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Shao W, Qian Y, Zhai X, Xu L, Guo H, Zhang M, Qiao W. Mechanisms of nanoscale zero-valent iron mediating aerobic denitrification in Pseudomonas stutzeri by promoting electron transfer and gene expression. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2024; 394:130202. [PMID: 38092073 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2023.130202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2023] [Revised: 12/09/2023] [Accepted: 12/11/2023] [Indexed: 12/17/2023]
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Aerobic denitrification and its mechanism by P. stutzeri was investigated in the presence of nanoscale zero-valent iron (nZVI). The removal of nitrate and ammonia was accelerated and the nitrite nitrogen accumulation was reduced by nZVI. The particle size and dosage of nZVI were key factors for enhancing aerobic denitrification. nZVI reduced the negative effects of low carbon/nitrogen, heavy metals, surfactants and salts to aerobic denitrification. nZVI and its dissolved irons were adsorbed into the bacteria cells, enhancing the transfer of electrons from nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NADH) to nitrate reductase. Moreover, the activities of NADH-ubiquinone reductase involved in the respiratory system, and the denitrifying enzymes were increased. The expression of denitrifying enzyme genes napA and nirS, as well as the iron metabolism gene fur, were promoted in the presence of nZVI. This work provides a strategy for enhancing the biological denitrification of wastewater using the bio-stimulation of nanomaterials.
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- Weizhen Shao
- Department of Environmental Engineering, College of Biology and the Environment, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, College of Biology and the Environment, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, College of Biology and the Environment, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, College of Biology and the Environment, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, College of Biology and the Environment, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, College of Biology and the Environment, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, College of Biology and the Environment, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China.
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Wang S, Kang Y, Wang R, Deng J, Yu Y, Yu J, Wang J. Emerging Roles of NDUFS8 Located in Mitochondrial Complex I in Different Diseases. MOLECULES (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 27:molecules27248754. [PMID: 36557887 PMCID: PMC9783039 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27248754] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2022] [Revised: 12/05/2022] [Accepted: 12/06/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase core subunit S8 (NDUFS8) is an essential core subunit and component of the iron-sulfur (FeS) fragment of mitochondrial complex I directly involved in the electron transfer process and energy metabolism. Pathogenic variants of the NDUFS8 are relevant to infantile-onset and severe diseases, including Leigh syndrome, cancer, and diabetes mellitus. With over 1000 nuclear genes potentially causing a mitochondrial disorder, the current diagnostic approach requires targeted molecular analysis, guided by a combination of clinical and biochemical features. Currently, there are only several studies on pathogenic variants of the NDUFS8 in Leigh syndrome, and a lack of literature on its precise mechanism in cancer and diabetes mellitus exists. Therefore, NDUFS8-related diseases should be extensively explored and precisely diagnosed at the molecular level with the application of next-generation sequencing technologies. A more distinct comprehension will be needed to shed light on NDUFS8 and its related diseases for further research. In this review, a comprehensive summary of the current knowledge about NDUFS8 structural function, its pathogenic mutations in Leigh syndrome, as well as its underlying roles in cancer and diabetes mellitus is provided, offering potential pathogenesis, progress, and therapeutic target of different diseases. We also put forward some problems and solutions for the following investigations.
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- Sifan Wang
- Department of Pathology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, China; (S.W.); (Y.K.); (R.W.); (J.D.); (Y.Y.)
- Department of Pathology, School of Basic Medicine, Central South University, Changsha 410008, China
- Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha 410013, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, China
- Department of Dermatology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Pathology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, China; (S.W.); (Y.K.); (R.W.); (J.D.); (Y.Y.)
- Department of Pathology, School of Basic Medicine, Central South University, Changsha 410008, China
- Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha 410013, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, China
- Department of Dermatology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Pathology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, China; (S.W.); (Y.K.); (R.W.); (J.D.); (Y.Y.)
- Department of Pathology, School of Basic Medicine, Central South University, Changsha 410008, China
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- Department of Pathology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, China; (S.W.); (Y.K.); (R.W.); (J.D.); (Y.Y.)
- Department of Pathology, School of Basic Medicine, Central South University, Changsha 410008, China
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- Department of Pathology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, China; (S.W.); (Y.K.); (R.W.); (J.D.); (Y.Y.)
- Department of Pathology, School of Basic Medicine, Central South University, Changsha 410008, China
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- Department of Neurology, Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, China
- Correspondence: (J.Y.); (J.W.); Tel./Fax: +86-731-84805411 (J.W.)
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- Department of Pathology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, China; (S.W.); (Y.K.); (R.W.); (J.D.); (Y.Y.)
- Department of Pathology, School of Basic Medicine, Central South University, Changsha 410008, China
- Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha 410013, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, China
- Correspondence: (J.Y.); (J.W.); Tel./Fax: +86-731-84805411 (J.W.)
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Ferese R, Lenzi P, Fulceri F, Biagioni F, Fabrizi C, Gambardella S, Familiari P, Frati A, Limanaqi F, Fornai F. Quantitative Ultrastructural Morphometry and Gene Expression of mTOR-Related Mitochondriogenesis within Glioblastoma Cells. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21134570. [PMID: 32604996 PMCID: PMC7370179 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21134570] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2020] [Revised: 06/22/2020] [Accepted: 06/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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In glioblastoma (GBM) cells, an impairment of mitochondrial activity along with autophagy suppression occurs. Autophagy suppression in GBM promotes stemness, invasion, and poor prognosis. The autophagy deficit seems to be due, at least in part, to an abnormal up-regulation of the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR), which may be counteracted by pharmacological mTORC1 inhibition. Since autophagy activation is tightly bound to increased mitochondriogenesis, a defect in the synthesis of novel mitochondria is expected to occur in GBM cells. In an effort to measure a baseline deficit in mitochondria and promote mitochondriogenesis, the present study used two different GBM cell lines, both featuring mTOR hyperactivity. mTORC1 inhibition increases the expression of genes and proteins related to autophagy, mitophagy, and mitochondriogenesis. Autophagy activation was counted by RT-PCR of autophagy genes, LC3- immune-fluorescent puncta and immune-gold, as well as specific mitophagy-dependent BNIP3 stoichiometric increase in situ, within mitochondria. The activation of autophagy-related molecules and organelles after rapamycin exposure occurs concomitantly with progression of autophagosomes towards lysosomes. Remarkably, mitochondrial biogenesis and plasticity (increased mitochondrial number, integrity, and density as well as decreased mitochondrial area) was long- lasting for weeks following rapamycin withdrawal.
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- Rosangela Ferese
- I.R.C.C.S. Neuromed, via Atinense 18, 86077 Pozzilli (IS), Italy; (R.F.); (F.B.); (S.G.); (A.F.)
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- Department of Translational Research and New Technologies in Medicine and Surgery, University of Pisa, via Roma 55, 56126 Pisa, Italy; (P.L.); (F.L.)
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine University of Pisa, via Roma 55, 56126 Pisa, Italy;
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- I.R.C.C.S. Neuromed, via Atinense 18, 86077 Pozzilli (IS), Italy; (R.F.); (F.B.); (S.G.); (A.F.)
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- Department of Anatomy, Histology, Forensic Medicine and Orthopedics, Sapienza University of Rome, Via A. Borelli 50, 00161 Rome, Italy;
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- I.R.C.C.S. Neuromed, via Atinense 18, 86077 Pozzilli (IS), Italy; (R.F.); (F.B.); (S.G.); (A.F.)
- Department of Biomolecular Sciences, University of Urbino “Carlo Bo”, 61029 Urbino, Italy
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- Department of Human Neurosciences, Division of Neurosurgery, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Roma, Italy;
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- I.R.C.C.S. Neuromed, via Atinense 18, 86077 Pozzilli (IS), Italy; (R.F.); (F.B.); (S.G.); (A.F.)
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- Department of Translational Research and New Technologies in Medicine and Surgery, University of Pisa, via Roma 55, 56126 Pisa, Italy; (P.L.); (F.L.)
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- I.R.C.C.S. Neuromed, via Atinense 18, 86077 Pozzilli (IS), Italy; (R.F.); (F.B.); (S.G.); (A.F.)
- Department of Translational Research and New Technologies in Medicine and Surgery, University of Pisa, via Roma 55, 56126 Pisa, Italy; (P.L.); (F.L.)
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Grattieri M, Patterson S, Copeland J, Klunder K, Minteer SD. Purple Bacteria and 3D Redox Hydrogels for Bioinspired Photo-bioelectrocatalysis. CHEMSUSCHEM 2020; 13:230-237. [PMID: 31600418 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201902116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2019] [Revised: 09/18/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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A major challenge for the implementation of intact bacterial cells in photo-bioelectrochemical systems remains the hindered extracellular electron transfer. This study focuses on purple bacteria, photosynthetic microorganisms particularly interesting for the development of bioelectrochemical systems because of their versatile metabolisms. Although soluble monomeric redox mediators have been proven as effective systems for electron transfer mediation, their application in the field is not preferable owing to their toxicity and unwanted release into the environment. An abiotic/biotic photoanode is reported in which a bioinspired redox mediating system is implemented in a 3D geometry allowing to "electrically wire" intact bacterial cells. The 3D photoanode decreased the overpotential required for harvesting photoexcited electrons, operating at +0.073 V versus the saturated calomel electrode (SCE). Accordingly, the overpotential was significantly reduced compared with a pioneering Os-redox polymer reported in literature, which required operation at +0.303 V versus SCE. These results provide the basis for further development of bio-photoanodes for light-powered biosensing and power generation.
