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Structure of the II2-III2-IV2 mitochondrial supercomplex from the parasite Perkinsus marinus
Stockholm University, Faculty of Science, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-0120-7586
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2024 (English)Manuscript (preprint) (Other academic)
Abstract [en]

Respiratory complexes have co-evolved into supercomplexes in different clades to sustain energy production at the basis of eukaryotic life. In this study, using cryogenic electron microscopy, we determined the 2.1 Å resolution structure of a 104-subunit II2-III2-IV2 supercomplex from the parasite Perkinsus marinus, related to Apicomplexa, capable of complete electron transport from succinate to molecular oxygen. A feature of the parasite is the association of two copies of complex II via the apicomplexan subunit SDHG that interacts with both complexes III and IV and bridge the supercomplex. In the c1 state, we identified two protein factors, ISPR1 and ISPR2 bound on the surface of complex III, where Cytochrome c docks, acting as negative regulators. The acquisition of 15 specific subunits to complex IV results in its lateral offset, increasing the distance between the Cytochrome c electron donor and acceptor sites. The domain homologous to canonical mitochondria-encoded transmembrane subunit COX2 is made of three separate polypeptides encoded in the nucleus, and their correct assembly is a prerequisite for electron transport in the supercomplex. Subunits Cytochrome b and COX1 comprise a +2 frameshift introduced during protein synthesis by the mitoribosome. Among 114 modelled endogenous lipids, we detect a direct contribution to the formation of the divergent supercomplex and its functional sites, including assembly of CII and ubiquinone binding. Together, our findings expose the uniqueness of the principal components of bioenergetics in the mitochondria of parasites.

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2024.
Keywords [en]
Respiratory complexes, Perkinsus marinus, ISPR1, ISPR2
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Biological Sciences Biophysics Biochemistry Molecular Biology
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URN: urn:nbn:se:su:diva-231139OAI: oai:DiVA.org:su-231139DiVA, id: diva2:1872073
Available from: 2024-06-17 Created: 2024-06-17 Last updated: 2025-02-20
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1. Exploring Membrane Proteins within the Inner Mitochondrial and Endoplasmic Reticulum Membranes: Mitochondrial respiratory complexes and ER-localized Shr3
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Exploring Membrane Proteins within the Inner Mitochondrial and Endoplasmic Reticulum Membranes: Mitochondrial respiratory complexes and ER-localized Shr3
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Membrane proteins play important roles in various life processes, for example, those in the inner mitochondrial membrane (IMM), endoplasmic reticulum (ER) membrane, and plasma membrane (PM). Oxidative phosphorylation complexes, densely packed in the IMM are crucial for energy transduction in eukaryotes. We determined three entire II2III2 IV2 supercomplex (SC) structures with 114 lipids at 2.1-2.4 Å resolution in Perkinsus marinus (P. marinus). The structures show a complete electron transfer pathway from complex II (CII) to complex IV (CIV). These architectures also reveal rotation states of the iron sulfur protein (ISP) in complex III (CIII), from one of which we observed two novel proteins that might impair the electron transfer. We also studied how the salt concentration and detergent affect the electron transfer. We determined the SC III2 IV-cytochrome c (cyt. c) cryo-EM structure at 20 mM salt concentration condition. Together with kinetic study, these data implicate that multiple cyt. c are involved in electron transfer between CIII and CIV. Our kinetic studies of CIV also indicate a native ligand bound near its K proton pathway which could be removed by detergent, leading to an increase in electron transfer rate and the activity of the enzyme. Most biogenesis of integral membrane proteins in eukaryotes is done in ER, such as the amino acid permeases (AAP), which function as amino acid transporters in the PM. Its synthesis and functional folding in Saccharomyces cerevisiae (S. cerevisiae) requires an ER membrane-localized chaperone, Shr3. We utilized a yeast growth-based genetic assay, in conjunction with a split-ubiquitin yeast two-hybrid assay, to demonstrate the selective interaction between Shr3 and nested C-terminal AAP truncations. This interaction exhibited a distinct pattern, wherein it gradually intensified and then weakened as more transmembrane helices folded. The work presented in this thesis contributions to an increased understanding of the organization and function of SCs, the effects of protein subunits, salt concentrations, and detergents on electron transfer, as well as the mechanism of Shr3 on AAP folding in the ER membrane. Together, these works have shed light on the understanding of the structure and function of several membrane proteins.

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Stockholm: Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Stockholm University, 2024. p. 95
Keywords
membrane proteins, cryo-EM, respiratory supercomplex, oxidative phosphorylation, inner mitochondrial membrane, endoplasmicreticulum, amino acid permease, Shr3
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Biological Sciences Biophysics Structural Biology Biochemistry Molecular Biology
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Biochemistry
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urn:nbn:se:su:diva-231140 (URN)978-91-8014-843-6 (ISBN)978-91-8014-844-3 (ISBN)
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2024-09-06, Magnélisalen, Kemiska övningslaboratoriet, Svante Arrhenius väg 16 B and online via Zoom, public link is available at the department website, Stockholm, 09:00 (English)
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