the N-terminus of MPP-processed frataxin shows a unique high-affinity iron site, and this iron center appears to mediate a self-cleavage reaction, overview
the mitochondrial processing peptidase removes leader peptides of preproteins after import into the mitochondrial matrix space to increase protein stability, enzyme inhibition leads to degradation of the unprocessed preproteins in the mitochondrial matrix space, overview
the mitochondrial processing peptidase removes leader peptides of preproteins after import into the mitochondrial matrix space to increase protein stability, enzyme inhibition leads to degradation of the unprocessed preproteins in the mitochondrial matrix space, overview
the N-terminus of MPP-processed frataxin shows a unique high-affinity iron site, and this iron center appears to mediate a self-cleavage reaction, the N-terminus blocks previously defined iron-binding sites located on the carboxylate-rich surface defined by the helix alpha1 and the beta-sheet beta1, most likely through electrostatic contact with the carboxylate-rich surface on the core protein, as well as inhibiting iron-promoted binding of the iron-sulfur cluster assembly scaffold partner protein, ISU, overview
Identification and reverse genetic analysis of mitochondrial processing peptidase and the core protein of the cytochrome bc1 complex of Caenorhabditis elegans, a model parasitic nematode.
the enzyme plays a role in phosphatase and tensin homologue-induced kinase 1 (PINK1) import and mitochondrial quality control via the PINK1-Parkin pathway
reducing enzyme activity induces phosphatase and tensin homologue-induced kinase 1 accumulation at the mitochondrial surface, leading to Parkin recruitment and mitophagy
mutations in the substrate binding glycine-rich loop of the mitochondrial processing peptidase-alpha protein (PMPCA) cause a severe mitochondrial disease
most important processing enzyme that acts on proteins directed to the inner membrane intermembrane space or mitochondrial matrix. Most of the proteins targeted to the mitochondrial matrix or inner membrane present a single cleavage by mitochondrial processing peptidase
primary enzyme responsible for the maturation of the vast majority of nuclear-encoded mitochondrial proteins, which is necessary for life at the cellular level. Analysis of lymphoblastoid cells and fibroblasts from patients homozygous for the PMPCA p.Ala377Thr, a mutation in the alpha subunit of mitochondrial processing peptidase and carriers demonstrate that the mutation impacts both the level of the alpha subunit encoded by PMPCA and the function of mitochondrial processing peptidase. This mutation impacts the maturation process of frataxin, the protein which is depleted in Friedreich ataxia
yeast malate dehydrogenase and human, yeast, or rat liver aldehyde dehydrogenases are mutated so that they would not be processed by the enzyme after import into the mitochondrial matrix space, the mutant nonprocessed enzymes are functional but instable, the nonprocessed precursors are degraded in the matrix space, expression in HeLa cells, overview
Mutations in the substrate binding glycine-rich loop of the mitochondrial processing peptidase-alpha protein (PMPCA) cause a severe mitochondrial disease