Evidence map›Paper›PMID 25209663›Full record

ArticleNature2014

Architecture of mammalian respiratory complex I.

Kutti R Vinothkumar, Jiapeng Zhu, Judy Hirst

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Article in Nature, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 213 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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213citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
24.6field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

213 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 408 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Kutti R Vinothkumar *MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Francis Crick Avenue, Cambridge, CB2 0QH, UK.
Jiapeng Zhu *MRC Mitochondrial Biology Unit, Wellcome Trust / MRC Building, Hills Road, Cambridge, CB2 0XY, UK.
Judy HirstMRC Mitochondrial Biology Unit, Wellcome Trust / MRC Building, Hills Road, Cambridge, CB2 0XY, UK.
Wellcome Trust · GBMRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology · GB

Funding

Medical Research Council MC_U105184322Medical Research Council MC_U105663141Medical Research Council U105184322Medical Research Council U105663141
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Complex I (NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase) is essential for oxidative phosphorylation in mammalian mitochondria. It couples electron transfer from NADH to ubiquinone with proton translocation across the energy-transducing inner membrane, providing electrons for respiration and driving ATP synthesis. Mammalian complex I contains 44 different nuclear- and mitochondrial-encoded subunits, with a combined mass of 1 MDa. The 14 conserved 'core' subunits have been structurally defined in the minimal, bacterial complex, but the structures and arrangement of the 30 'supernumerary' subunits are unknown. Here we describe a 5 Å resolution structure of complex I from Bos taurus heart mitochondria, a close relative of the human enzyme, determined by single-particle electron cryo-microscopy. We present the structures of the mammalian core subunits that contain eight iron-sulphur clusters and 60 transmembrane helices, identify 18 supernumerary transmembrane helices, and assign and model 14 supernumerary subunits. Thus, we considerably advance knowledge of the structure of mammalian complex I and the architecture of its supernumerary ensemble around the core domains. Our structure provides insights into the roles of the supernumerary subunits in regulation, assembly and homeostasis, and a basis for understanding the effects of mutations that cause a diverse range of human diseases.

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AnimalsCattleCryoelectron MicroscopyElectron Transport Complex IMitochondria, HeartModels, MolecularProtein Structure, TertiaryProtein SubunitsElectron Transport Complex IProtein Subunits

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PMID25209663
PMCPMC4224586
OpenAlexW2057194569

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