Papers by Elzbieta Glaser
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Biomembranes - Part D: Biological Oxidations, 1978
Publisher Summary This chapter describes the extraction and reincorporation of ubiquinone in subm... more Publisher Summary This chapter describes the extraction and reincorporation of ubiquinone in submitochondrial particles. Methods for extraction of ubiquinone from mitochondria and submitochondrial particles are based on the use of organic solvents. An early procedure is applied on iso-octane to extract ubiquinone from aqueous suspensions of beef-heart mitochondria or submitochondrial particles. Extraction of lyophilized beef or rat-liver mitochondria with 96% acetone has subsequently been shown to result in a preparation that required both ubiquinone and cytochrome c for the restoration of succinate oxidase activity. The dried, lyophilized particles, either before or after pentane extraction and reincorporation of ubiquinone, can be stored at -15 to -20 ° in vacuo for several weeks without any apparent loss of enzyme activities. Caution must be taken, however, that the preparations, which are highly hygroscopic, remain absolutely dry. Even a slight amount of water impairs both the extraction and the reincorporation of ubiquinone.
Journal of medical genetics, Jan 15, 2018
To identify the genetic basis of a childhood-onset syndrome of variable severity characterised by... more To identify the genetic basis of a childhood-onset syndrome of variable severity characterised by progressive spinocerebellar ataxia, mental retardation, psychotic episodes and cerebellar atrophy. Identification of the underlying mutations by whole exome and whole genome sequencing. Consequences were examined in patients' cells and in yeast. Two brothers from a consanguineous Palestinian family presented with progressive spinocerebellar ataxia, mental retardation and psychotic episodes. Serial brain imaging showed severe progressive cerebellar atrophy. Whole exome sequencing revealed a novel mutation: pitrilysin metallopeptidase 1 () c.2795C>T, p.T931M, homozygous in the affected children and resulting in 95% reduction in protein. Whole genome sequencing revealed a chromosome X structural rearrangement that also segregated with the disease. Independently, two siblings from a second Palestinian family presented with similar, somewhat milder symptoms and the same mutation on a ...
The Plant Journal, 2020
Significance StatementMost mitochondrial proteins are synthesised in the cytosol and targeted int... more Significance StatementMost mitochondrial proteins are synthesised in the cytosol and targeted into the organelle via N‐terminal targeting peptides that are cleaved upon import. The free targeting peptide is subsequently processed in a stepwise manner, with single amino acids released as final products. Here, we have characterised a proline‐cleaving aminopeptidase in Arabidopsis thaliana, prolyl aminopeptidase‐2 (PAP2, At3g61540). Activity assays show that PAP2 has a preferred activity to hydrolyse N‐terminal proline. Protein localisation studies revealed that PAP2 is exclusively targeted to mitochondria. Characterisation of pap2 mutants show defective pollen, enhanced dark‐induced senescence and increased susceptibility to abiotic stresses, which are likely attributed to a reduced level of accumulated free proline. Taken together, these results demonstrate the role of PAP2 in proline cleavage from mitochondrial peptides and proline homeostasis, which is required for the development ...
Journal of Biological Chemistry, Sep 1, 2006
Recently we have identified the novel mitochondrial peptidase responsible for degrading presequen... more Recently we have identified the novel mitochondrial peptidase responsible for degrading presequences and other short unstructured peptides in mitochondria, the presequence peptidase, which we named PreP peptidasome. In the present study we have identified and characterized the human PreP homologue, hPreP, in brain mitochondria, and we show its capacity to degrade the amyloid -protein (A). PreP belongs to the pitrilysin oligopeptidase family M16C containing an inverted zincbinding motif. We show that hPreP is localized to the mitochondrial matrix. In situ immuno-inactivation studies in human brain mitochondria using anti-hPreP antibodies showed complete inhibition of proteolytic activity against A. We have cloned, overexpressed, and purified recombinant hPreP and its mutant with catalytic base Glu 78 in the inverted zinc-binding motif replaced by Gln. In vitro studies using recombinant hPreP and liquid chromatography nanospray tandem mass spectrometry revealed novel cleavage specificities against A-(1-42), A-(1-40), and A Arctic, a protein that causes increased protofibril formation an early onset familial variant of Alzheimer disease. In contrast to insulin degrading enzyme, which is a functional analogue of hPreP, hPreP does not degrade insulin but does degrade insulin B-chain. Molecular modeling of hPreP based on the crystal structure at 2.1 Å resolution of AtPreP allowed us to identify Cys 90 and Cys 527 that form disulfide bridges under oxidized conditions and might be involved in redox regulation of the enzyme. Degradation of the mitochondrial A by hPreP may potentially be of importance in the pathology of Alzheimer disease.
Cytochrome Systems, 1987
The electrochromic absorbance changes of carotenoids and bacteriochlorophyll have been shown to b... more The electrochromic absorbance changes of carotenoids and bacteriochlorophyll have been shown to be proportional to the membrane potential (Jackson and Crofts, 1969; Jackson and Crofts, 1971; Prince and Dutton, 1978; Wraight et al., 1978) and have been widely used as a measure of electrogenic processes in the membrane.
