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. 1986 Jun;5(6):1313–1317. doi: 10.1002/j.1460-2075.1986.tb04361.x

One nuclear gene controls the removal of transient pre-sequences from two yeast proteins: one encoded by the nuclear the other by the mitochondrial genome.

E Pratje, B Guiard
PMCID: PMC1166942  PMID: 3015596

Abstract

The proteolytic processing of the mitochondrially encoded subunit II of cytochrome oxidase is prevented by the yeast mutation ts2858. We report that the mutant is, in addition, temperature sensitive for the processing of cytochrome b2, a protein encoded by nuclear DNA. Thus the same mutation affects the removal of pre-sequences from a mitochondrially encoded inner membrane protein and from an imported soluble protein located in the intermembrane space. The mutation blocks the second processing step of cytochrome b2. The cytochrome b2 intermediate accumulates in the mutant at 36 degrees C and assumes its enzyme activity. At 23 degrees C the conversion to the mature protein is considerably slower than in wild-type cells. The similarity of the cleavage sites Asn-Asp and Asn-Glu of the precursors for cytochrome oxidase subunit II and cytochrome b2, respectively, suggests a sequence-specific recognition by one protease or a factor activating a protease. On the other hand maturation of cytochrome c peroxidase, another enzyme of the intermembrane space, is not affected by the pet ts2858 mutation.

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