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Wieferig JP, Kühlbrandt W. Analysis of the conformational heterogeneity of the Rieske iron-sulfur protein in complex III 2 by cryo-EM. IUCRJ 2023; 10:27-37. [PMID: 36598500 PMCID: PMC9812224 DOI: 10.1107/s2052252522010570] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2022] [Accepted: 11/02/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Movement of the Rieske domain of the iron-sulfur protein is essential for intramolecular electron transfer within complex III2 (CIII2) of the respiratory chain as it bridges a gap in the cofactor chain towards the electron acceptor cytochrome c. We present cryo-EM structures of CIII2 from Yarrowia lipolytica at resolutions up to 2.0 Å under different conditions, with different redox states of the cofactors of the high-potential chain. All possible permutations of three primary positions were observed, indicating that the two halves of the dimeric complex act independently. Addition of the substrate analogue decylubiquinone to CIII2 with a reduced high-potential chain increased the occupancy of the Qo site. The extent of Rieske domain interactions through hydrogen bonds to the cytochrome b and cytochrome c1 subunits varied depending on the redox state and substrate. In the absence of quinols, the reduced Rieske domain interacted more closely with cytochrome b and cytochrome c1 than in the oxidized state. Upon addition of the inhibitor antimycin A, the heterogeneity of the cd1-helix and ef-loop increased, which may be indicative of a long-range effect on the Rieske domain.
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- Jan-Philip Wieferig
- Department of Structural Biology, Max Planck Institute of Biophysics, Max-von-Laue-Strasse 3, 60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Department of Structural Biology, Max Planck Institute of Biophysics, Max-von-Laue-Strasse 3, 60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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Crofts AR. The modified Q-cycle: A look back at its development and forward to a functional model. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOENERGETICS 2021; 1862:148417. [PMID: 33745972 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbabio.2021.148417] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2021] [Revised: 02/28/2021] [Accepted: 03/11/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
Abstract
On looking back at a lifetime of research, it is interesting to see, in the light of current progress, how things came to be, and to speculate on how things might be. I am delighted in the context of the Mitchell prize to have that excuse to present this necessarily personal view of developments in areas of my interests. I have focused on the Q-cycle and a few examples showing wider ramifications, since that had been the main interest of the lab in the 20 years since structures became available, - a watershed event in determining our molecular perspective. I have reviewed the evidence for our model for the mechanism of the first electron transfer of the bifurcated reaction at the Qo-site, which I think is compelling. In reviewing progress in understanding the second electron transfer, I have revisited some controversies to justify important conclusions which appear, from the literature, not to have been taken seriously. I hope this does not come over as nitpicking. The conclusions are important to the final section in which I develop an internally consistent mechanism for turnovers of the complex leading to a state similar to that observed in recent rapid-mix/freeze-quench experiments, reported three years ago. The final model is necessarily speculative but is open to test.
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- Antony R Crofts
- Department of Biochemistry, 417 Roger Adams Laboratory, 600 South Mathews Avenue, Urbana, IL 61801, United States of America
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Sarewicz M, Pintscher S, Pietras R, Borek A, Bujnowicz Ł, Hanke G, Cramer WA, Finazzi G, Osyczka A. Catalytic Reactions and Energy Conservation in the Cytochrome bc1 and b6f Complexes of Energy-Transducing Membranes. Chem Rev 2021; 121:2020-2108. [PMID: 33464892 PMCID: PMC7908018 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.0c00712] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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This review focuses on key components of respiratory and photosynthetic energy-transduction systems: the cytochrome bc1 and b6f (Cytbc1/b6f) membranous multisubunit homodimeric complexes. These remarkable molecular machines catalyze electron transfer from membranous quinones to water-soluble electron carriers (such as cytochromes c or plastocyanin), coupling electron flow to proton translocation across the energy-transducing membrane and contributing to the generation of a transmembrane electrochemical potential gradient, which powers cellular metabolism in the majority of living organisms. Cytsbc1/b6f share many similarities but also have significant differences. While decades of research have provided extensive knowledge on these enzymes, several important aspects of their molecular mechanisms remain to be elucidated. We summarize a broad range of structural, mechanistic, and physiological aspects required for function of Cytbc1/b6f, combining textbook fundamentals with new intriguing concepts that have emerged from more recent studies. The discussion covers but is not limited to (i) mechanisms of energy-conserving bifurcation of electron pathway and energy-wasting superoxide generation at the quinol oxidation site, (ii) the mechanism by which semiquinone is stabilized at the quinone reduction site, (iii) interactions with substrates and specific inhibitors, (iv) intermonomer electron transfer and the role of a dimeric complex, and (v) higher levels of organization and regulation that involve Cytsbc1/b6f. In addressing these topics, we point out existing uncertainties and controversies, which, as suggested, will drive further research in this field.
