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Heme; Succinate dehydrogenase; Cytochrome c oxidase; Ubiquinol cytochrome c oxidoreductase; Mitochondria; Respiration
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Structure, Function, And Assembly Of Heme Centers In Mitochondrial Respiratory Complexes, Hyung J. Kim, Oleh Khalimonchuk, Pamela M. Smith, Dennis R. Winge
Structure, Function, And Assembly Of Heme Centers In Mitochondrial Respiratory Complexes, Hyung J. Kim, Oleh Khalimonchuk, Pamela M. Smith, Dennis R. Winge
Department of Biochemistry: Faculty Publications
The sequential flow of electrons in the respiratory chain, from a low reduction potential substrate to O2, is mediated by protein-bound redox cofactors. In mitochondria, hemes—together with flavin, iron–sulfur, and copper cofactors—mediate this multi-electron transfer. Hemes, in three different forms, are used as a protein-bound prosthetic group in succinate dehydrogenase (complex II), in bc1 complex (complex III) and in cytochrome c oxidase (complex IV). The exact function of heme b in complex II is still unclear, and lags behind in operational detail that is available for the hemes of complex III and IV. The two b hemes …