2001
ClpA mediates directional translocation of substrate proteins into the ClpP protease
Reid B, Fenton W, Horwich A, Weber-Ban E. ClpA mediates directional translocation of substrate proteins into the ClpP protease. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2001, 98: 3768-3772. PMID: 11259663, PMCID: PMC31127, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.071043698.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubstrate proteinsClpP proteaseUnfolded substrate proteinsATP-dependent unfoldingATP-dependent mannerATP-dependent translocationChaperone ClpAProteolytic chamberFluorescence resonance energy transferDirectional translocationCOOH terminusClpAResonance energy transferProteinTranslocationIntracellular degradationFluorescence anisotropyProteaseRing complexTerminusLarge assembliesDonor fluorophoreRecognition elementRecent studiesHslUV
1992
Antifolding activity of hsp60 couples protein import into the mitochondrial matrix with export to the intermembrane space
Koll H, Guiard B, Rassow J, Ostermann J, Horwich A, Neupert W, Hartl F. Antifolding activity of hsp60 couples protein import into the mitochondrial matrix with export to the intermembrane space. Cell 1992, 68: 1163-1175. PMID: 1347713, DOI: 10.1016/0092-8674(92)90086-r.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBase SequenceBiological TransportChaperonin 60ChaperoninsFungal ProteinsHeat-Shock ProteinsL-Lactate DehydrogenaseL-Lactate Dehydrogenase (Cytochrome)MitochondriaMolecular Sequence DataProtein ConformationProtein Sorting SignalsProteinsRecombinant Fusion ProteinsSaccharomyces cerevisiae
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
Protein import into mitochondria and peroxisomes
Horwich A. Protein import into mitochondria and peroxisomes. Current Opinion In Cell Biology 1990, 2: 625-633. PMID: 1979227, DOI: 10.1016/0955-0674(90)90103-l.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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 cleavageTranscarbamoylaseResiduesMitochondriaExpression of amplified DNA sequences for ornithine transcarbamylase in HeLa cells: arginine residues may be required for mitochondrial import of enzyme precursor.
Horwich A, Fenton W, Firgaira F, Fox J, Kolansky D, Mellman I, Rosenberg L. Expression of amplified DNA sequences for ornithine transcarbamylase in HeLa cells: arginine residues may be required for mitochondrial import of enzyme precursor. Journal Of Cell Biology 1985, 100: 1515-1521. PMID: 3988798, PMCID: PMC2113848, DOI: 10.1083/jcb.100.5.1515.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMitochondrial importOTC precursorsHeLa cellsOrnithine transcarbamylaseArginine residuesMouse dihydrofolate reductaseNH2-terminal leader sequenceRate of importArginine analog canavanineViral regulatory elementsImmunoprecipitation of extractsMitochondrial localizationCDNA sequenceRegulatory elementsLeader sequenceDNA sequencesEnzyme precursorsMitochondrial enzymesCell extractsDihydrofolate reductaseEnzymatic activityBlot analysisNormal precursorsResiduesSubunitsA leader peptide is sufficient to direct mitochondrial import of a chimeric protein.
Horwich A, Kalousek F, Mellman I, Rosenberg L. A leader peptide is sufficient to direct mitochondrial import of a chimeric protein. The EMBO Journal 1985, 4: 1129-1135. PMID: 3891325, PMCID: PMC554314, DOI: 10.1002/j.1460-2075.1985.tb03750.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChimeric precursor proteinsMitochondrial importLeader peptideChimeric precursorsDihydrofolate reductaseMost mitochondrial proteinsPost-translational importMutant CHO cell linesCloned nucleotide sequencePrecursor proteinOrnithine transcarbamylaseCell-free systemCHO cell linesEnzyme dihydrofolate reductaseMitochondrial proteinsMitochondrial localizationRegulatory elementsLeader sequenceNucleotide sequenceStable transformantsAdditional proteinsSelectable markerChimeric proteinLarger precursorIntact cells