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- Marcin Sarewicz
- Department
of Molecular Biophysics, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, 30-387 Kraków, Poland
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- Department
of Molecular Biophysics, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, 30-387 Kraków, Poland
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- Department
of Molecular Biophysics, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, 30-387 Kraków, Poland
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- Department
of Molecular Biophysics, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, 30-387 Kraków, Poland
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- Department
of Molecular Biophysics, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, 30-387 Kraków, Poland
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- School
of Biological and Chemical Sciences, Queen
Mary University of London, London E1 4NS, U.K.
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- Department
of Biological Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907 United States
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- Laboratoire
de Physiologie Cellulaire et Végétale, Université Grenoble Alpes, Centre National Recherche Scientifique,
Commissariat Energie Atomique et Energies Alternatives, Institut National
Recherche l’agriculture, l’alimentation et l’environnement, 38054 Grenoble Cedex 9, France
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- Department
of Molecular Biophysics, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, 30-387 Kraków, Poland
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Crofts AR, Rose SW, Burton RL, Desai AV, Kenis PJA, Dikanov SA. The Q-Cycle Mechanism of the bc1 Complex: A Biologist’s Perspective on Atomistic Studies. J Phys Chem B 2017; 121:3701-3717. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.6b10524] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Antony R. Crofts
- Department
of Biochemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana−Champaign, 419 Roger Adams Lab, 600 South Mathews Avenue, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
- Center
for Biophysics and Quantitative Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana−Champaign, 179 Loomis, 1110 West Green Street, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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- Center
for Biophysics and Quantitative Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana−Champaign, 179 Loomis, 1110 West Green Street, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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- Department
of Biochemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana−Champaign, 419 Roger Adams Lab, 600 South Mathews Avenue, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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- Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana−Champaign, 600 South Mathews Avenue, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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- Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana−Champaign, 600 South Mathews Avenue, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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- Department
of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, University of Illinois at Urbana−Champaign, 1008 West Hazelwood Drive, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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Jafari G, Wasko BM, Kaeberlein M, Crofts AR. New functional and biophysical insights into the mitochondrial Rieske iron-sulfur protein from genetic suppressor analysis in C. elegans. WORM 2016; 5:e1174803. [PMID: 27383074 DOI: 10.1080/21624054.2016.1174803] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2016] [Revised: 03/23/2016] [Accepted: 03/30/2016] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Several intragenic mutations suppress the C. elegans isp-1(qm150) allele of the mitochondrial Rieske iron-sulfur protein (ISP), a catalytic subunit of Complex III of the respiratory chain. These mutations were located in a helical region of the "tether" span of ISP-1, distant from the primary mutation in the extrinsic head, and suppressed all pleiotropic phenotypes associated with the qm150 allele. Analysis of these suppressors revealed control of electron transfer into Complex III through a "spring-loaded" mechanism involving a binding force for formation of enzyme-substrate complex, counter balanced by forces (a chemical "spring") favoring helix formation in the tether. The primary P→S mutation results in inhibition of electron flow into the Q-cycle by decreasing the binding force, and the tether mutations relieve this inhibition by weakening the "spring." In this commentary we discuss additional control features, and relate the primary inhibition to outcomes at the organismal level. In particular, the sensitivity to hyperoxia and the elevated reactive oxygen species (ROS) seen in isp-1(qm150), likely reflect over-reduction of the quinone pool, which is upstream of the inhibited site; at high O2, this would lead to increased ROS production through complex I. We speculate that alternative NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase activity in C. elegans from the worm apoptosis inducing factor (AIF) homolog (WAH-1) might also be involved, and that WAH-1 might have a "canary" function in detection of this adverse state (high O2/reduced pool), and a role in protection of the organism by transformation to AIF-like products, and apoptotic recycling of defective cells.
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- Gholamali Jafari
- Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School , Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of Washington , Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of Washington , Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign , Urbana, IL, USA
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Tether mutations that restore function and suppress pleiotropic phenotypes of the C. elegans isp-1(qm150) Rieske iron-sulfur protein. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2015; 112:E6148-57. [PMID: 26504246 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1509416112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Mitochondria play an important role in numerous diseases as well as normative aging. Severe reduction in mitochondrial function contributes to childhood disorders such as Leigh Syndrome, whereas mild disruption can extend the lifespan of model organisms. The Caenorhabditis elegans isp-1 gene encodes the Rieske iron-sulfur protein subunit of cytochrome c oxidoreductase (complex III of the electron transport chain). The partial loss of function allele, isp-1(qm150), leads to several pleiotropic phenotypes. To better understand the molecular mechanisms of ISP-1 function, we sought to identify genetic suppressors of the delayed development of isp-1(qm150) animals. Here we report a series of intragenic suppressors, all located within a highly conserved six amino acid tether region of ISP-1. These intragenic mutations suppress all of the evaluated isp-1(qm150) phenotypes, including developmental rate, pharyngeal pumping rate, brood size, body movement, activation of the mitochondrial unfolded protein response reporter, CO2 production, mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation, and lifespan extension. Furthermore, analogous mutations show a similar effect when engineered into the budding yeast Rieske iron-sulfur protein Rip1, revealing remarkable conservation of the structure-function relationship of these residues across highly divergent species. The focus on a single subunit as causal both in generation and in suppression of diverse pleiotropic phenotypes points to a common underlying molecular mechanism, for which we propose a "spring-loaded" model. These observations provide insights into how gating and control processes influence the function of ISP-1 in mediating pleiotropic phenotypes including developmental rate, movement, sensitivity to stress, and longevity.
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Agarwal R, Hasan SS, Jones LM, Stofleth JT, Ryan CM, Whitelegge JP, Kehoe DM, Cramer WA. Role of domain swapping in the hetero-oligomeric cytochrome b6f lipoprotein complex. Biochemistry 2015; 54:3151-63. [PMID: 25928281 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.5b00279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Domain swapping that contributes to the stability of biologically crucial multisubunit complexes has been implicated in protein oligomerization. In the case of membrane protein assemblies, domain swapping of the iron-sulfur protein (ISP) subunit occurs in the hetero-oligomeric cytochrome b6f and bc1 complexes, which are organized as symmetric dimers that generate the transmembrane proton electrochemical gradient utilized for ATP synthesis. In these complexes, the ISP C-terminal predominantly β-sheet extrinsic domain containing the redox-active [2Fe-2S] cluster resides on the electrochemically positive side of each monomer in the dimeric complex. This domain is bound to the membrane sector of the complex through an N-terminal transmembrane α-helix that is "swapped' to the other monomer of the complex where it spans the complex and the membrane. Detailed analysis of the function and structure of the b6f complex isolated from the cyanobacterium Fremyella diplosiphon SF33 shows that the domain-swapped ISP structure is necessary for function but is not necessarily essential for maintenance of the dimeric structure of the complex. On the basis of crystal structures of the cytochrome complex, the stability of the cytochrome dimer is attributed to specific intermonomer protein-protein and protein-lipid hydrophobic interactions. The geometry of the domain-swapped ISP structure is proposed to be a consequence of the requirement that the anchoring helix of the ISP not perturb the heme organization or quinone channel in the conserved core of each monomer.
