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
1985
Arginine in the leader peptide is required for both import and proteolytic cleavage of a mitochondrial precursor.
Horwich A, Kalousek F, Rosenberg L. Arginine in the leader peptide is required for both import and proteolytic cleavage of a mitochondrial precursor. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1985, 82: 4930-4933. PMID: 3895227, PMCID: PMC390471, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.82.15.4930.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLeader peptideOrnithine transcarbamoylaseImport of precursorsMost mitochondrial proteinsMitochondrial matrix fractionOverall amino acid compositionMitochondrial matrix enzymeMitochondrial precursorsMitochondrial proteinsSubunit precursorAmino acid compositionBasic arginine residuesBasic residuesMatrix enzymeGlycine residueLarger precursorArginine residuesMatrix fractionIntact mitochondriaNH2-terminalDependent proteaseProteolytic cleavageTranscarbamoylaseResiduesMitochondria