Assignment of the histidine axial ligands to the cytochrome bH and cytochrome bL components of the bc1 complex from Rhodobacter sphaeroides by site-directed mutagenesis.
Assignment of the histidine axial ligands to the cytochrome bH and cytochrome bL components of the bc1 complex from Rhodobacter sphaeroides by site-directed mutagenesis.
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通过定点诱变将组氨酸轴向配体分配给来自球形红杆菌的 bc1 复合物的细胞色素 bH 和细胞色素 bL 成分。
DOI:
10.1021/bi00241a017
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发表时间:
1991
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影响因子:
2.9
通讯作者:
Gennis,RB
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作者:
Yun,CH;Crofts,AR;Gennis,RB
The cytochrome b subunit of the bcx complex contains two cytochrome components, cytochrome bH and cytochrome bL. Sequence comparisons of this polypeptide from a number of organisms have revealed four invariant histidines which have been postulated to be the heme ligands for the two protoheme IX prosthetic groups. In Rhodobacter sphaeroides, these correspond to His97, Hisl 11, Hisl98, and His212. In this paper, the results of amino acid substitutions at each of these positions are reported. Replacement of His97 by either Asp or Asn and of His 198 by Asn or Tyr resulted in loss of both cytochrome components. However, Hisl 11 Asn, Hisl 1 lAsp, and His212Asp all resulted in theselective loss of cytochrome bH and the retention of cytochrome b\_. Furthermore, flash kinetics studies show that the myxothiazol-sensitive quinol oxidase (Qz) site associated with cytochrome bL is still functional. These data support the assignment of the axial ligands to cytochrome bH (Hisl 11 and His212) and cytochrome bL (His97 and Hisl98). This pairing is consistent with current models of the cytochrome b subunit with eight transmembrane a-helices. e ubiquinolxytochrome c oxidoreductases, also known as the bcx complexes, are central components in the energyconserving electron-transfer chains of mitochondria, chloro-plasts (where it is known as the b6/f complex), and bacteria (Gabellini, 1988; Hauska et al., 1988; Crofts, 1985). These fThis research was supported by grants from the National Institutes of Health (GM35438 to RBG and ARC and GM26305 to ARC).* To whom correspondence should be addressed. 1 Department of Physiology and Biophysics.• Department of Biochemistry and Chemistry. complexes manifest remarkable structural and functional similarities. All the bcx (and bj) complexes contain a cyto-chrome b subunit which appears to contribute major structural elements of both a quinol oxidase site (Qz or Q0) and a quinone reductase site (Qc or Q;). Two spectroscopically distinct cytochrome b components with different midpoint potentials (bL and bH) are found in all the bcx and bf complexes. In a proposed Q-cycle mechanism (Mitchell, 1976; Crofts,