Complementation of Escherichia coli ubiF mutation by Caenorhabditis elegans CLK-1, a product of the longevity gene of the nematode worm

FEBS Letters
Akihiko AdachiKiyoshi Kita

Abstract

Caenorhabditis elegans CLK-1 was identified from long-lived mutant worms, and is believed to be involved in ubiquinone biosynthesis. The protein belongs to the eukaryotic CLK-1/Coq7p family, which is also similar to the bacterial Coq7 family, that hydroxylates demethoxyubiquinone, resulting in the formation of hydroxyubiquinone, a precursor of ubiquinone. In Escherichia coli, the corresponding reaction is catalyzed by UbiF, a member of a distinct class of hydroxylase. Although previous studies suggested that the eukaryotic CLK-1/Coq7 family is a hydroxylase of demethoxyubiquinone, there was no direct evidence to show the enzymatic activity of the eukaryotic CLK-1/Coq7 family. Here we show that the plasmid encoding C. elegans CLK-1 supported aerobic respiration on a non-fermentable carbon source of E. coli ubiF mutant strain and rescued the ability to synthesize ubiquinone, suggesting that the eukaryotic CLK-1/Coq7p family could function as bacterial UbiF.

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