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- Matteo Grattieri
- Departments of Chemistry and Materials Science & Engineering, University of Utah, 315 S 1400 E Rm 2020, Salt Lake City, UT, 84112, USA
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- Departments of Chemistry and Materials Science & Engineering, University of Utah, 315 S 1400 E Rm 2020, Salt Lake City, UT, 84112, USA
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- Departments of Chemistry and Materials Science & Engineering, University of Utah, 315 S 1400 E Rm 2020, Salt Lake City, UT, 84112, USA
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- Departments of Chemistry and Materials Science & Engineering, University of Utah, 315 S 1400 E Rm 2020, Salt Lake City, UT, 84112, USA
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- Departments of Chemistry and Materials Science & Engineering, University of Utah, 315 S 1400 E Rm 2020, Salt Lake City, UT, 84112, USA
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Erkal NA, Eser MG, Özgür E, Gündüz U, Eroglu I, Yücel M. Transcriptome analysis of Rhodobacter capsulatus grown on different nitrogen sources. Arch Microbiol 2019; 201:661-671. [PMID: 30796473 DOI: 10.1007/s00203-019-01635-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2018] [Revised: 10/10/2018] [Accepted: 02/18/2019] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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This study investigated the effect of different nitrogen sources, namely, ammonium chloride and glutamate, on photoheterotrophic metabolism of Rhodobacter capsulatus grown on acetate as the carbon source. Genes that were significantly differentially expressed according to Affymetrix microarray data were categorized into Clusters of Orthologous Groups functional categories and those in acetate assimilation, hydrogen production, and photosynthetic electron transport pathways were analyzed in detail. Genes related to hydrogen production metabolism were significantly downregulated in cultures grown on ammonium chloride when compared to those grown on glutamate. In contrast, photosynthetic electron transport and acetate assimilation pathway genes were upregulated. In detail, aceA encoding isocitrate lyase, a unique enzyme of the glyoxylate cycle and ccrA encoding the rate limiting crotonyl-CoA carboxylase/reductase enzyme of ethylmalonyl-coA pathway were significantly upregulated. Our findings indicate for the first time that R. capsulatus can operate both glyoxylate and ethylmalonyl-coA cycles for acetate assimilation.
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- Nilüfer Afsar Erkal
- Department of Biological Sciences, Middle East Technical University, 06800, Ankara, Turkey
- Mikro Biyositemler Inc, 06530, Ankara, Turkey
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- Mikro Biyositemler Inc, 06530, Ankara, Turkey
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Middle East Technical University, 06800, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Middle East Technical University, 06800, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Middle East Technical University, 06800, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Middle East Technical University, 06800, Ankara, Turkey.
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Degli Esposti M, Martinez Romero E. A survey of the energy metabolism of nodulating symbionts reveals a new form of respiratory complex I. FEMS Microbiol Ecol 2016; 92:fiw084. [DOI: 10.1093/femsec/fiw084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/18/2016] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Different Functions of Phylogenetically Distinct Bacterial Complex I Isozymes. J Bacteriol 2016; 198:1268-80. [PMID: 26833419 PMCID: PMC4859585 DOI: 10.1128/jb.01025-15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2015] [Accepted: 01/28/2016] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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UNLABELLED NADH:quinone oxidoreductase (complex I) is a bioenergetic enzyme that transfers electrons from NADH to quinone, conserving the energy of this reaction by contributing to the proton motive force. While the importance of NADH oxidation to mitochondrial aerobic respiration is well documented, the contribution of complex I to bacterial electron transport chains has been tested in only a few species. Here, we analyze the function of two phylogenetically distinct complex I isozymes in Rhodobacter sphaeroides, an alphaproteobacterium that contains well-characterized electron transport chains. We found that R. sphaeroides complex I activity is important for aerobic respiration and required for anaerobic dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) respiration (in the absence of light), photoautotrophic growth, and photoheterotrophic growth (in the absence of an external electron acceptor). Our data also provide insight into the functions of the phylogenetically distinct R. sphaeroidescomplex I enzymes (complex IA and complex IE) in maintaining a cellular redox state during photoheterotrophic growth. We propose that the function of each isozyme during photoheterotrophic growth is either NADH synthesis (complex IA) or NADH oxidation (complex IE). The canonical alphaproteobacterial complex I isozyme (complex IA) was also shown to be important for routing electrons to nitrogenase-mediated H2 production, while the horizontally acquired enzyme (complex IE) was dispensable in this process. Unlike the singular role of complex I in mitochondria, we predict that the phylogenetically distinct complex I enzymes found across bacterial species have evolved to enhance the functions of their respective electron transport chains. IMPORTANCE Cells use a proton motive force (PMF), NADH, and ATP to support numerous processes. In mitochondria, complex I uses NADH oxidation to generate a PMF, which can drive ATP synthesis. This study analyzed the function of complex I in bacteria, which contain more-diverse and more-flexible electron transport chains than mitochondria. We tested complex I function in Rhodobacter sphaeroides, a bacterium predicted to encode two phylogenetically distinct complex I isozymes. R. sphaeroides cells lacking both isozymes had growth defects during all tested modes of growth, illustrating the important function of this enzyme under diverse conditions. We conclude that the two isozymes are not functionally redundant and predict that phylogenetically distinct complex I enzymes have evolved to support the diverse lifestyles of bacteria.
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Degli Esposti M. Genome Analysis of Structure-Function Relationships in Respiratory Complex I, an Ancient Bioenergetic Enzyme. Genome Biol Evol 2015; 8:126-47. [PMID: 26615219 PMCID: PMC4758237 DOI: 10.1093/gbe/evv239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Respiratory complex I (NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase) is a ubiquitous bioenergetic enzyme formed by over 40 subunits in eukaryotes and a minimum of 11 subunits in bacteria. Recently, crystal structures have greatly advanced our knowledge of complex I but have not clarified the details of its reaction with ubiquinone (Q). This reaction is essential for bioenergy production and takes place in a large cavity embedded within a conserved module that is homologous to the catalytic core of Ni-Fe hydrogenases. However, how a hydrogenase core has evolved into the protonmotive Q reductase module of complex I has remained unclear. This work has exploited the abundant genomic information that is currently available to deduce structure-function relationships in complex I that indicate the evolutionary steps of Q reactivity and its adaptation to natural Q substrates. The results provide answers to fundamental questions regarding various aspects of complex I reaction with Q and help re-defining the old concept that this reaction may involve two Q or inhibitor sites. The re-definition leads to a simplified classification of the plethora of complex I inhibitors while throwing a new light on the evolution of the enzyme function.
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- Mauro Degli Esposti
- Italian Institute of Technology, Genova, Italy Center for Genomic Sciences, UNAM, Cuernavaca, Mexico
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Phylogenomic analysis and predicted physiological role of the proton-translocating NADH:quinone oxidoreductase (complex I) across bacteria. mBio 2015; 6:mBio.00389-15. [PMID: 25873378 PMCID: PMC4453560 DOI: 10.1128/mbio.00389-15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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UNLABELLED The proton-translocating NADH:quinone oxidoreductase (complex I) is a multisubunit integral membrane enzyme found in the respiratory chains of both bacteria and eukaryotic organelles. Although much research has focused on the enzyme's central role in the mitochondrial respiratory chain, comparatively little is known about its role in the diverse energetic lifestyles of different bacteria. Here, we used a phylogenomic approach to better understand the distribution of complex I across bacteria, the evolution of this enzyme, and its potential roles in shaping the physiology of different bacterial groups. By surveying 970 representative bacterial genomes, we predict complex I to be present in ~50% of bacteria. While this includes bacteria with a wide range of energetic schemes, the presence of complex I is associated with specific lifestyles, including aerobic respiration and specific types of phototrophy (bacteria with only a type II reaction center). A phylogeny of bacterial complex I revealed five main clades of enzymes whose evolution is largely congruent with the evolution of the bacterial groups that encode complex I. A notable exception includes the gammaproteobacteria, whose members encode one of two distantly related complex I enzymes predicted to participate in different types of respiratory chains (aerobic versus anaerobic). Comparative genomic analyses suggest a broad role for complex I in reoxidizing NADH produced from various catabolic reactions, including the tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle and fatty acid beta-oxidation. Together, these findings suggest diverse roles for complex I across bacteria and highlight the importance of this enzyme in shaping diverse physiologies across the bacterial domain. IMPORTANCE Living systems use conserved energy currencies, including a proton motive force (PMF), NADH, and ATP. The respiratory chain enzyme, complex I, connects these energy currencies by using NADH produced during nutrient breakdown to generate a PMF, which is subsequently used for ATP synthesis. Our goal is to better understand the role of complex I in bacteria, whose energetic diversity allows us to view its function in a range of biological contexts. We analyzed sequenced bacterial genomes to predict the presence, evolution, and function of complex I in bacteria. We identified five main classes of bacterial complex I and predict that different classes participate in different types of respiratory chains (aerobic and anaerobic). We also predict that complex I helps maintain a cellular redox state by reoxidizing NADH produced from central metabolism. Our findings suggest diverse roles for complex I in bacterial physiology, highlighting the need for future laboratory-based studies.
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Sato M, Torres-Bacete J, Sinha PK, Matsuno-Yagi A, Yagi T. Essential regions in the membrane domain of bacterial complex I (NDH-1): the machinery for proton translocation. J Bioenerg Biomembr 2014; 46:279-87. [PMID: 24973951 DOI: 10.1007/s10863-014-9558-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2014] [Accepted: 06/18/2014] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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The proton-translocating NADH-quinone oxidoreductase (complex I/NDH-1) is the first and largest enzyme of the respiratory chain which has a central role in cellular energy production and is implicated in many human neurodegenerative diseases and aging. It is believed that the peripheral domain of complex I/NDH-1 transfers the electron from NADH to Quinone (Q) and the redox energy couples the proton translocation in the membrane domain. To investigate the mechanism of the proton translocation, in a series of works we have systematically studied all membrane subunits in the Escherichia coli NDH-1 by site-directed mutagenesis. In this mini-review, we have summarized our strategy and results of the mutagenesis by depicting residues essential for proton translocation, along with those for subunit connection. It is suggested that clues to understanding the driving forces of proton translocation lie in the similarities and differences of the membrane subunits, highlighting the communication of essential charged residues among the subunits. A possible proton translocation mechanism with all membrane subunits operating in unison is described.
