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ArticleThe Journal of biological chemistry2015

Phosphatidylcholine affects the role of the sorting and assembly machinery in the biogenesis of mitochondrial β-barrel proteins.

Max-Hinderk Schuler, Francesca Di Bartolomeo, Lena Böttinger, Susanne E Horvath, Lena-Sophie Wenz, Günther Daum, Thomas Becker

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Article in The Journal of biological chemistry, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers.

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Max-Hinderk SchulerFrom the Institute for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, 79104 Freiburg, Germany.
Francesca Di BartolomeoInstitute for Biochemistry, Graz University of Technology, NaWi Graz, A-8010 Graz, Austria.
Lena BöttingerFrom the Institute for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, 79104 Freiburg, Germany.
Susanne E HorvathFrom the Institute for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, 79104 Freiburg, Germany.
Lena-Sophie WenzFrom the Institute for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, 79104 Freiburg, Germany.
Günther DaumInstitute for Biochemistry, Graz University of Technology, NaWi Graz, A-8010 Graz, Austria, guenther.daum@tugraz.at.
Thomas BeckerFrom the Institute for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, 79104 Freiburg, Germany, BIOSS Centre for Biological Signalling Studies, University of Freiburg, 79104 Freiburg, Germany thomas.becker@biochemie.uni-freiburg.de.
University of Freiburg · DEGraz University of Technology · AT

Funding

Austrian Science Fund FWF P 26133
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Two protein translocases drive the import of β-barrel precursor proteins into the mitochondrial outer membrane: The translocase of the outer membrane (TOM complex) promotes transport of the precursor to the intermembrane space, whereas the sorting and assembly machinery (SAM complex) mediates subsequent folding of the β-barrel and its integration into the target membrane. The non-bilayer-forming phospholipids phosphatidylethanolamine (PE) and cardiolipin (CL) are required for the biogenesis of β-barrel proteins. Whether bilayer-forming phospholipids such as phosphatidylcholine (PC), the most abundant phospholipid of the mitochondrial outer membrane, play a role in the import of β-barrel precursors is unclear. In this study, we show that PC is required for stability and function of the SAM complex during the biogenesis of β-barrel proteins. PC further promotes the SAM-dependent assembly of the TOM complex, indicating a general role of PC for the function of the SAM complex. In contrast to PE-deficient mitochondria precursor accumulation at the TOM complex is not affected by depletion of PC. We conclude that PC and PE affect the function of distinct protein translocases in mitochondrial β-barrel biogenesis.

Indexed as

Mitochondrial ProteinsPhosphatidylcholinesProtein TransportSaccharomyces cerevisiaeSaccharomyces cerevisiae ProteinsMitochondrial ProteinsPhosphatidylcholinesSaccharomyces cerevisiae Proteinsmitochondriaphosphatidylcholinephosphatidylethanolamineprotein complexprotein sortingprotein translocationSAM complexTOM complex

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PMID26385920
PMCPMC4646311
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