Iron-sulfur cluster N2 of the Escherichia coli NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase (complex I) is located on subunit NuoB. 2003

Dirk Flemming, and Angela Schlitt, and Volker Spehr, and Tobias Bischof, and Thorsten Friedrich
Institut für Organische Chemie und Biochemie, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Albertstr. 21, 79104 Freiburg, Germany.

The proton-pumping NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase, also called respiratory complex I, couples the transfer of electrons from NADH to ubiquinone with the translocation of protons across the membrane. One FMN and up to 9 iron-sulfur (Fe/S) clusters participate in the redox reaction. There is discussion that the EPR-detectable Fe/S cluster N2 is involved in proton pumping. However, the assignment of this cluster to a distinct subunit of the complex as well as the number of Fe/S clusters giving rise to the EPR signal are still under debate. Complex I from Escherichia coli consists of 13 polypeptides called NuoA to N. Either subunit NuoB or NuoI could harbor Fe/S cluster N2. Whereas NuoB contains a unique motif for the binding of one Fe/S cluster, NuoI contains a typical ferredoxin motif for the binding of two Fe/S clusters. Individual mutation of all four conserved cysteine residues in NuoB resulted in a loss of complex I activity and of the EPR signal of N2 in the cytoplasmic membrane as well as in the isolated complex. Individual mutations of all eight conserved cysteine residues of NuoI revealed a variable phenotype. Whereas cluster N2 was lost in most NuoI mutants, it was still present in the cytoplasmic membranes of the mutants NuoI C63A and NuoI C102A. N2 was also detected in the complex isolated from the mutant NuoI C102A. From this we conclude that the Fe/S cluster N2 is located on subunit NuoB.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007506 Iron-Sulfur Proteins A group of proteins possessing only the iron-sulfur complex as the prosthetic group. These proteins participate in all major pathways of electron transport: photosynthesis, respiration, hydroxylation and bacterial hydrogen and nitrogen fixation. Iron-Sulfur Protein,Iron Sulfur Proteins,Iron Sulfur Protein,Protein, Iron-Sulfur,Proteins, Iron Sulfur,Proteins, Iron-Sulfur,Sulfur Proteins, Iron
D008024 Ligands A molecule that binds to another molecule, used especially to refer to a small molecule that binds specifically to a larger molecule, e.g., an antigen binding to an antibody, a hormone or neurotransmitter binding to a receptor, or a substrate or allosteric effector binding to an enzyme. Ligands are also molecules that donate or accept a pair of electrons to form a coordinate covalent bond with the central metal atom of a coordination complex. (From Dorland, 27th ed) Ligand
D008280 Magnetics The study of MAGNETIC PHENOMENA. Magnetic
D008969 Molecular Sequence Data Descriptions of specific amino acid, carbohydrate, or nucleotide sequences which have appeared in the published literature and/or are deposited in and maintained by databanks such as GENBANK, European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), National Biomedical Research Foundation (NBRF), or other sequence repositories. Sequence Data, Molecular,Molecular Sequencing Data,Data, Molecular Sequence,Data, Molecular Sequencing,Sequencing Data, Molecular
D009154 Mutation Any detectable and heritable change in the genetic material that causes a change in the GENOTYPE and which is transmitted to daughter cells and to succeeding generations. Mutations
D009247 NADH, NADPH Oxidoreductases A group of oxidoreductases that act on NADH or NADPH. In general, enzymes using NADH or NADPH to reduce a substrate are classified according to the reverse reaction, in which NAD+ or NADP+ is formally regarded as an acceptor. This subclass includes only those enzymes in which some other redox carrier is the acceptor. (Enzyme Nomenclature, 1992, p100) EC 1.6. Oxidoreductases, NADH, NADPH,NADPH Oxidoreductases NADH,Oxidoreductases NADH, NADPH
D009249 NADP Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate. A coenzyme composed of ribosylnicotinamide 5'-phosphate (NMN) coupled by pyrophosphate linkage to the 5'-phosphate adenosine 2',5'-bisphosphate. It serves as an electron carrier in a number of reactions, being alternately oxidized (NADP+) and reduced (NADPH). (Dorland, 27th ed) Coenzyme II,Nicotinamide-Adenine Dinucleotide Phosphate,Triphosphopyridine Nucleotide,NADPH,Dinucleotide Phosphate, Nicotinamide-Adenine,Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide Phosphate,Nucleotide, Triphosphopyridine,Phosphate, Nicotinamide-Adenine Dinucleotide
D010084 Oxidation-Reduction A chemical reaction in which an electron is transferred from one molecule to another. The electron-donating molecule is the reducing agent or reductant; the electron-accepting molecule is the oxidizing agent or oxidant. Reducing and oxidizing agents function as conjugate reductant-oxidant pairs or redox pairs (Lehninger, Principles of Biochemistry, 1982, p471). Redox,Oxidation Reduction
D010455 Peptides Members of the class of compounds composed of AMINO ACIDS joined together by peptide bonds between adjacent amino acids into linear, branched or cyclical structures. OLIGOPEPTIDES are composed of approximately 2-12 amino acids. Polypeptides are composed of approximately 13 or more amino acids. PROTEINS are considered to be larger versions of peptides that can form into complex structures such as ENZYMES and RECEPTORS. Peptide,Polypeptide,Polypeptides
D011522 Protons Stable elementary particles having the smallest known positive charge, found in the nuclei of all elements. The proton mass is less than that of a neutron. A proton is the nucleus of the light hydrogen atom, i.e., the hydrogen ion. Hydrogen Ions,Hydrogen Ion,Ion, Hydrogen,Ions, Hydrogen,Proton

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