Protein folding causes an arrest of preprotein translocation into mitochondria in vivo.
Wienhues U, Becker K, Schleyer M, Guiard B, Tropschug M, Horwich A, Pfanner N, Neupert W. Protein folding causes an arrest of preprotein translocation into mitochondria in vivo. Journal Of Cell Biology 1991, 115: 1601-1609. PMID: 1757464, PMCID: PMC2289212, DOI: 10.1083/jcb.115.6.1601.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAminopterinBiological TransportIntracellular MembranesKineticsL-Lactate DehydrogenaseL-Lactate Dehydrogenase (Cytochrome)Membrane PotentialsMitochondriaProtein ConformationProtein PrecursorsProtein Processing, Post-TranslationalRecombinant Fusion ProteinsSaccharomyces cerevisiaeTetrahydrofolate DehydrogenaseConceptsMitochondrial protein uptakeTranslocation contact sitesAmino-terminal thirdStable tertiary structureDihydrofolate reductase domainImport pathwayPreprotein translocationHybrid proteinProtein foldingMitochondrial membraneTranslocation sitesContact sitesCytochrome b2Fusion proteinPolypeptide segmentsYeast cellsReductase domainTertiary structureProtein uptakeDihydrofolate reductaseProteinMitochondriaMembraneVivoFoldingMitochondrial protein import.
Horwich A, Cheng M, West A, Pollock R. Mitochondrial protein import. Current Topics In Microbiology And Immunology 1991, 170: 1-42. PMID: 1760928, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-76389-2_1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMitochondrial protein import pathwayProtein import pathwayPrecise molecular functionConformational alterationsImport pathwayMolecular functionsStep of recognitionMembrane translocationProteolytic cleavageProteinTranslocationDynamic picturePowerful toolGeneticsAlterationsPathwayBiochemistryCleavageCritical features