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ArticleNucleic acids research2026

TargetMITO: a rule-based model for generating functional synthetic mitochondrial targeting sequences in yeast.

Kewin Gombeau, Raymond Wan, Joshua S James, Déborah Tribouillard-Tanvier, Yizhi Cai

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Article in Nucleic acids research, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Kewin GombeauManchester Institute of Biotechnology, University of Manchester, 131 Princess Street, M1 7DN, Manchester, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0003-3062-6365
Raymond WanManchester Institute of Biotechnology, University of Manchester, 131 Princess Street, M1 7DN, Manchester, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0003-3202-7008
Joshua S JamesManchester Institute of Biotechnology, University of Manchester, 131 Princess Street, M1 7DN, Manchester, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0003-2058-4210
Déborah Tribouillard-TanvierCNRS, IBGC, UMR 5095, University of Bordeaux, F-33000 Bordeaux, France.ORCID 0000-0002-2290-5375
Yizhi CaiManchester Institute of Biotechnology, University of Manchester, 131 Princess Street, M1 7DN, Manchester, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0003-1663-2865

Funding

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research CouncilEngineering and Safeguarding Synthetic Genomes Award EP/V05967X/1International Researchers on AI for Bioscience BB/Y513921/1Manchester Library Open Access FundWellcome Trust 221267/Z/20/Z
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Abstract

Mitochondria are essential organelles containing their own genomes, encoding a few proteins essential for energy production. Most of the mitochondrial proteins are nucleus-encoded, translated as precursors in the cytosol, with a large fraction of these precursors properly addressed by an N-terminal mitochondrial targeting sequence (MTS). These MTS share common features but no consensus sequence can explain their functionality nor the precursors-specific determinants of mitochondrial import. To help understand this mechanism, we created a simple computational model to generate functional synthetic MTS while maintaining a tight control on the design parameters. Using the budding yeast, we demonstrated the presence of precursors-specific import capabilities in addressing artificially nucleus-relocated OXPHOS proteins. Our research confirms the existence of cargo-dependent functional compatibilities and takes us one step closer towards improving gene therapy-based treatment of mitochondrial diseases.

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MitochondriaMitochondrial ProteinsProtein Sorting SignalsSaccharomyces cerevisiaeOxidative PhosphorylationProtein TransportSaccharomyces cerevisiae ProteinsMitochondrial ProteinsProtein Sorting SignalsSaccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins

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PMID42908398
PMCPMC13684279

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