Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, ZBMZ, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, 79104 Freiburg, Germany; Faculty of Biology, University of Freiburg, 79104 Freiburg, Germany.
Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, ZBMZ, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, 79104 Freiburg, Germany.
Cell Rep. 2024 Mar 26;43(3):113772. doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2024.113772. Epub 2024 Feb 22.
The mitochondrial inner membrane plays central roles in bioenergetics and metabolism and contains several established membrane protein complexes. Here, we report the identification of a mega-complex of the inner membrane, termed mitochondrial multifunctional assembly (MIMAS). Its large size of 3 MDa explains why MIMAS has escaped detection in the analysis of mitochondria so far. MIMAS combines proteins of diverse functions from respiratory chain assembly to metabolite transport, dehydrogenases, and lipid biosynthesis but not the large established supercomplexes of the respiratory chain, ATP synthase, or prohibitin scaffold. MIMAS integrity depends on the non-bilayer phospholipid phosphatidylethanolamine, in contrast to respiratory supercomplexes whose stability depends on cardiolipin. Our findings suggest that MIMAS forms a protein-lipid mega-assembly in the mitochondrial inner membrane that integrates respiratory biogenesis and metabolic processes in a multifunctional platform.
线粒体的内膜在生物能量学和新陈代谢中起着核心作用,并且包含几个已建立的膜蛋白复合物。在这里,我们报告了内膜的一个巨型复合物的鉴定,称为线粒体多功能组装体(MIMAS)。它的 3 MDa 大尺寸解释了为什么 MIMAS 在迄今为止的线粒体分析中一直未被检测到。MIMAS 结合了来自呼吸链组装到代谢物运输、脱氢酶和脂质生物合成等多种功能的蛋白质,但不包括呼吸链、ATP 合酶或抑制素支架的大型已建立的超级复合物。MIMAS 的完整性取决于非双层磷脂磷脂酰乙醇胺,而与呼吸超级复合物的稳定性取决于心磷脂相反。我们的发现表明,MIMAS 在线粒体内膜中形成一个蛋白质 - 脂质巨型组装体,将呼吸生物发生和代谢过程整合到一个多功能平台中。