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- Motoaki Sato
- Department of Molecular and Experimental Medicine, MEM-256, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA, 92037, USA,
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Acín-Pérez R, Carrascoso I, Baixauli F, Roche-Molina M, Latorre-Pellicer A, Fernández-Silva P, Mittelbrunn M, Sanchez-Madrid F, Pérez-Martos A, Lowell CA, Manfredi G, Enríquez JA. ROS-triggered phosphorylation of complex II by Fgr kinase regulates cellular adaptation to fuel use. Cell Metab 2014; 19:1020-33. [PMID: 24856931 PMCID: PMC4274740 DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2014.04.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2013] [Revised: 02/13/2014] [Accepted: 04/03/2014] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Electron flux in the mitochondrial electron transport chain is determined by the superassembly of mitochondrial respiratory complexes. Different superassemblies are dedicated to receive electrons derived from NADH or FADH2, allowing cells to adapt to the particular NADH/FADH2 ratio generated from available fuel sources. When several fuels are available, cells adapt to the fuel best suited to their type or functional status (e.g., quiescent versus proliferative). We show that an appropriate proportion of superassemblies can be achieved by increasing CII activity through phosphorylation of the complex II catalytic subunit FpSDH. This phosphorylation is mediated by the tyrosine-kinase Fgr, which is activated by hydrogen peroxide. Ablation of Fgr or mutation of the FpSDH target tyrosine abolishes the capacity of mitochondria to adjust metabolism upon nutrient restriction, hypoxia/reoxygenation, and T cell activation, demonstrating the physiological relevance of this adaptive response.
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- Rebeca Acín-Pérez
- Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (CNIC), Melchor Fernández Almagro, 3, 28029 Madrid, Spain
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- Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (CNIC), Melchor Fernández Almagro, 3, 28029 Madrid, Spain
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- Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (CNIC), Melchor Fernández Almagro, 3, 28029 Madrid, Spain
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- Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (CNIC), Melchor Fernández Almagro, 3, 28029 Madrid, Spain
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- Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (CNIC), Melchor Fernández Almagro, 3, 28029 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular y Celular, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Zaragoza, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain
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- Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (CNIC), Melchor Fernández Almagro, 3, 28029 Madrid, Spain
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- Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (CNIC), Melchor Fernández Almagro, 3, 28029 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular y Celular, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Zaragoza, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
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- Brain and Mind Research Institute, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (CNIC), Melchor Fernández Almagro, 3, 28029 Madrid, Spain; Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular y Celular, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Zaragoza, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain.
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Babot M, Birch A, Labarbuta P, Galkin A. Characterisation of the active/de-active transition of mitochondrial complex I. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOENERGETICS 2014; 1837:1083-92. [PMID: 24569053 PMCID: PMC4331042 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbabio.2014.02.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2013] [Revised: 02/14/2014] [Accepted: 02/17/2014] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Oxidation of NADH in the mitochondrial matrix of aerobic cells is catalysed by mitochondrial complex I. The regulation of this mitochondrial enzyme is not completely understood. An interesting characteristic of complex I from some organisms is the ability to adopt two distinct states: the so-called catalytically active (A) and the de-active, dormant state (D). The A-form in situ can undergo de-activation when the activity of the respiratory chain is limited (i.e. in the absence of oxygen). The mechanisms and driving force behind the A/D transition of the enzyme are currently unknown, but several subunits are most likely involved in the conformational rearrangements: the accessory subunit 39 kDa (NDUFA9) and the mitochondrially encoded subunits, ND3 and ND1. These three subunits are located in the region of the quinone binding site. The A/D transition could represent an intrinsic mechanism which provides a fast response of the mitochondrial respiratory chain to oxygen deprivation. The physiological role of the accumulation of the D-form in anoxia is most probably to protect mitochondria from ROS generation due to the rapid burst of respiration following reoxygenation. The de-activation rate varies in different tissues and can be modulated by the temperature, the presence of free fatty acids and divalent cations, the NAD+/NADH ratio in the matrix, the presence of nitric oxide and oxygen availability. Cysteine-39 of the ND3 subunit, exposed in the D-form, is susceptible to covalent modification by nitrosothiols, ROS and RNS. The D-form in situ could react with natural effectors in mitochondria or with pharmacological agents. Therefore the modulation of the re-activation rate of complex I could be a way to ameliorate the ischaemia/reperfusion damage. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: 18th European Bioenergetic Conference. Guest Editors: Manuela Pereira and Miguel Teixeira. The potential mechanism of complex I A/D transition is discussed. An —SH group exposed in the D-form is susceptible to covalent modification. The role of A/D transition in tissue response to ischaemia is proposed.
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- Marion Babot
- Queen's University Belfast, School of Biological Sciences, Medical Biology Centre, 97 Lisburn Road, Belfast BT9 7BL, UK
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- Queen's University Belfast, School of Biological Sciences, Medical Biology Centre, 97 Lisburn Road, Belfast BT9 7BL, UK
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- Queen's University Belfast, School of Biological Sciences, Medical Biology Centre, 97 Lisburn Road, Belfast BT9 7BL, UK
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- Queen's University Belfast, School of Biological Sciences, Medical Biology Centre, 97 Lisburn Road, Belfast BT9 7BL, UK.
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Xi Z, Guo J, Lian J, Li H, Zhao L, Liu X, Zhang C, Yang J. Study the catalyzing mechanism of dissolved redox mediators on bio-denitrification by metabolic inhibitors. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2013; 140:22-27. [PMID: 23669099 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2013.04.065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2013] [Revised: 04/15/2013] [Accepted: 04/16/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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The effect of dissolved redox mediators on denitrification by Paracoccus versutus sp. GW1 were studied with α-AQS, AQS, 1,5-AQDS, AQDS and 2,7-AQDS. AQDS presented the best catalytic effect which increased denitrification rate by 1.5-fold with 0.17 mmol L(-1). Denitrification rate was found to be pseudo-zero order with 0-0.32 mmol L(-1) AQDS (k=19.874C AQDS+10.301 (R(2)=0.9984)). The accelerating mechanism for respiratory chain was also explored by using metabolic inhibitors. Addition of AQDS eased the inhibitions of rotenone, dicumarol, sodium azide on respiratory chain, and enhanced the nitrite accumulation during bio-denitrification process. AQDS exhibited slight catalytic effect on nitrite denitrification. These results allowed us to deduce the accelerating site of AQDS on the denitrification respiratory chain. Increased nitrate denitrification by AQDS might mainly attribute to the accelerated electrons transfer from NADH to nitrate reductase via complex I and ubiquinone/ubiqunol. This study provided further understanding of the mechanism of redox mediators on denitrification.
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- Zhenhua Xi
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Science and Technology, Yuhua East Road 70#, Shijiazhuang City 050018, PR China
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Sinha PK, Nakamaru-Ogiso E, Torres-Bacete J, Sato M, Castro-Guerrero N, Ohnishi T, Matsuno-Yagi A, Yagi T. Electron transfer in subunit NuoI (TYKY) of Escherichia coli NADH:quinone oxidoreductase (NDH-1). J Biol Chem 2012; 287:17363-17373. [PMID: 22474289 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m111.329649] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Bacterial proton-translocating NADH:quinone oxidoreductase (NDH-1) consists of a peripheral and a membrane domain. The peripheral domain catalyzes the electron transfer from NADH to quinone through a chain of seven iron-sulfur (Fe/S) clusters. Subunit NuoI in the peripheral domain contains two [4Fe-4S] clusters (N6a and N6b) and plays a role in bridging the electron transfer from cluster N5 to the terminal cluster N2. We constructed mutants for eight individual Cys-coordinating Fe/S clusters. With the exception of C63S, all mutants had damaged architecture of NDH-1, suggesting that Cys-coordinating Fe/S clusters help maintain the NDH-1 structure. Studies of three mutants (C63S-coordinating N6a, P110A located near N6a, and P71A in the vicinity of N6b) were carried out using EPR measurement. These three mutations did not affect the EPR signals from [2Fe-2S] clusters and retained electron transfer activities. Signals at g(z) = 2.09 disappeared in C63S and P110A but not in P71A. Considering our data together with the available information, g(z,x) = 2.09, 1.88 signals are assigned to cluster N6a. It is of interest that, in terms of g(z,x) values, cluster N6a is similar to cluster N4. In addition, we investigated the residues (Ile-94 and Ile-100) that are predicted to serve as electron wires between N6a and N6b and between N6b and N2, respectively. Replacement of Ile-100 and Ile-94 with Ala/Gly did not affect the electron transfer activity significantly. It is concluded that conserved Ile-100 and Ile-94 are not essential for the electron transfer.
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- Prem Kumar Sinha
- Department of Molecular and Experimental Medicine, MEM-256, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California 92037
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- Johnson Research Foundation, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104
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- Department of Molecular and Experimental Medicine, MEM-256, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California 92037
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- Department of Molecular and Experimental Medicine, MEM-256, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California 92037
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- Department of Molecular and Experimental Medicine, MEM-256, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California 92037
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- Johnson Research Foundation, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104
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- Department of Molecular and Experimental Medicine, MEM-256, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California 92037
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- Department of Molecular and Experimental Medicine, MEM-256, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California 92037.
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Kalashnikov DS, Grivennikova VG, Vinogradov AD. Submitochondrial fragments of brain mitochondria: general characteristics and catalytic properties of NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase (complex I). BIOCHEMISTRY (MOSCOW) 2011; 76:209-16. [PMID: 21568854 DOI: 10.1134/s0006297911020076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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A number of genetic or drug-induced pathophysiological disorders, particularly neurodegenerative diseases, have been reported to correlate with catalytic impairments of NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase (mitochondrial complex I). The vast majority of the data on catalytic properties of this energy-transducing enzyme have been accumulated from studies on bovine heart complex I preparations of different degrees of resolution, whereas almost nothing is known about the functional activities of the enzyme in neuronal tissues. Here a procedure for preparation of coupled inside-out submitochondrial particles from brain is described and their NADH oxidase activity is characterized. The basic characteristics of brain complex I, particularly the parameters of A/D-transition are found to be essentially the same as those previously reported for heart enzyme. The results show that coupled submitochondrial particles prepared from either heart or brain can equally be used as a model system for in vitro studies aimed to delineate neurodegenerative-associated defects of complex I.
