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ArticleProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America2025

Cryo-EM structure of the prohibitin complex in open conformation.

Sixing Hong, Zeyuan Guan, Liying Zhang, Jinjin Zhuang, Ling Yan, Yanjun Liu, Zhu Liu, Qiang Wang, Ping Yin

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Article in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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Sixing Hong *National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China.ORCID 0000-0002-0210-5645
Zeyuan Guan *National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China.
Liying ZhangNational Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China.
Jinjin ZhuangNational Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China.
Ling YanNational Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China.
Yanjun LiuNational Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China.ORCID 0000-0001-8452-9160
Zhu LiuNational Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China.ORCID 0000-0003-4073-7237
Qiang WangNational Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China.ORCID 0000-0002-7048-638X
Ping YinNational Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China.ORCID 0000-0001-8001-221X

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Prohibitin 1 (PHB1) and Prohibitin 2 (PHB2), two conserved prohibitin members, are primarily localized to the mitochondrial inner membrane (MIM) to form a nanoscale macromolecular prohibitin complex. This prohibitin complex can facilitate the spatial organization of proteins and lipids, thus maintaining cellular metabolism and homeostasis, but its architecture remains largely unknown. Here, we report the cryo-EM structure of a prohibitin complex at 2.8 Å resolution, which contains 11 PHB1-PHB2 heterodimers. This complex displays a bell-like cage, consisting of a lid and a wall, which creates an intermembrane space-facing compartment for the MIM. The lid of the cage is stably assembled, and it is responsible for the prohibitin complex formation. In contrast, the wall of the cage is flexible and exhibits lateral openings, providing a channel for intramembrane exchange of proteins and lipids. These findings provide a structural basis for understanding the scaffold role of the prohibitin complex in organizing intramembrane proteins and lipids.

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Repressor ProteinsCryoelectron MicroscopyHumansMitochondrial MembranesModels, MolecularMultiprotein ComplexesProhibitinsProtein ConformationProtein MultimerizationMultiprotein ComplexesPHB2 protein, humanPHB protein, humanProhibitinsRepressor Proteinscryo-EMmembrane microdomainmitochondriaprohibitin complexscaffold

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