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Exploring substrate interaction in respiratory alternative complex III from Rhodothermus marinus
Filipa Calisto1, Smilja Todorovic2, Ricardo O Louro2
1University of Lisbon, Faculty of Sciences, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and BioISI - Biosystems & Integrative Sciences Institute, Campo Grande, C8, 1749-016 Lisboa, Portugal.
Abstract:
Rhodothermus marinus is a thermohalophilic organism that has optimized its microaerobic metabolism at 65 °C. We have been exploring its respiratory chain and observed the existence of a quinone:cytochrome c oxidoreductase complex, named Alternative Complex III, structurally different from the bc1 complex. In the present work, we took profit from nanodiscs and liposomes technology to investigate ACIII activity in membrane-mimicking systems. In addition, we studied the interaction of ACIII with menaquinone, its potential electron acceptors (HiPIP and cytochrome c) and the caa3 oxygen reductase.
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