Protein
Putative mitochondrial import inner membrane translocase subunit Tim8 A-B
Function
Putative mitochondrial intermembrane chaperone that participates in the import and insertion of some multi-pass transmembrane proteins into the mitochondrial inner membrane. Also 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 (By similarity).
Similarity
Belongs to the small Tim family.
Sequence
MESAWSSRGTSLGSSDPQLQRFMEAEVQKQRVQLLIHHMTELCWEKCMDKPGPRLDGRAELCLVNCVERFIDTSQFILNRLEQTQKARPLFSERLSD