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ArticleNature2016

Structure of mammalian respiratory complex I.

Jiapeng Zhu, Kutti R Vinothkumar, Judy Hirst

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Article in Nature, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 311 papers.

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311citing papers in PubMed
37.4field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

311 citing papers in PubMed, 577 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

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

Funding

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

Abstract

Complex I (NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase), one of the largest membrane-bound enzymes in the cell, powers ATP synthesis in mammalian mitochondria by using the reducing potential of NADH to drive protons across the inner mitochondrial membrane. Mammalian complex I (ref. 1) contains 45 subunits, comprising 14 core subunits that house the catalytic machinery (and are conserved from bacteria to humans) and a mammalian-specific cohort of 31 supernumerary subunits. Knowledge of the structures and functions of the supernumerary subunits is fragmentary. Here we describe a 4.2-Å resolution single-particle electron cryomicroscopy structure of complex I from Bos taurus. We have located and modelled all 45 subunits, including the 31 supernumerary subunits, to provide the entire structure of the mammalian complex. Computational sorting of the particles identified different structural classes, related by subtle domain movements, which reveal conformationally dynamic regions and match biochemical descriptions of the 'active-to-de-active' enzyme transition that occurs during hypoxia. Our structures therefore provide a foundation for understanding complex I assembly and the effects of mutations that cause clinically relevant complex I dysfunctions, give insights into the structural and functional roles of the supernumerary subunits and reveal new information on the mechanism and regulation of catalysis.

Indexed as

Cryoelectron MicroscopyAnimalsBinding SitesBiocatalysisCattleCell HypoxiaElectron Transport Complex IMitochondria, HeartModels, MolecularMovementOxidation-ReductionProtein Structure, TertiaryProtein SubunitsProtonsUbiquinoneElectron Transport Complex IProtein SubunitsProtonsUbiquinone

Identifiers

PMID27509854
PMCPMC5027920
OpenAlexW2512187837

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