title: Heavy breathing: energy conversion by mitochondrial respiratory supercomplexes.
abstract: The phrase "respiratory chain" implies that energy that is ultimately derived from mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation is produced via a linear arrangement of discrete electron transfer complexes. A recent paper in Molecular Cell (Acin-Pérez et al., 2008) calls this model into question.
authors.affiliation: Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA. eas3@columbia.edu
authors.forename: Eric A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Schon
authors.forename: Norbert A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Dencher
mesh_terms: D025181:ATP Synthetase Complexes / Q000378:metabolism; D045304:Cytochromes c / Q000378:metabolism; D045222:Electron Transport Chain Complex Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D004734:Energy Metabolism; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000378:metabolism; D008958:Models, Molecular; D010085:Oxidative Phosphorylation
chemical_list: D045222:Electron Transport Chain Complex Proteins; D045304:Cytochromes c; D025181:ATP Synthetase Complexes