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Interaction between the human mitochondrial import receptors Tom20 and Tom70 in vitro suggests a chaperone displacement mechanism.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 16 Sept 2011
Fan Anna C Y, Kozlov Guennadi, Hoegl Annabelle, Marcellus Richard C, Wong Michael J H, Gehring Kalle, Young Jason C
Abstract excerpt
The mitochondrial import receptor Tom70 contains a tetratricopeptide repeat (TPR) clamp domain, which allows the receptor to interact with the molecular chaperones, Hsc70/Hsp70 and Hsp90. Preprotein recognition by Tom70, a critical step to initiate import, is dependent on these cytosolic chaperones. Preproteins are subsequently released from the receptor for translocation across the outer membrane, yet the...
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