scholarly journals The interaction between mitochondrial NADH-ubiquinone oxidoreductase and ubiquinol-cytochrome c oxidoreductase. Restoration of ubiquinone-pool behaviour

1978 ◽  
Vol 174 (3) ◽  
pp. 791-800 ◽  
Author(s):  
C Heron ◽  
C I Ragan ◽  
B L Trumpower

1. In the inner mitochondrial membrane, dehydrogenases and cytochromes appear to act independently of each other, and electron transport has been proposed to occur through a mobile pool of ubiquinone-10 molecules [Kröger & Klingenberg (1973) Eur. J. Biochem. 34, 358–368]. 2. Such behaviour can be restored to the interaction between purified Complex I and Complex III by addition of phospholipid and ubiquinone-10 to a concentrated mixture of the Complexes before dilution. 3. A model is proposed for the interaction of Complex I with Complex III in the natural membrane that emphasizes relative mobility of the Complexes rather than ubiquinone-10. Electron transfer occurs only through stoicheiometric Complex I-Complex III units, which, however, are formed and re-formed at rates higher than the rate of electron transfer.

2001 ◽  
Vol 79 (4) ◽  
pp. 517-524 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan C Parrish ◽  
J Guy Guillemette ◽  
Carmichael JA Wallace

Cytochrome c is a small electron-transport protein whose major role is to transfer electrons between complex III (cytochrome reductase) and complex IV (cytochrome c oxidase) in the inner mitochondrial membrane of eukaryotes. Cytochrome c is used as a model for the examination of protein folding and structure and for the study of biological electron-transport processes. Amongst 96 cytochrome c sequences, residue 85 is generally conserved as either isoleucine or leucine. Spatially, the side chain is associated closely with that of the invariant residue Phe82, and this interaction may be important for optimal cytochrome c activity. The functional role of residue 85 has been examined using six site-directed mutants of Saccharomyces cerevisiae iso-1 cytochrome c, including, for the first time, kinetic data for electron transfer with the principle physiological partners. Results indicate two likely roles for the residue: first, heme crevice resistance to ligand exchange, sensitive to both the hydrophobicity and volume of the side chain; second, modulation of electron-transport activity through maintenance of the hydrophobic character of the protein in the vicinity of Phe82 and the exposed heme edge, and possibly of the ability of this region to facilitate redox-linked conformational change.Key words: protein engineering, cytochrome c, structure-function relations, electron transfer, hydrophobic packing.


1978 ◽  
Vol 174 (3) ◽  
pp. 783-790 ◽  
Author(s):  
C I Ragan ◽  
C Heron

1. The NADH-ubiquinone oxidoreductase complex (Complex I) and the ubiquinol-cytochrome c oxidoreductase complex (Complex III) combine in a 1:1 molar ratio to give NADH-cytochrome c oxidoreductase (Complex I-Complex III). 2. Experiments on the inhibition of the NADH-cytochrome c oxidoreductase activity of mixtures of Complexes I and III by rotenone and antimycin indicate that electron transfer between a unit of Complex I-Complex III and extra molecules of Complexes I or III does not contribute to the overall rate of cytochrome c reduction. 3. The reduction by NADH of the cytochrome b of mixtures of Complexes I and III is biphasic. The extents of the fast and slow phases of reduction are determined by the proportion of the total Complex III specifically associated with Complex I. 4. Activation-energy measurements suggest that the structural features of the Complex I-Complex III unit promote oxidoreduction of endogenous ubiquinone-10.


2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (12) ◽  
pp. eaax9484 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristian Parey ◽  
Outi Haapanen ◽  
Vivek Sharma ◽  
Harald Köfeler ◽  
Thomas Züllig ◽  
...  

Respiratory complex I is a redox-driven proton pump, accounting for a large part of the electrochemical gradient that powers mitochondrial adenosine triphosphate synthesis. Complex I dysfunction is associated with severe human diseases. Assembly of the one-megadalton complex I in the inner mitochondrial membrane requires assembly factors and chaperones. We have determined the structure of complex I from the aerobic yeast Yarrowia lipolytica by electron cryo-microscopy at 3.2-Å resolution. A ubiquinone molecule was identified in the access path to the active site. The electron cryo-microscopy structure indicated an unusual lipid-protein arrangement at the junction of membrane and matrix arms that was confirmed by molecular simulations. The structure of a complex I mutant and an assembly intermediate provide detailed molecular insights into the cause of a hereditary complex I–linked disease and complex I assembly in the inner mitochondrial membrane.


1994 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 226-230 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thorsten Friedrich ◽  
Tomoko Ohnishi ◽  
Edgar Forche ◽  
Brigitte Kunze ◽  
Rolf Jansen ◽  
...  

Biochemistry ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 44 (45) ◽  
pp. 14898-14906 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masato Abe ◽  
Masatoshi Murai ◽  
Naoya Ichimaru ◽  
Atsushi Kenmochi ◽  
Takehiko Yoshida ◽  
...  

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