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- Rachna Agarwal
- †Department of Biological Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- †Department of Biological Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- ‡Department of Biology, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, United States
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- †Department of Biological Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- §Pasarow Mass Spectrometry Laboratory, NPI-Semel Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
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- §Pasarow Mass Spectrometry Laboratory, NPI-Semel Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
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- ‡Department of Biology, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, United States
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- †Department of Biological Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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Cooley JW. Protein conformational changes involved in the cytochrome bc1 complex catalytic cycle. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOENERGETICS 2013; 1827:1340-5. [PMID: 23876289 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbabio.2013.07.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2013] [Revised: 05/23/2013] [Accepted: 07/15/2013] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Early structures of the cytochrome bc1 complex revealed heterogeneity in the position of the soluble portion of the Rieske iron sulfur protein subunit, implicating a movement of this domain during function. Subsequent biochemical and biophysical works have firmly established that the motion of this subunit acts in the capacity of a conformationally assisted electron transfer step during the already complicated catalytic mechanism described within the modified version of Peter Mitchells Q cycle. How the movement of this subunit is initiated or how the frequency of its motion is controlled as a function of other steps during the catalysis remain topics of debate within the active research communities. This review addresses the historical aspects of the discovery and description of this movement, while attempting to provide a context for the involvement of conformational motion in the catalysis and efficiency of the enzyme. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Respiratory complex III and related bc complexes.
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- Jason W Cooley
- Department of Chemistry, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211-7600, USA.
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Berry EA, De Bari H, Huang LS. Unanswered questions about the structure of cytochrome bc1 complexes. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOENERGETICS 2013; 1827:1258-77. [PMID: 23624176 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbabio.2013.04.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2012] [Revised: 03/13/2013] [Accepted: 04/16/2013] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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X-ray crystal structures of bc1 complexes obtained over the last 15 years have provided a firm structural basis for our understanding of the complex. For the most part there is good agreement between structures from different species, different crystal forms, and with different inhibitors bound. In this review we focus on some of the remaining unexplained differences, either between the structures themselves or the interpretations of the structural observations. These include the structural basis for the motion of the Rieske iron-sulfur protein in response to inhibitors, a possible conformational change involving tyrosine132 of cytochrome (cyt) b, the presence of cis-peptides at the beginnings of transmembrane helices C, E, and H, the structural insight into the function of the so-called "Core proteins", different modelings of the retained signal peptide, orientation of the low-potential heme b, and chirality of the Met ligand to heme c1. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Respiratory complex III and related bc complexes.
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- Edward A Berry
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA.
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Lesnefsky EJ, Hoppel CL. Cardiolipin as an oxidative target in cardiac mitochondria in the aged rat. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOENERGETICS 2008; 1777:1020-7. [PMID: 18515061 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbabio.2008.05.444] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2008] [Revised: 05/21/2008] [Accepted: 05/22/2008] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The aged heart sustains greater injury during ischemia (ISC) and reperfusion (REP) compared to the adult heart. In the Fischer 344 (F344) rat, aging decreases oxidative phosphorylation and complex III activity increasing the production of reactive oxygen species in interfibrillar mitochondria (IFM) located among the myofibrils. In the isolated, perfused 24 month old elderly F344 rat heart 25 min of stop-flow ISC causes additional damage to complex III, further decreasing the rate of oxidative phosphorylation. We did not observe further progressive mitochondrial damage during REP. We next asked if ISC or REP increased oxidative damage within mitochondria of the aged heart. Cardiolipin (CL) is a phospholipid unique to mitochondria consisting predominantly of four linoleic acid residues (C18:2). Following ISC and REP in the aged heart, there is a new CL species containing three oxygen atoms added to one linoleic residue. ISC alone was sufficient to generate this new oxidized molecular species of CL. Based upon oxidative damage to CL, complex III activity, and oxidative phosphorylation, mitochondrial damage thus occurs in the aged heart mainly during ISC, rather than during REP. Mitochondrial damage during ischemia sets the stage for mitochondrial-driven cardiomyocyte injury during reperfusion in the aged heart.
