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Thursday 9/4 2014 Mike Mueckler [email protected] Intracellular Targeting of Nascent Polypeptides Mitochondria are the Sites of Oxidative ATP Production Sugars Figure 14-10 Molecular Biology of the Cell (© Garland Science 2008) Triglycerides Mitochondrial Biogenesis • Mitochondria contain their own genome and protein synthetic machinery (tRNAs, mRNAs, ribosomes, initiation and elongation factors, etc.) • Mitochondria are comprised of hundreds of distinct proteins, only a handful of which are encoded in the mitochondrial genome (varies by species) • Most mitochondrial proteins are encoded in nuclear DNA, synthesized in the cytosol, and imported post-translationally into the organelle Mitochondria Possess 4 Subcompartments Use of in vitro Systems to Elucidate Mitochondrial Import Mechanisms Proteins are Incorporated Into Mitochondria Via Several Different Routes Figure 12-23 Molecular Biology of the Cell (© Garland Science 2008) Targeting to the Matrix Requires an NTerminal Import Sequence N-terminal Import Sequences Form Amphipathic a Helices that Interact with the Tom20/22 Receptor Hydrophobic cleft Figure 12-22 Molecular Biology of the Cell (© Garland Science 2008) Protein Import into the Matrix Requires Passage Through Two Separate Membrane Translocons Proteins Traverse the TOM and TIM Translocons in an Unfolded State Translocation into the Matrix Occurs at Zones of Adhesion Protein Import into the Matrix Requires ATP Hydrolysis and an Intact Proton Gradient Across the Inner Membrane Figure 12-26 Molecular Biology of the Cell (© Garland Science 2008) Targeting to the Inner Membrane Occurs Via 3 Distinct Routes Stop-Transfer-Mediated Single-Pass Proteins Oxa1-Mediated Tom70/Tim22/54-Mediated Multi-Pass Proteins ADP/ATP Antiporter Cytochrome oxidase subunit CoxVa ATP Synthase Subunit 9 Targeting to the Intermembranous Space Occurs Via Two Distinct Pathways IM Space Protease Cytochrome B2 Direct Delivery Cytochrome c Heme Lyase Targeting to the Outer Membrane Via the SAM Protein Complex (Sorting and Assembly Machinery) (b-Barrell) Figure 12-27 Molecular Biology of the Cell (© Garland Science 2008) Nuclear Transport •Bidirectional •Single Large Pore Complex Spans 2 lipid bilayers •Nuclear Pores much larger than other translocons Figure 12-8 Molecular Biology of the Cell (© Garland Science 2008) EM of Transverse Section Showing a Side-View through two NPCs Figure 12-9c Molecular Biology of the Cell (© Garland Science 2008) Scanning EM of NPCs as Viewed from the Nucleoplasm Figure 12-9b Molecular Biology of the Cell (© Garland Science 2008) Structure of a Nuclear Pore Complex Figure 12-9a Molecular Biology of the Cell (© Garland Science 2008) Gated Diffusion Barrier Model of Nuclear Transport Meshwork of disordered protein domains containing FG repeats Figure 12-10 Molecular Biology of the Cell (© Garland Science 2008) Nuclear Import Signals are Highly Diverse in Sequence •Bind to distinct nuclear import receptors •Can be anywhere in the protein sequence but probably reside on surface patches •Some are not yet identified Figure 12-11 Molecular Biology of the Cell (© Garland Science 2008) Gold Particles Coated with Peptides Containing a NLS Traverse NPCs Proteins do not have to be unfolded before they traverse the nuclear pore Figure 12-12 Molecular Biology of the Cell (© Garland Science 2008) Nuclear Import and Export Sequences are Recognized by Different Members of the Same Receptor Family (Keryopherins) Figure 12-13 Molecular Biology of the Cell (© Garland Science 2008) Directionality is Conferred on Nuclear Transport by a Gradient of Ran-GDP/GTP Across the Nuclear Envelope Figure 12-14 Molecular Biology of the Cell (© Garland Science 2008) Nuclear Import and Export Operate Via Reciprocal Use of the Ran-GDP/GTP Concentration Gradient Figure 12-15 Molecular Biology of the Cell (© Garland Science 2008)