Structure prediction analysis of human core TIM23 complex reveals conservation of the protein translocation mechanism.

Autor: Maruszczak KK; IMol Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland., Draczkowski P; National Bioinformatics Infrastructure Sweden, SciLifeLab, Solna, Sweden.; Department of Synthesis and Chemical Technology of Pharmaceutical Substances, Medical University of Lublin, Poland., Wnorowski A; Department of Biopharmacy, Medical University of Lublin, Poland., Chacinska A; IMol Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: FEBS open bio [FEBS Open Bio] 2024 Oct; Vol. 14 (10), pp. 1656-1667. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jun 04.
DOI: 10.1002/2211-5463.13840
Abstrakt: The majority of mitochondrial proteins are encoded in the nucleus, translated on cytosolic ribosomes, and subsequently targeted to the mitochondrial surface. Their further import into the organelle is facilitated by highly specialized protein translocases. Mitochondrial precursor proteins that are destined to the mitochondrial matrix and, to some extent, the inner membrane, utilize translocase of the inner membrane (TIM23). This indispensable import machinery has been extensively studied in yeast. The translocating unit of the TIM23 complex in yeast consists of two membrane proteins, Tim17 and Tim23. In contrast to previous findings, recent reports demonstrate the primary role of Tim17, rather than Tim23, in the translocation of newly synthesized proteins. Very little is known about human TIM23 translocase. Human cells have two orthologs of yeast Tim17, TIMM17A and TIMM17B. Here, using computational tools, we present the architecture of human core TIM23 variants with either TIMM17A or TIMM17B, forming two populations of highly similar complexes. The structures reveal high conservation of the core TIM23 complex between human and yeast. Interestingly, both TIMM17A and TIMM17B variants interact with TIMM23 and reactive oxygen species modulator 1 (ROMO1); a homolog of yeast Mgr2, a protein that can create a channel-like structure with Tim17. The high structural conservation of proteins that form the core TIM23 complex in yeast and humans raises an interesting question about mechanistic and functional differences that justify existence of the two variants of TIM23 in higher eukaryotes.
(© 2024 The Authors. FEBS Open Bio published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Federation of European Biochemical Societies.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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