title: Role of gamma-subunit N- and C-termini in assembly of the mitochondrial ATP synthase in yeast.
abstract: The gamma-subunit is required for the assembly of ATP synthases and plays a crucial role in their catalytic activity. We stepwise shortened the N-terminus and the C-terminus of the gamma-subunit in the mitochondrial ATP synthase of yeast and investigated the relevance of these segments in the assembly of the enzyme and in the growth of the cells. We found that a deletion of 9 residues at the N-terminus or 20 residues at the C-terminus still allowed efficient import of the subunit into mitochondria; however, the assembly of both monomeric and dimeric holoenzymes was partially impaired. gamma-Subunits lacking 13 N-terminal residues or 30 C-terminal residues were not assembled. Yeast strains expressing either of the truncated gamma-subunits did not grow on non-fermentable carbon sources, indicating that non-assembled parts of the ATP synthase accumulated and impaired essential mitochondrial functions.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Physiologische Chemie, Abteilung für Zellbiochemie, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, MA 3/40, D-44780 Bochum, Germany.
authors.forename: Elke A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Dian
authors.forename: Panagiotis
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Papatheodorou
authors.forename: Kerstin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Emmrich
authors.forename: Olga
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Randel
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Geissler
authors.forename: Ralf
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kölling
authors.forename: Joachim
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rassow
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Motz
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D024101:Mitochondrial Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D025261:Mitochondrial Proton-Translocating ATPases / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D021122:Protein Subunits / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000235:genetics; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D017384:Sequence Deletion
chemical_list: D024101:Mitochondrial Proteins; D021122:Protein Subunits; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins; D025261:Mitochondrial Proton-Translocating ATPases