SGD Paper 
Meunier B and Taanman JW (2002) Mutations of cytochrome c oxidase subunits 1 and 3 in Saccharomyces cerevisiae: assembly defect and compensation. Biochim Biophys Acta 1554(1-2):101-7
Abstract: Eukaryotic cytochrome oxidases are composed of up to 13 subunits, of which three, subunits 1, 2 and 3, are mitochondrially encoded. In this study, yeast mutants were used to investigate the role of subunits 1 and 3 domains on the enzyme assembly. Mutation S203L in subunit 3 which abolished the respiratory growth, decreased cytochrome oxidase content, as measured by optical spectroscopy and immunodetection. Secondary mutations in subunits 1 and 3 restored (partly) the enzyme level. Two reversions reintroduced residues with a hydroxyl group at the primary mutation site (S203T) or in a subunit 3 transmembrane helix close to subunit 1 (G104S). These residues may be involved in hydrogen bonding which strengthen subunits 1-3 interaction. Two other reversions (A224V and Q137K) are located in P-side loops in subunit 1, which may be involved in the enzyme assembly. A mutation in residue A224 has been reported in a family presenting with encephalomyopathy. Surprisingly, the introduction of the 'human' mutation A224S and of a more drastic change A224F had no effect on the yeast enzyme. This might be explained by differences in local folding in the two enzymes.
| Status: Published | Type: Journal Article | Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't | PubMed ID: 12034475 |
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