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BIOCHEMICAL SOCIETY TRANSACTIONS
Volume 36, Issue -, Pages 976-980Publisher
PORTLAND PRESS LTD
DOI: 10.1042/BST0360976
Keywords
complex I; mitochondrion; NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase; oxidative stress; reactive oxygen species (ROS); reverse election transport
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- Medical Research Council [MC_U105663141] Funding Source: Medline
- Medical Research Council [MC_U105663141] Funding Source: researchfish
- MRC [MC_U105663141] Funding Source: UKRI
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ROS (reactive oxygen species) are considered to be a major cause of cellular oxidative stress, linked to neuromuscular diseases and aging. complex I (NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase) is one of the main contributors to superoxide production by mitochondria, and knowledge of its mechanism of 02 reduction is required for the formulation of causative connections between complex I defects and pathological effects. There is evidence for two distinct (but not mutually exclusive) sites Of 02 reduction by complex I. Studies of the isolated enzyme largely support the participation of the reduced flavin mononucleotide in the active site for NADH oxidation, and this mechanism is supported in mitochondria by correlations between the NAD(P)(+) potential and 02 reduction. in addition, studies of intact mitochondria or submitochondrial particles have suggested a mechanism involving the quinone-binding site, supported by observations during reverse electron transport and the use of 'Q-site' inhibitors. Here, we discuss extant data and models for 02 reduction by complex I. We compare results from the isolated enzyme with results from intact mitochondria, aiming to identify similarities and differences between them and progress towards combining them to form a single, unified picture.
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