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3’ 5’
RNA
Pol.
Ribosome
mRNA
Ribosome
5’
Nuclear
Cytoplasm
Packaging
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DNA
Transcription
RNA
Transportation
Modification
RNA
Processing
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Degradation etc.
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mRNA G AAAAAA G AAAAAA
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Nucleus
Gogi
Complex
Nucleus G AAAAAA
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Mitochondrion Chloroplast
Nucleus
Mitochondrion Chloroplast
Matrix
ATP MLSLRQSIRFFKPATRTLCSSRYLL
P +ADP
Inner membrane
Inter
membrane
Matrix space
©2001 Timothy G. Standish
Protein Production
Mitochondria
Leader sequence
binding receptor
Outer membrane
M
LS
Peptidease LR
cleaves off QS
the leader
RFI
FK
PA
Inner membrane
TR
TL
Inter
CS
membrane
S RY
Matrix space
LL
ML
SL RQ
SIR
FFK Inner membrane
PA
T RT Inter
LC
SSR membrane
YL
Matrix L space
©2001 Timothy G. Standish
Protein Production
Mitochondria
Leader sequence
binding receptor
Outer membrane
Inner membrane
Inter
membrane
Matrix space
©2001 Timothy G. Standish
Protein Production
Mitochondria
Leader sequence
binding receptor
Outer membrane
Hsp60
Hsp60
Inner membrane
Inter
Chaperones membrane
Matrix space
©2001 Timothy G. Standish
Protein Production
Mitochondria
Leader sequence
binding receptor
Outer membrane
Inner membrane
Inter
membrane
Matrix Mature protein
space
©2001 Timothy G. Standish
M
L Yeast Cytochrome C
S
L
R
Oxidase Subunit IV Leader
Q Neutral Non-polar
S First 12 residues are sufficient for Polar
I Basic
R transport to the mitochondria
Acidic
F
F MLSLRQSIRFFKPATRTLCSSRYLL
K
P
T
A This leader sequence probably forms an
R
helix
T
L This would localize specific classes of
C
S amino acids in specific parts of the helix
S
R There are about 3.6 amino acids per turn
Y
L of the helix with a rise of 0.54 nm per
P turn ©2001 Timothy G. Standish
Yeast Cytochrome C1 Leader
Charged leader sequence signals
for transport to mitochondria First cut
MFSNLSKRWAQRTLSKTLKGSKSAAGTATSYFE-
KLVTAGVAAAGITASTLLYANSLTAGA--------------
Second cut
Uncharged second leader sequence signals for transport
accross inner membrane into the intermembrane space Neutral Non-polar
Cytochrome c functions in electron transport and is thus Polar
Basic
associated with the inner membrane on the Acidic
intermembrane space side
Cytochrome c1 holds an iron containing heme group and
is part of the B-C1 (III) complex
C1 accepts electrons from the Reiske protein and passes
them to cytochrome c
©2001 Timothy G. Standish
Protein Production
Mitochondria
Outer membrane
Inner membrane
Matrix
ATP
P +ADP
Peptidease
cleaves off
the leader Inner membrane
Inter
membrane
Matrix space
©2001 Timothy G. Standish
Protein Production
Mitochondria
Leader sequence
binding receptor
Outer membrane
Inner membrane
Inter
membrane
Matrix space
©2001 Timothy G. Standish
Protein Production
Mitochondria
Leader sequence
binding receptor
Outer membrane
Inner membrane
Inter
membrane
Matrix space
©2001 Timothy G. Standish
Protein Production
Mitochondria
Leader sequence
binding receptor
Outer membrane
Inner membrane
Inter
membrane
Matrix space
©2001 Timothy G. Standish
Protein Production
Mitochondria
Leader sequence
binding receptor
Outer membrane
Inner membrane
Inter
membrane
Matrix space
©2001 Timothy G. Standish
Protein Production
Mitochondria
Leader sequence
binding receptor
Outer membrane
Inner membrane
Inter
membrane
Matrix space
©2001 Timothy G. Standish
Protein Production
Mitochondria
Leader sequence
binding receptor
Outer membrane
Inner membrane
Inter
membrane
Matrix space
©2001 Timothy G. Standish
Protein Production
Mitochondria
Leader sequence
binding receptor
Outer membrane
Inner membrane
Inter
membrane
Matrix space
©2001 Timothy G. Standish
Protein Production
Mitochondria
Note that chaperones are not
