エンドウ トシヤ   ENDO TOSHIYA
  遠藤 斗志也
   所属   京都産業大学  生命科学部 先端生命科学科
   職種   客員教授
言語種別 英語
発行・発表の年月 2006/08
形態種別 研究論文
査読 査読あり
標題 Identification of Tam41 maintaining integrity of the TIM23 protein translocator complex in mitochondria
執筆形態 その他
掲載誌名 JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY
出版社・発行元 ROCKEFELLER UNIV PRESS
巻・号・頁 174(5),pp.631-637
著者・共著者 Yasushi Tamura,Yoshihiro Harada,Koji Yamano,Kazuaki Watanabe,Daigo Ishikawa,Chie Ohshima,Shuh-ichi Nishikawa,Hayashi Yamamoto,Toshiya Endo
概要 Newly synthesized mitochondrial proteins are imported into mitochondria with the aid of protein translocator complexes in the outer and inner mitochondrial membranes. We report the identification of yeast Tam41, a new member of mitochondrial protein translocator systems. Tam41 is a peripheral inner mitochondrial membrane protein facing the matrix. Disruption of the TAM41 gene led to temperature-sensitive growth of yeast cells and resulted in defects in protein import via the TIM23 translocator complex at elevated temperature both in vivo and in vitro. Although Tam41 is not a constituent of the TIM23 complex, depletion of Tam41 led to a decreased molecular size of the TIM23 complex and partial aggregation of Pam18 and - 16. Import of Pam16 into mitochondria without Tam41 was retarded, and the imported Pam16 formed aggregates in vitro. These results suggest that Tam41 facilitates mitochondrial protein import by maintaining the functional integrity of the TIM23 protein translocator complex from the matrix side of the inner membrane.
DOI 10.1083/jcb.200603087
ISSN 0021-9525