scholarly journals P/22 Cytochrome c binding to the cytochrome bc1 complex: An interaction critical for electron transfer

2008 ◽  
Vol 1777 ◽  
pp. S7
Author(s):  
Sozanne Solmaz ◽  
Tina Wenz ◽  
Ajeeta Nyola ◽  
Carola Hunte
Keyword(s):  
Electron Transfer ◽  
Cytochrome C ◽  
Cytochrome Bc1 ◽  
Bc1 Complex ◽  
Cytochrome Bc1 Complex

A structural analysis of the transient interaction between the cytochrome bc1 complex and its substrate cytochrome c

2008 ◽  
Vol 36 (5) ◽  
pp. 981-985 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ajeeta Nyola ◽  
Carola Hunte
Keyword(s):  
Electron Transfer ◽  
Cytochrome C ◽  
Cytochrome Bc1 ◽  
Cellular Respiration ◽  
Bc1 Complex ◽  
Cytochrome Bc1 Complex ◽  
Binding Interaction ◽  
Cytochrome C1 ◽  
Charged Residues ◽  
Electron Transfer Complex

In cellular respiration, cytochrome c transfers electrons from the cytochrome bc1 complex to cytochrome c oxidase by transiently binding to the membrane proteins. The first X-ray structure of the yeast cytochrome bc1 complex with bound cytochrome c revealed the general architecture of the electron-transfer complex. The interface of the complex is small. The haem moieties are centrally located in a mainly non-polar contact site, which includes a cation–π interaction and is surrounded by complementary charged residues. Only one cytochrome c1-docking site of the dimeric complex is occupied with cytochrome c. The recent 1.9 Å (1 Å=0.1 nm) resolution structure of the complex showed that the interface is highly hydrated. With cytochrome c bound, a higher number of interfacial water molecules are present on the cytochrome c1 interface, whereas its protein surface is not affected. Remarkably, the dimer structure is slightly asymmetric. Univalent cytochrome c binding coincides with conformational changes of the Rieske head domain and subunit QCR6p. Pronounced hydration and a mobility mismatch at the interface with disordered charged residues on the cytochrome c side are favourable for transient binding. Comparison with a new structure of the complex with bound isoform-2 cytochrome c led to the definition of a core interface, which refers to four common interaction pairs including the cation–π interaction. They encircle the haem groups and are surrounded by variable interactions. The core interface may be a feature to gain specificity for formation of the reactive complex. The consistency in the binding interaction despite differences in primary sequence, redox state and crystal contacts, together with crystallization at physiological ionic strength, clearly suggest that the structures show the native bound state of the electron-transfer complex.

scholarly journals Inter- and intra-molecular electron transfer in the cytochrome bc1 complex

2002 ◽  
Vol 1555 (1-3) ◽  
pp. 65-70 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chang-An Yu ◽  
Xiaolin Wen ◽  
Kunhong Xiao ◽  
Di Xia ◽  
Linda Yu
Keyword(s):  
Electron Transfer ◽  
Cytochrome Bc1 ◽  
Bc1 Complex ◽  
Cytochrome Bc1 Complex ◽  
Molecular Electron

Tyrosine 147 of cytochrome b is required for efficient electron transfer at the ubihydroquinone oxidase site (Qo) of the cytochrome bc1 complex

Biochemistry ◽  
1995 ◽  
Vol 34 (49) ◽  
pp. 16004-16012 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Sami Saribas ◽  
Huangen Ding ◽  
P. Leslie Dutton ◽  
Fevzi Daldal
Keyword(s):  
Electron Transfer ◽  
Cytochrome B ◽  
Cytochrome Bc1 ◽  
Bc1 Complex ◽  
Cytochrome Bc1 Complex
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