Hoogenboom, Bart W; Suda, Kitaru; Engel, Andreas; Fotiadis, Dimitrios (2007). The supramolecular assemblies of voltage-dependent anion channels in the native membrane. Journal of molecular biology, 370(2), pp. 246-55. Amsterdam: Elsevier 10.1016/j.jmb.2007.04.073
Full text not available from this repository.Voltage-dependent anion channels (VDACs) are major constituents of the outer mitochondrial membrane (OMM). These primary transporters of nucleotides, ions and metabolites mediate a substantial portion of the OMM molecular traffic. To study the native supramolecular organization of the VDAC, we have isolated, characterized and imaged OMMs from potato tubers. SDS-PAGE and mass spectrometry of OMMs revealed the presence of the VDAC isoforms POM34 and POM36, as well as the translocase of the OMM complex. Tubular two-dimensional crystals of the VDAC spontaneously formed after incubation of OMMs for two to three months at 4 degrees C. Transmission electron microscopy revealed an oblique lattice and unit cells housing six circular depressions arranged in a hexagon. Atomic force microscopy of freshly isolated OMMs demonstrated (i) the existence of monomers to tetramers, hexamers and higher oligomers of the VDAC and (ii) its spatial arrangement within the oligomers in the native membrane. We discuss the importance of the observed oligomerization for modulation of the VDAC function, for the binding of hexokinase and creatine kinase to the OMM and for mitochondria-mediated apoptosis.
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Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
04 Faculty of Medicine > Pre-clinic Human Medicine > Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine |
UniBE Contributor: |
Fotiadis, Dimitrios José |
ISSN: |
0022-2836 |
ISBN: |
17524423 |
Publisher: |
Elsevier |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Factscience Import |
Date Deposited: |
04 Oct 2013 14:53 |
Last Modified: |
05 Dec 2022 14:16 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1016/j.jmb.2007.04.073 |
PubMed ID: |
17524423 |
Web of Science ID: |
000247407500005 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/22701 (FactScience: 36077) |
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