title: Differential sublocalization of the dynamin-related protein OPA1 isoforms in mitochondria.
abstract: OPA1 is a cause gene for autosomal dominant optic atrophy and possesses eight alternative splicing variants. Here, we identified two isoforms of OPA1 proteins in HeLa cells and examined their submitochondrial localization and complex formations. RT-PCR shows that HeLa cells mainly express isoforms 7 and 1 of OPA1. Since the third cleavage site is mainly utilized in HeLa cells, the predicted molecular masses of their processed proteins are consistent with the 93- and 88-kDa proteins. Biochemical examinations indicate that both of the OPA1 isoforms are present in the intermembrane space. Submitochondrial fractionation by sucrose density-gradient centrifugation shows that the 88-kDa protein predominantly associates with the mitochondrial outer membrane, on the contrary, the 93-kDa protein associates with the inner membrane. Gel filtration analysis indicates that they compose the different molecular mass complexes in mitochondria. These differences between two isoforms of OPA1 would suggest their crucial role involved in the mitochondrial membrane formation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Jichi Medical School, 3311-1 Yakushiji, Minamikawachi-mach, Tochigi 329-0498, Japan.
authors.forename: Masaaki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Satoh
authors.forename: Toshiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hamamoto
authors.forename: Norimasa
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Seo
authors.forename: Yasuo
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kagawa
authors.forename: Hitoshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Endo
mesh_terms: D017398:Alternative Splicing; D020816:Amino Acid Motifs; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D034281:Dynamins / Q000737:chemistry; D020558:GTP Phosphohydrolases / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D006367:HeLa Cells; D006801:Humans; D007425:Intracellular Membranes / Q000737:chemistry; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D008970:Molecular Weight; D020033:Protein Isoforms / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry; D016415:Sequence Alignment
chemical_list: D020033:Protein Isoforms; D020558:GTP Phosphohydrolases; C415198:OPA1 protein, human; D034281:Dynamins