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ReviewBiochemical Society transactions2024

New insights into the structure and dynamics of the TOM complex in mitochondria.

Stephan Nussberger, Robin Ghosh, Shuo Wang

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Review in Biochemical Society transactions, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 23% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Review
  2. Adaptation of OXPHOS biogenesis to cellular requirements.Protein science : a publication of the Protein Society · 2026
    Review
  3. Redox signals and oxidative stress in the control of mitochondrial protein import.Protein science : a publication of the Protein Society · 2026
    Review
  4. Review
  5. Article
  6. Structures ofProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Stephan NussbergerDepartment of Biophysics, Institute of Biomaterials and Biomolecular Systems, University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-3619-4452
Robin GhoshDepartment of Bioenergetics, Institute of Biomaterials and Biomolecular Systems, University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany.
Shuo WangDepartment of Biophysics, Institute of Biomaterials and Biomolecular Systems, University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany.
University of Stuttgart · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

To date, there is no general physical model of the mechanism by which unfolded polypeptide chains with different properties are imported into the mitochondria. At the molecular level, it is still unclear how transit polypeptides approach, are captured by the protein translocation machinery in the outer mitochondrial membrane, and how they subsequently cross the entropic barrier of a protein translocation pore to enter the intermembrane space. This deficiency has been due to the lack of detailed structural and dynamic information about the membrane pores. In this review, we focus on the recently determined sub-nanometer cryo-EM structures and our current knowledge of the dynamics of the mitochondrial two-pore outer membrane protein translocation machinery (TOM core complex), which provide a starting point for addressing the above questions. Of particular interest are recent discoveries showing that the TOM core complex can act as a mechanosensor, where the pores close as a result of interaction with membrane-proximal structures. We highlight unusual and new correlations between the structural elements of the TOM complexes and their dynamic behavior in the membrane environment.

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MitochondriaMitochondrial MembranesAnimalsCryoelectron MicroscopyHumansMitochondrial Membrane Transport ProteinsMitochondrial Precursor Protein Import Complex ProteinsModels, MolecularProtein ConformationProtein TransportMitochondrial Membrane Transport ProteinsMitochondrial Precursor Protein Import Complex Proteinselectron cryo-microscopymechanosensitivitymitochondriaprotein translocationsingle-molecule microscopyTom complex

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PMID38629718
PMCPMC11088910
OpenAlexW4394874065

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