title: Targeting of tail-anchored proteins to yeast mitochondria in vivo.
abstract: Tail-anchored proteins are inserted into intracellular membranes via a C-terminal transmembrane domain. The topology of the protein is such that insertion must occur post-translationally, since the insertion sequence is not available for membrane insertion until after translation of the tail-anchored polypeptide is completed. Here, we show that the targeting information in one such tail-anchored protein, translocase in the outer mitochondrial membrane 22, is contained in a short region flanking the transmembrane domain. An equivalent region is sufficient to specify the localisation of Bcl2 and SNARE proteins to the secretory membranes. We discuss the targeting process for directing members of this protein family to the secretory and mitochondrial membranes in vivo.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Australia.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Egan
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Beilharz
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: George
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Isenmann
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gratzer
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Wattenberg
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Lithgow
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001665:Binding Sites; D001692:Biological Transport; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D005656:Fungal Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000378:metabolism*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000648:ultrastructure
chemical_list: D002352:Carrier Proteins; D005656:Fungal Proteins; D008565:Membrane Proteins