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- D S Kalashnikov
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia
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Mitochondrial NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase (complex I) in eukaryotes: A highly conserved subunit composition highlighted by mining of protein databases. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOENERGETICS 2011; 1807:1390-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbabio.2011.06.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2011] [Revised: 06/18/2011] [Accepted: 06/22/2011] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Erhardt H, Steimle S, Muders V, Pohl T, Walter J, Friedrich T. Disruption of individual nuo-genes leads to the formation of partially assembled NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase (complex I) in Escherichia coli. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOENERGETICS 2011; 1817:863-71. [PMID: 22063474 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbabio.2011.10.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2011] [Revised: 10/14/2011] [Accepted: 10/21/2011] [Indexed: 10/15/2022]
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The proton-pumping NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase, respiratory complex I, couples the electron transfer from NADH to ubiquinone with the translocation of protons across the membrane. In Escherichia coli the complex is made up of 13 different subunits encoded by the so-called nuo-genes. Mutants, in which each of the nuo-genes was individually disrupted by the insertion of a resistance cartridge were unable to assemble a functional complex I. Each disruption resulted in the loss of complex I-mediated activity and the failure to extract a structurally intact complex. Thus, all nuo-genes are required either for the assembly or the stability of a functional E. coli complex I. The three subunits comprising the soluble NADH dehydrogenase fragment of the complex were detected in the cytoplasm of several nuo-mutants as one distinct band after BN-PAGE. It is discussed that the fully assembled NADH dehydrogenase fragment represents an assembly intermediate of the E. coli complex I. A partially assembled complex I bound to the membrane was detected in the nuoK and nuoL mutants, respectively. Overproduction of the ΔNuoL variant resulted in the accumulation of two populations of a partially assembled complex in the cytoplasmic membranes. Both populations are devoid of NuoL. One population is enzymatically active, while the other is not. The inactive population is missing cluster N2 and is tightly associated with the inducible lysine decarboxylase. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Biogenesis/Assembly of Respiratory Enzyme Complexes.
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- Heiko Erhardt
- Albert-Ludwigs-Universität, Freiburg, Institut für Organische Chemie und Biochemie and Spemann Graduate School of Biology and Medicine, Albertstr. 21, 79104 Freiburg i. Br., Germany
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Kalashnikov DS, Grivennikova VG, Vinogradov AD. Synergetic inhibition of the brain mitochondrial NADH: Ubiquinone oxidoreductase (Complex I) by fatty acids and Ca2+. BIOCHEMISTRY (MOSCOW) 2011; 76:968-75. [DOI: 10.1134/s000629791108013x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Selao TT, Branca R, Chae PS, Lehtiö J, Gellman SH, Rasmussen SGF, Nordlund S, Norén A. Identification of chromatophore membrane protein complexes formed under different nitrogen availability conditions in Rhodospirillum rubrum. J Proteome Res 2011; 10:2703-14. [PMID: 21443180 DOI: 10.1021/pr100838x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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The chromatophore membrane of the photosynthetic diazotroph Rhodospirillum rubrum is of vital importance for a number of central processes, including nitrogen fixation. Using a novel amphiphile, we have identified protein complexes present under different nitrogen availability conditions by the use of two-dimensional Blue Native/SDS-PAGE and NSI-LC-LTQ-Orbitrap mass spectrometry. We have identified several membrane protein complexes, including components of the ATP synthase, reaction center, light harvesting, and NADH dehydrogenase complexes. Additionally, we have identified differentially expressed proteins, such as subunits of the succinate dehydrogenase complex and other TCA cycle enzymes that are usually found in the cytosol, thus hinting at a possible association to the membrane in response to nitrogen deficiency. We propose a redox sensing mechanism that can influence the membrane subproteome in response to nitrogen availability.
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- Tiago Toscano Selao
- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
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Rea SL, Graham BH, Nakamaru-Ogiso E, Kar A, Falk MJ. Bacteria, yeast, worms, and flies: exploiting simple model organisms to investigate human mitochondrial diseases. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011; 16:200-18. [PMID: 20818735 DOI: 10.1002/ddrr.114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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The extensive conservation of mitochondrial structure, composition, and function across evolution offers a unique opportunity to expand our understanding of human mitochondrial biology and disease. By investigating the biology of much simpler model organisms, it is often possible to answer questions that are unreachable at the clinical level. Here, we review the relative utility of four different model organisms, namely the bacterium Escherichia coli, the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans, and the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster, in studying the role of mitochondrial proteins relevant to human disease. E. coli are single cell, prokaryotic bacteria that have proven to be a useful model system in which to investigate mitochondrial respiratory chain protein structure and function. S. cerevisiae is a single-celled eukaryote that can grow equally well by mitochondrial-dependent respiration or by ethanol fermentation, a property that has proven to be a veritable boon for investigating mitochondrial functionality. C. elegans is a multicellular, microscopic worm that is organized into five major tissues and has proven to be a robust model animal for in vitro and in vivo studies of primary respiratory chain dysfunction and its potential therapies in humans. Studied for over a century, D. melanogaster is a classic metazoan model system offering an abundance of genetic tools and reagents that facilitates investigations of mitochondrial biology using both forward and reverse genetics. The respective strengths and limitations of each species relative to mitochondrial studies are explored. In addition, an overview is provided of major discoveries made in mitochondrial biology in each of these four model systems.
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- Shane L Rea
- Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78245-3207, USA.
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Yip CY, Harbour ME, Jayawardena K, Fearnley IM, Sazanov LA. Evolution of respiratory complex I: "supernumerary" subunits are present in the alpha-proteobacterial enzyme. J Biol Chem 2010; 286:5023-33. [PMID: 21115482 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m110.194993] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Modern α-proteobacteria are thought to be closely related to the ancient symbiont of eukaryotes, an ancestor of mitochondria. Respiratory complex I from α-proteobacteria and mitochondria is well conserved at the level of the 14 "core" subunits, consistent with that notion. Mitochondrial complex I contains the core subunits, present in all species, and up to 31 "supernumerary" subunits, generally thought to have originated only within eukaryotic lineages. However, the full protein composition of an α-proteobacterial complex I has not been established previously. Here, we report the first purification and characterization of complex I from the α-proteobacterium Paracoccus denitrificans. Single particle electron microscopy shows that the complex has a well defined L-shape. Unexpectedly, in addition to the 14 core subunits, the enzyme also contains homologues of three supernumerary mitochondrial subunits as follows: B17.2, AQDQ/18, and 13 kDa (bovine nomenclature). This finding suggests that evolution of complex I via addition of supernumerary or "accessory" subunits started before the original endosymbiotic event that led to the creation of the eukaryotic cell. It also provides further confirmation that α-proteobacteria are the closest extant relatives of mitochondria.
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- Chui-ying Yip
- Medical Research Council Mitochondrial Biology Unit, Wellcome Trust/MRC Building, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 0XY, United Kingdom
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Castro-Guerrero N, Sinha PK, Torres-Bacete J, Matsuno-Yagi A, Yagi T. Pivotal roles of three conserved carboxyl residues of the NuoC (30k) segment in the structural integrity of proton-translocating NADH-quinone oxidoreductase from Escherichia coli. Biochemistry 2010; 49:10072-80. [PMID: 20979355 DOI: 10.1021/bi100885v] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The prokaryotic proton-translocating NADH-quinone oxidoreductase (NDH-1) is an L-shaped membrane-bound enzyme that contains 14 subunits (NuoA-NuoN or Nqo1-Nqo14). All subunits have their counterparts in the eukaryotic enzyme (complex I). NDH-1 consists of two domains: the peripheral arm (NuoB, -C, -D, -E, -F, -G, and -I) and the membrane arm (NuoA, -H, -J, -K, -L, -M, and -N). In Escherichia coli NDH-1, the hydrophilic subunits NuoC/Nqo5/30k and NuoD/Nqo4/49k are fused together in a single polypeptide as the NuoCD subunit. The NuoCD subunit is the only subunit that does not bear a cofactor in the peripheral arm. While some roles for inhibitor and quinone association have been reported for the NuoD segment, structural and functional roles of the NuoC segment remain mostly elusive. In this work, 14 highly conserved residues of the NuoC segment were mutated and 21 mutants were constructed using the chromosomal gene manipulation technique. From the enzymatic assays and immunochemical and blue-native gel analyses, it was found that residues Glu-138, Glu-140, and Asp-143 that are thought to be in the third α-helix are absolutely required for the energy-transducing NDH-1 activities and the assembly of the whole enzyme. Together with available information for the hydrophobic subunits, we propose that Glu-138, Glu-140, and Asp-143 of the NuoC segment may have a pivotal role in the structural stability of NDH-1.
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- Norma Castro-Guerrero
- Department of Molecular and Experimental Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037, United States
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Meuric V, Rouillon A, Chandad F, Bonnaure-Mallet M. Putative respiratory chain of Porphyromonas gingivalis. Future Microbiol 2010; 5:717-34. [PMID: 20441545 DOI: 10.2217/fmb.10.32] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The electron transfer chain in Porphyromonas gingivalis, or periodontopathogens, has not yet been characterized. P. gingivalis, a strict anaerobic bacteria and the second colonizer of the oral cavity, is considered to be a major causal agent involved in periodontal diseases. Primary colonizers create a favorable environment for P. gingivalis growth by decreasing oxygen pressure. Oxygen does not appear to be the final electron acceptor of the respiratory chain. Fumarate and cytochrome b have been implicated as major components of the respiratory activity. However, the P. gingivalis genome shows many other enzymes that could be implicated in aerobic or nitrite respiration. Using bioinformatic tools and literature studies of respiratory pathways, the ATP synthesis mechanism from the sodium cycle and nutrients metabolism, the putative respirasome of P. gingivalis has been proposed.
