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A network of cytosolic (co)chaperones promotes the biogenesis of mitochondrial signal-anchored outer membrane proteins

  1. Layla Drwesh
  2. Benjamin Heim
  3. Max Graf
  4. Linda Kehr
  5. Lea Hansen-Palmus
  6. Mirita Franz-Wachtel
  7. Boris Macek
  8. Hubert Kalbacher
  9. Johannes Buchner
  10. Doron Rapaport  Is a corresponding author
  1. University of Tübingen, Germany
  2. Technische Universität München, Germany
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.77706
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  1. Layla Drwesh
  2. Benjamin Heim
  3. Max Graf
  4. Linda Kehr
  5. Lea Hansen-Palmus
  6. Mirita Franz-Wachtel
  7. Boris Macek
  8. Hubert Kalbacher
  9. Johannes Buchner
  10. Doron Rapaport
(2022)
A network of cytosolic (co)chaperones promotes the biogenesis of mitochondrial signal-anchored outer membrane proteins
eLife 11:e77706.
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.77706
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Abstract

Signal-anchored (SA) proteins are anchored into the mitochondrial outer membrane (OM) via a single transmembrane segment at their N-terminus while the bulk of the proteins is facing the cytosol. These proteins are encoded by nuclear DNA, translated on cytosolic ribosomes, and are then targeted to the organelle and inserted into its OM by import factors. Recently, research on the insertion mechanisms of these proteins into the mitochondrial OM have gained a lot of attention. In contrast, the early cytosolic steps of their biogenesis are unresolved. Using various proteins from this category and a broad set of in vivo, in organello, and in vitro assays, we reconstituted the early steps of their biogenesis. We identified a subset of molecular (co)chaperones that interact with newly synthesized SA proteins, namely, Hsp70 and Hsp90 chaperones and co-chaperones from the Hsp40 family like Ydj1 and Sis1. These interactions were mediated by the hydrophobic transmembrane segments of the SA proteins. We further demonstrate that interfering with these interactions inhibits the biogenesis of SA proteins to a various extent. Finally, we could demonstrate direct interaction of peptides corresponding to the transmembrane segments of SA proteins with the (co)chaperones and reconstitute in vitro the transfer of such peptides from the Hsp70 chaperone to the mitochondrial Tom70 receptor. Collectively, this study unravels an array of cytosolic chaperones and mitochondrial import factors that facilitates the targeting and membrane integration of mitochondrial SA proteins.

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The mass spectrometry proteomics data have been deposited to the ProteomeXchange Consortium via the PRIDE partner repository with the dataset identifier PXD031610.All data generated or analyzed during this study are included in the manuscript and supporting file; Source Data files have been provided for all relevant Figures.

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  1. Layla Drwesh

    Interfaculty Institute of Biochemistry, University of Tübingen, Tuebingen, Germany
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  2. Benjamin Heim

    Department of Chemistry, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany
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  3. Max Graf

    Interfaculty Institute of Biochemistry, University of Tübingen, Tuebingen, Germany
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  4. Linda Kehr

    Interfaculty Institute of Biochemistry, University of Tübingen, Tuebingen, Germany
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  5. Lea Hansen-Palmus

    Interfaculty Institute of Biochemistry, University of Tübingen, Tuebingen, Germany
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  6. Mirita Franz-Wachtel

    Proteome Center Tübingen, Interfaculty Institute for Cell Biology,, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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  7. Boris Macek

    Proteome Center Tübingen, Interfaculty Institute for Cell Biology,, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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  8. Hubert Kalbacher

    Interfaculty Institute of Biochemistry, University of Tübingen, Tuebingen, Germany
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  9. Johannes Buchner

    Department of Chemistry, Technische Universität München, Garching, Germany
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  10. Doron Rapaport

    Interfaculty Institute of Biochemistry, University of Tübingen, Tuebingen, Germany
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Funding

Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (RA 1028/7-2)

  • Doron Rapaport

Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (RA 1028/10-2)

  • Doron Rapaport

Minerva Foundation (PhD fellowship)

  • Layla Drwesh

The funders had no role in study design, data collection and interpretation, or the decision to submit the work for publication.

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  1. Nikolaus Pfanner, University of Freiburg, Germany

Version history

  1. Received: February 8, 2022
  2. Preprint posted: February 17, 2022 (view preprint)
  3. Accepted: July 25, 2022
  4. Accepted Manuscript published: July 25, 2022 (version 1)
  5. Version of Record published: August 5, 2022 (version 2)

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© 2022, Drwesh et al.

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  1. Layla Drwesh
  2. Benjamin Heim
  3. Max Graf
  4. Linda Kehr
  5. Lea Hansen-Palmus
  6. Mirita Franz-Wachtel
  7. Boris Macek
  8. Hubert Kalbacher
  9. Johannes Buchner
  10. Doron Rapaport
(2022)
A network of cytosolic (co)chaperones promotes the biogenesis of mitochondrial signal-anchored outer membrane proteins
eLife 11:e77706.
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.77706

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