title: A complex of Cox4 and mitochondrial Hsp70 plays an important role in the assembly of the cytochrome c oxidase.
abstract: The formation of the mature cytochrome c oxidase (complex IV) involves the association of nuclear- and mitochondria-encoded subunits. The assembly of nuclear-encoded subunits like cytochrome c oxidase subunit 4 (Cox4) into the mature complex is poorly understood. Cox4 is crucial for the stability of complex IV. To find specific biogenesis factors, we analyze interaction partners of Cox4 by affinity purification and mass spectroscopy. Surprisingly, we identify a complex of Cox4, the mitochondrial Hsp70 (mtHsp70), and its nucleotide-exchange factor mitochondrial GrpE (Mge1). We generate a yeast mutant of mtHsp70 specifically impaired in the formation of this novel mtHsp70-Mge1-Cox4 complex. Strikingly, the assembly of Cox4 is strongly decreased in these mutant mitochondria. Because Cox4 is a key factor for the biogenesis of complex IV, we conclude that the mtHsp70-Mge1-Cox4 complex plays an important role in the formation of cytochrome c oxidase. Cox4 arrests at this chaperone complex in the absence of mature complex IV. Thus the mtHsp70-Cox4 complex likely serves as a novel delivery system to channel Cox4 into the assembly line when needed.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Biochemie und Molekularbiologie, ZBMZ, Universität Freiburg, 79104 Freiburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Lena
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Böttinger
authors.forename: Bernard
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Guiard
authors.forename: Silke
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Oeljeklaus
authors.forename: Bogusz
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kulawiak
authors.forename: Nicole
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Zufall
authors.forename: Nils
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Wiedemann
authors.forename: Bettina
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Warscheid
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: van der Laan
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Becker
mesh_terms: D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D003576:Electron Transport Complex IV / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D018840:HSP70 Heat-Shock Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000378:metabolism; D033681:Mitochondrial Membrane Transport Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D024101:Mitochondrial Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D018832:Molecular Chaperones / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000378:metabolism; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D002352:Carrier Proteins; D018840:HSP70 Heat-Shock Proteins; C086039:MGE1 protein, S cerevisiae; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D033681:Mitochondrial Membrane Transport Proteins; D024101:Mitochondrial Proteins; D018832:Molecular Chaperones; C090869:SSA3 protein, S cerevisiae; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins; C519173:Cox4 protein, S cerevisiae; D003576:Electron Transport Complex IV