperativity.
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- Y Liang
- Department of Surgery, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan 48201, USA
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Bauer A, Kölling R. The SAC3 gene encodes a nuclear protein required for normal progression of mitosis. J Cell Sci 1996; 109 ( Pt 6):1575-83. [PMID: 8799844 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.109.6.1575] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The SAC3 gene of Saccharomyces serevisiae has been implicated in actin function by genetic experiments showing that a temperature sensitive mutation in the essential actin gene (actl-1) can be suppressed by mutations in SAC3. An involvement of SAC3 in actin function is further suggested by the observation that the actin cytoskeleton is altered in SAC3 mutants. Our fractionation experiments, however, point to a nuclear localization of Sac3p. On sucrose density gradients Sac3p co-fractionated with the nuclear organelle markers examined. Furthermore, Sac3p was enriched 10-fold in a nuclei preparation along with the nuclear protein Nop1p. In this report we further show that SAC3 function is required for normal progression of mitosis. SAC3 mutants showed a higher fraction of large-budded cells in culture, indicative of a cell cycle delay. The predominant population among the large-budded sac3 cells were cells with a single nucleus at the bud-neck and a short intranuclear spindle. This suggests that a cell cycle delay occurs in mitosis prior to anaphase. The observation that SAC3 mutants lose chromosomes with higher frequency than wild-type is another indication for a mitotic defect in SAC3 mutants. We further noticed that SAC3 mutants are more resistant against the microtubule destabilizing drug benomyl. This finding suggests that SAC3 is involved, directly or indirectly, in microtubule function. In summary, our data indicate that SAC3 is involved in a process which affects both the actin cytoskeleton and mitosis.
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- A Bauer
- Institut für Mikrobiologie, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Dsseldorf, Germany
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Wang ZG, Ackerman SH. Identification of functional domains in Atp11p. Protein required for assembly of the mitochondrial F1-ATPase in yeast. J Biol Chem 1996; 271:4887-94. [PMID: 8617760 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.271.9.4887] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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The Atp11p protein of Saccharomyces cerevisiae is required for proper assembly of the F1 component of the mitochondrial ATP synthase. The mutant atp11 genes were cloned and sequenced from 12 yeast strains, which are respiratory-deficient due to a defect in Atp11p function. Four of the mutations mapped to the mitochondrial targeting domain (amino-terminal 39 amino acids) of Atp11p. All the genetic lesions found in the mature protein sequence were shown to be nonsense mutations. This result is consistent with the idea that Atp11p activity is provided, principally, by the overall structure of a functional domain, and not by specific amino acid residues in a localized active site. Amino-terminal (Edman) sequence analysis of fragments derived from limited proteolysis of purified Atp11p, and in vivo functional characterization of deletion mutants, were employed to locate the position of the active region in the protein. Three domains, separated by proline-rich sequences, were identified in the mature protein. The active domain of Atp11p was mapped to the sequence between Phe-120 and Asn-174. The domains proximal (Glu-40 through Ser-109) and distal (Arg-183 through Asn-318) to the active region were found to be important for the protein stability inside mitochondria.
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- Z G Wang
- Department of Surgery, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan 48201, USA
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Assembly of Multisubunit Complexes in Mitochondria. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1996. [DOI: 10.1016/s1569-2558(09)60019-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register]
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Aon MA, Cortassa S. Cell growth and differentiation from the perspective of dynamical organization of cellular and subcellular processes. PROGRESS IN BIOPHYSICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 1995; 64:55-79. [PMID: 8868523 DOI: 10.1016/0079-6107(95)00010-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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- M A Aon
- Departamento de Bioquímica de la Nutrición, Universidad Nacional de Tucumán, San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina
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Takeda M, Okushiba T, Hayashida T, Gunge N. ATP1 and ATP2, the F1F0-ATPase alpha and beta subunit genes of Saccharomyces cerevisiae, are respectively located on chromosomes II and X. Yeast 1994; 10:1531-4. [PMID: 7871893 DOI: 10.1002/yea.320101118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Southern blot analysis showed that ATP1 and ATP2 map on chromosomes II and X, respectively. Physical mapping of ATP1 and ATP2 by chromosome fragmentation showed that ATP1 is at the left end of chromosome II and ATP2 is at the right end of chromosome X. Both are located close to telomere sequences of each chromosome; ATP1 and ATP2 being approximately 30 kb and 85 kb from the respective telomeres.
