1992
Two related genes encoding extremely hydrophobic proteins suppress a lethal mutation in the yeast mitochondrial processing enhancing protein.
West A, Clark D, Martin J, Neupert W, Hartl F, Horwich A. Two related genes encoding extremely hydrophobic proteins suppress a lethal mutation in the yeast mitochondrial processing enhancing protein. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1992, 267: 24625-24633. PMID: 1447206, DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(18)35810-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceBase SequenceChromosomes, FungalDNA, FungalGenes, FungalGenes, LethalGenes, SuppressorGenotypeMitochondriaMolecular Sequence DataMutationOpen Reading FramesPeptidesPlasmidsProtein ConformationRestriction MappingSaccharomyces cerevisiaeSequence DeletionSequence Homology, Amino AcidSuppression, GeneticTemperatureConceptsProtein importHydrophobic proteinsNH2-terminal signal peptideYeast genomic libraryNonfermentable carbon sourcesProteins of mitochondriaMitochondrial membrane proteinPrecursor proteinHigh-copy plasmidMitochondrial processingProtein translocationGenomic libraryPEP geneGrowth defectChromosomal genesMembrane proteinsMitochondrial matrixSignal peptideGenetic suppressionLethal mutationsMitochondrial membraneDouble disruptionRelated genesSequence analysisProteolytic removal
1991
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 reductaseProteinMitochondriaMembraneVivoFolding
1990
Sorting pathways of mitochondrial inner membrane proteins
MAHLKE K, PFANNER N, MARTIN J, HORWICH A, HARTL F, NEUPERT W. Sorting pathways of mitochondrial inner membrane proteins. The FEBS Journal 1990, 192: 551-555. PMID: 2145157, DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1990.tb19260.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBase SequenceBiological EvolutionDNA, FungalHeat-Shock ProteinsIntracellular MembranesMitochondrial ADP, ATP TranslocasesMolecular Sequence DataNeurospora crassaOligonucleotide ProbesProtein Processing, Post-TranslationalProton-Translocating ATPasesRecombinant Fusion ProteinsSubmitochondrial ParticlesConceptsMitochondrial inner membrane proteinADP/ATP carrierInner membrane proteinMembrane proteinsATP carrierTargeting signalsNuclear-encoded mitochondrial inner membrane proteinsAmino-terminal targeting signalsNuclear-encoded mitochondrial proteinsDifferent import receptorsMitochondrial precursor proteinsHeat shock protein Hsp60Precursor proteinProkaryotic equivalentProkaryotic ancestorsEndosymbiont hypothesisImport receptorSubunit 9Sorting pathwaysMitochondrial proteinsInner membraneF0-ATPaseMitochondrial matrixAssembly pathwayMitochondrial membrane
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