Mss51 and Ssc1 facilitate translational regulation of cytochrome c oxidase biogenesis.

The intricate biogenesis of multimeric organellar enzymes of dual genetic origin entails several levels of regulation. In Saccharomyces cerevisiae, mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase (COX) assembly is regulated translationally. Synthesis of subunit 1 (Cox1) is contingent on the availability of its assembly partners, thereby acting as a negative feedback loop that ...
coordinates COX1 mRNA translation with Cox1 utilization during COX assembly. The COX1 mRNA-specific translational activator Mss51 plays a fundamental role in this process. Here, we report that Mss51 successively interacts with the COX1 mRNA translational apparatus, newly synthesized Cox1, and other COX assembly factors during Cox1 maturation/assembly. Notably, the mitochondrial Hsp70 chaperone Ssc1 is shown to be an Mss51 partner throughout its metabolic cycle. We conclude that Ssc1, by interacting with Mss51 and Mss51-containing complexes, plays a critical role in Cox1 biogenesis, COX assembly, and the translational regulation of these processes.
Mesh Terms:
Calcium-Transporting ATPases, Electron Transport Complex IV, Molecular Chaperones, Molecular Weight, Mutation, Protein Biosynthesis, Protein Interaction Mapping, Protein Subunits, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins, Transcription Factors
Mol. Cell. Biol.
Date: Jan. 01, 2010
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