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- M Takeda
- Department of Applied Microbial Technology, Kumamoto Institute of Technology, Japan
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Cloning of the yeast ATP3 gene coding for the gamma-subunit of F1 and characterization of atp3 mutants. J Biol Chem 1994. [DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(18)47172-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Aschenbrenner M, Mueller DM, Zak R, Wiesner RJ. Increased expression of F1ATP synthase subunits in yeast strains carrying point mutations which destabilize the beta subunit. FEBS Lett 1993; 323:27-30. [PMID: 8495741 DOI: 10.1016/0014-5793(93)81441-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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In yeast strains (S. cerevisiae) carrying a point mutation of the ATP2 gene, which destabilizes the beta subunit of F1 ATP synthase in vitro, the growth rate was reduced significantly, demonstrating that the mutation is also deleterious in vivo. Immunoblots showed that levels of the mutated beta, but also of the wild-type alpha subunit were increased in the mutated strains, together with levels of the corresponding mRNAs (approximately 1.6-fold). Northern analysis showed that this was due to both the appearance of new transcript species as well as upregulation of the cognate transcripts, strongly indicating that the increase was probably due to activation of transcription. Levels of other mitochondrial proteins, e.g. cytochrome c oxidase, were unaffected. We conclude that a specific signal communicates the actual performance of the ATP synthase inside the mitochondria to the nuclear genes encoding its subunits.
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Zhuo S, Paik SR, Register JA, Allison WS. Photoinactivation of the bovine heart mitochondrial F1-ATPase by [14C]dequalinium cross-links phenylalanine-403 or phenylalanine-406 of an alpha subunit to a site or sites contained within residues 440-459 of a beta subunit. Biochemistry 1993; 32:2219-27. [PMID: 8443163 DOI: 10.1021/bi00060a013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Synthesis of [14C]dequalinium, 1,1'-(1,10-[1,10-14C]decanediyl)bis[4-amino-2-methylquinolinium ], is described, which photoinactivates the bovine heart mitochondrial F1-ATPase (MF1). Maximal photoinactivation occurs on incorporation of about 1.5 mol of [14C]dequalinium/mol of MF1. Three radioactive species were resolved when photoinactivated enzyme was submitted to polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis at pH 4.0 in the presence of tetradecyltrimethylammonium bromide, which correspond to the alpha and beta subunits and a cross-linked species with an M(r) of 116,000. Fractionation of a tryptic digest of photoinactivated enzyme by high-performance liquid chromatography led to isolation of a radioactive peptide which contains residues 399-420 of a alpha subunit. Two fragments containing equal amounts of radioactivity were obtained on fractionation of an endoproteinase Asp-N digest of the isolated radioactive tryptic peptide by high-performance liquid chromatography. Amino acid sequence analysis showed that both fragments contained residues 399-408 of the alpha subunit, but one was missing Phe-alpha 403 and the other was lacking Phe-alpha 406. Fractionation of a cyanogen bromide digest of photoinactivated enzyme followed by trypsin digestion of partially purified cyanogen bromide fragments and fractionation of the resulting radioactive tryptic fragments yielded several radioactive species comprised of residues 399-420 of the alpha subunit cross-linked to residues 440-459 of the beta subunit and a radioactive fragment containing residues 399-420 of the alpha subunit. Partial sequence analyses of the cross-linked fragments suggest that Phe-alpha 403 and Phe-alpha 406 participate in cross-links, whereas no information was obtained on the site or sites of cross-linking in the beta subunit fragment.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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- S Zhuo
- Department of Chemistry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla 92093-0601
