1988
The processing peptidase of yeast mitochondria: the two co‐operating components MPP and PEP are structurally related.
Pollock R, Hartl F, Cheng M, Ostermann J, Horwich A, Neupert W. The processing peptidase of yeast mitochondria: the two co‐operating components MPP and PEP are structurally related. The EMBO Journal 1988, 7: 3493-3500. PMID: 3061797, PMCID: PMC454850, DOI: 10.1002/j.1460-2075.1988.tb03225.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMitochondrial processing peptidaseMitochondrial precursor proteinsProcessing peptidasePrecursor proteinMutant of SaccharomycesRemarkable sequence similarityYeast mitochondriaMPP geneSequence similarityHydrophilic proteinNovel peptidaseAmino acidsProteolytic cleavageProteinPeptidaseMutantsMitochondriaCommon originPresequenceSaccharomycesPEPGenesMutationsCleavageFunction
1987
Import and processing of human ornithine transcarbamoylase precursor by mitochondria from Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
Cheng M, Pollock R, Hendrick J, Horwich A. Import and processing of human ornithine transcarbamoylase precursor by mitochondria from Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1987, 84: 4063-4067. PMID: 3295876, PMCID: PMC305022, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.84.12.4063.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMitochondrial membraneEnzymatic activityNH2-terminal leader peptideMitochondrial matrix fractionWild-type precursorS. cerevisiae strainMitochondrial importMammalian mitochondriaMature subunitSubunit precursorOperon promoterS. cerevisiaeSelective growth conditionsLeader peptideYeast cellsArtificial mutationsOTCase activityMatrix fractionOrnithine transcarbamoylaseCerevisiae strainSaccharomycesGrowth conditionsMatrix compartmentMitochondriaSubunits