Cell Metabolism
Volume 18, Issue 4, 1 October 2013, Pages 578-587
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Short Article
Glucose-Induced Regulation of Protein Import Receptor Tom22 by Cytosolic and Mitochondria-Bound Kinases

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Highlights

  • Regulation of mitochondrial protein translocase by glucose-induced signaling pathways

  • Central mitochondrial receptor Tom22 is regulated by a network of protein kinases

  • Protein kinase A inhibits Tom22 biogenesis, whereas casein kinases 1 and 2 stimulate it

  • Dual localization of casein kinase 1 at the plasma membrane and mitochondria

Summary

Most mitochondrial proteins are imported by the translocase of the outer mitochondrial membrane (TOM). Tom22 functions as central receptor and transfers preproteins to the import pore. Casein kinase 2 (CK2) constitutively phosphorylates the cytosolic precursor of Tom22 at Ser44 and Ser46 and, thus, promotes its import. It is unknown whether Tom22 is regulated under different metabolic conditions. We report that CK1, which is involved in glucose-induced signal transduction, is bound to mitochondria. CK1 phosphorylates Tom22 at Thr57 and stimulates the assembly of Tom22 and Tom20. In contrast, protein kinase A (PKA), which is also activated by the addition of glucose, phosphorylates the precursor of Tom22 at Thr76 and impairs its import. Thus, PKA functions in an opposite manner to CK1 and CK2. Our results reveal that three kinases regulate the import and assembly of Tom22, demonstrating that the central receptor is a major target for the posttranslational regulation of mitochondrial protein import.

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These authors contributed equally to this work

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Present address: Division of Cell Biology, Biocenter, Medical University Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria

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Present address: Institute of Biochemistry, ETH Zürich, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland