Crystal structure of the alternative complex III from the phototrophic bacterium Chloroflexus aurantiacus

IF 4.4 2区生物学 Q2 BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Structure Pub Date : 2024-11-04 DOI:10.1016/j.str.2024.10.014

Wenping Wu, Han Fang, Huimin He, Jingyi Wu, Zijun Gong, Chunyang Li, Xinkai Pei, Xiaoling Xu

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Abstract

Alternative complex III (ACIII) is a multi-subunit quinol:electron acceptor oxidoreductase that couples quinol oxidation with transmembrane proton translocation in bacterial respiratory and photosynthetic electron transport chains. Four ACIII cryoelectron microscopy (cryo-EM) structures are known. However, the effects of cryo-EM versus X-ray crystallography structure determination on ACIII structure are unclear. Here, we report a 3.25 Å crystal structure of photosynthetic ACIII from Chloroflexus aurantiacus (CaACIIIp), revealing eight subunits (ActA–G and I) with four iron-sulfur clusters and six c-type hemes, a menaquinol-binding site, and two proton translocation passages. Structural comparisons with the previously reported cryo-EM structures reveal slight local conformational changes in the solvent-exposed regions of ActB, ActD, ActG, and the transmembrane (TM) helix of subunit I. The regions conferring structural flexibility possess low sequence conservation across species. However, the core functional modules containing the menaquinol-binding pocket, redox centers, and proton translocation passages remain unchanged, preserving the enzyme’s activity.

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光营养细菌 Chloroflexus aurantiacus 的替代复合体 III 的晶体结构

交替复合体 III（ACIII）是一种多亚基醌：电子受体氧化还原酶，在细菌呼吸和光合电子传递链中将醌氧化与跨膜质子转运结合在一起。目前已知四种 ACIII 冷冻电镜（cryo-EM）结构。然而，低温电子显微镜与 X 射线晶体学结构测定对 ACIII 结构的影响尚不清楚。在此，我们报告了来自 Chloroflexus aurantiacus 的光合作用 ACIII（CaACIIIp）的 3.25 Å 晶体结构，揭示了八个亚基（ActA-G 和 I），其中有四个铁硫簇和六个 c 型血红素、一个甲萘醌结合位点和两个质子转运通道。与之前报道的低温电子显微镜结构比较发现，ActB、ActD、ActG 的溶剂暴露区和亚基 I 的跨膜（TM）螺旋有轻微的局部构象变化。不过，包含甲萘醌结合袋、氧化还原中心和质子转运通道的核心功能模块保持不变，从而保持了酶的活性。

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Structure 生物-生化与分子生物学

CiteScore

8.90

自引率

1.80%

发文量

155

审稿时长

3-8 weeks

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