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Molecular insights into the m-AAA protease-mediated dislocation of transmembrane helices in the mitochondrial inner membrane

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Authors

Lee, Seoeun; Lee, Hunsang; Yoo, Suji; Kim, Hyun Ah

Issue Date
2017-12
Publisher
American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Inc.
Citation
Journal of Biological Chemistry, Vol.292 No.49, pp.20058-20066
Abstract
Protein complexes involved in respiration, ATP synthesis, and protein import reside in the mitochondrial inner membrane; thus, proper regulation of these proteins is essential for cell viability. The m-AAA protease, a conserved hetero-hexameric AAA (ATPase associated with diverse cellular activities) protease, composed of the Yta10 and Yta12 proteins, regulates mitochondrial proteostasis by mediating protein maturation and degradation. It also recognizes and mediates the dislocation of membrane-embedded substrates, including foreign transmembrane (TM) segments, but the molecular mechanism involved in these processes remains elusive. This study investigated the role of the TM domains in the m-AAA protease by systematic replacement of one TM domain at a time in yeast. Our data indicated that replacement of the Yta10 TM2 domain abolishes membrane dislocation for only a subset of substrates, whereas replacement of the Yta12 TM2 domain impairs membrane dislocation for all tested substrates, suggesting different roles of the TM domains in each m-AAA protease subunit. Furthermore, m-AAA protease-mediated membrane dislocation was impaired in the presence of a large downstream hydrophilic moiety in a membrane substrate. This finding suggested that the m-AAA protease cannot dislocate large hydrophilic domains across the membrane, indicating that the membrane dislocation probably occurs in a lipid environment. In summary, this study highlights previously underappreciated biological roles of TM domains of the m-AAA proteases in mediating the recognition and dislocation of membrane-embedded substrates.
ISSN
0021-9258
Language
English
URI
https://hdl.handle.net/10371/148612
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M117.796763
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