Mrs2p is an essential component of the major electrophoretic Mg2+ influx system in mitochondria

AUTOR(ES)

Kolisek, Martin

FONTE

Oxford University Press

RESUMO

Steady-state concentrations of mitochondrial Mg2+ previously have been shown to vary with the expression of Mrs2p, a component of the inner mitochondrial membrane with two transmembrane domains. While its structural and functional similarity to the bacterial Mg2+ transport protein CorA suggested a role for Mrs2p in Mg2+ influx into the organelle, other functions in cation homeostasis could not be excluded. Making use of the fluorescent dye mag-fura 2 to measure free Mg2+ concentrations continuously, we describe here a high capacity, rapid Mg2+ influx system in isolated yeast mitochondria, driven by the mitochondrial membrane potential Δψ and inhibited by cobalt(III)hexaammine. Overexpression of Mrs2p increases influx rates 5-fold, while the deletion of the MRS2 gene abolishes this high capacity Mg2+ influx. Mg2+ efflux from isolated mitochondria, observed with low Δψ only, also requires the presence of Mrs2p. Cross-linking experiments revealed the presence of Mrs2p-containing complexes in the mitochondrial membrane, probably constituting Mrs2p homo- oligomers. Taken together, these findings characterize Mrs2p as the first molecularly identified metal ion channel protein in the inner mitochondrial membrane.

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