8PW7

A respirasome from murine liver

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Summary for 8PW7

• Entry DOI: 10.2210/pdb8pw7/pdb
• EMDB information: 17991
• Descriptor: Cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1, Cytochrome c oxidase subunit 7B, mitochondrial, Cytochrome c oxidase subunit 7C, mitochondrial, ... (86 entities in total)
• Functional Keywords: respiratory chain super complex, mammalian mitochondria, membrane protein
• Biological source: Mus musculus (house mouse); More
• Total number of polymer chains: 79
• Total formula weight: 1884371.65

Authors

Vercellino, I.,Sazanov, L.A. (deposition date: 2023-07-19, release date: 2024-04-24, Last modification date: 2024-10-02)

Primary citation

Vercellino, I.,Sazanov, L.A.
SCAF1 drives the compositional diversity of mammalian respirasomes.
Nat.Struct.Mol.Biol., 31:1061-1071, 2024

PubMed Abstract: Supercomplexes of the respiratory chain are established constituents of the oxidative phosphorylation system, but their role in mammalian metabolism has been hotly debated. Although recent studies have shown that different tissues/organs are equipped with specific sets of supercomplexes, depending on their metabolic needs, the notion that supercomplexes have a role in the regulation of metabolism has been challenged. However, irrespective of the mechanistic conclusions, the composition of various high molecular weight supercomplexes remains uncertain. Here, using cryogenic electron microscopy, we demonstrate that mammalian (mouse) tissues contain three defined types of 'respirasome', supercomplexes made of CI, CIII and CIV. The stoichiometry and position of CIV differs in the three respirasomes, of which only one contains the supercomplex-associated factor SCAF1, whose involvement in respirasome formation has long been contended. Our structures confirm that the 'canonical' respirasome (the C-respirasome, CICIIICIV) does not contain SCAF1, which is instead associated to a different respirasome (the CS-respirasome), containing a second copy of CIV. We also identify an alternative respirasome (A-respirasome), with CIV bound to the 'back' of CI, instead of the 'toe'. This structural characterization of mouse mitochondrial supercomplexes allows us to hypothesize a mechanistic basis for their specific role in different metabolic conditions.

PubMed: 38575788
DOI: 10.1038/s41594-024-01255-0

Experimental method

ELECTRON MICROSCOPY (3.5 Å)