title: Structure and function of the cytochrome bc1 complex of mitochondria and photosynthetic bacteria.
abstract: Progress has recently been made in the understanding of the function of the cytochrome bc1 complex and related proteins in the context of recent structural information. The structures support many features that were predicted from sequence analysis and biophysical studies, but contain some surprises. Most dramatically, it is apparent that the iron-sulfur protein can take up different positions in different crystals, suggesting a novel mechanism for electron transfer through domain movement. Evidence from studies of mutant strains, in which the function of the sites or the binding of inhibitors is perturbed, has provided clues about the mechanism.
authors.affiliation: Center for Biophysics and Computational Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 61801, USA. a-crofts@uiuc.edu
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Crofts
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Berry
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003573:Cytochrome b Group / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D003575:Cytochromes c1 / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D004579:Electron Transport; D019688:Gram-Negative Oxygenic Photosynthetic Bacteria / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D007506:Iron-Sulfur Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D009097:Multienzyme Complexes / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D009154:Mutation; D045322:Photosynthetic Reaction Center Complex Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D011487:Protein Conformation
chemical_list: D003573:Cytochrome b Group; D007506:Iron-Sulfur Proteins; D009097:Multienzyme Complexes; D045322:Photosynthetic Reaction Center Complex Proteins; D003575:Cytochromes c1