title: Human mitochondrial complex I assembly: a dynamic and versatile process.
abstract: One can but admire the intricate way in which biomolecular structures are formed and cooperate to allow proper cellular function. A prominent example of such intricacy is the assembly of the five inner membrane embedded enzymatic complexes of the mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) system, which involves the stepwise combination of >80 subunits and prosthetic groups encoded by both the mitochondrial and nuclear genomes. This review will focus on the assembly of the most complicated OXPHOS structure: complex I (NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase, EC 1.6.5.3). Recent studies into complex I assembly in human cells have resulted in several models elucidating a thus far enigmatic process. In this review, special attention will be given to the overlap between the various assembly models proposed in different organisms. Complex I being a complicated structure, its assembly must be prone to some form of coordination. This is where chaperone proteins come into play, some of which may relate complex I assembly to processes such as apoptosis and even immunity.
authors.affiliation: Nijmegen Centre for Mitochondrial Disorders, Department of Pediatrics, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Geert Grooteplein 10, 6500 HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Rutger O
authors.initials: RO
authors.lastname: Vogel
authors.forename: Jan A M
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Smeitink
authors.forename: Leo G J
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Nijtmans
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D042967:Electron Transport Complex I / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D008954:Models, Biological; D018832:Molecular Chaperones / Q000378:metabolism; D011485:Protein Binding; D021122:Protein Subunits / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D018832:Molecular Chaperones; D021122:Protein Subunits; D042967:Electron Transport Complex I