involved in folding of proteins Leader sequence
in the inter membrane space binding receptor
and that they exist in a low pH Outer membrane
environment
Inner membrane
Mature protein
Inter
membrane
Matrix space
©2001 Timothy G. Standish
Leader Sequence Receptors
Transporting proteins into the matrix actually involves two
receptors, one each for the outer and inner membranes:
1.TOM - A > 500 kD complex ~13.8 nm across composed of
~9 mostly transmembrane proteins in the outer membrane
• Tom40 Provides the channel for translocation
• Tom5,6,7 Are either assembly factors or part of the channel
• Tom20,22 Recognize most mtproteins via cytosol domains
• Tom37,70,71 Receptor for proteins with internal signal sequences
2.TIM - Two complexes on the inner membrane:
• Tim17-23 Recognizes signal sequence for translocation into the
matrix and probably provides the transmembrane channel
• Tim44 Binds both Tim17-23 on the matrix side of the inner
membrane and Hsp70 chaperone whose high affinity for unfolded
proteins helps to draw proteins in. Hsp 70 also binds another
chaperone, Mge. ©2001 Timothy G. Standish
Leader Sequence Receptors
Cytosol
T T T T
O O O O Outer membrane
M M M M
37, 40 5,6,722,
71,70 20
Intermembrane
T
I Inner membrane
M
17-
23
TIM44
Matrix Hsp70
MGE
©2001 Timothy G. Standish
Leader Sequence Receptors
Cytosol
T T T T
O O O O Outer membrane
M M M M
37, 40 5,6,722,
71,70 20
Intermembrane
T
I Inner membrane
M
17-
23
TIM44
Matrix Hsp70
MGE
©2001 Timothy G. Standish
Leader Sequence Receptors
Cytosol
T T T T
O O O O Outer membrane
M M M M
37, 40 5,6,722,
71,70 20
Intermembrane
T
I Inner membrane
M
17-
23
TIM44
Matrix Hsp70
MGE
©2001 Timothy G. Standish
Leader Sequence Receptors
Cytosol
T T T T
O O O O Outer membrane
M M M M
37, 40 5,6,722,
71,70 20
Intermembrane T
I
M
17-
23
TIM44 Inner membrane
Hsp70
MGE
Matrix
©2001 Timothy G. Standish
Leader Sequence Receptors
Cytosol
T T T T
O O O O Outer membrane
M M M M
37, 40 5,6,722,
71,70 20
Intermembrane T
I
M
17-
23
TIM44 Inner membrane
Hsp70
MGE
Matrix
©2001 Timothy G. Standish
Leader Sequence Receptors
Cytosol
T T T T
O O O O Outer membrane
M M M M
37, 40 5,6,722,
71,70 20
Intermembrane T
I
M
17-
23
TIM44 Inner membrane
Hsp70
MGE
Matrix
©2001 Timothy G. Standish
Leader Sequence Receptors
Cytosol
T T T T
O O O O Outer membrane
M M M M
37, 40 5,6,722,
71,70 20
Intermembrane T
I
M
17-
23
TIM44 Inner membrane
Hsp70
MGE
Peptidease
Matrix
©2001 Timothy G. Standish
Leader Sequence Receptors
Cytosol
T T T T
O O O O Outer membrane
M M M M
37, 40 5,6,722,
71,70 20
Intermembrane T
I
M
17-
23
TIM44 Inner membrane
Hsp70
MGE
Pep
Matrix ti d ea
se
©2001 Timothy G. Standish
Leader Sequence Receptors
Cytosol
T T T T
O O O O Outer membrane
M M M M
37, 40 5,6,722,
71,70 20
Intermembrane T
I
M
17-
23
TIM44 Inner membrane
Hsp70
MGE
Matrix
©2001 Timothy G. Standish
Leader Sequence Receptors
Cytosol
T T T T
O O O O Outer membrane
M M M M
37, 40 5,6,722,
71,70 20
Intermembrane T
I
M
17-
23
TIM44 Inner membrane
Hsp70
MGE
Matrix
©2001 Timothy G. Standish
Leader Sequence Receptors
Cytosol
T T T T
O O O O Outer membrane
M M M M
37, 40 5,6,722,
71,70 20
Intermembrane T
I
M
17-
23
TIM44 Inner membrane
Hsp70
MGE
Matrix
Hsp60
©2001 Timothy G. Standish
Leader Sequence Receptors
Cytosol
T T T T
O O O O Outer membrane
M M M M
37, 40 5,6,722,
71,70 20
Intermembrane T
I
M
17-
23
TIM44 Inner membrane
Hsp70
MGE
Matrix
©2001 Timothy G. Standish
Alternative Mechanism
There are actually two theories about how the
leader operates to localize mtproteins in the inter
membrane space:
1. The first, as shown in the previous slides,
involves the whole protein moving into and then
out of the matrix
2. The alternative theory suggests that once the first
leader, which targets to the mitochondria is
removed, the second leader prevents the protein
from ever entering the matrix so it is transported
only into the inter membrane space.
