TbLOK1/ATOM19 is a novel subunit of the noncanonical mitochondrial outer membrane protein translocase of Trypanosoma brucei

Desy, Silvia Franziska; Mani, Jan; Harsman, Anke Judith; Käser, Sandro; Schneider, André (2016). TbLOK1/ATOM19 is a novel subunit of the noncanonical mitochondrial outer membrane protein translocase of Trypanosoma brucei. Molecular microbiology, 102(3), pp. 520-529. Blackwell Science 10.1111/mmi.13476

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TbLOK1 has previously been characterized as a trypanosomatid-specific mitochondrial outer membrane protein whose ablation caused a collapse of the mitochondrial network, disruption of the membrane potential and loss of mitochondrial DNA. Here we show that ablation of TbLOK1 primarily abolishes mitochondrial protein import, both in vivo and in vitro. Co-immunprecipitations together with blue native gel analysis demonstrate that TbLOK1 is a stable and stoichiometric component of the archaic protein translocase of the outer membrane (ATOM), the highly diverged functional analogue of the TOM complex in other organisms. Furthermore, we show that TbLOK1 together with the other ATOM subunits forms a complex functional network where ablation of individual subunits either causes degradation of a specific set of other subunits or their exclusion from the ATOM complex. In summary these results establish that TbLOK1 is an essential novel subunit of the ATOM complex and thus that its primary molecular function is linked to mitochondrial protein import across the outer membrane. The previously described phenotypes can all be explained as consequences of the lack of mitochondrial protein import. We therefore suggest that in line with the nomenclature of the ATOM complex subunits, TbLOK1 should be renamed to ATOM19.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

08 Faculty of Science > Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences (DCBP)

Graduate School:

Graduate School for Cellular and Biomedical Sciences (GCB)

UniBE Contributor:

Desy, Silvia Franziska, Mani, Jan, Harsman, Anke Judith, Käser, Sandro, Schneider, André

Subjects:

500 Science > 570 Life sciences; biology
500 Science > 540 Chemistry

ISSN:

0950-382X

Publisher:

Blackwell Science

Language:

English

Submitter:

Christina Schüpbach

Date Deposited:

24 Jan 2017 09:57

Last Modified:

05 Dec 2022 15:01

Publisher DOI:

10.1111/mmi.13476

BORIS DOI:

10.7892/boris.92436

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/92436

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