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6KLS

Hyperthermophilic respiratory Complex III

Summary for 6KLS
Entry DOI10.2210/pdb6kls/pdb
EMDB information0716
DescriptorRieske-I iron sulfur protein, cytochrome b subunit, Cytochrome c, ... (8 entities in total)
Functional Keywordsrespiratory chain, complex iii, hyperthermophilic mechanism, oxidoreductase
Biological sourceAquifex aeolicus (strain VF5)
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Total number of polymer chains6
Total formula weight198446.95
Authors
Fei, S.,Hartmut, M.,Yun, Z.,Guohong, P.,Guoliang, Z.,Hui, Z.,Shuangbo, Z.,Xiaoyun, P.,Yan, Z. (deposition date: 2019-07-30, release date: 2020-05-13, Last modification date: 2025-09-17)
Primary citationZhu, G.,Zeng, H.,Zhang, S.,Juli, J.,Pang, X.,Hoffmann, J.,Zhang, Y.,Morgner, N.,Zhu, Y.,Peng, G.,Michel, H.,Sun, F.
A 3.3 angstrom -Resolution Structure of Hyperthermophilic Respiratory Complex III Reveals the Mechanism of Its Thermal Stability.
Angew.Chem.Int.Ed.Engl., 59:343-351, 2020
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PubMed Abstract: Respiratory chain complexes convert energy by coupling electron flow to transmembrane proton translocation. Owing to a lack of atomic structures of cytochrome bc complex (Complex III) from thermophilic bacteria, little is known about the adaptations of this macromolecular machine to hyperthermophilic environments. In this study, we purified the cytochrome bc complex of Aquifex aeolicus, one of the most extreme thermophilic bacteria known, and determined its structure with and without an inhibitor at 3.3 Å resolution. Several residues unique for thermophilic bacteria were detected that provide additional stabilization for the structure. An extra transmembrane helix at the N-terminus of cyt. c was found to greatly enhance the interaction between cyt. b and cyt. c , and to bind a phospholipid molecule to stabilize the complex in the membrane. These results provide the structural basis for the hyperstability of the cytochrome bc complex in an extreme thermal environment.
PubMed: 31778296
DOI: 10.1002/anie.201911554
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Experimental method
ELECTRON MICROSCOPY (3.3 Å)
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