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Bowman EJ, Knock TE. Structures of the genes encoding the α and β subunits of the Neurospora crassa mitochondrial ATP synthase. Gene 1992; 114:157-63. [PMID: 1351018 DOI: 10.1016/0378-1119(92)90569-b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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We have isolated and sequenced cDNA and genomic clones encoding the alpha and beta subunits of the Neurospora crassa ATP synthase. The genes are not linked to each other: atp-1(alpha) maps to either linkage group I or V, and atp-2(beta) lies on linkage group II. The two genes resemble each other in having a large number of introns, five in atp-1 and seven in atp-2, mostly positioned near their 5' ends and varying in length from 60-332 bp. The coding regions of both genes have a high G+C content (59%) and use a low number of codons, 46 (atp-1) and 44 (atp-2), a feature associated with highly expressed genes. Northern-blot analysis shows both genes are expressed at high levels during mycelial growth. Comparison of the exon-intron structures of the beta-subunit-encoding gene with those from human and tobacco showed a similar number of introns, several closely positioned, but no exact conservation in position, size or sequence of introns.
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- E J Bowman
- Department of Biology, Sinsheimer Laboratories, University of California, Santa Cruz 95064
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Ackerman S, Martin J, Tzagoloff A. Characterization of ATP11 and detection of the encoded protein in mitochondria of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. J Biol Chem 1992. [DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(18)42529-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022] Open
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Venkatesan MM, Buysse JM, Oaks EV. Surface presentation of Shigella flexneri invasion plasmid antigens requires the products of the spa locus. J Bacteriol 1992; 174:1990-2001. [PMID: 1312536 PMCID: PMC205806 DOI: 10.1128/jb.174.6.1990-2001.1992] [Citation(s) in RCA: 152] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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An avirulent, invasion plasmid insertion mutant of Shigella flexneri 5 (pHS1059) was restored to the virulence phenotype by transformation with a partial HindIII library of the wild-type invasion plasmid constructed in pBR322. Western immunoblot analysis of pHS1059 whole-cell lysates revealed that the synthesis of the invasion plasmid antigens VirG, IpaA, IpaB, IpaC, and IpaD was similar to that seen in the corresponding isogenic S. flexneri 5 virulent strain, M90T. IpaB and IpaC, however, were not present on the surface of pHS1059 as was found in M90T, suggesting that the transport or presentation of the IpaB and IpaC proteins onto the bacterial surface was defective in the mutant. pHS1059 was complemented by pWR266, which carried contiguous 1.2- and 4.1-kb HindIII fragments of the invasion plasmid. pHS1059(pWR266) cells were positive in the HeLa cell invasion assay as well as colony immunoblot and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays, using monoclonal antibodies to IpaB and IpaC. These studies established that the antigens were expressed on the surface of the transformed bacteria. In addition, water extraction of pHS1059 and pHS1059(pWR266) whole cells, which can be used to remove IpaB and IpaC antigens from the surface of wild-type M90T bacteria, yielded significant amounts of these antigens from pHS1059(pWR266) but not from pHS1059. Minicell and DNA sequence analysis indicated that several proteins were encoded by pWR266, comprising the spa loci, which were mapped to a region approximately 18 kb upstream of the ipaBCDAR gene cluster. Subcloning and deletion analysis revealed that more than one protein was involved in complementing the Spa- phenotype in pHS1059. One of these proteins, Spa47, showed striking homology to ORF4 of the Bacillus subtilis flaA locus and the fliI gene sequence of Salmonella typhimurium, both of which bear strong resemblance to the alpha and beta subunits of bacterial, mitochondrial, and chloroplast proton-translocating F0F1 ATPases.
