FEATURES

FAMILY

DESCRIPTION

Also known as SAM50_HUMAN, SAMM50, SAM50. Plays a crucial role in the maintenance of the structure of mitochondrial cristae and the proper assembly of the mitochondrial respiratory chain complexes (PubMed:22252321, PubMed:25781180). Required for the assembly of TOMM40 into the TOM complex (PubMed:15644312). Associates with the mitochondrial contact site and cristae organizing system (MICOS) complex, composed of at least MICOS10/MIC10, CHCHD3/MIC19, CHCHD6/MIC25, APOOL/MIC27, IMMT/MIC60, APOO/MIC23/MIC26 and QIL1/MIC13 (PubMed:25781180, PubMed:25997101). This complex was also known under the names MINOS or MitOS complex. The MICOS complex associates with mitochondrial outer membrane proteins SAMM50, MTX1 and MTX2 (together described as components of the mitochondrial outer membrane sorting assembly machinery (SAM) complex) and DNAJC11, mitochondrial inner membrane protein TMEM11 and with HSPA9 (PubMed:25781180, PubMed:25997101). The MICOS and SAM complexes together with DNAJC11 are part of a large protein complex spanning both membranes termed the mitochondrial intermembrane space bridging (MIB) complex (PubMed:25997101). Interacts with CHCHD3/MIC19 (PubMed:21081504). Interacts with ARMC1 (PubMed:31644573).

EXTERNAL LINKS

SAMM50

Sorting and assembly machinery component 50 homolog

SAMM50

Molecular Synopsis