In vitro PhoX cross-linking of purified hsMic60
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ABSTRACT: Mitochondrial crista junctions (CJs) operate as regulated gateways into the cristae microenvironment, whose protein, metabolite, and ion compositions are finely tuned for mitochondrial function. The Mic60-Mic19 complex of the mitochondrial contact site and cristae organizing system (MICOS) complex was suggested to span across CJs and act as a diffusion barrier, but little is known of how its dynamic architecture facilitates this task. To address this open question, we determined the crystal structure of an amino-terminal dimeric helical bundle of human Mic60. These and previous structural and biochemical data were harnessed in molecular dynamic (MD) simulations to develop a dynamic model of the human tetrameric Mic60-Mic19 subcomplex in the CJ environment, to validate its architecture using in organello cross-linking data and to computationally characterize its function as a diffusion barrier. Our integrative structural biology approach enables the functional investigation of flexible, multidomain protein complexes which escape conventional structural biology methods. This in vitro PhoX cross-linking mass spectrometry data of purified hsMic60 supports the in organello studies by showing a similar cross-linking pattern.
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ORGANISM(S): Homo Sapiens (human)
SUBMITTER:
Max Ruwolt
LAB HEAD: Oliver Daumke
PROVIDER: PXD077526 | Pride | 2026-08-04
REPOSITORIES: Pride
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