Mitochondria isolated from potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) tuber were investigated for the presence... more Mitochondria isolated from potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) tuber were investigated for the presence of a nicotinamide nucleotide transhydrogenase activity. Submitochondrial particles derived from these mitochondria ' This work was supported by Carl Tryggers Foundation, Magn. Bergvalls Foundation and the Swedish Natural Science Research Council.
Photosynthesis: from Light to Biosphere, 1995
FEBS Letters, 2003
The impact of various environmental stresses (drought, chilling or herbicide treatment) on the ca... more The impact of various environmental stresses (drought, chilling or herbicide treatment) on the capacity of plant mitochondria to import precursor proteins was investigated. Drought treatment stimulated import and processing of various precursor proteins via the general import pathway. The stimulatory e¡ect of drought on the general import pathway was due to an increased rate of import, was accompanied by an increased rate of processing, and could be attributed to the presequence of the precursor protein. Interestingly, drought decreased the import of the F A d subunit of ATP synthase suggesting a bypass of the point of stimulation during import of this precursor. Both chilling and herbicide treatment of plants, on the other hand, caused inhibition of import with all precursors tested. No decrease in processing of imported proteins was observed by these stress treatments. Western analysis of several mitochondrial proteins indicated that the steady-state level of several mitochondrial components, including the TOM20 receptor and the core subunits of the cytochrome bc 1 complex responsible for processing, remained largely unchanged. Thus environmental stresses di¡erentially a¡ect import of precursor proteins in a complicated manner dependent on the import pathway utilised.
Journal of molecular biology, Jan 25, 2017
Proteolysis plays an important role in mitochondrial biogenesis, from the processing of newly imp... more Proteolysis plays an important role in mitochondrial biogenesis, from the processing of newly imported precursor proteins to the degradation of mitochondrial targeting peptides. Disruption of peptide degradation activity in yeast, plant and mammalian mitochondria is known to have deleterious consequences for organism physiology, highlighting the important role of mitochondrial peptidases. In the present work, we show that the human mitochondrial peptidase neurolysin (hNLN) can degrade mitochondrial presequence peptides as well as other fragments up to 19 amino acids long. The crystal structure of hNLNE475Q in complex with the products of neurotensin cleavage at 2.7Å revealed a closed conformation with an internal cavity that restricts substrate length and highlighted the mechanism of enzyme opening/closing that is necessary for substrate binding and catalytic activity. Analysis of peptide degradation in vitro showed that hNLN cooperates with presequence protease (PreP or PITRM1) in ...
The book summarizes our current knowledge in the molecular biology of plant mitochondria. It cove... more The book summarizes our current knowledge in the molecular biology of plant mitochondria. It covers such topics as: - RNA editing - mitochondrial gene organization and expression - protein synthesi ...
Journal of Biological Chemistry, 1994
The mitochondrial processing peptidase (MPP) in lower eucaryots and mammals is a matrix enzyme, w... more The mitochondrial processing peptidase (MPP) in lower eucaryots and mammals is a matrix enzyme, whereas MPP in plants constitutes an integral part of the bc, complex of the respiratory chain. The isolated spinach leaf bc, complex catalyzes cleavage of the precursor of Nicotiana plumbaginifolia F,P subunit of the ATP synthase, resulting in a production of mature protein and a presequence that consists of 54 amino acids. A synthetic peptide derived from the C-terminal part of the presequence, containing 17 amino acids with a helical structural element, p-F#(38-54), was an efficient inhibitor of the processing, whereas a peptide derived from the N-terminal part of the presequence, p-F,PU-l8), was much less effective. ATIII, a helical peptide derived from antithrombin 111, was not recognized by MPP. Synthetic peptides corresponding to 4,6, and 11 amino acids of the C terminus of the presequence, p-F,P(51-64), p-F,P(49-54), and p-F,P(44-54) were almost completely inert. Competition studies show that MPP recognizes the C-terminal domain of the presequence rather than the N-terminal domain. Furthermore, the a-helical element of the C-terminal domain is shown to be required for the recognition event.
Matrix localized AtPreP complements intermembrane space located homologue, MOP112, in Saccaromyce... more Matrix localized AtPreP complements intermembrane space located homologue, MOP112, in Saccaromyces cerevisiae
Physiologia plantarum, Jan 21, 2016
Plants, as stationary organisms, have developed mechanisms allowing them efficient resource reall... more Plants, as stationary organisms, have developed mechanisms allowing them efficient resource reallocation and a response to changing environmental conditions. One of these mechanisms is proteome remodeling via a broad peptidase network present in various cellular compartments including mitochondria and chloroplasts. The genome of the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana encodes as many as 616 putative peptidase-coding genes organized in 55 peptidase families. In the present study we describe the M3A family of peptidases, which comprises four members: mitochondrial and chloroplastic oligopeptidase (OOP), cytosolic oligopeptidase (CyOP), mitochondrial octapeptidyl aminopeptidase 1 (Oct1) and plant-specific protein of M3 family (PSPM3) of unknown function. We have analyzed the evolutionary conservation of M3A peptidases across plant species and the functional specialization of the three distinct subfamilies. We found that the subfamily containing OOP and CyOP-like peptidases, responsible fo...
Biochem Biophys Res Commun, 1990
Plant Molecular Biology, 2003
Determinants for processing by the mitochondrial processing peptidase (MPP) integrated into the c... more Determinants for processing by the mitochondrial processing peptidase (MPP) integrated into the cytochrome bc1 complex in plants
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