Pub Date : 2025-07-01DOI: 10.1016/S0968-0004(25)00146-X
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Pub Date : 2025-07-01DOI: 10.1016/S0968-0004(25)00143-4
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Pub Date : 2025-07-01DOI: 10.1016/j.tibs.2025.04.006
Marion Jespersen , Chris Greening , Leonard Ernst , Pok Man Leung , Hannah S. Shafaat , Rhys Grinter
Hydrogenases allow microorganisms to consume and produce hydrogen gas (H2). Although most hydrogenases are oxygen (O2)-sensitive, recent studies show that bacteria and archaea produce diverse nickel–iron [NiFe]-hydrogenases that function in oxic environments and often support aerobic respiration. As we describe herein, these hydrogenases have independently evolved multiple strategies to withstand O2, not only by reversing inhibition through reduction of bound O2 to water using a unique [4Fe3S] cluster but also by preventing O2 binding through narrow gas channels and active-site rearrangements. We further propose that [NiFe]-hydrogenases originated on an anoxic Earth, but diversified after the Great Oxygenation Event to tolerate and exploit redox coupling with O2. Hydrogenases may be more adaptable to O2 than was previously thought, and this has implications for synthetic biology and biomimetics.
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Pub Date : 2025-07-01DOI: 10.1016/j.tibs.2025.03.002
Pierre Rustin , Howard T. Jacobs , Mügen Terzioglu , Paule Bénit
It has long been established that heat represents a major part of the energy released during the oxidation of mitochondrial substrates. However, with a few exceptions, the release of heat is rarely mentioned other than as being produced at the expense of ATP, without having any specific function. Here, after briefly surveying the literature on mitochondrial heat production, we argue for its cellular and organismal importance, sharing our opinions as to what could account for this unbalanced portrayal of mitochondrial energy transactions.
{"title":"Mitochondrial heat production: the elephant in the lab…","authors":"Pierre Rustin , Howard T. Jacobs , Mügen Terzioglu , Paule Bénit","doi":"10.1016/j.tibs.2025.03.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tibs.2025.03.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>It has long been established that heat represents a major part of the energy released during the oxidation of mitochondrial substrates. However, with a few exceptions, the release of heat is rarely mentioned other than as being produced at the expense of ATP, without having any specific function. Here, after briefly surveying the literature on mitochondrial heat production, we argue for its cellular and organismal importance, sharing our opinions as to what could account for this unbalanced portrayal of mitochondrial energy transactions.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":440,"journal":{"name":"Trends in Biochemical Sciences","volume":"50 7","pages":"Pages 559-565"},"PeriodicalIF":11.6,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143762783","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-07-01DOI: 10.1016/j.tibs.2025.03.007
Michele Brischigliaro , Ahram Ahn , Seungwoo Hong , Flavia Fontanesi , Antoni Barrientos
Mitochondrial translation regulation enables precise control over the synthesis of hydrophobic proteins encoded by the organellar genome, orchestrating their membrane insertion, accumulation, and assembly into oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) complexes. Recent research highlights regulation across all translation stages (initiation, elongation, termination, and recycling) through a complex interplay of mRNA structures, specialized translation factors, and unique regulatory mechanisms that adjust protein levels for stoichiometric assembly. Key discoveries include mRNA-programmed ribosomal pausing, frameshifting, and termination-dependent re-initiation, which fine-tune protein synthesis and promote translation of overlapping open reading frames (ORFs) in bicistronic transcripts. In this review, we examine these advances, which are significantly enhancing our understanding of mitochondrial gene expression.
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Pub Date : 2025-07-01DOI: 10.1016/j.tibs.2025.04.003
Lucía Álvarez , Lucía Beatriz Chemes
Intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs) exist as dynamic conformational ensembles the behavior of which challenges the tenets of the protein structure–function paradigm. In a new study, Newcombe, Due et al. reveal a striking continuum in sensitivity to chirality: while folded complexes are under strong chiral constraints, progressively disordered complexes show decreased sensitivity to chirality.
