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ArticleEuropean biophysics journal : EBJ2019

Structural characterisation of a full-length mitochondrial outer membrane TOM40 preprotein translocase: implications for its interaction with presequence peptides.

Wei Feng, Jinwen Li, Yanjun Liang, Yongqiang Zhang, Shu Jie Li

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Wei FengSchool of Physics Science, Department of Biophysics, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, People's Republic of China.
Jinwen LiSchool of Physics Science, Department of Biophysics, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, People's Republic of China.
Yanjun LiangSchool of Physics Science, Department of Biophysics, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, People's Republic of China.
Yongqiang ZhangSchool of Physics Science, Department of Biophysics, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, People's Republic of China. freechinese1984@163.com.
Shu Jie LiSchool of Physics Science, Department of Biophysics, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, People's Republic of China. shujieli@nankai.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1267-7812
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Basic Science and Advance Technology Research Program of Tianjin 14JCYBJC23400National Natural Science Foundation of China 21707165National Natural Science Foundation of China 30970579National Natural Science Foundation of China 31271464Ph.D. Programs Foundation of Ministry of Education of China 20110031110004Ph.D. Programs Foundation of Ministry of Education of China 20120031110028
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Abstract

Tom40, the central component of the preprotein translocase of the mitochondrial outer membrane (TOM complex), forms the import pore that facilitates the translocation of preproteins across the outer membrane. Though the function of Tom40 has been intensively studied, the details of the interactions between presequence peptides and Tom40 remain unclear. In this study, we expressed rat Tom40 in Escherichia coli and purified it from inclusion bodies before investigating the refolded protein by fluorescence spectroscopy and circular dichroism (CD) spectroscopy. The far-UV CD spectra of the refolded Tom40 in various concentrations of urea revealed that the refolded protein has a well-defined structure consisting mainly of β-sheet. Moreover, the specific binding of presequence peptides to Tom40, which was demonstrated by fluorescence quenching, showed that the refolded purified protein is functional and that the interaction between Tom40 and presequence peptides is mainly electrostatic in nature.

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AnimalsKineticsMembrane Transport ProteinsMitochondrial MembranesMitochondrial Precursor Protein Import Complex ProteinsMitochondrial ProteinsPeptidesProtein BindingProtein Conformation, beta-StrandProtein RefoldingRatsStatic ElectricityMembrane Transport ProteinsMitochondrial Precursor Protein Import Complex ProteinsMitochondrial ProteinsPeptidesTomm40 protein, ratInteractionMitochondriaPresequence peptidesRefoldingTom40

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