期刊
BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOENERGETICS
卷 1827, 期 11-12, 页码 1332-1339出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbabio.2013.03.009
关键词
Complex III; Cytochrome bc(1); Mitochondria; Reactive oxygen species; Oxidative damages; Electron transfer
资金
- NIH [GM 38237]
In this mini review, we briefly survey the molecular processes that lead to reactive oxygen species (ROS) production by the respiratory complex III (CIII or cytochrome bc(1)). In particular, we discuss the forward and reverse electron transfer pathways that lead to superoxide generation at the quinol oxidation (Q(o)) site of CIII, and the components that affect these reactions. We then describe and compare the properties of a bacterial (Rhodobacter capsulatus) mutant enzyme producing ROS with its mitochondrial (human cybrids) counterpart associated with a disease. The mutation under study is located at a highly conserved tyrosine residue of cytochrome b (Y302C in R. capsulatus and Y278C in human mitochondria) that is at the heart of the quinol oxidation (Q(o)) site of CIII. Similarities of the major findings of bacterial and human mitochondrial cases, including decreased catalytic activity of CIII, enhanced ROS production and ensuing cellular responses and damages, are remarkable. This case illustrates the usefulness of undertaking parallel and complementary studies using biologically different yet evolutionarily related systems, such as alpha-proteobacteria and human mitochondria. It progresses our understanding of CIII mechanism of function and ROS production, and underlines the possible importance of supra-molecular organization of bacterial and mitochondrial respiratory chains (i.e., respirasomes) and their potential disease-associated protective roles. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Respiratory complex III and related bc complexes. (C) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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