{"title":"Sensitivity to chirality correlates in a continuum with protein disorder","authors":"Lucía Álvarez , Lucía Beatriz Chemes","doi":"10.1016/j.tibs.2025.04.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tibs.2025.04.003","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs) exist as dynamic conformational ensembles the behavior of which challenges the tenets of the protein structure–function paradigm. In a new study, Newcombe, <span><span>Due <em>et al</em></span><svg><path></path></svg></span>. reveal a striking continuum in sensitivity to chirality: while folded complexes are under strong chiral constraints, progressively disordered complexes show decreased sensitivity to chirality.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":440,"journal":{"name":"Trends in Biochemical Sciences","volume":"50 7","pages":"Pages 553-555"},"PeriodicalIF":11.6,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143959696","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-07-01DOI: 10.1016/j.tibs.2025.03.001
Naintara Jain , Agnieszka Chacinska , Peter Rehling
Mitochondrial function relies on the precise targeting and import of cytosolic proteins into mitochondrial subcompartments. Most matrix-targeted proteins follow the presequence pathway, which directs precursor proteins across the outer mitochondrial membrane (OMM) via the Translocase of the Outer Membrane (TOM) complex and into the matrix or inner mitochondrial membrane (IMM) via the Translocase of the Inner Membrane 23 (TIM23) complex. While classical biochemical studies provided detailed mechanistic insights into the composition and mechanism of the TIM23 complex, recent cryogenic-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) data challenge these established models and propose a revised model of translocation in which the TIM17 subunit acts as a ‘slide’ for precursor proteins, with Tim23 acting as a structural element. In this review, we summarize existing models, highlighting the questions and data needed to reconcile these perspectives, and enhance our understanding of TIM23 complex function.
{"title":"Understanding mitochondrial protein import: a revised model of the presequence translocase","authors":"Naintara Jain , Agnieszka Chacinska , Peter Rehling","doi":"10.1016/j.tibs.2025.03.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tibs.2025.03.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Mitochondrial function relies on the precise targeting and import of cytosolic proteins into mitochondrial subcompartments. Most matrix-targeted proteins follow the presequence pathway, which directs precursor proteins across the outer mitochondrial membrane (OMM) via the Translocase of the Outer Membrane (TOM) complex and into the matrix or inner mitochondrial membrane (IMM) via the Translocase of the Inner Membrane 23 (TIM23) complex. While classical biochemical studies provided detailed mechanistic insights into the composition and mechanism of the TIM23 complex, recent cryogenic-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) data challenge these established models and propose a revised model of translocation in which the TIM17 subunit acts as a ‘slide’ for precursor proteins, with Tim23 acting as a structural element. In this review, we summarize existing models, highlighting the questions and data needed to reconcile these perspectives, and enhance our understanding of TIM23 complex function.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":440,"journal":{"name":"Trends in Biochemical Sciences","volume":"50 7","pages":"Pages 585-595"},"PeriodicalIF":11.6,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143741927","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-07-01DOI: 10.1016/j.tibs.2025.04.002
Tim S. Veth , Nicholas M. Riley
The heterogeneity of the glycoproteome and the challenges associated with quantifying its regulation in complex biological systems have hindered functional glycoproteomics. The deep quantitative glycoprofiling (DQGlyco) method recently developed by Potel, Burtscher, and Garrido-Rodriguez et al. significantly improves the glycoproteomic depth compared with existing methods, aiding our ability to interrogate the functional implications of glycoproteins.
{"title":"Accelerating the stride toward functional glycoproteomics","authors":"Tim S. Veth , Nicholas M. Riley","doi":"10.1016/j.tibs.2025.04.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tibs.2025.04.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The heterogeneity of the glycoproteome and the challenges associated with quantifying its regulation in complex biological systems have hindered functional glycoproteomics. The deep quantitative glycoprofiling (DQGlyco) method recently developed by <span><span>Potel, Burtscher, and Garrido-Rodriguez <em>et al.</em></span><svg><path></path></svg></span> significantly improves the glycoproteomic depth compared with existing methods, aiding our ability to interrogate the functional implications of glycoproteins.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":440,"journal":{"name":"Trends in Biochemical Sciences","volume":"50 7","pages":"Pages 550-552"},"PeriodicalIF":11.6,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143955285","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-07-01DOI: 10.1016/j.tibs.2025.03.011
Mayra A. Borrero-Landazabal , Vanessa Linke , Agnieszka Chacinska
Lipids are emerging as functional players in mitochondrial protein import beyond constituting membranes. Cryo–electron microscopy structures of protein translocases such as translocase of the outer membrane (TOM) and insertases such as translocase of the inner membrane (TIM22) link lipids to protein import by suggesting structural and functional roles for lipids in protein translocation and insertion, and for protein insertases in lipid scrambling.
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