Tim44

Tim44
SMART accession number:SM00978
Description: Tim44 is an essential component of the machinery that mediates the translocation of nuclear-encoded proteins across the mitochondrial inner membrane (PUBMED:10430866). Tim44 is thought to bind phospholipids of the mitochondrial inner membrane both by electrostatic interactions and by penetrating the polar head group region (PUBMED:10430866).
Interpro abstract (IPR007379):

Tim44 is an essential component of the machinery that mediates the translocation of nuclear-encoded proteins across the mitochondrial inner membrane [ (PUBMED:10430866) ]. Tim44 is thought to bind phospholipids of the mitochondrial inner membrane both by electrostatic interactions and by penetrating the polar head group region [ (PUBMED:10430866) ]. This entry represents the C-terminal region of Tim44 that has been shown to form a stable proteolytic fragment in yeast. This region is also found in a set of smaller bacterial proteins. The molecular function of the bacterial members is unknown, but transport seems likely. The crystal structure of the C terminus of Tim44 has revealed a large hydrophobic pocket which might play an important role in interacting with the acyl chains of lipid molecules in the mitochondrial membrane [ (PUBMED:16647716) ].

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There are 9767 Tim44 domains in 9757 proteins in SMART's nrdb database.

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