Conformation-dependent swinging of the matrix loop m2 of the mitochondrial Saccharomyces cerevisiae ADP/ATP carrier. Export

@article{citeulike:6014789, abstract = {Structure-function relationships of the membrane-embedded Saccharomyces cerevisiae mitochondrial ADP/ATP carrier were investigated through two independent approaches, namely, limited proteolysis and cysteine labeling. Experiments were carried out in the presence of either carboxyatractyloside (CATR) or bongkrekic acid (BA), two specific inhibitors of the ADP/ATP transport that bind to two distinct conformers involved in the translocation process. The proteolysis approach allowed us to demonstrate (i) that N- and C-terminal extremities of ADP/ATP carrier are facing the intermembrane space and (ii) that the central region of the carrier corresponding to the matrix loop m2 is accessible to externally added trypsin in a conformation-sensitive manner, being cleaved at the Lys163-Gly164 and Lys178-Thr179 bonds in the carrier-CATR and the carrier-BA complexes, respectively. The cysteine labeling approach was carried out on the S161C mutant of the ADP/ATP carrier. This variant of the carrier is fully active, displaying nucleotide transport kinetic parameters and inhibitor binding properties similar to that of wild-type carrier. Alkylation experiments, carried out on mitochondria with the nonpermeable reagents eosin-5-maleimide and iodoacetamidyl-3,6-dioxaoctanediamine-biotin, showed that Cys 161 is accessible from the outside in the carrier-CATR complex, whereas it is masked in the carrier-BA complex. Taken together, our results indicate that the matrix loop m2 connecting the transmembrane helices H3 to H4 intrudes to some extent into the inner mitochondrial membrane. Its participation in the translocation of ADP/ATP is strongly suggested, based on the finding that its accessibility to reagents added outside mitochondria is modified according to the conformational state of the carrier.}, author = {Dahout-Gonzalez, C\'{e}cile and Ramus, Claire and Dassa, Emmanuel Philippe P. and Dianoux, Anne-Christine C. and Brandolin, G\'{e}rard}, citeulike-article-id = {6014789}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/bi0514820}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/bi0514820}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16331992}, citeulike-linkout-3 = {http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=16331992}, day = {13}, doi = {10.1021/bi0514820}, issn = {0006-2960}, journal = {Biochemistry}, keywords = {adp-atp, carriers, cys, mitochondrial, mutation}, month = {December}, number = {49}, pages = {16310--16320}, posted-at = {2009-11-03 16:48:31}, priority = {2}, title = {Conformation-dependent swinging of the matrix loop m2 of the mitochondrial Saccharomyces cerevisiae ADP/ATP carrier.}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/bi0514820}, volume = {44}, year = {2005} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:6014789 L3 - citeulike-article-id:6014789 N2 - Structure-function relationships of the membrane-embedded Saccharomyces cerevisiae mitochondrial ADP/ATP carrier were investigated through two independent approaches, namely, limited proteolysis and cysteine labeling. Experiments were carried out in the presence of either carboxyatractyloside (CATR) or bongkrekic acid (BA), two specific inhibitors of the ADP/ATP transport that bind to two distinct conformers involved in the translocation process. The proteolysis approach allowed us to demonstrate (i) that N- and C-terminal extremities of ADP/ATP carrier are facing the intermembrane space and (ii) that the central region of the carrier corresponding to the matrix loop m2 is accessible to externally added trypsin in a conformation-sensitive manner, being cleaved at the Lys163-Gly164 and Lys178-Thr179 bonds in the carrier-CATR and the carrier-BA complexes, respectively. The cysteine labeling approach was carried out on the S161C mutant of the ADP/ATP carrier. This variant of the carrier is fully active, displaying nucleotide transport kinetic parameters and inhibitor binding properties similar to that of wild-type carrier. Alkylation experiments, carried out on mitochondria with the nonpermeable reagents eosin-5-maleimide and iodoacetamidyl-3,6-dioxaoctanediamine-biotin, showed that Cys 161 is accessible from the outside in the carrier-CATR complex, whereas it is masked in the carrier-BA complex. Taken together, our results indicate that the matrix loop m2 connecting the transmembrane helices H3 to H4 intrudes to some extent into the inner mitochondrial membrane. Its participation in the translocation of ADP/ATP is strongly suggested, based on the finding that its accessibility to reagents added outside mitochondria is modified according to the conformational state of the carrier. IS - 49 JF - Biochemistry SN - 0006-2960 EP - 16320 TI - Conformation-dependent swinging of the matrix loop m2 of the mitochondrial Saccharomyces cerevisiae ADP/ATP carrier. VL - 44 SP - 16310 KW - adp-atp KW - carriers KW - cys KW - mitochondrial KW - mutation AU - Dahout-Gonzalez, Cécile AU - Ramus, Claire AU - Dassa, Emmanuel Philippe AU - Dianoux, Anne-Christine AU - Brandolin, Gérard PY - 2005/12/13/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/bi0514820 ER -