The Interaction and Effect of a Small MitoBlock Library As Inhibitor of ALR Protein-Protein Interaction Pathway

Overview

Journal Int J Mol Sci

Publisher MDPI

Specialties Biochemistry
Chemistry
Molecular Biology

Date 2024 Jan 23

PMID 38256258

Authors

Riccardo Muzzioli

Angelo Gallo

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Abstract

MIA40 and ALR of the MIA pathway mediate the import of protein precursors that form disulfides into the mitochondrial intermembrane space. This import pathway is suggested to be a linear pathway in which MIA40 first binds to the precursor via a disulfide linkage and oxidizes it. Subsequently, ALR re-oxidizes MIA40 and then ALR transfers electrons to terminal electron acceptors. However, the precise mechanism by which ALR and MIA40 coordinate translocation is unknown. With a collection of small molecule modulators (MB-5 to MB-9 and MB-13) that inhibit ALR activity, we characterized the import mechanism in mitochondria. NMR studies show that most of the compounds bind to a similar region in ALR. Mechanistic studies with small molecules demonstrate that treatment with compound MB-6 locks the precursor in a state bound to MIA40, blocking re-oxidation of MIA40 by ALR. Thus, small molecules that target a similar region in ALR alter the dynamics of the MIA import pathway differently, resulting in a set of probes that are useful for studying the catalysis of the redox-regulated import pathway in model systems.

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