Precursor proteins in transit through mitochondrial contact sites interact with hsp70 in the matrix

Ostermann, Joachim; Voos, Wolfgang; Kang, Pil-Jung; Craig, Elisabeth A.; Neupert, Walter und Pfanner, Nikolaus (17. Dezember 1990): Precursor proteins in transit through mitochondrial contact sites interact with hsp70 in the matrix. In: FEBS Letters, Bd. 277, Nr. 1-2: S. 281-284

Abstract

We previously reported that hsp70 in the mitochondrial matrix (mt-hsp70 = Ssc1p) is required for import of precursor proteins destined for the matrix or intermembrane space. Here we show that mt-hsp70 is also needed for the import of mitochondrial inner membrane proteins. In particular, the precursor of ADP/ATP carrier that is known not to interact with hsp60 on its assembly pathway requires functional mt-hsp70 for import, suggesting a general role of mt-hsp70 in membrane translocation of precursors. Moreover, a precursor arrested in contact sites was specifically co-precipitated with antibodies directed against mt-hsp70. We conclude that mt-hsp70 is directly involved in the translocation of many, if not all, precursor proteins that are transported across the inner membrane.

• Dokumententyp: Zeitschriftenartikel
• Fakultät: Medizin
• Themengebiete: 600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften > 610 Medizin und Gesundheit
• ISSN: 0014-5793