TIMM9 belongs to a family of evolutionarily conserved proteins that are organized in heterooligomeric complexes in the mitochondrial intermembrane space. These proteins mediate the import and insertion of hydrophobic membrane proteins into the mitochondrial inner membrane.[supplied by OMIM, Apr 2004]
Function:
Mitochondrial intermembrane chaperone that participates in the import and insertion of multi-pass transmembrane proteins into the mitochondrial inner membrane. May also be required for the transfer of beta-barrel precursors from the TOM complex to the sorting and assembly machinery (SAM complex) of the outer membrane. Acts as a chaperone-like protein that protects the hydrophobic precursors from aggregation and guide them through the mitochondrial intermembrane space.
Subunit:
Heterohexamer; composed of 3 copies of TIMM9 and 3 copies of TIMM10/TIM10A, named soluble 70 kDa complex. The complex forms a 6-bladed alpha-propeller structure and associates with the TIMM22 component of the TIM22 complex. Interacts with multi-pass transmembrane proteins in transit. Also forms a complex composed of TIMM9, TIMM10/TIM10A and FXC1/TIM10B.
Subcellular Location:
Mitochondrion inner membrane.
Tissue Specificity:
Ubiquitous, with highest expression in heart, kidney, liver and skeletal muscle.
Similarity:
Belongs to the small Tim family.
SWISS:
Q9Y5J7
Gene ID:
26520
Database links:
Entrez Gene: 26520 Human
SwissProt: Q9Y5J7 Human
Unigene: 88525 Human
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