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Pineau B, Mathieu C, Gérard-Hirne C, De Paepe R, Chétrit P. Targeting the NAD7 subunit to mitochondria restores a functional complex I and a wild type phenotype in the Nicotiana sylvestris CMS II mutant lacking nad7. J Biol Chem 2005; 280:25994-6001. [PMID: 15849190 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m500508200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The mitochondrial DNA of the Nicotiana sylvestris CMSII mutant carries a 72-kb deletion comprising the single copy nad7 gene that encodes the NAD7 subunit of the respiratory complex I (NADH-ubiquinone oxidoreductase). CMSII plants lack rotenone-sensitive complex I activity and are impaired in physiological and phenotypical traits. To check whether these changes directly result from the deletion of nad7, we constructed CMS transgenic plants (termed as CMSnad7) carrying an edited nad7 cDNA fused to the CAMV 35S promoter and to a mitochondrial targeting sequence. The nad7 sequence was transcribed and translated and the NAD7 protein directed to mitochondria in CMSnad7 transgenic plants, which recovered both wild type morphology and growth features. Blue-native/SDS gel electrophoresis and enzymatic assays showed that, whereas fully assembled complex I was absent from CMSII mitochondria, a functional complex was present in CMSnad7 mitochondria. Furthermore, a supercomplex involving complex I and complex III was present in CMSnad7 as in the wild type. Taken together, these data demonstrate that lack of complex I in CMSII was indeed the direct consequence of the absence of nad7. Hence, NAD7 is a key element for complex assembly in plants. These results also show that allotopic expression from the nucleus can fully complement the lack of a mitochondrial-encoded complex I gene.
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- Bernard Pineau
- Institut de Biotechnologie des Plantes, Laboratoire Mitochondries et Métabolisme Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique-Université Paris-Sud, Unite Mixte de Recherche 8618, 91405 Orsay, France
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Brockmann C, Diehl A, Rehbein K, Strauss H, Schmieder P, Korn B, Kühne R, Oschkinat H. The oxidized subunit B8 from human complex I adopts a thioredoxin fold. Structure 2005; 12:1645-54. [PMID: 15341729 DOI: 10.1016/j.str.2004.06.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2004] [Revised: 05/28/2004] [Accepted: 06/22/2004] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Subunit B8 from ubiquinone oxidoreductase (complex I) (CI-B8) is one of several nuclear-encoded supernumerary subunits that are not present in bacterial complex I. Its solution structure shows a thioredoxin fold with highest similarities to the human thioredoxin mutant C73S and thioredoxin 2 from Anabeana sp. Interestingly, these proteins contain active sites in the same area, where the disulfide bond of oxidized CI-B8 is located. The redox potential of this disulfide bond is -251.6 mV, comparing well to that of disulfides in other thioredoxin-like proteins. Analysis of the structure reveals a surface area that is exclusively composed of highly conserved residues and thus most likely a subunit interaction site within complex I.
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Scheffler IE, Yadava N, Potluri P. Molecular genetics of complex I-deficient Chinese hamster cell lines. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOENERGETICS 2005; 1659:160-71. [PMID: 15576048 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbabio.2004.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2004] [Revised: 07/28/2004] [Accepted: 08/09/2004] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The work from our laboratory on complex I-deficient Chinese hamster cell mutants is reviewed. Several complementation groups with a complete defect have been identified. Three of these are due to X-linked mutations, and the mutated genes for two have been identified. We describe null mutants in the genes for the subunits MWFE (gene: NDUFA1) and ESSS. They represent small integral membrane proteins localized in the Ialpha (Igamma) and Ibeta subcomplexes, respectively [J. Hirst, J. Carroll, I.M. Fearnley, R.J. Shannon, J.E. Walker. The nuclear encoded subunits of complex I from bovine heart mitochondria. Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1604 (7-10-2003) 135-150.]. Both are absolutely essential for assembly and activity of complex I. Epitope-tagged versions of these proteins can be expressed from a poly-cistronic vector to complement the mutants, or to be co-expressed with the endogenous proteins in other hamster cell lines (mutant or wild type), or human cells. Structure-function analyses can be performed with proteins altered by site-directed mutagenesis. A cell line has been constructed in which the MWFE subunit is conditionally expressed, opening a window on the kinetics of assembly of complex I. Its targeting, import into mitochondria, and orientation in the inner membrane have also been investigated. The two proteins have recently been shown to be the targets for a cAMP-dependent kinase [R. Chen, I.M. Fearnley, S.Y. Peak_Chew, J.E. Walker. The phosphorylation of subunits of complex I from bovine heart mitochondria. J. Biol. Chem. xx (2004) xx-xx.]. The epitope-tagged proteins can be cross-linked with other complex I subunits.
