Evidence that StAR and MLN64 act on the outer mitochondrial membrane as molten globules.

Abstract:

:StAR increases the flow of cholesterol from the outer to inner mitochondrial membrane (OMM to IMM), but its mechanism of action remains unclear. MLN64 is a 445 amino acid protein of unknown function that has four N-terminal transmembrane domains and whose C-terminal domain from 218-445 is 37% identical to StAR. N-62 StAR is as active as wild-type StAR, and N-234 MLN64 has 1/3 to 1/2 of StAR's activity. N-62 StAR lacks a mitochondrial leader and is confined to the cytoplasm, indicating that it acts on the OMM. Bacterially expressed N-62 StAR and N-218 MLN64 are active with isolated MA-10 cell mitochondria, indicating the proteins were properly folded. Far-UV CD spectroscopy, unfolding in urea, and fluorescence spectroscopy indicate that StAR undergoes a pH-dependent transition to a molten globule (retained secondary structure, partially lost tertiary structure) and stabilizes in mildly acid conditions. Far-UV CD data indicate that MLN64 undergoes a much less pronounced transition. Western blotting shows that normal human placenta has abundant N-terminally-cleaved 30 kDa MLN64. Partial proteolysis followed by mass spectrometry shows that the C-termini of StAR and MLN64 are sensitive to proteolysis, indicating looser folding. Our model of StAR action is that the protease-resistant domain unfolds slowly during normal mitochondrial entry, keeping StAR in contact with the OMM longer, increasing activity. The transition to the molten globule may be related to interaction with the OMM. These data are consistent with the recent crystallographic structure of N-216 MLN64 in which MLN64 binds cholesterol one molecule at a time, but are not consistent with the suggestion that StAR/MLN64 must reside in the intramembraneous space to transfer cholesterol form the OMM to the IMM.

journal_name

Endocr Res

journal_title

Endocrine research

authors

Bose HS,Baldwin MA,Miller WL

doi

10.3109/07435800009048583

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2000-11-01 00:00:00

pages

629-37

issue

4

eissn

0743-5800

issn

1532-4206

journal_volume

26

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