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Document Type

Article

Date of this Version

2012

Citation

The Journal of Biological Chemistry, VOL. 287, NO. 10, pp. 7289–7300, March 2, 2012

Comments

© 2012 by The American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Inc.

Abstract

Background: Yeast lacking Coa2 are deficient in cytochrome c oxidase due to Cox1 degradation.

Results: Oma1 mediates Cox1 degradation in coa2∆ cells but not other mutants stalled in oxidase biogenesis.

Conclusion: Impaired hemylation of Cox1 in coa2∆ cells leads to misfolding and facile degradation by Oma1.

Significance: Oma1 functions in quality control of cytochrome oxidase assembly.

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