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- M M Venkatesan
- Department of Bacterial Immunology, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Washington, D.C. 20307-5100
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Cox G, Devenish R, Gibson F, Howitt S, Nagley P. Chapter 12 The structure and assembly of ATP synthase. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1992. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-7306(08)60180-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/29/2023]
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ATP synthase of yeast mitochondria. Characterization of subunit d and sequence analysis of the structural gene ATP7. J Biol Chem 1991. [DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(18)55335-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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A mutant precursor protein is poorly targeted to mitochondria and interferes in vivo with the import of other mitochondrial polypeptides inSaccharomyces cerevisiae. Curr Microbiol 1991. [DOI: 10.1007/bf02092253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Bowman S, Ackerman SH, Griffiths DE, Tzagoloff A. Characterization of ATP12, a yeast nuclear gene required for the assembly of the mitochondrial F1-ATPase. J Biol Chem 1991. [DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(20)89477-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Ackerman SH, Gatti DL, Gellefors P, Douglas MG, Tzagoloff A. ATP13, a nuclear gene of Saccharomyces cerevisiae essential for the expression of subunit 9 of the mitochondrial ATPase. FEBS Lett 1991; 278:234-8. [PMID: 1825065 DOI: 10.1016/0014-5793(91)80124-l] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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The respiratory deficient nuclear mutant of Saccharomyces cerevisiae, N9-168, assigned to complementation group G95 was previously shown to lack subunit 9, one of the three mitochondrially encoded subunits of the Fo component of the mitochondrial ATPase. As a consequence of the structural defect in Fo, the ATPase activity of G95 mutants is not inhibited by rutamycin. The absence of subunit 9 in N9-168 has been correlated with a lower steady-state level of its mRNA and an increase in higher molecular weight precursor transcripts. These results suggest that the mutation is most likely to affect either translation of the oli1 mRNA or processing of the primary transcript. We have isolated a nuclear gene, designated ATP13, which complements the respiratory defect and restores rutamycin-sensitive ATPase in G95 mutants. Disruption of ATP13 induces a respiratory deficiency which is not complemented by G95 mutants. The nucleotide sequence of ATP13 indicates a primary translation product with an Mapp of 42,897. The protein has a basic amino terminal signal sequence that is cleaved upon import into mitochondria. No significant primary structure homology is detected with any protein in the most recent libraries.
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- S H Ackerman
- Department of Biological Sciences, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027
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Arselin G, Gandar JC, Guérin B, Velours J. Isolation and complete amino acid sequence of the mitochondrial ATP synthase epsilon-subunit of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. J Biol Chem 1991. [DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(17)35231-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022] Open
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Chaumont F, O'Riordan V, Boutry M. Protein transport into mitochondria is conserved between plant and yeast species. J Biol Chem 1990. [DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(17)44840-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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We describe a collection of nuclear respiratory-defective mutants (pet mutants) of Saccharomyces cerevisiae consisting of 215 complementation groups. This set of mutants probably represents a substantial fraction of the total genetic information of the nucleus required for the maintenance of functional mitochondria in S. cerevisiae. The biochemical lesions of mutants in approximately 50 complementation groups have been related to single enzymes or biosynthetic pathways, and the corresponding wild-type genes have been cloned and their structures have been determined. The genes defined by an additional 20 complementation groups were identified by allelism tests with mutants characterized in other laboratories. Mutants representative of the remaining complementation groups have been assigned to one of the following five phenotypic classes: (i) deficiency in cytochrome oxidase, (ii) deficiency in coenzyme QH2-cytochrome c reductase, (iii) deficiency in mitochondrial ATPase, (iv) absence of mitochondrial protein synthesis, and (v) normal composition of respiratory-chain complexes and of oligomycin-sensitive ATPase. In addition to the genes identified through biochemical and genetic analyses of the pet mutants, we have cataloged PET genes not matched to complementation groups in the mutant collection and other genes whose products function in the mitochondria but are not necessary for respiration. Together, this information provides an up-to-date list of the known genes coding for mitochondrial constituents and for proteins whose expression is vital for the respiratory competence of S. cerevisiae.
