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
1986
Targeting of pre-ornithine transcarbamylase to mitochondria: Definition of critical regions and residues in the leader peptide
Horwich A, Kalousek F, Fenton W, Pollock R, Rosenberg L. Targeting of pre-ornithine transcarbamylase to mitochondria: Definition of critical regions and residues in the leader peptide. Cell 1986, 44: 451-459. PMID: 3943133, DOI: 10.1016/0092-8674(86)90466-6.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 cDNA clone for the precursor of rat mitochondrial ornithine transcarbamylase: comparison of rat and human leader sequences and conservation of catalytic sites
Kraus J, Hodges P, Williamson C, Horwich A, Kalousek F, Williams K, Rosenberg L. A cDNA clone for the precursor of rat mitochondrial ornithine transcarbamylase: comparison of rat and human leader sequences and conservation of catalytic sites. Nucleic Acids Research 1985, 13: 943-952. PMID: 3839075, PMCID: PMC341044, DOI: 10.1093/nar/13.3.943.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsBinding SitesDNAEnzyme PrecursorsHumansMitochondria, LiverOrnithine CarbamoyltransferaseRatsRNA, MessengerConceptsAmino acid sequenceLeader sequenceAcid sequenceBasic residuesAmino-terminal leader sequenceE. coliComplete sequence homologyAmino acid residuesProtein sequence dataOrnithine transcarbamylaseCDNA clonesSequence dataDNA complementaryOrnithine transcarbamylasesSequence homologyEntire proteinHuman enzymeAcid residuesTranscarbamylasesComplementary DNAAmino acidsMessenger RNARat enzymeNucleotidesCatalytic site