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- Vincent Meuric
- Equipe de Microbiologie, UPRES-EA 1254, Université Européenne de Bretagne, Université de Rennes I, UFR Odontologie, Bâtiment 15, 2 Avenue du Professeur Léon Bernard, 35043 Rennes Cedex, France
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Pei Z, Gustavsson T, Roth R, Frejd T, Hägerhäll C. Photolabile ubiquinone analogues for identification and characterization of quinone binding sites in proteins. Bioorg Med Chem 2010; 18:3457-66. [PMID: 20409720 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2010.03.075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2009] [Revised: 03/25/2010] [Accepted: 03/28/2010] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Quinones are essential components in most cell and organelle bioenergetic processes both for direct electron and/or proton transfer reactions but also as means to regulate various bioenergetic processes by sensing cell redox states. To understand how quinones interact with proteins, it is important to have tools for identifying and characterizing quinone binding sites. In this work three different photo-reactive azidoquinones were synthesized, two of which are novel compounds, and the methods of synthesis was improved. The reactivity of the azidoquinones was first tested with model peptides, and the adducts formed were analyzed by mass spectrometry. The added mass detected was that of the respective azidoquinone minus N(2). Subsequently, the biological activity of the three azidoquinones was assessed, using three enzyme systems of different complexity, and the ability of the compounds to inactivate the enzymes upon illumination with long wavelength UV light was investigated. The soluble flavodoxin-like protein WrbA could only use two of the azidoquinones as substrates, whereas respiratory chain Complexes I and II could utilize all three compounds as electron acceptors. Complex II, purified in detergent, was very sensitive to illumination also in the absence of azidoquinones, making the 'therapeutic window' in that enzyme rather narrow. In membrane bound Complex I, only two of the compounds inactivated the enzyme, whereas illumination in the presence of the third compound left enzyme activity essentially unchanged. Since unspecific labeling should be equally effective for all the compounds, this demonstrates that the observed inactivation is indeed caused by specific labeling.
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- Zhichao Pei
- Department of Organic Chemistry, Center for Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lund University, Box 124, 22100 Lund, Sweden
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Lavergne J, Verméglio A, Joliot P. Functional Coupling Between Reaction Centers and Cytochrome bc 1 Complexes. THE PURPLE PHOTOTROPHIC BACTERIA 2009. [DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-8815-5_26] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Ohnishi T, Nakamaru-Ogiso E. Were there any "misassignments" among iron-sulfur clusters N4, N5 and N6b in NADH-quinone oxidoreductase (complex I)? BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOENERGETICS 2008; 1777:703-10. [PMID: 18486592 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbabio.2008.04.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2008] [Revised: 04/16/2008] [Accepted: 04/22/2008] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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NADH-quinone oxidoreductase (complex I) in bovine heart mitochondria has a molecular weight of approximately 1 million Da composed of 45 distinct subunits. It is the largest energy transducing complex so far known. Bacterial complex I is simpler and smaller, but the essential redox components and the basic mechanisms of electron and proton translocation are the same. Over the past three decades, Ohnishi et al. have pursued extensive EPR studies near liquid helium temperatures and characterized most of the iron-sulfur clusters in complex I. Recently, Yakovlev et al. [G. Yakovlev, T. Reda, J. Hirst, Reevaluating the relationship between EPR spectra and enzyme structure for the iron-sulfur clusters in NADH:quinone oxidoreductase, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U. S. A. 104 (2007) 12720-12725] challenged Ohnishi's group by claiming that there were EPR "misassignments" among clusters N4, N5 and N6b (in order to prevent confusion, we used current consensus nomenclature, as the nickname). They claimed that we misassigned EPR signals arising from cluster N5 to cluster N4, and signals from cluster N6b to cluster N4. They also proposed that cluster N5 has (4Cys)-ligands. Based on the accumulated historical data and recent results of our site-specific mutagenesis experiments, we confirmed that cluster N5 has (1His+3Cys)-ligands as we had predicted. We revealed that E. coli cluster N5 signals could be clearly detected at the sample temperature around 3 K with microwave power higher than 5 mW. Thus Hirst's group could not detect N5 signals under any of their EPR conditions, reported in their PNAS paper. It seems that they misassigned the signals from cluster N4 to N5. As to the claim of "misassignment" between clusters N4 and N6b, that was not a possibility because our mutagenesis systems did not contain cluster N6b. Therefore, we believe that we have not made any "misassignment" in our work.
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- Tomoko Ohnishi
- Johnson Research Foundation, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6059, USA.
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Vignais PM, Billoud B. Occurrence, Classification, and Biological Function of Hydrogenases: An Overview. Chem Rev 2007; 107:4206-72. [PMID: 17927159 DOI: 10.1021/cr050196r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1025] [Impact Index Per Article: 60.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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- Paulette M. Vignais
- CEA Grenoble, Laboratoire de Biochimie et Biophysique des Systèmes Intégrés, UMR CEA/CNRS/UJF 5092, Institut de Recherches en Technologies et Sciences pour le Vivant (iRTSV), 17 rue des Martyrs, 38054 Grenoble cedex 9, France, and Atelier de BioInformatique Université Pierre et Marie Curie (Paris 6), 12 rue Cuvier, 75005 Paris, France
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- CEA Grenoble, Laboratoire de Biochimie et Biophysique des Systèmes Intégrés, UMR CEA/CNRS/UJF 5092, Institut de Recherches en Technologies et Sciences pour le Vivant (iRTSV), 17 rue des Martyrs, 38054 Grenoble cedex 9, France, and Atelier de BioInformatique Université Pierre et Marie Curie (Paris 6), 12 rue Cuvier, 75005 Paris, France
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Grivennikova VG, Kotlyar AB, Karliner JS, Cecchini G, Vinogradov AD. Redox-dependent change of nucleotide affinity to the active site of the mammalian complex I. Biochemistry 2007; 46:10971-8. [PMID: 17760425 PMCID: PMC2258335 DOI: 10.1021/bi7009822] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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A very potent and specific inhibitor of mitochondrial NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase (complex I), a derivative of NADH (NADH-OH) has recently been discovered (Kotlyar, A. B., Karliner, J. S., and Cecchini, G. (2005) FEBS Lett. 579, 4861-4866). Here we present a quantitative analysis of the interaction of NADH-OH and other nucleotides with oxidized and reduced complex I in tightly coupled submitochondrial particles. Both the rate of the NADH-OH binding and its affinity to complex I are strongly decreased in the presence of succinate. The effect of succinate is completely reversed by rotenone, antimycin A, and uncoupler. The relative affinity of ADP-ribose, a competitive inhibitor of NADH oxidation, is also shown to be significantly affected by enzyme reduction (KD of 30 and 500 microM for oxidized and the succinate-reduced enzyme, respectively). Binding of NADH-OH is shown to abolish the succinate-supported superoxide generation by complex I. Gradual inhibition of the rotenone-sensitive uncoupled NADH oxidase and the reverse electron transfer activities by NADH-OH yield the same final titration point (approximately 0.1 nmol/mg of protein). The titration of NADH oxidase appears as a straight line, whereas the titration of the reverse reaction appears as a convex curve. Possible models to explain the different titration patterns for the forward and reverse reactions are briefly discussed.
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- * To whom correspondence should be addressed. (A.D.V.) Phone/fax: 7 495 939 1376. E-mail: . (A.B.K.) Phone: (415) 221-4810 ext. 3416. Fax: (415) 750-6959. E-mail:
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- * To whom correspondence should be addressed. (A.D.V.) Phone/fax: 7 495 939 1376. E-mail: . (A.B.K.) Phone: (415) 221-4810 ext. 3416. Fax: (415) 750-6959. E-mail:
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The number of NADH dehydrogenases and their role in energy transduction in
Escherchia coli
have been under debate for a long time. Now it is evident that
E. coli
possesses two respiratory NADH dehydrogenases, or NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductases, that have traditionally been called NDH-I and NDH-II. This review describes the properties of these two NADH dehydrogenases, focusing on the mechanism of the energy converting NADH dehydrogenase as derived from the high resolution structure of the soluble part of the enzyme. In
E. coli
, complex I operates in aerobic and anaerobic respiration, while NDH-II is repressed under anaerobic growth conditions. The insufficient recycling of NADH most likely resulted in excess NADH inhibiting tricarboxylic acid cycle enzymes and the glyoxylate shunt.
Salmonella enterica
serovar Typhimurium complex I mutants are unable to activate ATP-dependent proteolysis under starvation conditions. NDH-II is a single subunit enzyme with a molecular mass of 47 kDa facing the cytosol. Despite the absence of any predicted transmembrane segment it has to be purified in the presence of detergents, and the activity of the preparation is stimulated by an addition of lipids.
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Effects of the deletion of the Escherichia coli frataxin homologue CyaY on the respiratory NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase. BMC BIOCHEMISTRY 2007; 8:13. [PMID: 17650323 PMCID: PMC1959517 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2091-8-13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2006] [Accepted: 07/24/2007] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Background Frataxin is discussed as involved in the biogenesis of iron-sulfur clusters. Recently it was discovered that a frataxin homologue is a structural component of the respiratory NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase (complex I) in Thermus thermophilus. It was not clear whether frataxin is in general a component of complex I from bacteria. The Escherichia coli homologue of frataxin is coined CyaY. Results We report that complex I is completely assembled to a stable and active enzyme complex equipped with all known iron-sulfur clusters in a cyaY mutant of E. coli. However, the amount of complex I is reduced by one third compared to the parental strain. Western blot analysis and live cell imaging of CyaY engineered with a GFP demonstrated that CyaY is located in the cytoplasm and not attached to the membrane as to be expected if it were a component of complex I. Conclusion CyaY plays a non-essential role in the assembly of complex I in E. coli. It is not a structural component but may transiently interact with the complex.
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Hydrogenases are metalloenzymes subdivided into two classes that contain iron-sulfur clusters and catalyze the reversible oxidation of hydrogen gas (H(2)[Symbol: see text]left arrow over right arrow[Symbol: see text]2H(+)[Symbol: see text]+[Symbol: see text]2e(-)). Two metal atoms are present at their active center: either a Ni and an Fe atom in the [NiFe]hydrogenases, or two Fe atoms in the [FeFe]hydrogenases. They are phylogenetically distinct classes of proteins. The catalytic core of [NiFe]hydrogenases is a heterodimeric protein associated with additional subunits in many of these enzymes. The catalytic core of [FeFe]hydrogenases is a domain of about 350 residues that accommodates the active site (H cluster). Many [FeFe]hydrogenases are monomeric but possess additional domains that contain redox centers, mostly Fe-S clusters. A third class of hydrogenase, characterized by a specific iron-containing cofactor and by the absence of Fe-S cluster, is found in some methanogenic archaea; this Hmd hydrogenase has catalytic properties different from those of [NiFe]- and [FeFe]hydrogenases. The [NiFe]hydrogenases can be subdivided into four subgroups: (1) the H(2) uptake [NiFe]hydrogenases (group 1); (2) the cyanobacterial uptake hydrogenases and the cytoplasmic H(2) sensors (group 2); (3) the bidirectional cytoplasmic hydrogenases able to bind soluble cofactors (group 3); and (4) the membrane-associated, energy-converting, H(2) evolving hydrogenases (group 4). Unlike the [NiFe]hydrogenases, the [FeFe]hydrogenases form a homogeneous group and are primarily involved in H(2) evolution. This review recapitulates the classification of hydrogenases based on phylogenetic analysis and the correlation with hydrogenase function of the different phylogenetic groupings, discusses the possible role of the [FeFe]hydrogenases in the genesis of the eukaryotic cell, and emphasizes the structural and functional relationships of hydrogenase subunits with those of complex I of the respiratory electron transport chain.
