9qef | pdb_00009qef

Respiratory supercomplex from Mycobacterium smegmatis with decylubiquinone

spinqualitylabelsall models 9qef, resolution 2.50Å Show:Asymmetric Unit Biological Assembly Drag the structure with the mouse to rotate   Export Animated Image   Print3D Structural highlights 9qef is a 20 chain structure with sequence from Mycolicibacterium smegmatis. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance. Method: Electron Microscopy, Resolution 2.5Å Ligands: 3PE, 7PH, 9XX, 9YF, CA, CDL, CU, DCQ, FES, HEA, HEC, HEM, IZL, MG, MQ9, PLM, TRD, WUO Resources: FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT Function A0R050_MYCS2 Publication Abstract from PubMed Aerobic organisms obtain energy by linking electron transfer from NADH to O(2), through the respiratory chain, to transmembrane proton translocation. In mycobacteria the respiratory chain is branched; the membrane-bound electron carrier menaquinol (MQH(2)) donates electrons either to the O(2)-reducing cytochrome bd or a supercomplex that is composed of a complex (C) III(2) dimer flanked by two CIVs. Here, we measured the dimethyl-naphthoquinone (DMNQH(2,) a menaquinol analogue) oxidation:O(2) reduction activities of the CIII(2)CIV(2) supercomplex and cytochrome bd in the presence of an analogue (decylubiquinone, DCQ) of the mammalian electron carrier, ubiquinol. The data show that DCQH(2) inhibits both the CIII(2)CIV(2) and cytochrome bd activities, suggesting that DCQ/DCQH(2) interferes with both branches of the respiratory chain. Cryo-EM data of the M. smegmatis supercomplex shows that oxidized DCQ binds in the electron donor site (Q(o)) of CIII(2). Accordingly, growth of M. smegmatis cells was impaired in the presence of DCQ. Remarkably, DCQ also impairs intracellular growth of virulent M. tuberculosis cells in human primary macrophages suggesting that the compound could potentially be used as an adjuvant during tuberculosis disease treatment. Mycobacterial respiratory chain enzymes and growth are inhibited by decylubiquinone.,Krol S, Kovalova T, Janczak M, Kalsum S, Akber M, Hogbom M, Brighenti S, Adelroth P, Brzezinski P Commun Biol. 2025 Dec 10;9(1):43. doi: 10.1038/s42003-025-09309-9. PMID:41372535 From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

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