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    Moving proteins from the cytosol into mitochondria

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    Mitochondria of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae contain at least 750 different proteins, which perform diverse roles. Most of these proteins (approx. 99%) are translated on cytosolic ribosomes, and their import into mitochondria is essential for mitochondrial function. Proteinaceous machineries of great complexity, the so-called translocases, in the mitochondrial membranes mediate the import of these proteins

    Moving proteins from the cytosol into mitochondria

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    Mitochondria of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae contain at least 750 different proteins, which perform diverse roles. Most of these proteins (approx. 99%) are translated on cytosolic ribosomes, and their import into mitochondria is essential for mitochondrial function. Proteinaceous machineries of great complexity, the so-called translocases, in the mitochondrial membranes mediate the import of these proteins

    Protein transport along the presequence pathway

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    Most mitochondrial proteins are nuclear-encoded and imported by the protein import machinery based on specific targeting signals. The proteins that carry an amino-terminal targeting signal (presequence) are imported via the presequence import pathway that involves the translocases of the outer and inner membranes – TOM and TIM23 complexes. In this article, we discuss how mitochondrial matrix and inner membrane precursor proteins are imported along the presequence pathway in Saccharomyces cerevisiae with a focus on the dynamics of the TIM23 complex, and further update with some of the key findings that advanced the field in the last few years
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