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- Paulette M Vignais
- Laboratoire de Biochimie et Biophysique des Systèmes Intégrés, UMR CEA/CNRS/UJF no. 5092, Institut de Recherches en Technologies et Sciences pour le Vivant, Grenoble cedex 9, France.
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NADH:quinone oxidoreductase (complex I) pumps protons across the inner membrane of mitochondria or the plasma membrane of many bacteria. Human complex I is involved in numerous pathological conditions and degenerative processes. With 14 central and up to 32 accessory subunits, complex I is among the largest membrane-bound protein assemblies. The peripheral arm of the L-shaped molecule contains flavine mononucleotide and eight or nine iron-sulfur clusters as redox prosthetic groups. Seven of the iron-sulfur clusters form a linear electron transfer chain between flavine and quinone. In most organisms, the seven most hydrophobic subunits forming the core of the membrane arm are encoded by the mitochondrial genome. Most central subunits have evolved from subunits of different hydrogenases and bacterial Na+/H+ antiporters. This evolutionary origin is reflected in three functional modules of complex I. The coupling mechanism of complex I most likely involves semiquinone intermediates that drive proton pumping through redox-linked conformational changes.
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- Ulrich Brandt
- Universität Frankfurt, Fachbereich Medizin, Zentrum der Biologischen Chemie, D-60590 Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
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Gostimskaya IS, Cecchini G, Vinogradov AD. Topography and chemical reactivity of the active-inactive transition-sensitive SH-group in the mitochondrial NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase (Complex I). BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOENERGETICS 2006; 1757:1155-61. [PMID: 16777054 PMCID: PMC2292829 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbabio.2006.04.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2006] [Revised: 03/27/2006] [Accepted: 04/06/2006] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The spatial arrangement and chemical reactivity of the activation-dependent thiol in the mitochondrial Complex I was studied using the membrane penetrating N-ethylmaleimide (NEM) and non-penetrating anionic 5,5'-dithiobis-(2-nitrobenzoate) (DTNB) as the specific inhibitors of the enzyme in mitochondria and inside-out submitochondrial particles (SMP). Both NEM and DTNB rapidly inhibited the de-activated Complex I in SMP. In mitochondria NEM caused rapid inhibition of Complex I, whereas the enzyme activity was insensitive to DTNB. In the presence of the channel-forming antibiotic alamethicin, mitochondrial Complex I became sensitive to DTNB. Neither active nor de-activated Complex I in SMP was inhibited by oxidized glutathione (10 mM, pH 8.0, 75 min). The data suggest that the active/de-active transition sulfhydryl group of Complex I which is sensitive to inhibition by NEM is located at the inner membrane-matrix interface. These data include the sidedness dependency of inhibition, effect of pH, ionic strength, and membrane bilayer modification on enzyme reactivity towards DTNB and its neutral analogue.
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- Irina S. Gostimskaya
- Department of Biochemistry, School of Biology, Moscow State University, Moscow 119992, Russian Federation
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- Molecular Biology Division, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Francisco, CA 94121, USA
- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, School of Biology, Moscow State University, Moscow 119992, Russian Federation
- Corresponding author. Tel./fax: +7 495 939 13 76. E-mail address: (A.D. Vinogradov)
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Flemming D, Stolpe S, Schneider D, Hellwig P, Friedrich T. A Possible Role for Iron-Sulfur Cluster N2 in Proton Translocation by the NADH:Ubiquinone Oxidoreductase (Complex I). J Mol Microbiol Biotechnol 2006; 10:208-22. [PMID: 16645316 DOI: 10.1159/000091566] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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The proton-pumping NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase, the respiratory complex I, couples the transfer of electrons from NADH to ubiquinone with the translocation of protons across the membrane. The enzyme mechanism is still unknown due to the lack of a high-resolution structure and its complicated composition. The complex from Escherichia coli is made up of 13 subunits called NuoA through NuoN and contains one FMN and nine iron-sulfur (Fe/S) clusters as redox groups. The pH dependence of the midpoint redox potential of the Fe/S cluster named N2 and its spin-spin interaction with ubiquinone radicals made it an ideal candidate for a key component in redox-driven proton translocation. During the past years we have assigned the subunit localization of cluster N2 to subunit NuoB by site-directed mutagenesis and predicted its ligation by molecular simulation. Redox-induced FT-IR spectroscopy has shown that its redox reaction is accompanied by the protonation and deprotonation of individual amino acid residues. These residues have been identified by site-directed mutagenesis. The enzyme catalytic activity depends on the presence of cluster N2 and is coupled with major conformational changes. From these data a model for redox-induced conformation-driven proton translocation has been derived.
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- Dirk Flemming
- Institut für Organische Chemie und Biochemie, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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Shi T, Bibby TS, Jiang L, Irwin AJ, Falkowski PG. Protein Interactions Limit the Rate of Evolution of Photosynthetic Genes in Cyanobacteria. Mol Biol Evol 2005; 22:2179-89. [PMID: 16014867 DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msi216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Using a bioinformatic approach, we analyzed the correspondence in genetic distance matrices between all possible pairwise combinations of 82 photosynthetic genes in 10 species of cyanobacteria. Our analysis reveals significant correlations between proteins linked in a conserved gene order and between structurally identified interacting protein scaffolds that coordinate the binding of cofactors involved in photosynthetic electron transport. Analyses of amino acid substitution rates suggest that the tempo of evolution of genes encoding core metabolic processes in the photosynthetic apparatus is highly constrained by protein-protein, protein-lipid, and protein-cofactor interactions (collectively called "protein interactions"). These interactions are critical for energy transduction, primary charge separation, and electron transport and effectively act as an internal selection pressure governing the conservation of clusters of photosynthetic genes in oxygenic prokaryotic photoautotrophs. Consequently, although several proteins within the photosynthetic apparatus are biophysically and physiologically inefficient, selection has not significantly altered the genes encoding these essential proteins over billions of years of evolution. In effect, these core proteins have become "frozen metabolic accidents."
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- Tuo Shi
- Environmental Biophysics and Molecular Ecology Program, Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University, USA
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Loskovich M, Grivennikova V, Cecchini G, Vinogradov A. Inhibitory effect of palmitate on the mitochondrial NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase (complex I) as related to the active-de-active enzyme transition. Biochem J 2005; 387:677-83. [PMID: 15571492 PMCID: PMC1134997 DOI: 10.1042/bj20041703] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2004] [Revised: 11/23/2004] [Accepted: 11/30/2004] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Palmitate rapidly and reversibly inhibits the uncoupled NADH oxidase activity catalysed by activated complex I in inside-out bovine heart submitochondrial particles (IC50 extrapolated to zero enzyme concentration is equal to 9 microM at 25 degrees C, pH 8.0). The NADH:hexa-ammineruthenium reductase activity of complex I is insensitive to palmitate. Partial (approximately 50%) inhibition of the NADH:external quinone reductase activity is seen at saturating palmitate concentration and the residual activity is fully sensitive to piericidin. The uncoupled succinate oxidase activity is considerably less sensitive to palmitate. Only a slight stimulation of tightly coupled respiration with NADH as the substrate is seen at optimal palmitate concentrations, whereas complete relief of the respiratory control is observed with succinate as the substrate. Palmitate prevents the turnover-induced activation of the de-activated complex I (IC50 extrapolated to zero enzyme concentration is equal to 3 microM at 25 degrees C, pH 8.0). The mode of action of palmitate on the NADH oxidase is qualitatively temperature-dependent. Rapid and reversible inhibition of the complex I catalytic activity and its de-active to active state transition are seen at 25 degrees C, whereas the time-dependent irreversible inactivation of the NADH oxidase proceeds at 37 degrees C. Palmitate drastically increases the rate of spontaneous de-activation of complex I in the absence of NADH. Taken together, these results suggest that free fatty acids act as specific complex I-directed inhibitors; at a physiologically relevant temperature (37 degrees C), their inhibitory effects on mitochondrial NADH oxidation is due to perturbation of the pseudo-reversible active-de-active complex I transition.