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- Edward J Lesnefsky
- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 44106, USA
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The Q-cycle reviewed: How well does a monomeric mechanism of the bc(1) complex account for the function of a dimeric complex? BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOENERGETICS 2008; 1777:1001-19. [PMID: 18501698 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbabio.2008.04.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 106] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2008] [Revised: 03/26/2008] [Accepted: 04/23/2008] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Recent progress in understanding the Q-cycle mechanism of the bc(1) complex is reviewed. The data strongly support a mechanism in which the Q(o)-site operates through a reaction in which the first electron transfer from ubiquinol to the oxidized iron-sulfur protein is the rate-determining step for the overall process. The reaction involves a proton-coupled electron transfer down a hydrogen bond between the ubiquinol and a histidine ligand of the [2Fe-2S] cluster, in which the unfavorable protonic configuration contributes a substantial part of the activation barrier. The reaction is endergonic, and the products are an unstable ubisemiquinone at the Q(o)-site, and the reduced iron-sulfur protein, the extrinsic mobile domain of which is now free to dissociate and move away from the site to deliver an electron to cyt c(1) and liberate the H(+). When oxidation of the semiquinone is prevented, it participates in bypass reactions, including superoxide generation if O(2) is available. When the b-heme chain is available as an acceptor, the semiquinone is oxidized in a process in which the proton is passed to the glutamate of the conserved -PEWY- sequence, and the semiquinone anion passes its electron to heme b(L) to form the product ubiquinone. The rate is rapid compared to the limiting reaction, and would require movement of the semiquinone closer to heme b(L) to enhance the rate constant. The acceptor reactions at the Q(i)-site are still controversial, but likely involve a "two-electron gate" in which a stable semiquinone stores an electron. Possible mechanisms to explain the cyt b(150) phenomenon are discussed, and the information from pulsed-EPR studies about the structure of the intermediate state is reviewed. The mechanism discussed is applicable to a monomeric bc(1) complex. We discuss evidence in the literature that has been interpreted as shown that the dimeric structure participates in a more complicated mechanism involving electron transfer across the dimer interface. We show from myxothiazol titrations and mutational analysis of Tyr-199, which is at the interface between monomers, that no such inter-monomer electron transfer is detected at the level of the b(L) hemes. We show from analysis of strains with mutations at Asn-221 that there are coulombic interactions between the b-hemes in a monomer. The data can also be interpreted as showing similar coulombic interaction across the dimer interface, and we discuss mechanistic implications.
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Panee J, Liu W, Nakamura K, Berry MJ. The responses of HT22 cells to the blockade of mitochondrial complexes and potential protective effect of selenium supplementation. Int J Biol Sci 2007; 3:335-41. [PMID: 17657281 PMCID: PMC1925139 DOI: 10.7150/ijbs.3.335] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2007] [Accepted: 07/11/2007] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Mitochondria are the major reactive oxygen species (ROS) – generating sites in mammalian cells. Blockade of complexes in the electron transport chain (ETC) increases the leakage of single electrons to O2 and therefore increases ROS levels. Complexes I and III have been reported to be the major ROS-generating sites in mitochondria. In this study, using mouse hippocampal HT22 cells as in vitro model, we monitored the change of intracellular ROS level in response to the blockade of ETC at different complex, and measured changes of gene expression of antioxidant enzymes and phase II enzymes, also evaluated potential protective effect of selenium (Se) supplementation to the cells under this oxidative stress. In summary, our results showed that complex I was the major ROS-generating site in HT22 cells. Complex I blockade upregulated the mRNA levels of glutamylcysteine synthetase heavy and light chains, glutathione-S-transferases omega1 and alpha 2, hemoxygenase 1, thioredoxin reductase 1, and selenoprotein H. Unexpectedly, the expression of the enzymes that directly scavenge ROS decreased, including superoxide dismutases 1 and 2, glutathione peroxidase 1, and catalase. Se supplementation increased glutathione levels and glutathione peroxidase activity, indicating a potential protective role in oxidative stress caused by ETC blockade.
