Reversible Assembly of the ATP-binding Cassette Transporter Mdl1 with the F1F0-ATP Synthase in Mitochondria*

Dominik Galluhn,T. Langer

Published 2004 in Journal of Biological Chemistry

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The half-ABC transporter Mdl1 is localized in the inner membrane of mitochondria and mediates the export of peptides generated upon proteolysis of mitochondrial proteins. The physiological role of the peptides released from mitochondria is currently not understood. Here, we have analyzed the oligomeric state of Mdl1 in the inner membrane and demonstrate nucleotide-dependent binding to the F1F0-ATP synthase. Mdl1 forms homo-oligomeric, presumably dimeric complexes in the presence of ATP, but was found in association with the F1F0-ATP synthase at low ATP levels. Mdl1 binds membrane-embedded parts of the ATP synthase complex after the assembly of the F1 and F0 moieties. Although independent of Mdl1 activity, complex formation is impaired upon inhibition of the F1F0-ATP synthase with oligomycin or N,N′-dicyclohexylcarbodiimide. These results are consistent with an activation of Mdl1 upon dissociation from the ATP synthase and suggest a link of peptide export from mitochondria to the activity of the F1F0-ATP synthase and the cellular energy metabolism.

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