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- Maria V. Loskovich
- *Department of Biochemistry, School of Biology, Moscow State University, Moscow 119992, Russia
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- *Department of Biochemistry, School of Biology, Moscow State University, Moscow 119992, Russia
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- †Molecular Biology Division, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Francisco, CA 94141, U.S.A
- ‡Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143, U.S.A
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- *Department of Biochemistry, School of Biology, Moscow State University, Moscow 119992, Russia
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Cardol P, González-Halphen D, Reyes-Prieto A, Baurain D, Matagne RF, Remacle C. The mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation proteome of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii deduced from the Genome Sequencing Project. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2005; 137:447-59. [PMID: 15710684 PMCID: PMC1065347 DOI: 10.1104/pp.104.054148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2004] [Revised: 11/25/2004] [Accepted: 11/25/2004] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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- Pierre Cardol
- Genetics of Microorganisms , Institute of Plant Biology B22, University of Liege, B-4000 Liege, Belgium
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Nakamaru-Ogiso E, Yano T, Yagi T, Ohnishi T. Characterization of the Iron-Sulfur Cluster N7 (N1c) in the Subunit NuoG of the Proton-translocating NADH-quinone Oxidoreductase from Escherichia coli. J Biol Chem 2005; 280:301-7. [PMID: 15520003 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m410377200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [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 proton-pumping NADH-quinone oxidoreductase from Escherichia coli houses nine iron-sulfur clusters, eight of which are found in its mitochondrial counterpart, complex I. The extra putative iron-sulfur cluster binding site with a CXXCXXXCX(27)C motif in the NuoG subunit has been assigned to ligate a [2Fe-2S] (N1c). However, we have shown previously that the Thermus thermophilus N1c fragment containing this motif ligates a [4Fe-4S] (Nakamaru-Ogiso, E., Yano, T., Ohnishi, T., and Yagi, T. (2002) J. Biol. Chem. 277, 1680-1688). In the current study, we individually inactivated four sets of the iron-sulfur binding motifs in the E. coli NuoG subunit by replacing all four ligands with Ala. Each mutant subunit, designated Delta N1b, Delta N1c, Delta N4, and Delta N5, was expressed as maltose-binding protein fusion proteins. After in vitro reconstitution, all mutant subunits were characterized by EPR. Although EPR signals from cluster N1b were not detected in any preparations, we detected two [4Fe-4S] EPR signals with g values of g(x,y,z) = 1.89, 1.94, and 2.06, and g(x,y,z) = 1.91, 1.94, and 2.05 at 6-20 K in wild type, Delta N1b, and Delta N5. The former signal was assigned to cluster N4, and the latter signal was assigned to cluster N1c because of their disappearance in Delta N4 and Delta N1c. Confirming that a [4Fe-4S] cluster ligates to the N1c motif, we propose to replace its misleading [2Fe-2S] name, N1c, with "cluster N7." In addition, because these mutations differently affected the assembly of peripheral subunits by in trans complementation analysis with the nuoG knock-out strain, the implicated structural importance of the iron-sulfur binding domains is discussed.
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- Eiko Nakamaru-Ogiso
- Division of Biochemistry, Department of Molecular and Experimental Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California 92037, USA
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Cardol P, Vanrobaeys F, Devreese B, Van Beeumen J, Matagne RF, Remacle C. Higher plant-like subunit composition of mitochondrial complex I from Chlamydomonas reinhardtii: 31 conserved components among eukaryotes. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOENERGETICS 2004; 1658:212-24. [PMID: 15450959 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbabio.2004.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2004] [Revised: 05/31/2004] [Accepted: 06/08/2004] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The rotenone-sensitive NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase (complex I) is the most intricate membrane-bound enzyme of the mitochondrial respiratory chain. Notably the bovine enzyme comprises up to 46 subunits, while 27 subunits could be considered as widely conserved among eukaryotic complex I. By combining proteomic and genomic approaches, we characterized the complex I composition from the unicellular green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. After purification by blue-native polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (BN-PAGE), constitutive subunits were analyzed by SDS-PAGE coupled to tandem mass spectrometry (MS) that allowed the identification of 30 proteins. We compared the known complex I components from higher plants, mammals, nematodes and fungi with this MS data set and the translated sequences from the algal genome project. This revealed that the Chlamydomonas complex I is likely composed of 42 proteins, for a total molecular mass of about 970 kDa. In addition to the 27 typical components, we have identified four new complex I subunit families (bovine ESSS, PFFD, B16.6, B12 homologues), extending the number of widely conserved eukaryote complex I components to 31. In parallel, our analysis showed that a variable number of subunits appears to be specific to each eukaryotic kingdom (animals, fungi or plants). Protein sequence divergence in these kingdom-specific sets is significant and currently we cannot exclude the possibility that homology between them exists, but has not yet been detected.
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- Pierre Cardol
- Genetics of Microorganisms, Department of Life Sciences, University of Liège, B22, Institute of Botany, B4000 Liege, Belgium.
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Mills SD, Yang W, MacCormack K. Molecular characterization of benzimidazole resistance in Helicobacter pylori. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2004; 48:2524-30. [PMID: 15215104 PMCID: PMC434220 DOI: 10.1128/aac.48.7.2524-2530.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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A family of benzimidazole derivatives (BI) was shown to possess potent and selective activity against Helicobacter pylori, although the precise cellular target of the BIs is unknown. Spontaneous H. pylori mutants were isolated as resistant to a representative BI (compound A). Genomic DNA was isolated from a BI-resistant mutant, transformed into a BI-sensitive strain, and found to be sufficient to confer BI resistance. The resistance determinant was localized to a 17-kb clone after screening a lambda-based genomic library constructed from the BI-resistant strain. Upon sequencing and mapping onto the H. pylori strain J99 genome, the 17-kb clone was shown to contain the entire nuo operon (NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase). Further subcloning and DNA sequencing revealed that a single point mutation in nuoD was responsible for BI resistance. The mutation resulted in a G398S amino acid change at the C terminus of NuoD. Thirty-three additional spontaneous BI-resistant mutants were characterized. Sequencing of nuoD from 32 isolated mutants revealed three classes of missense mutation resulting in amino acid changes in NuoD: G398S, F404S, and V407M. One BI-resistant isolate did not have a mutation in nuoD. Instead, a T27A amino acid change was identified in NuoB. MIC testing of the wild-type H. pylori strain and four classes of nuo mutants revealed that all NuoD mutant classes were hypersensitive to rotenone, a known inhibitor of complex I (NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase) suggested to bind to NuoD. Further, a nuoD knockout verified that it is essential in H. pylori and may be the target of the BI compounds.
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- Scott D Mills
- Department of Molecular Sciences, Infection Discovery, AstraZeneca R&D Boston, 35 Gatehouse Drive, Waltham, MA 02451, USA.
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Friedrich T, Böttcher B. The gross structure of the respiratory complex I: a Lego System. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOENERGETICS 2004; 1608:1-9. [PMID: 14741580 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbabio.2003.10.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 108] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The proton-pumping NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase, also called complex I, is the entry point for electrons into the respiratory chains of many bacteria and mitochondria of most eucaryotes. It couples electron transfer with the translocation of protons across the membrane, thus providing the proton motive force essential for energy-consuming processes. Electron microscopy revealed the 'L'-shaped structure of the bacterial and mitochondrial complex with two arms arranged perpendicular to each other. Recently, we showed that the Escherichia coli complex I takes on another stable conformation with the two arms arranged side by side resulting in a horseshoe-shaped structure. This model reflects the evolution of complex I from pre-existing modules for electron transfer and proton translocation.
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- Thorsten Friedrich
- Institut für Organische Chemie und Biochemie, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Albertstr. 21, D-79104 Freiburg, Germany.
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Grivennikova VG, Roth R, Zakharova NV, Hägerhäll C, Vinogradov AD. The mitochondrial and prokaryotic proton-translocating NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductases: similarities and dissimilarities of the quinone-junction sites. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOENERGETICS 2004; 1607:79-90. [PMID: 14670598 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbabio.2003.09.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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The catalytic properties of the rotenone-sensitive NADH:ubiquinone reductase (Complex I) in bovine heart submitochondrial particles and in inside-out vesicles derived from Paracoccus denitrificans and Rhodobacter capsulatus were compared. The prokaryotic enzymes catalyze the NADH oxidase and NADH:quinone reductase reactions with similar kinetic parameters as those for the mammalian Complex I, except for lower apparent affinities for the substrates--nucleotides. Unidirectional competitive inhibition of NADH oxidation by ADP-ribose, previously discovered for submitochondrial particles, was also evident for tightly coupled P. denitrificans vesicles, thus suggesting that a second, NAD(+)-specific site is present in the simpler prokaryotic enzyme. The inhibitor sensitivity of the forward and reverse electron transfer reactions was compared. In P. denitrificans and Bos taurus vesicles different sensitivities to rotenone and Triton X-100 for the forward and reverse electron transfer reactions were found. In bovine heart preparations, both reactions showed the same sensitivity to piericidin, and the inhibition was titrated as a straight line. In P. denitrificans, the forward and reverse reactions show different sensitivity to piericidin and the titrations of both activities were curvilinear with apparent I(50) (expressed as mole of inhibitor per mole of enzyme) independent of the enzyme concentration. This behavior is explained by a model involving two different sites rapidly interacting with piericidin within the hydrophobic phase.
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- Vera G Grivennikova
- Department of Biochemistry, School of Biology, Moscow State University, Leninskie Gory Street, Moscow 119992, Russian Federation
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Grivennikova VG, Ushakova AV, Cecchini G, Vinogradov AD. Unidirectional effect of lauryl sulfate on the reversible NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase (Complex I). FEBS Lett 2003; 549:39-42. [PMID: 12914921 DOI: 10.1016/s0014-5793(03)00765-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Lauryl sulfate inhibits the Deltamu;(H)(+)-dependent reverse electron transfer reactions catalyzed by NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase (Complex I) in coupled bovine heart submitochondrial particles and in vesicles derived from Paracoccus denitrificans. The inhibitor affects neither NADH oxidase (coupled or uncoupled) nor NADH:ferricyanide reductase and succinate oxidase activities at the concentrations that selectively prevent the succinate-supported, rotenone-sensitive NAD(+) or ferricyanide reduction. Possible uncoupling effects of the inhibitor are ruled out: in contrast to oligomycin and gramicidin, which increases and decreases the rate of the reverse electron transfer, respectively, in parallel with their coupling and uncoupling effects, lauryl sulfate does not affect the respiratory control ratio. A mechanistic model for the unidirectional effect of lauryl sulfate on the Complex I catalyzed oxidoreduction is proposed.
