Structure of a mitochondrial ATP synthase with bound native cardiolipin
Abstract
The mitochondrial ATP synthase fuels eukaryotic cells with chemical energy. Here we report the cryo-EM structure of a divergent ATP synthase dimer from mitochondria of Euglena gracilis, a member of the phylum Euglenozoa that also includes human parasites. It features 29 different subunits, 8 of which are newly identified. The membrane region was determined to 2.8 Å resolution, enabling the identification of 37 associated lipids, including 25 cardiolipins, which provides insight into protein-lipid interaction and their functional roles. The rotor-stator interface comprises four membrane-embedded horizontal helices, including a distinct subunit a. The dimer interface is formed entirely by phylum-specific components, and a peripherally associated subcomplex contributes to the membrane curvature. The central and peripheral stalks directly interact with each other. Last, the ATPase inhibitory factor 1 (IF1) binds in a mode that is different from human, but conserved in Trypanosomatids.
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All data generated or analyzed during this study are included in this Article and the Supplementary Information. The cryo-EM maps have been deposited in the Electron Microscopy Data Bank with accession codes EMD-10467, EMD-10468, EMD-10469, EMD-10470, EMD 10471, EMD-10472, EMD-10473, EMD-10474, EMD-10475. The atomic models have been deposited in the Protein Data Bank under accession codes 6TDU, 6TDV, 6TDW, 6TDX, 6TDY, 6TDZ, 6TE0.
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Cryo-EM mapsElectron Microscopy Data Bank, EMD-10467.
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Cryo-EM mapsElectron Microscopy Data Bank, EMD-10468.
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Cryo-EM mapsElectron Microscopy Data Bank, EMD-10469.
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Cryo-EM mapsElectron Microscopy Data Bank, EMD-10470.
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Cryo-EM mapsElectron Microscopy Data Bank, EMD 10471.
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Cryo-EM mapsElectron Microscopy Data Bank, EMD-10472.
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Cryo-EM mapsElectron Microscopy Data Bank, EMD-10473.
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Cryo-EM mapsElectron Microscopy Data Bank, EMD-10474.
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Cryo-EM mapsElectron Microscopy Data Bank, EMD-10475.
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Transcriptome, proteome and draft genome of Euglena gracilisBMC, 10.1186/s12915-019-0626-8.
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Unexpectedly Streamlined Mitochondrial Genome of the Euglenozoan Euglena gracilisOxford, Academic, 10.1093/gbe/evv229.
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Stiftelsen för Strategisk Forskning (FFL15:0325)
- Alexey Amunts
Ragnar Söderbergs stiftelse (M44/16)
- Alexey Amunts
Vetenskapsrådet (NT_2015-04107)
- Alexey Amunts
Cancerfonden (2017/1041)
- Alexey Amunts
H2020 European Research Council (ERC-2018-StG-805230)
- Alexey Amunts
Knut och Alice Wallenbergs Stiftelse ((2018.0080)
- Alexey Amunts
European Molecular Biology Organization (ALTF 260-2017)
- Alexander Mühleip
The funders had no role in study design, data collection and interpretation, or the decision to submit the work for publication.
Reviewing Editor
- Andrew P Carter, MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, United Kingdom
Version history
- Received: August 18, 2019
- Accepted: November 16, 2019
- Accepted Manuscript published: November 18, 2019 (version 1)
- Version of Record published: December 24, 2019 (version 2)
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© 2019, Mühleip et al.
This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License permitting unrestricted use and redistribution provided that the original author and source are credited.
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