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- A Tzagoloff
- Department of Biological Sciences, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027
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Ackerman SH, Tzagoloff A. ATP10, a yeast nuclear gene required for the assembly of the mitochondrial F1-F0 complex. J Biol Chem 1990. [DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(19)38763-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022] Open
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Douma AC, Veenhuis M, Waterham HR, Harder W. Immunocytochemical demonstration of the peroxisomal ATPase of yeasts. Yeast 1990; 6:45-51. [PMID: 2138397 DOI: 10.1002/yea.320060105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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The presence of an ATPase on yeast peroxisomal membranes was studied by immunological methods. Western blot analysis of purified peroxisomal membranes from several yeasts revealed distinct cross-reaction with specific antibodies against the F1-part or the beta-subunit of the mitochondrial ATPase of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. This was not due to mitochondrial contamination as was demonstrated by analytical sucrose gradient centrifugation. Protein A-gold labelling carried out on Lowicryl-embedded methanol-grown Hansenula polymorpha using these antibodies did not result in significant staining. However, when organelles isolated from this yeast were successively incubated with antibodies and protein A-gold prior to embedding, specific labelling was observed on both the peroxisomal membrane and the membrane of damaged mitochondria but not on intact mitochondria. Specific labelling of the peroxisomal membrane was confirmed by freeze-fracture immunocytochemistry. In addition to the peroxisomal membrane, the mitochondrial membrane was also labelled in these experiments. Freeze-fracture immunocytochemistry was also successful for the localization of peroxisomal matrix proteins, e.g. alcohol oxidase and dihydroxyacetone synthase, and of mitochondrial membrane proteins, e.g. cytochrome c oxidase.
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- A C Douma
- Department of Microbiology, Haren, The Netherlands
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The major 45-kDa protein of the yeast mitochondrial outer membrane is not essential for cell growth or mitochondrial function. J Biol Chem 1989. [DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(19)30050-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Matsushita Y, Kitakawa M, Isono K. Cloning and analysis of the nuclear genes for two mitochondrial ribosomal proteins in yeast. MOLECULAR & GENERAL GENETICS : MGG 1989; 219:119-24. [PMID: 2693936 DOI: 10.1007/bf00261166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Two mitochondrial ribosomal proteins of yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) were purified and their N-terminal amino acid sequences determined. The sequence data were used for the synthesis of oligonucleotide probes to clone the corresponding genes. Thus, the genes for two proteins, termed YMR-31 and YMR-44, were cloned and their nucleotide sequences determined. From the nucleotide sequence data, the coding region of the gene for protein YMR-31 was found to be composed of 369 nucleotide pairs. Comparison of the amino acid sequence of protein YMR-31 and the one deduced from the nucleotide sequence of its gene suggests that it contains an octapeptide leader sequence. The calculated molecular weight of protein YMR-31 without the leader sequence is 12,792 dalton. The gene for protein YMR-44 was found to contain a 147 bp intron which contains two sequences conserved among yeast introns. The length of the two exons flanking the intron totals 294 nucleotide pairs which can encode a protein with a calculated molecular weight of 11,476 dalton. The gene for protein YMR-31 is located on chromosome VI, while the gene for protein YMR-44 is located on either chromosome XIII or XVI.
