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  • Title: Detection of bovine heart mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase dimers in Triton X-100 and phospholipid vesicles by chemical cross-linking.
    Author: Estey LA, Prochaska LJ.
    Journal: Biochemistry; 1993 Dec 07; 32(48):13270-6. PubMed ID: 8241183.
    Abstract:
    Bovine heart cytochrome c oxidase is a multisubunit enzyme whose oligomeric state is dependent on its detergent or phospholipid environment. We have utilized the cleavable, heterobifunctional cross-linking reagent N-succinimidyl 3-[(4-azidophenyl)dithio]propionate (SADP) to detect cytochrome c oxidase dimers. Monomeric or dimeric enzyme dispersed in Triton X-100 (as assessed by sedimentation velocity measurements) was reacted with SADP. A unique intersubunit cross-link having an apparent molecular mass of 136 kDa was identified in the dimeric enzyme; this product was insensitive to limited proteolysis by trypsin and contained a cross-link between two adjacent monomers. Two-dimensional NaDodSO4-PAGE (the second dimension containing beta-mercaptoethanol to cleave the cross-linking reagent) indicated that subunit I was the major component of the dimer-specific cross-link. The dimer-specific cross-link created by SADP was observed in phospholipid vesicles [cardiolipin/phosphatidylcholine (1:20, w/w)] containing dimeric (2 microM heme aa3) enzyme; a low yield of dimer-specific cross-link was observed in liposomes containing 6 microM (heme aa3) monomeric enzyme. The 136-kDa cross-link was not observed in liposomes containing 2 microM (heme aa3) monomeric enzyme. These results indicate that subunit I from each monomer may provide one site of interaction between monomers in the dimeric form of the enzyme and that cytochrome c oxidase monomers may reassociate to form dimeric complexes in phospholipid vesicles.
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