The yeast Aac2 protein exists in physical association with the cytochrome bc1-COX supercomplex and the TIM23 machinery. Mol Biol Cell 2008 Sep;19(9):3934-43
Date
07/11/2008Pubmed ID
18614795Pubmed Central ID
PMC2526699DOI
10.1091/mbc.e08-04-0402Scopus ID
2-s2.0-55549119296 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 84 CitationsAbstract
The ADP/ATP carrier (AAC) proteins play a central role in cellular metabolism as they facilitate the exchange of ADP and ATP across the mitochondrial inner membrane. We present evidence here that in yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) mitochondria the abundant Aac2 isoform exists in physical association with the cytochrome c reductase (cytochrome bc(1))-cytochrome c oxidase (COX) supercomplex and its associated TIM23 machinery. Using a His-tagged Aac2 derivative and affinity purification studies, we also demonstrate here that the Aac2 isoform can be affinity-purified with other AAC proteins. Copurification of the Aac2 protein with the TIM23 machinery can occur independently of its association with the fully assembled cytochrome bc(1)-COX supercomplex. In the absence of the Aac2 protein, the assembly of the cytochrome bc(1)-COX supercomplex is perturbed, whereby a decrease in the III(2)-IV(2) assembly state relative to the III(2)-IV form is observed. We propose that the association of the Aac2 protein with the cytochrome bc(1)-COX supercomplex is important for the function of the OXPHOS complexes and for the assembly of the COX complex. The physiological implications of the association of AAC with the cytochrome bc(1)-COX-TIM23 supercomplex are also discussed.
Author List
Dienhart MK, Stuart RAAuthor
Rosemary Stuart PhD Professor in the Biology department at Marquette UniversityMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
ApoptosisElectron Transport Complex III
Electron Transport Complex IV
Membrane Potentials
Membrane Transport Proteins
Mitochondria
Mitochondrial ADP, ATP Translocases
Oxygen
Phenotype
Phosphorylation
Protein Binding
Protein Isoforms
Protein Structure, Tertiary
Protein Transport
Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins