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ArticleNature communications2024

Conformations of Bcs1L undergoing ATP hydrolysis suggest a concerted translocation mechanism for folded iron-sulfur protein substrate.

Jingyu Zhan, Allison Zeher, Rick Huang, Wai Kwan Tang, Lisa M Jenkins, Di Xia

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Article in Nature communications, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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6 authors.

Jingyu ZhanLaboratory of Cell Biology, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8940-3663
Allison ZeherLaboratory of Cell Biology, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA.
Rick HuangLaboratory of Cell Biology, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA.
Wai Kwan TangLaboratory of Cell Biology, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3209-1675
Lisa M JenkinsLaboratory of Cell Biology, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1245-1338
Di XiaLaboratory of Cell Biology, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA. xiad@mail.nih.gov.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2748-0679

Funding

Structural Basis of Biological Membrane Protein Functions and Drug ResistanceZIABC010319 · NCI · DIVISION OF BASIC SCIENCES - NCI · PI XIA, DI S · 2009 to 2025
$22.7M
Texas Tech Center for Translational Research and Rural Health - Research Capacity CoreU54MD020892 · NIMHD · TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIS CENTER · PI Lance R. McMahon, Naima Moustaid-Moussa · 2026 to 2026
$10.0M
CPTR - Mass Spectrometry UnitZICBC011430 · NCI · DIVISION OF BASIC SCIENCES - NCI · PI JENKINS, LISA · 2012 to 2025
$9.4M
Study of AAA proteins by X-ray protein crystallographyZIABC010600 · NCI · DIVISION OF BASIC SCIENCES - NCI · PI XIA, DI S · 2009 to 2025
$6.8M
NIMHD NIH HHS U54 MD020892
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The human AAA-ATPase Bcs1L translocates the fully assembled Rieske iron-sulfur protein (ISP) precursor across the mitochondrial inner membrane, enabling respiratory Complex III assembly. Exactly how the folded substrate is bound to and released from Bcs1L has been unclear, and there has been ongoing debate as to whether subunits of Bcs1L act in sequence or in unison hydrolyzing ATP when moving the protein cargo. Here, we captured Bcs1L conformations by cryo-EM during active ATP hydrolysis in the presence or absence of ISP substrate. In contrast to the threading mechanism widely employed by AAA proteins in substrate translocation, subunits of Bcs1L alternate uniformly between ATP and ADP conformations without detectable intermediates that have different, co-existing nucleotide states, indicating that the subunits act in concert. We further show that the ISP can be trapped by Bcs1 when its subunits are all in the ADP-bound state, which we propose to be released in the apo form.

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ATPases Associated with Diverse Cellular ActivitiesElectron Transport Complex IIIAdenosine DiphosphateAdenosine TriphosphateCryoelectron MicroscopyHumansHydrolysisIron-Sulfur ProteinsModels, MolecularProtein ConformationProtein FoldingProtein TransportAdenosine DiphosphateAdenosine TriphosphateATPases Associated with Diverse Cellular ActivitiesBCS1L protein, humanElectron Transport Complex IIIIron-Sulfur ProteinsRieske iron-sulfur protein

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PMID38821922
PMCPMC11143374

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