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- Immo E Scheffler
- Section of Molecular Biology, Division of Biological Sciences, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093-0322, USA.
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Marques I, Duarte M, Assunção J, Ushakova AV, Videira A. Composition of complex I from Neurospora crassa and disruption of two "accessory" subunits. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOENERGETICS 2004; 1707:211-20. [PMID: 15863099 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbabio.2004.12.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2004] [Revised: 12/06/2004] [Accepted: 12/08/2004] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Respiratory chain complex I of the fungus Neurospora crassa contains at least 39 polypeptide subunits, of which 35 are conserved in mammals. The 11.5 kDa and 14 kDa proteins, homologues of bovine IP15 and B16.6, respectively, are conserved among eukaryotes and belong to the membrane domain of the fungal enzyme. The corresponding genes were separately inactivated by repeat-induced point-mutations, and null-mutant strains of the fungus were isolated. The lack of either subunit leads to the accumulation of distinct intermediates of the membrane arm of complex I. In addition, the peripheral arm of the enzyme seems to be formed in mutant nuo14 but, interestingly, not in mutant nuo11.5. These results and the analysis of enzymatic activities of mutant mitochondria indicate that both polypeptides are required for complex I assembly and function.
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- Isabel Marques
- Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular (IBMC), Universidade do Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre 823, 4150-180 Porto, Portugal
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Vahsen N, Candé C, Brière JJ, Bénit P, Joza N, Larochette N, Mastroberardino PG, Pequignot MO, Casares N, Lazar V, Feraud O, Debili N, Wissing S, Engelhardt S, Madeo F, Piacentini M, Penninger JM, Schägger H, Rustin P, Kroemer G. AIF deficiency compromises oxidative phosphorylation. EMBO J 2004; 23:4679-89. [PMID: 15526035 PMCID: PMC533047 DOI: 10.1038/sj.emboj.7600461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 475] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2004] [Accepted: 10/05/2004] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Apoptosis-inducing factor (AIF) is a mitochondrial flavoprotein that, after apoptosis induction, translocates to the nucleus where it participates in apoptotic chromatinolysis. Here, we show that human or mouse cells lacking AIF as a result of homologous recombination or small interfering RNA exhibit high lactate production and enhanced dependency on glycolytic ATP generation, due to severe reduction of respiratory chain complex I activity. Although AIF itself is not a part of complex I, AIF-deficient cells exhibit a reduced content of complex I and of its components, pointing to a role of AIF in the biogenesis and/or maintenance of this polyprotein complex. Harlequin mice with reduced AIF expression due to a retroviral insertion into the AIF gene also manifest a reduced oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) in the retina and in the brain, correlating with reduced expression of complex I subunits, retinal degeneration, and neuronal defects. Altogether, these data point to a role of AIF in OXPHOS and emphasize the dual role of AIF in life and death.
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- Nicola Vahsen
- CNRS-UMR8125, Institut Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France
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- CNRS-UMR8125, Institut Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France
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- INSERM U393, Service de Génétique, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, France
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- IMBA, Institute of Molecular Biotechnology of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna, Austria
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- CNRS-UMR8125, Institut Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France
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- Unité de Génomique Fonctionelle, Institut Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France
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- INSERM U362, Institut Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France
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- Physiologisch-chemisches Institut, Tübingen, Germany
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- Physiologisch-chemisches Institut, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Biology, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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- IMBA, Institute of Molecular Biotechnology of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna, Austria
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- Institut für Biochemie I, Universitätsklinikum Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
- These authors share senior co-authorship
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- INSERM U393, Service de Génétique, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, France
- These authors share senior co-authorship
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- CNRS-UMR8125, Institut Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France
- These authors share senior co-authorship
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Potluri P, Yadava N, Scheffler IE. The role of the ESSS protein in the assembly of a functional and stable mammalian mitochondrial complex I (NADH-ubiquinone oxidoreductase). ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2004; 271:3265-73. [PMID: 15265046 DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.2004.04260.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The ESSS protein is a recently identified subunit of mammalian mitochondrial complex I. It is a relatively small integral membrane protein (122 amino acids) found in the beta-subcomplex. Genomic sequence database searches reveal its localization to the X-chromosome in humans and mouse. The ESSS cDNA from Chinese hamster cells was cloned and shown to complement one complementation group of our previously described mutants with a proposed X-linkage. Sequence analyses of the ESSS cDNA in these mutants revealed chain termination mutations. In two of these mutants the protein is truncated at the C-terminus of the targeting sequence; the mutants are null mutants for the ESSS subunit. There is no detectable complex I assembly and activity in the absence of the ESSS subunit as revealed by blue native polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (BN/PAGE) analysis and polarography. Complex I activity can be restored with ESSS subunits tagged with either hemagglutinin (HA) or hexahistidine (His6) epitopes at the C-terminus. Although, the accumulation of ESSS-HA is not dependent upon the presence of mtDNA-encoded subunits (ND1-6,4 L), it is incorporated into complex I only in presence of compatible complex I subunits from the same species.