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- Jun Panee
- 1. Department of Cell & Molecular Biology, John A Burns Medical School, University of Hawaii, Honolulu HI 96813, USA
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- 1. Department of Cell & Molecular Biology, John A Burns Medical School, University of Hawaii, Honolulu HI 96813, USA
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- 2. School of Medicine, Juntendo University, 2-1-1, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8421, Japan
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- 1. Department of Cell & Molecular Biology, John A Burns Medical School, University of Hawaii, Honolulu HI 96813, USA
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Lesnefsky EJ, Hoppel CL. Oxidative phosphorylation and aging. Ageing Res Rev 2006; 5:402-33. [PMID: 16831573 DOI: 10.1016/j.arr.2006.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 124] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2006] [Revised: 04/01/2006] [Accepted: 04/04/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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This review addresses the data that support the presence and contribution of decreased mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation during aging to impaired cellular metabolism. Aging impairs substrate oxidation, decreases cellular energy production and increases the production of reactive intermediates that are toxic to the cell. First, the basic principles of mitochondrial oxidative physiology are briefly reviewed. Second, the focus on the relationship of altered mitochondrial respiration to the increased production of reactive oxygen species that are employed by the "rate of living" and the "uncoupling to survive" theories of aging are discussed. Third, the impairment of function of respiration in aging is reviewed using an organ-based approach in mammalian systems. Fourth, the current state of knowledge regarding aging-induced alterations in the composition and function of key mitochondrial constituents is addressed. Model organisms, including C. elegans and D. melanogaster are included where pertinent. Fifth, these defects are related to knowledge regarding the production of reactive oxygen species from specific sites of the electron transport chain.
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- Edward J Lesnefsky
- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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Forquer I, Covian R, Bowman MK, Trumpower BL, Kramer DM. Similar transition states mediate the Q-cycle and superoxide production by the cytochrome bc1 complex. J Biol Chem 2006; 281:38459-65. [PMID: 17008316 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m605119200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The cytochrome bc complexes found in mitochondria, chloroplasts and many bacteria play critical roles in their respective electron transport chains. The quinol oxidase (Q(o)) site in this complex oxidizes a hydroquinone (quinol), reducing two one-electron carriers, a low potential cytochrome b heme and the "Rieske" iron-sulfur cluster. The overall electron transfer reactions are coupled to transmembrane translocation of protons via a "Q-cycle" mechanism, which generates proton motive force for ATP synthesis. Since semiquinone intermediates of quinol oxidation are generally highly reactive, one of the key questions in this field is: how does the Q(o) site oxidize quinol without the production of deleterious side reactions including superoxide production? We attempt to test three possible general models to account for this behavior: 1) The Q(o) site semiquinone (or quinol-imidazolate complex) is unstable and thus occurs at a very low steady-state concentration, limiting O(2) reduction; 2) the Q(o) site semiquinone is highly stabilized making it unreactive toward oxygen; and 3) the Q(o) site catalyzes a quantum mechanically coupled two-electron/two-proton transfer without a semiquinone intermediate. Enthalpies of activation were found to be almost identical between the uninhibited Q-cycle and superoxide production in the presence of antimycin A in wild type. This behavior was also preserved in a series of mutants with altered driving forces for quinol oxidation. Overall, the data support models where the rate-limiting step for both Q-cycle and superoxide production is essentially identical, consistent with model 1 but requiring modifications to models 2 and 3.
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- Isaac Forquer
- Institute of Biological Chemistry, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164-6340, USA
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Crofts AR, Lhee S, Crofts SB, Cheng J, Rose S. Proton pumping in the bc1 complex: A new gating mechanism that prevents short circuits. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOENERGETICS 2006; 1757:1019-34. [PMID: 16600173 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbabio.2006.02.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2005] [Revised: 02/03/2006] [Accepted: 02/16/2006] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The Q-cycle mechanism of the bc1 complex explains how the electron transfer from ubihydroquinone (quinol, QH2) to cytochrome (cyt) c (or c2 in bacteria) is coupled to the pumping of protons across the membrane. The efficiency of proton pumping depends on the effectiveness of the bifurcated reaction at the Q(o)-site of the complex. This directs the two electrons from QH2 down two different pathways, one to the high potential chain for delivery to an electron acceptor, and the other across the membrane through a chain containing heme bL and bH to the Qi-site, to provide the vectorial charge transfer contributing to the proton gradient. In this review, we discuss problems associated with the turnover of the bc1 complex that center around rates calculated for the normal forward and reverse reactions, and for bypass (or short-circuit) reactions. Based on rate constants given by distances between redox centers in known structures, these appeared to preclude conventional electron transfer mechanisms involving an intermediate semiquinone (SQ) in the Q(o)-site reaction. However, previous research has strongly suggested that SQ is the reductant for O2 in generation of superoxide at the Q(o)-site, introducing an apparent paradox. A simple gating mechanism, in which an intermediate SQ mobile in the volume of the Q(o)-site is a necessary component, can readily account for the observed data through a coulombic interaction that prevents SQ anion from close approach to heme bL when the latter is reduced. This allows rapid and reversible QH2 oxidation, but prevents rapid bypass reactions. The mechanism is quite natural, and is well supported by experiments in which the role of a key residue, Glu-295, which facilitates proton transfer from the site through a rotational displacement, has been tested by mutation.
