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Homologous protein subunits from Escherichia coli NADH:quinone oxidoreductase can functionally replace MrpA and MrpD in Bacillus subtilis

Moparthi, Vamsi LU ; Kumar, Brijesh ; Mathiesen, Cecilie LU and Hägerhäll, Cecilia LU (2011) In Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Bioenergetics 1807(4). p.427-436
Abstract
The complex I subunits NuoL, NuoM and NuoN are homologous to two proteins, MrpA and MrpD, from one particular class of Na+/H+ antiporters. In many bacteria MrpA and MrpD are encoded by an operon comprising 6-7 conserved genes. In complex I these protein subunits are prime candidates for harboring important parts of the proton pumping machinery. Deletion of either mrpA or mrpD from the Bacillus subtilis chromosome resulted in a Na+ and pH sensitive growth phenotype. The deletion strains could be complemented in trans by their respective Mrp protein, but expression of MrpA in the B. subtilis Delta mrpD strain and vice versa did not improve growth at pH 7.4. This corroborates that the two proteins have unique specific functions. Under the... (More)
The complex I subunits NuoL, NuoM and NuoN are homologous to two proteins, MrpA and MrpD, from one particular class of Na+/H+ antiporters. In many bacteria MrpA and MrpD are encoded by an operon comprising 6-7 conserved genes. In complex I these protein subunits are prime candidates for harboring important parts of the proton pumping machinery. Deletion of either mrpA or mrpD from the Bacillus subtilis chromosome resulted in a Na+ and pH sensitive growth phenotype. The deletion strains could be complemented in trans by their respective Mrp protein, but expression of MrpA in the B. subtilis Delta mrpD strain and vice versa did not improve growth at pH 7.4. This corroborates that the two proteins have unique specific functions. Under the same conditions NuoL could rescue B. subtilis Delta mrpA, but improved the growth of B. subtilis Delta mrpD only slightly. NuoN could restore the wild type properties of B. subtilis Delta mrpD, but had no effect on the Delta mrpA strain. Expression of NuoM did not result in any growth improvement under these conditions. This reveals that the complex I subunits NuoL, NuoM and NuoN also demonstrate functional specializations. The simplest explanation that accounts for all previous and current observations is that the five homologous proteins are single ion transporters. Presumably, MrpA transports Na+ whereas MrpD transports H+ in opposite directions, resulting in antiporter activity. This hypothesis has implications for the complex I functional mechanism, suggesting that one Na+ channel, NuoL, and two H+ channels, NuoM and NuoN, are present. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. (Less)
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Na+/H+ antiporter, Complex I, NuoL, NuoM, NuoN, Sha, Pha, Mnh
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Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Bioenergetics
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1807
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4
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427 - 436
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Elsevier
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0005-2728
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10.1016/j.bbabio.2011.01.005
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English
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  abstract     = {{The complex I subunits NuoL, NuoM and NuoN are homologous to two proteins, MrpA and MrpD, from one particular class of Na+/H+ antiporters. In many bacteria MrpA and MrpD are encoded by an operon comprising 6-7 conserved genes. In complex I these protein subunits are prime candidates for harboring important parts of the proton pumping machinery. Deletion of either mrpA or mrpD from the Bacillus subtilis chromosome resulted in a Na+ and pH sensitive growth phenotype. The deletion strains could be complemented in trans by their respective Mrp protein, but expression of MrpA in the B. subtilis Delta mrpD strain and vice versa did not improve growth at pH 7.4. This corroborates that the two proteins have unique specific functions. Under the same conditions NuoL could rescue B. subtilis Delta mrpA, but improved the growth of B. subtilis Delta mrpD only slightly. NuoN could restore the wild type properties of B. subtilis Delta mrpD, but had no effect on the Delta mrpA strain. Expression of NuoM did not result in any growth improvement under these conditions. This reveals that the complex I subunits NuoL, NuoM and NuoN also demonstrate functional specializations. The simplest explanation that accounts for all previous and current observations is that the five homologous proteins are single ion transporters. Presumably, MrpA transports Na+ whereas MrpD transports H+ in opposite directions, resulting in antiporter activity. This hypothesis has implications for the complex I functional mechanism, suggesting that one Na+ channel, NuoL, and two H+ channels, NuoM and NuoN, are present. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.}},
  author       = {{Moparthi, Vamsi and Kumar, Brijesh and Mathiesen, Cecilie and Hägerhäll, Cecilia}},
  issn         = {{0005-2728}},
  keywords     = {{Na+/H+ antiporter; Complex I; NuoL; NuoM; NuoN; Sha; Pha; Mnh}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{4}},
  pages        = {{427--436}},
  publisher    = {{Elsevier}},
  series       = {{Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Bioenergetics}},
  title        = {{Homologous protein subunits from Escherichia coli NADH:quinone oxidoreductase can functionally replace MrpA and MrpD in Bacillus subtilis}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bbabio.2011.01.005}},
  doi          = {{10.1016/j.bbabio.2011.01.005}},
  volume       = {{1807}},
  year         = {{2011}},
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