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- Prasanth Potluri
- Division of Biology, Molecular Biology Section, University of California, San Diego, California 92093-0322, USA
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Ugalde C, Vogel R, Huijbens R, Van Den Heuvel B, Smeitink J, Nijtmans L. Human mitochondrial complex I assembles through the combination of evolutionary conserved modules: a framework to interpret complex I deficiencies. Hum Mol Genet 2004; 13:2461-72. [PMID: 15317750 DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddh262] [Citation(s) in RCA: 144] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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With 46 subunits, human mitochondrial complex I is the largest enzyme of the oxidative phosphorylation system. We have studied the assembly of complex I in cultured human cells. This will provide essential information about the nature of complex I deficiencies and will enhance our understanding of mitochondrial disease mechanisms. We have found that 143B206 rho zero cells, not containing mitochondrial DNA, are still able to form complex I subcomplexes. To further address the nature of these subcomplexes, we depleted 143B osteosarcoma cells of complex I by inhibiting mitochondrial protein translation with doxycycline. After removing this drug, complex I formation resumes and assembly intermediates were observed by two-dimensional blue native electrophoresis. Analysis of the observed subcomplexes indicates that assembly of human complex I is a semi-sequential process in which different preassembled subcomplexes are joined to form a fully assembled complex. The membrane part of the complex is formed in distinct steps. The B17 subunit is part of a subcomplex to which ND1, ND6 and PSST are subsequently added. This is bound to a hydrophilic subcomplex containing the 30 and 49 kDa subunits, to which a subcomplex including the 39 kDa subunit is incorporated, and later on the 18 and 24 kDa subunits. At a later stage more subunits, including the 15 kDa, are added and holo-complex I is formed. Our results suggest that human complex I assembly resembles that of Neurospora crassa, in which a membrane arm is formed and assembled to a preformed peripheral arm, and support ideas about modular evolution.
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- Cristina Ugalde
- Nijmegen Center for Mitochondrial Disorders, Department of Pediatrics, University Medical Center Nijmegen, Geert Grooteplein 10, PO Box 9101, 6500 HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Chen R, Fearnley IM, Peak-Chew SY, Walker JE. The phosphorylation of subunits of complex I from bovine heart mitochondria. J Biol Chem 2004; 279:26036-45. [PMID: 15056672 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m402710200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 125] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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In bovine heart mitochondria and in submitochondrial particles, membrane-associated proteins with apparent molecular masses of 18 and 10 kDa become strongly radiolabeled by [(32)P]ATP in a cAMP-dependent manner. The 18-kDa phosphorylated protein is subunit ESSS from complex I and not as previously reported the 18 k subunit (with the N-terminal sequence AQDQ). The phosphorylated residue in subunit ESSS is serine 20. In the 10 kDa band, the complex I subunit MWFE was phosphorylated on serine 55. In the presence of protein kinase A and cAMP, the same subunits of purified complex I were phosphorylated by [(32)P]ATP at the same sites. Subunits ESSS and MWFE both contribute to the membrane arm of complex I. Each has a single hydrophobic region probably folded into a membrane spanning alpha-helix. It is likely that the phosphorylation site of subunit ESSS lies in the mitochondrial matrix and that the site in subunit MWFE is in the intermembrane space. Subunit ESSS has no known role, but subunit MWFE is required for assembly into complex I of seven hydrophobic subunits encoded in the mitochondrial genome. The possible effects of phosphorylation of these subunits on the activity and/or the assembly of complex I remain to be explored.
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- Ruming Chen
- Medical Research Council Dunn Human Nutrition Unit, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 2XY, UK
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