Novel mitochondrial complex II isolated from Trypanosoma cruzi is composed of 12 peptides including a heterodimeric Ip subunit.

The Journal of Biological Chemistry
Jorge MoralesKiyoshi Kita

Abstract

Mitochondrial respiratory enzymes play a central role in energy production in aerobic organisms. They differentiated from the alpha-proteobacteria-derived ancestors by adding noncatalytic subunits. An exception is Complex II (succinate: ubiquinone reductase), which is composed of four alpha-proteobacteria-derived catalytic subunits (SDH1-SDH4). Complex II often plays a pivotal role in adaptation of parasites in host organisms and would be a potential target for new drugs. We purified Complex II from the parasitic protist Trypanosoma cruzi and obtained the unexpected result that it consists of six hydrophilic (SDH1, SDH2N, SDH2C, and SDH5-SDH7) and six hydrophobic (SDH3, SDH4, and SDH8-SDH11) nucleus-encoded subunits. Orthologous genes for each subunit were identified in Trypanosoma brucei and Leishmania major. Notably, the iron-sulfur subunit was heterodimeric; SDH2N and SDH2C contain the plant-type ferredoxin domain in the N-terminal half and the bacterial ferredoxin domain in the C-terminal half, respectively. Catalytic subunits (SDH1, SDH2N plus SDH2C, SDH3, and SDH4) contain all key residues for binding of dicarboxylates and quinones, but the enzyme showed the lower affinity for both substrates and inhibitors than mammalian...Continue Reading

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