Role of YHM1, encoding a mitochondrial carrier protein, in iron distribution of yeast.
Role of YHM1, encoding a mitochondrial carrier protein, in iron distribution of yeast.
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YHM1(编码线粒体载体蛋白)在酵母铁分布中的作用。
DOI:
10.1042/bj20031387
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2004
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Dancis,Andrew
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作者:
Lesuisse,Emmanuel;Lyver,EliseR;Knight,SimonAB;Dancis,Andrew
Mitochondrial carrier proteins are a large protein family, consisting of 35 members inSaccharomyces cerevisiae. Members of this protein family have been shown to transport varied substrates from cytoplasm to mitochondria or mitochondria to cytoplasm, although many family members do not have assigned substrates. We speculated whether one or more of these transporters will play a role in iron metabolism. Haploid yeast strains each deleted for a single mitochondrial carrier protein were analysed for alterations in iron homoeostasis. The strain deleted forYHM1was characterized by increased and misregulated surface ferric reductase and high-affinity ferrous transport activities. Siderophore uptake from different sources was also increased, and these effects were dependent on theAFT1iron sensor regulator. Mutants ofYHM1converted into rho°, consistent with secondary mitochondrial DNA damage from mitochondrial iron accumulation. In fact, in the Δyhm1mutant, iron was found to accumulate in mitochondria. The accumulated iron showed decreased availability for haem synthesis, measured in isolated mitochondria using endogenously available metals and added porphyrins. The phenotypes of Δyhm1mutants indicate a role for this mitochondrial transporter in cellular iron homoeostasis.