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We previously found that the soxABCD operon encodes a quinol oxidase complex in Sulfolobus acidocaldarius and this enzyme was purified and characterized. In this study, we have used a cloning procedure based on the conservation of oxidase sequences and the polymerase chain reaction to isolate a new gene (soxM) encoding a subunit of another terminal oxidase. This terminal oxidase is a fusion between two central components of cytochrome oxidases, subunits I and III. soxM forms a transcriptional unit which is expressed under heterotrophic growth conditions. The corresponding protein was detected by direct protein sequencing in a preparation enriched with a cytochrome absorbing light at 562 nm. This preparation contains a terminal oxidase which is able to oxidize the artificial substrate N,N,N',N'-tetramethyl-p-phenylenediamine. This preparation also contains SoxC, a protein homologous to the mitochondrial cytochrome b, and a Rieske iron-sulphur center. We suggest that SoxM is the core component of a second terminal oxidase complex and that this complex may share a subunit (SoxC) with the SoxABCD complex.
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