Abstract
The proportion of hexokinase that is bound to the outer mitochondrial membrane is tissue specific and metabolically regulated. This study examined the role of the N,N-dicyclohexylcarbodiimide-binding domain of mitochondrial porin in binding to hexokinase I. Selective proteolytic cleavage of porin protein was performed and peptides were assayed for their, effect on hexokinase I binding to isolated mitochondria. Specificity of DCCD-reactive domain binding to hexokinase I was demonstrated by competition of the peptides for porin binding sites on hexokinase as well as by blockage hexokinase binding by N,N-dicyclohexylcarbodiimide. One of the peptides, designated as 5 kDa (the smallest of the porin peptides, which contains a DCCD-reactive site), totally blocked binding of the enzyme to the mitochondrial membrane, and significantly enhanced the release of the mitochondrially bound enzyme. These experiments demonstrate that there exists a direct and specific interaction between the DCCD-reactive domain of VDAC and hexokinase I. The peptides were further characterized with respect to their effects on certain functional properties of hexokinase I. None had any detectable effect on catalytic properties, including inhibition by glucose 6-phosphate. To evaluate further the outer mitochondrial membrane’s role in the hexokinase binding, insertion of VDAC was examined using isolated rat mitochondria. Pre-incubation of mitochondria with purified porin strongly increases hexokinase I binding to rat liver mitochondria. Collectively, the results imply that the high hexokinase-binding capability of porin-enriched mitochondria was due to a quantitative difference in binding sites.
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Abbreviations
- DCCD:
-
N,N-dicyclohexylcarbodiimide
- VDAC:
-
voltage-dependent anion-selective channel
- TOM:
-
translocase of the outer mitochondrial membrane
- HEPES:
-
N-2-hydroxy ethyl piperazine- N′-2-ethanesulfonic acid
- HTP:
-
hydroxyapatite
- LDAO:
-
N,N dimethyldodecylamine-N-oxide
- PVDF:
-
polyvinylidene difluoride
- BSA:
-
bovine serum albumin
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Al jamal, J.A. Involvement of Porin N,N-dicyclohexylcarbodiimide-Reactive Domain in Hexokinase Binding to the Outer Mitochondrial Membrane. Protein J 24, 1–8 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10930-004-0600-2
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