The ER-SURF pathway uses ER-mitochondria contact sites for protein targeting to mitochondria - Data Set 1
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ABSTRACT: Most mitochondrial proteins are synthesized on cytosolic ribosomes and imported into mitochondria in a post-translational reaction. Mitochondrial precursor proteins which use the ER-SURF pathway employ the surface of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) as an important sorting platform. How they reach the mitochondrial import machinery from the ER is not known. Here we show that mitochondrial contact sites play a crucial role in the ER-to-mitochondria transfer of precursor proteins. The ER encounter structure (ERMES) and Tom70 are part of two cooperative and partially redundant ER-to-mitochondria transfer routes. If the ER-to-mitochondria transfer is prevented, many mitochondrial precursor proteins accumulate non-productively on the ER surface, resulting in mitochondrial dysfunction. Our observations support an active role of the ER in mitochondrial protein biogenesis.
INSTRUMENT(S): Q Exactive HF
ORGANISM(S): Saccharomyces Cerevisiae (baker's Yeast)
TISSUE(S): Cell Culture
SUBMITTER: Markus Räschle
LAB HEAD: Markus Räschle
PROVIDER: PXD044362 | Pride | 2024-03-05
REPOSITORIES: Pride
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