Characterization of the respiratory chain from cultured Crithidia fasciculata

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作者
Speijer, D
Breek, CKD
Muijsers, AO
Hartog, AF
Berden, JA
Albracht, SPJ
Samyn, B
VanBeeumen, J
Benne, R
机构
[1] UNIV AMSTERDAM, ACAD MED CTR, DEPT BIOCHEM, NL-1105 AZ AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS
[2] UNIV AMSTERDAM, EC SLATER INST BIOCHEM RES, NL-1018 TV AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS
[3] STATE UNIV GHENT, DEPT BIOCHEM PHYSIOL & MICROBIOL, B-9000 GHENT, BELGIUM
关键词
RNA editing; trypanosomes; mitochondrion; respiratory chain; 2D gel analysis; kinetoplast;
D O I
10.1016/S0166-6851(96)02823-X
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Mitochondrial mRNAs encoding subunits of respiratory-chain complexes in kinetoplastids are post-transcriptionally edited by uridine insertion and deletion. In order to identify the proteins encoded by these mRNAs, we have analyzed respiratory-chain complexes from cultured cells of Crithidia fasciculata with the aid of 2D polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (PAGE). The subunit composition of F0F1-ATPase (complex V), identified on the basis of its activity as an oligomycin-sensitive ATPase, is similar to that of bovine mitochondrial F0F1-ATPase. Amino acid sequence analysis, combined with binding studies using dicyclohexyldiimide and azido ATP allowed the identification of two F-0 subunits (b and c) and all of the F-1 subunits. The F-0 b subunit has a low degree of similarity to subunit b from other organisms. The F-1 alpha subunit is extremely small making the beta subunit the largest F-1 subunit. Other respiratory-chain complexes were also analyzed. Interestingly, an NADH: ubiquinone oxidoreductase (complex I) appeared to be absent, as judged by electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR), enzyme activity and 2D PAGE analysis. Cytochrome c oxidase (complex IV) displayed a subunit pattern identical to that reported for the purified enzyme, whereas cytochrome c reductase (complex III) appeared to contain two extra subunits. A putative complex II was also identified. The amino acid sequences of the subunits of these complexes also show a very low degree of similarity (if any) to the corresponding sequences in other organisms. Remarkably, peptide sequences derived from mitochondrially encoded subunits were not found in spite of the fact that sequences were obtained of virtually all subunits of complex III, IV and V. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science B.V.
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