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- Antony R Crofts
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA.
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Cape JL, Strahan JR, Lenaeus MJ, Yuknis BA, Le TT, Shepherd JN, Bowman MK, Kramer DM. The respiratory substrate rhodoquinol induces Q-cycle bypass reactions in the yeast cytochrome bc(1) complex: mechanistic and physiological implications. J Biol Chem 2005; 280:34654-60. [PMID: 16087663 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m507616200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The mitochondrial cytochrome bc(1) complex catalyzes the transfer of electrons from ubiquinol to cyt c while generating a proton motive force for ATP synthesis via the "Q-cycle" mechanism. Under certain conditions electron flow through the Q-cycle is blocked at the level of a reactive intermediate in the quinol oxidase site of the enzyme, resulting in "bypass reactions," some of which lead to superoxide production. Using analogs of the respiratory substrates ubiquinol-3 and rhodoquinol-3, we show that the relative rates of Q-cycle bypass reactions in the Saccharomyces cerevisiae cyt bc(1) complex are highly dependent by a factor of up to 100-fold on the properties of the substrate quinol. Our results suggest that the rate of Q-cycle bypass reactions is dependent on the steady state concentration of reactive intermediates produced at the quinol oxidase site of the enzyme. We conclude that normal operation of the Q-cycle requires a fairly narrow window of redox potentials with respect to the quinol substrate to allow normal turnover of the complex while preventing potentially damaging bypass reactions.
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- Jonathan L Cape
- Institute of Biological Chemistry, Washingston State University, Pullman, Washington 99164-6340, USA
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Mulkidjanian AY. Ubiquinol oxidation in the cytochrome bc1 complex: Reaction mechanism and prevention of short-circuiting. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOENERGETICS 2005; 1709:5-34. [PMID: 16005845 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbabio.2005.03.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2004] [Revised: 12/01/2004] [Accepted: 03/22/2005] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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This review is focused on the mechanism of ubiquinol oxidation by the cytochrome bc1 complex (bc1). This integral membrane complex serves as a "hub" in the vast majority of electron transfer chains. The bc1 oxidizes a ubiquinol molecule to ubiquinone by a unique "bifurcated" reaction where the two released electrons go to different acceptors: one is accepted by the mobile redox active domain of the [2Fe-2S] iron-sulfur Rieske protein (FeS protein) and the other goes to cytochrome b. The nature of intermediates in this reaction remains unclear. It is also debatable how the enzyme prevents short-circuiting that could happen if both electrons escape to the FeS protein. Here, I consider a reaction mechanism that (i) agrees with the available experimental data, (ii) entails three traits preventing the short-circuiting in bc1, and (iii) exploits the evident structural similarity of the ubiquinone binding sites in the bc1 and the bacterial photosynthetic reaction center (RC). Based on the latter congruence, it is suggested that the reaction route of ubiquinol oxidation by bc1 is a reversal of that leading to the ubiquinol formation in the RC. The rate-limiting step of ubiquinol oxidation is then the re-location of a ubiquinol molecule from its stand-by site within cytochrome b into a catalytic site, which is formed only transiently, after docking of the mobile redox domain of the FeS protein to cytochrome b. In the catalytic site, the quinone ring is stabilized by Glu-272 of cytochrome b and His-161 of the FeS protein. The short circuiting is prevented as long as: (i) the formed semiquinone anion remains bound to the reduced FeS domain and impedes its undocking, so that the second electron is forced to go to cytochrome b; (ii) even after ubiquinol is fully oxidized, the reduced FeS domain remains docked to cytochrome b until electron(s) pass through cytochrome b; (iii) if cytochrome b becomes (over)reduced, the binding and oxidation of further ubiquinol molecules is hampered; the reason is that the Glu-272 residue is turned towards the reduced hemes of cytochrome b and is protonated to stabilize the surplus negative charge; in this state, this residue cannot participate in the binding/stabilization of a ubiquinol molecule.