©2001 Timothy G. Standish
Leader Sequence Receptors
First part of leader signaling for
entrance into mitochondria
Cytosol
T T T T
O O O O Outer membrane
M M M M
37, 40 5,6,722,
71,70 20
Intermembrane
T
I Inner membrane
M
17-
23
TIM44
Matrix Hsp70
MGE
©2001 Timothy G. Standish
Leader
Second part of leader
Sequence Receptors
First part of leader signaling for
signals for inter membrane space entrance into mitochondria
Cytosol
T T T T
O O O O Outer membrane
M M M M
37, 40 5,6,722,
71,70 20
Intermembrane
T
I Inner membrane
M
17-
23
TIM44
Matrix Hsp70
MGE
©2001 Timothy G. Standish
Leader
Second part of leader
Sequence Receptors
First part of leader signaling for
signals for inter membrane space entrance into mitochondria
Cytosol
T T T T
O O O O Outer membrane
M M M M
37, 40 5,6,722,
71,70 20
Intermembrane T
I
M
17-
23
TIM44 Inner membrane
Hsp70
MGE
Matrix
©2001 Timothy G. Standish
Leader Sequence
Second part of leader signals
Receptors
for inter membrane space
Cytosol
T T T T
O O O O Outer membrane
M M M M
37, 40 5,6,722,
71,70 20
First part of leader signaling for entrance
Intermembrane T into mitochondria
I
M
17-
23
TIM44 Inner membrane
Hsp70
MGE
Matrix
©2001 Timothy G. Standish
Leader Sequence
Second part of leader signals
Receptors
for inter membrane space
Cytosol
T T T T
O O O O Outer membrane
M M M M
37, 40 5,6,722,
71,70 20
Intermembrane T
I
M
17-
23
TIM44 Inner membrane
Hsp70 First part of
MGE
leader signaling for
entrance into mitochondria
Matrix
©2001 Timothy G. Standish
Leader Sequence Receptors
Cytosol
T T T T
O O O O Outer membrane
M M M M
37, 40 5,6,722,
71,70 20
Intermembrane
Second part of leader signals Second part of leader prevents
for inter membrane space entrance into TIM 17-23
T
I Inner membrane
M
17-
23
TIM44
Matrix Hsp70
First part of leader signaling for
MGE entrance into mitochondria
©2001 Timothy G. Standish
Leader Sequence Receptors
Cytosol
T T T T
O O O O Outer membrane
M M M M
37, 40 5,6,722,
71,70 20
Intermembrane
Second part of leader prevents
entrance into TIM 17-23
T
I Inner membrane
M
17-
23 First part of leader signaling
TIM44
Matrix Hsp70
for entrance into
Second part of leader signals MGE
mitochondria
for inter membrane space Peptidease ©2001 Timothy G. Standish
Leader Sequence Receptors
Cytosol
T T T T
O O O O Outer membrane
M M M M
37, 40 5,6,722,
71,70 20
Intermembrane Polypeptide
Second part of leader passes
prevents
through TOM, but
Peptidease entrance into TIM 17-23
not TIM
T
I Inner membrane
M
17-
23
TIM44
Matrix Hsp70
Second part of leader signals MGE
for inter membrane space Peptidease ©2001 Timothy G. Standish
Leader Sequence Receptors
Cytosol
T T T T
O O O O Outer membrane
M M M M
37, 40 5,6,722,
71,70 20
Intermembrane
Protein localized in the
Peptidease intermembrane space
T
I Inner membrane
M
17-
23
TIM44
Matrix Hsp70
MGE
©2001 Timothy G. Standish
1999 Nobel Prize in Physiology
and Medicine
Günter Blobel - For his
pioneering work in discovery of
signal sequences, the molecular
zip codes of protein production
and localization