Bimodal protein targeting through activation of cryptic mitochondrial targeting signals by an inducible cytosolic endoprotease |
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Authors: | Boopathi Ettickan Srinivasan Satish Fang Ji-Kang Avadhani Narayan G |
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Institution: | Department of Animal Biology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. |
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Abstract: | Bimodal targeting of the endoplasmic reticular protein, cytochrome P4501A1 (CYP1A1), to mitochondria involves activation of a cryptic mitochondrial targeting signal through endoprotease processing of the protein. Here, we characterized the endoprotease that regulates mitochondrial targeting of CYP1A1. The endoprotease, which was induced by beta-naphthoflavone, was a dimer of 90 kDa and 40 kDa subunits, each containing Ser protease domains. The purified protease processed CYP1A1 in a sequence-specific manner, leading to its mitochondrial import. The glucocorticoid receptor, retinoid X receptor, and p53 underwent similar processing-coupled mitochondrial transport. The inducible 90 kDa subunit was a limiting factor in many cells and some tissues and, thus, regulates the mitochondrial levels of these proteins. A number of other mitochondria-associated proteins with noncanonical targeting signals may also be substrates of this endoprotease. Our results describe a new mechanism of mitochondrial protein import that requires an inducible cytoplasmic endoprotease for activation of cryptic mitochondrial targeting signals. |
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