The mystery of massive mitochondrial complexes: the apicomplexan respiratory chain

AE Maclean, JA Hayward, D Huet, GG van Dooren… - Trends in …, 2022 - cell.com
The mitochondrial respiratory chain is an essential pathway in most studied eukaryotes due
to its roles in respiration and other pathways that depend on mitochondrial membrane …

The evolutionary and molecular features of broad host-range necrotrophy in plant pathogenic fungi

TE Newman, MC Derbyshire - Frontiers in plant science, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Necrotrophic fungal pathogens cause considerable disease on numerous economically
important crops. Some of these pathogens are specialized to one or a few closely related …

Cryo-EM structure of the respiratory I + III2 supercomplex from Arabidopsis thaliana at 2 Å resolution

N Klusch, M Dreimann, J Senkler, N Rugen… - Nature plants, 2023 - nature.com
Protein complexes of the mitochondrial respiratory chain assemble into respiratory
supercomplexes. Here we present the high-resolution electron cryo-microscopy structure of …

Structures of respiratory supercomplex I+ III2 reveal functional and conformational crosstalk

JA Letts, K Fiedorczuk, G Degliesposti, M Skehel… - Molecular cell, 2019 - cell.com
The mitochondrial electron transport chain complexes are organized into supercomplexes
(SCs) of defined stoichiometry, which have been proposed to regulate electron flux via …

Specific features and assembly of the plant mitochondrial complex I revealed by cryo-EM

H Soufari, C Parrot, L Kuhn, F Waltz… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Mitochondria are the powerhouses of eukaryotic cells and the site of essential metabolic
reactions. Complex I or NADH: ubiquinone oxidoreductase is the main entry site for …

The DEAD‐box RNA helicase ZmRH48 is required for the splicing of multiple mitochondrial introns, mitochondrial complex biosynthesis, and seed development in …

YZ Yang, S Ding, XY Liu, C Xu, F Sun… - Journal of Integrative …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
ABSTRACT RNA helicases participate in nearly all aspects of RNA metabolism by
rearranging RNAs or RNA–protein complexes in an adenosine triphosphate‐dependent …

The assembly pathway of complex I in Arabidopsis thaliana

J Ligas, E Pineau, R Bock, MA Huynen… - The Plant …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
All present‐day mitochondria originate from a single endosymbiotic event that gave rise to
the last eukaryotic common ancestor more than a billion years ago. However, to date, many …

Lessons from the deep: mechanisms behind diversification of eukaryotic protein complexes

G Prokopchuk, A Butenko, JB Dacks… - Biological …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Genetic variation is the major mechanism behind adaptation and evolutionary change. As
most proteins operate through interactions with other proteins, changes in protein complex …

The biogenesis and regulation of the plant oxidative phosphorylation system

AS Ghifari, S Saha, MW Murcha - Plant Physiology, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Mitochondria are central organelles for respiration in plants. At the heart of this process is
oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) system, which generates ATP required for cellular …

Interaction of nitric oxide with the components of the plant mitochondrial electron transport chain

KJ Gupta, A Kumari, I Florez-Sarasa… - Journal of …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Mitochondria are not only major sites for energy production but also participate in several
alternative functions, among these generation of nitric oxide (NO), and its different impacts …