Plant mitochondria contain the protein translocase subunits TatB and TatC

Carrie, Chris; Weißenberger, Stefan und Soll, Jürgen (2016): Plant mitochondria contain the protein translocase subunits TatB and TatC. In: Journal of Cell Science, Bd. 129, Nr. 20: S. 3935-3947

Abstract

Twin-arginine translocation (Tat) pathways have been well-characterized in bacteria and chloroplasts. Genes encoding a TatC protein are found in almost all plant mitochondrial genomes but to date these have not been extensively investigated. For the first time it could be demonstrated that this mitochondrial-encoded TatC is a functional gene that is translated into a protein in the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana. A TatB-like subunit localized to the inner membrane was also identified that is nuclear-encoded and is essential for plant growth and development, indicating that plants potentially require a Tat pathway for mitochondrial biogenesis.

• Dokumententyp: Zeitschriftenartikel
• Fakultät: Biologie > Department Biologie I
• Fakultätsübergreifende Einrichtungen: Center for Integrated Protein Science Munich (CIPSM)
• Themengebiete: 500 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik > 570 Biowissenschaften; Biologie ; 500 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik > 540 Chemie
• ISSN: 0021-9533
• Sprache: Englisch