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- Y Matsushita
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Kobe University, Japan
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Endo F, Tanoue A, Nakai H, Hata A, Indo Y, Titani K, Matsuda I. Primary structure and gene localization of human prolidase. J Biol Chem 1989. [DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(18)83768-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022] Open
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Hartl FU, Pfanner N, Nicholson DW, Neupert W. Mitochondrial protein import. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 1989; 988:1-45. [PMID: 2642391 DOI: 10.1016/0304-4157(89)90002-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 531] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Most mitochondrial proteins are synthesized as precursor proteins on cytosolic polysomes and are subsequently imported into mitochondria. Many precursors carry amino-terminal presequences which contain information for their targeting to mitochondria. In several cases, targeting and sorting information is also contained in non-amino-terminal portions of the precursor protein. Nucleoside triphosphates are required to keep precursors in an import-competent (unfolded) conformation. The precursors bind to specific receptor proteins on the mitochondrial surface and interact with a general insertion protein (GIP) in the outer membrane. The initial interaction of the precursor with the inner membrane requires the mitochondrial membrane potential (delta psi) and occurs at contact sites between outer and inner membranes. Completion of translocation into the inner membrane or matrix is independent of delta psi. The presequences are cleaved off by the processing peptidase in the mitochondrial matrix. In several cases, a second proteolytic processing event is performed in either the matrix or in the intermembrane space. Other modifications can occur such as the addition of prosthetic groups (e.g., heme or Fe/S clusters). Some precursors of proteins of the intermembrane space or the outer surface of the inner membrane are retranslocated from the matrix space across the inner membrane to their functional destination ('conservative sorting'). Finally, many proteins are assembled in multi-subunit complexes. Exceptions to this general import pathway are known. Precursors of outer membrane proteins are transported directly into the outer membrane in a receptor-dependent manner. The precursor of cytochrome c is directly translocated across the outer membrane and thereby reaches the intermembrane space. In addition to the general sequence of events which occurs during mitochondrial protein import, current research focuses on the molecules themselves that are involved in these processes.
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- F U Hartl
- Institut für Physiologische Chemie, Universität München, F.R.G
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Bowman EJ, Tenney K, Bowman BJ. Isolation of genes encoding the Neurospora vacuolar ATPase. Analysis of vma-1 encoding the 67-kDa subunit reveals homology to other ATPases. J Biol Chem 1988. [DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(18)68175-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 164] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Bowman BJ, Allen R, Wechser MA, Bowman EJ. Isolation of genes encoding the Neurospora vacuolar ATPase. Analysis of vma-2 encoding the 57-kDa polypeptide and comparison to vma-1. J Biol Chem 1988. [DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(18)68176-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 138] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Ysern X, Amzel LM, Pedersen PL. ATP synthases--structure of the F1-moiety and its relationship to function and mechanism. J Bioenerg Biomembr 1988; 20:423-50. [PMID: 2906060 DOI: 10.1007/bf00762202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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A great deal of progress has been made in understanding both the structure and the mechanism of F1-ATPase. The primary structure is now fully known for at least five species. Sequence comparison between chloroplast, photobacteria, aerobic bacteria, and mitochondrial representatives allow us to infer more general functional relationships and evolutionary trends. Although the F1 moiety is the most studied segment of the H+-ATPase complex, there is not a full understanding of the mechanism and regulation of its hydrolytic activity. The beta subunit is now known to contain one and probably two nucleotide binding domains, one of which is believed to be a catalytic site. Recently, two similar models have been proposed to attempt to describe the "active" part of the beta subunits. These models are mainly an attempt to use the structure of adenylate kinase to represent a more general working model for nucleotide binding phosphotransferases. Labelling experiments seem to indicate that several critical residues outside the region described by the "adenylate kinase" part of this model are also actively involved in the ATPase activity. New models will have to be introduced to include these regions. Finally, it seems that a consensus has been reached with regard to a broad acceptance of the asymmetric structure of the F1-moiety. In addition, recent experimental evidence points toward the presence of nonequivalent subunits to describe the functional activity of the F1-ATPase. A summary diagram of the conformational and binding states of the enzyme including the nonequivalent beta subunit is presented. Additional research is essential to establish the role of the minor subunits--and of the asymmetry they introduce in F1--on the physiological function of the enzyme.
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- X Ysern
- Department of Biophysics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21205
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