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- Armen Y Mulkidjanian
- Max Planck Institute of Biophysics, Department of Biophysical Chemistry, Max-von-Laue-Str. 3, D-60438 Frankfurt-am-Main, Germany.
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Crofts AR. Proton-coupled electron transfer at the Qo-site of the bc1 complex controls the rate of ubihydroquinone oxidation. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOENERGETICS 2004; 1655:77-92. [PMID: 15100020 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbabio.2003.10.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2003] [Revised: 09/29/2003] [Accepted: 10/27/2003] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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The rate-limiting reaction of the bc(1) complex from Rhodobacter sphaeroides is transfer of the first electron from ubihydroquinone (quinol, QH(2)) to the [2Fe-2S] cluster of the Rieske iron-sulfur protein (ISP) at the Q(o)-site. Formation of the ES-complex requires participation of two substrates (S), QH(2) and ISP(ox). From the variation of rate with [S], the binding constants for both substrates involved in formation of the complex can be estimated. The configuration of the ES-complex likely involves the dissociated form of the oxidized ISP (ISP(ox)) docked at the b-interface on cyt b, in a complex in which N(epsilon) of His-161 (bovine sequence) forms a H-bond with the quinol -OH. A coupled proton and electron transfer occurs along this H-bond. This brief review discusses the information available on the nature of this reaction from kinetic, structural and mutagenesis studies. The rate is much slower than expected from the distance involved, likely because it is controlled by the low probability of finding the proton in the configuration required for electron transfer. A simplified treatment of the activation barrier is developed in terms of a probability function determined by the Brønsted relationship, and a Marcus treatment of the electron transfer step. Incorporation of this relationship into a computer model allows exploration of the energy landscape. A set of parameters including reasonable values for activation energy, reorganization energy, distances between reactants, and driving forces, all consistent with experimental data, explains why the rate is slow, and accounts for the altered kinetics in mutant strains in which the driving force and energy profile are modified by changes in E(m) and/or pK of ISP or heme b(L).
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- Antony R Crofts
- Department of Biochemistry and Center for Biophysics and Computational Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 419 Roger Adams Lab, 600 S. Mathews Avenue, Urbana, IL 61801, USA.
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The bc1 complexes are intrinsic membrane proteins that catalyze the oxidation of ubihydroquinone and the reduction of cytochrome c in mitochondrial respiratory chains and bacterial photosynthetic and respiratory chains. The bc1 complex operates through a Q-cycle mechanism that couples electron transfer to generation of the proton gradient that drives ATP synthesis. Genetic defects leading to mutations in proteins of the respiratory chain, including the subunits of the bc1 complex, result in mitochondrial myopathies, many of which are a direct result of dysfunction at catalytic sites. Some myopathies, especially those in the cytochrome b subunit, exacerbate free-radical damage by enhancing superoxide production at the ubihydroquinone oxidation site. This bypass reaction appears to be an unavoidable feature of the reaction mechanism. Cellular aging is largely attributable to damage to DNA and proteins from the reactive oxygen species arising from superoxide and is a major contributing factor in many diseases of old age. An understanding of the mechanism of the bc1 complex is therefore central to our understanding of the aging process. In addition, a wide range of inhibitors that mimic the quinone substrates are finding important applications in clinical therapy and agronomy. Recent structural studies have shown how many of these inhibitors bind, and have provided important clues to the mechanism of action and the basis of resistance through mutation. This paper reviews recent advances in our understanding of the mechanism of the bc1 complex and their relation to these physiologically important issues in the context of the structural information available.
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- Antony R Crofts
- Department of Biochemistry, and Center for Biophysics and Computational Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA.
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A direct hydrogen bond between ubiquinone/quinol bound at the QO site and a cluster-ligand histidine of the iron-sulfur protein (ISP) is described as a major determining factor explaining much experimental data on position of the ISP ectodomain, electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) lineshape and midpoint potential of the iron-sulfur cluster, and the mechanism of the bifurcated electron transfer from ubiquinol to the high and low potential chains of the bc1 complex.
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- Edward A Berry
- MS 64R121, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA.
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