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| Title | Structure of the mitochondrial import gate reveals distinct preprotein paths. |
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| Journal, issue, pages | Nature, Vol. 575, Issue 7782, Page 395-401, Year 2019 |
| Publish date | Oct 10, 2019 |
 Authors | Yuhei Araiso / Akihisa Tsutsumi / Jian Qiu / Kenichiro Imai / Takuya Shiota / Jiyao Song / Caroline Lindau / Lena-Sophie Wenz / Haruka Sakaue / Kaori Yunoki / Shin Kawano / Junko Suzuki / Marilena Wischnewski / Conny Schütze / Hirotaka Ariyama / Toshio Ando / Thomas Becker / Trevor Lithgow / Nils Wiedemann / Nikolaus Pfanner / Masahide Kikkawa / Toshiya Endo /      |
| PubMed Abstract | The translocase of the outer mitochondrial membrane (TOM) is the main entry gate for proteins. Here we use cryo-electron microscopy to report the structure of the yeast TOM core complex at 3.8-Å ...The translocase of the outer mitochondrial membrane (TOM) is the main entry gate for proteins. Here we use cryo-electron microscopy to report the structure of the yeast TOM core complex at 3.8-Å resolution. The structure reveals the high-resolution architecture of the translocator consisting of two Tom40 β-barrel channels and α-helical transmembrane subunits, providing insight into critical features that are conserved in all eukaryotes. Each Tom40 β-barrel is surrounded by small TOM subunits, and tethered by two Tom22 subunits and one phospholipid. The N-terminal extension of Tom40 forms a helix inside the channel; mutational analysis reveals its dual role in early and late steps in the biogenesis of intermembrane-space proteins in cooperation with Tom5. Each Tom40 channel possesses two precursor exit sites. Tom22, Tom40 and Tom7 guide presequence-containing preproteins to the exit in the middle of the dimer, whereas Tom5 and the Tom40 N extension guide preproteins lacking a presequence to the exit at the periphery of the dimer. |
 External links | Nature / PubMed:31600774 |
| Methods | EM (single particle) |
| Resolution | 3.81 Å |
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| Chemicals |  ChemComp-46E: |
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 Keywords |  TRANSLOCASE / alpha/beta translocator / membrane protein complex / Protein import / mitochondria |