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- V G Grivennikova
- Department of Biochemistry, School of Biology, Moscow State University, Moscow 119992, Russia
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Mathiesen C, Hägerhäll C. The 'antiporter module' of respiratory chain complex I includes the MrpC/NuoK subunit -- a revision of the modular evolution scheme. FEBS Lett 2003; 549:7-13. [PMID: 12914915 DOI: 10.1016/s0014-5793(03)00767-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 114] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Respiratory chain Complex I or NADH:quinone oxidoreductase catalyzes oxidation of NADH in the mitochondrial matrix or bacterial cytoplasm and reduction of quinone in the membrane, coupled to pumping of 4H(+)/2e(-) across the membrane. The same enzyme complex is also capable of the reverse reaction, i.e. Deltamu(H(+))-supported NAD(+) reduction. The molecular mechanism that couples electron transfer to proton pumping is not understood. The Complex I enzyme, containing 14 protein subunits necessary for function, has evolved from smaller functional building blocks. Three Complex I protein subunits, NuoL, NuoM and NuoN, show primary sequence similarity to one particular class of antiporters, and are thus predicted to play a role in the proton translocation machinery. These antiporters, MrpA and MrpD are encoded by a conserved gene cluster, that contains seven genes. In previous work we have determined that these antiporters come in two subclasses, MrpA-type and MrpD-type, and that the Complex I subunit NuoL is more closely related to MrpA and NuoM and N are more closely related to the MrpD antiporter. This implied that both MrpA and MrpD had been recruited to Complex I, rather than arising from gene duplications of one antiporter encoding gene. In this work we show that MrpC and NuoK are homologous proteins. The most plausible explanation for these findings is that a multisubunit antiporter complex was recruited to the ancestral enzyme. We further conclude that the last common ancestor of the Complex I enzyme family and membrane bound NiFe hydrogenases of type 3 and 4 contained the NuoKLMN subunit module.
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- Cecilie Mathiesen
- Department of Biochemistry, Lund University, PO Box 124, 22100 Lund, Sweden
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Chevallet M, Dupuis A, Issartel JP, Lunardi J, van Belzen R, Albracht SPJ. Two EPR-detectable [4Fe-4S] clusters, N2a and N2b, are bound to the NuoI (TYKY) subunit of NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase (Complex I) from Rhodobacter capsulatus. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 2003; 1557:51-66. [PMID: 12615348 DOI: 10.1016/s0005-2728(02)00398-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductases (Complex I) contain a subunit, TYKY in the bovine enzyme and NuoI in the enzyme from Rhodobacter capsulatus, which is assumed to bind two [4Fe-4S] clusters because it contains two sets of conserved cysteine motifs similar to those found in the 2[4Fe-4S] ferredoxins. It was recently shown that the TYKY subunit is not an ordinary 2[4Fe-4S] ferredoxin, but has a unique amino acid sequence, which is only found in NAD(P)H:quinone oxidoreductases and certain membrane-bound [NiFe]-hydrogenases expected to be involved in redox-linked proton translocation [FEBS Lett. 485 (2000) 1]. We have generated a set of R. capsulatus mutants in which five out of the eight conserved cysteine residues in NuoI were replaced by other amino acids. The resulting mutants fell into three categories with virtually no, intermediate or quite normal Complex I activities. EPR-spectroscopic analysis of the membranes of the C67S and C106S mutants, two mutants belonging to the second and third group, respectively, showed a specific 50% decrease of the EPR signal attributed to cluster N2. It is concluded that the NuoI (TYKY) subunit binds two clusters N2, called N2a and N2b, which exhibit very similar spectral features when analyzed by X-band EPR spectroscopy.
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- Mireille Chevallet
- BECP/DBMS/CEA Grenoble, EMI INSERM 9931, 17 Av des Martyrs, F-38054 Grenoble Cedex 09, France
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Yagi T, Matsuno-Yagi A. The proton-translocating NADH-quinone oxidoreductase in the respiratory chain: the secret unlocked. Biochemistry 2003; 42:2266-74. [PMID: 12600193 DOI: 10.1021/bi027158b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 222] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Takao Yagi
- Department of Molecular and Experimental Medicine, MEM-256, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037, USA.
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Grivennikova VG, Serebryanaya DV, Isakova EP, Belozerskaya TA, Vinogradov AD. The transition between active and de-activated forms of NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase (Complex I) in the mitochondrial membrane of Neurospora crassa. Biochem J 2003; 369:619-26. [PMID: 12379145 PMCID: PMC1223102 DOI: 10.1042/bj20021165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2002] [Revised: 09/26/2002] [Accepted: 10/14/2002] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The mammalian mitochondrial NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase (Complex I) has been shown to exist in two kinetically and structurally distinct slowly interconvertible forms, active (A) and de-activated (D) [Vinogradov and Grivennikova (2001) IUBMB Life 52, 129-134]. This work was undertaken to investigate the putative Complex I A-D transition in the mitochondrial membrane of the lower eukaryote Neurospora crassa and in plasma membrane of the prokaryote Paracoccus denitrificans, organisms that are eligible for molecular genetic manipulations. The potential interconversion between A and D forms was assessed by examination of the initial and steady-state rates of NADH oxidation catalysed by inside-out submitochondrial ( N. crassa ) and sub-bacterial ( P. denitrificans ) particles and their sensitivities to N -ethylmaleimide and Mg(2+). All diagnostic tests provide evidence that slow temperature- and turnover-dependent A-D transition is an explicit feature of eukaryotic N. crassa Complex I, whereas the phenomenon is not seen in the membranes of the prokaryote P. denitrificans. Significantly lower activation energy for A-to-D transition characterizes the N. crassa enzyme compared with that determined previously for the mammalian Complex I. Either a lag or a burst in the onset of the NADH oxidase assayed in the presence of Mg(2+) is seen when the reaction is initiated by the thermally de-activated or NADH-activated particles, whereas the delayed final activities of both preparations are the same. We conclude that continuous slow cycling between A and D forms occurs during the steady-state operation of Complex I in N. crassa mitochondria.
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- Vera G Grivennikova
- Department of Biochemistry, School of Biology, Moscow State University, Moscow 199992, Russian Federation
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Deppenmeier U. The unique biochemistry of methanogenesis. PROGRESS IN NUCLEIC ACID RESEARCH AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2003; 71:223-83. [PMID: 12102556 DOI: 10.1016/s0079-6603(02)71045-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 181] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Methanogenic archaea have an unusual type of metabolism because they use H2 + CO2, formate, methylated C1 compounds, or acetate as energy and carbon sources for growth. The methanogens produce methane as the major end product of their metabolism in a unique energy-generating process. The organisms received much attention because they catalyze the terminal step in the anaerobic breakdown of organic matter under sulfate-limiting conditions and are essential for both the recycling of carbon compounds and the maintenance of the global carbon flux on Earth. Furthermore, methane is an important greenhouse gas that directly contributes to climate changes and global warming. Hence, the understanding of the biochemical processes leading to methane formation are of major interest. This review focuses on the metabolic pathways of methanogenesis that are rather unique and involve a number of unusual enzymes and coenzymes. It will be shown how the previously mentioned substrates are converted to CH4 via the CO2-reducing, methylotrophic, or aceticlastic pathway. All catabolic processes finally lead to the formation of a mixed disulfide from coenzyme M and coenzyme B that functions as an electron acceptor of certain anaerobic respiratory chains. Molecular hydrogen, reduced coenzyme F420, or reduced ferredoxin are used as electron donors. The redox reactions as catalyzed by the membrane-bound electron transport chains are coupled to proton translocation across the cytoplasmic membrane. The resulting electrochemical proton gradient is the driving force for ATP synthesis as catalyzed by an A1A0-type ATP synthase. Other energy-transducing enzymes involved in methanogenesis are the membrane-integral methyltransferase and the formylmethanofuran dehydrogenase complex. The former enzyme is a unique, reversible sodium ion pump that couples methyl-group transfer with the transport of Na+ across the membrane. The formylmethanofuran dehydrogenase is a reversible ion pump that catalyzes formylation and deformylation of methanofuran. Furthermore, the review addresses questions related to the biochemical and genetic characteristics of the energy-transducing enzymes and to the mechanisms of ion translocation.
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- Uwe Deppenmeier
- Department of Microbiology and Genetics, Universität Göttingen, Germany
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Fernandes AS, Pereira MM, Teixeira M. Purification and characterization of the complex I from the respiratory chain of Rhodothermus marinus. J Bioenerg Biomembr 2002; 34:413-21. [PMID: 12678433 DOI: 10.1023/a:1022509907553] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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The rotenone sensitive NADH:menaquinone oxidoreductase (NDH-I or complex I) from the thermohalophilic bacterium Rhodothermus marinus has been purified and characterized. Three of its subunits react with antibodies against 78, 51, and 21.3c kDa subunits of Neurospora crassa complex I. The optimum conditions for NADH dehydrogenase activity are 50 degrees C and pH 8.1, and the enzyme presents a KM of 9 microM for NADH. The enzyme also displays NADH:quinone oxidoreductase activity with two menaquinone analogs, 1,4-naphtoquinone (NQ) and 2,3-dimethyl-1,4-naphtoquinone (DMN), being the last one rotenone sensitive, indicating the complex integrity as purified. When incorporated in liposomes, a stimulation of the NADH:DMN oxidoreductase activity is observed by dissipation of the membrane potential, upon addition of CCCP. The purified enzyme contains 13.5 +/- 3.5 iron atoms and approximately 3.7 menaquinone per FMN. At least five iron-sulfur centers are observed by EPR spectroscopy: two [2Fe-2S](2+/1+) and three [4Fe-4S](2+/1+) centers. By fluorescence spectroscopy a still unidentified chromophore was detected in R. marinus complex I.
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- Andreia S Fernandes
- Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Rua da Quinta Grande 6, 2780-156 Oeiras, Portugal
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Videira A, Duarte M. From NADH to ubiquinone in Neurospora mitochondria. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 2002; 1555:187-91. [PMID: 12206913 DOI: 10.1016/s0005-2728(02)00276-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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The respiratory chain of the mitochondrial inner membrane includes a proton-pumping enzyme, complex I, which catalyses electron transfer from NADH to ubiquinone. This electron pathway occurs through a series of protein-bound prosthetic groups, FMN and around eight iron-sulfur clusters. The high number of polypeptide subunits of mitochondrial complex I, around 40, have a dual genetic origin. Neurospora crassa has been a useful genetic model to characterise complex I. The characterisation of mutants in specific proteins helped to understand the elaborate processes of the biogenesis, structure and function of the oligomeric enzyme. In the fungus, complex I seems to be dispensable for vegetative growth but required for sexual development. N. crassa mitochondria also contain three to four nonproton-pumping alternative NAD(P)H dehydrogenases. One of them is located in the outer face of the inner mitochondrial membrane, working as a calcium-dependent oxidase of cytosolic NADPH.
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- Arnaldo Videira
- Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal.
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