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    J Cell Biol. 2009 Jun 15;185(6):1029-45. Epub 2009 Jun 8.

    Ups1p and Ups2p antagonistically regulate cardiolipin metabolism in mitochondria.

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    Department of Cell Biology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.

    Abstract

    Cardiolipin, a unique phospholipid composed of four fatty acid chains, is located mainly in the mitochondrial inner membrane (IM). Cardiolipin is required for the integrity of several protein complexes in the IM, including the TIM23 translocase, a dynamic complex which mediates protein import into the mitochondria through interactions with the import motor presequence translocase-associated motor (PAM). In this study, we report that two homologous intermembrane space proteins, Ups1p and Ups2p, control cardiolipin metabolism and affect the assembly state of TIM23 and its association with PAM in an opposing manner. In ups1Delta mitochondria, cardiolipin levels were decreased, and the TIM23 translocase showed altered conformation and decreased association with PAM, leading to defects in mitochondrial protein import. Strikingly, loss of Ups2p restored normal cardiolipin levels and rescued TIM23 defects in ups1Delta mitochondria. Furthermore, we observed synthetic growth defects in ups mutants in combination with loss of Pam17p, which controls the integrity of PAM. Our findings provide a novel molecular mechanism for the regulation of cardiolipin metabolism.

    PMID:
    19506038
    [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
    PMCID:
    PMC2711612
    Free PMC Article

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