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 1995/02
形態種別 研究論文
査読 査読あり
標題 MITOCHONDRIAL PRESEQUENCES CAN INDUCE AGGREGATION OF UNFOLDED PROTEINS
執筆形態 その他
掲載誌名 FEBS LETTERS
出版社・発行元 ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
巻・号・頁 359(1),pp.93-96
著者・共著者 T ENDO,S MITSUI,D ROISE
概要 We have studied the interactions between various synthetic peptides and two model unfolded proteins, reduced alpha-lactalbumin and reduced and carboxymethylated alpha-lactalbumin. We found that mitochondrial presequences could induce aggregation of the unfolded alpha-lactalbumins but not of the native alpha-lactalbumin. The presequence-induced aggregation of unfolded alpha-lactalbumin was dependent on electrostatic interactions and on the amphiphilicity of the presequences. Since positive charge and amphiphilicity are necessary for the targeting function of mitochondrial presequences, presequence-induced aggregation may be responsible for the instability of mitochondrial precursor proteins and may need to be inhibited by binding factors in the cytosol.
ISSN 0014-5793