NdhP and NdhQ: two novel small subunits of the cyanobacterial NDH-1 complex

Biochemistry. 2011 Feb 22;50(7):1121-4. doi: 10.1021/bi102044b. Epub 2011 Jan 27.

Abstract

The subunit composition of the NAD(P)H dehydrogenase complex of Thermosynechococcus elongatus was analyzed by different types of mass spectrometry. All 15 known subunits (NdhA-NdhO) were identified in the purified NDH-1L complex. Moreover, two additional intact mass tags of 4902.7 and 4710.5 Da could be assigned after reannotation of the T. elongatus genome. NdhP and NdhQ are predicted to contain a single transmembrane helix each, and homologues are apparent in other cyanobacteria. Additionally, ndhP is present in some cyanophages in a cluster of PSI genes and exhibits partial similarity to NDF6, a subunit of the plant NDH-1 complex.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Bacterial Proteins / chemistry
  • Bacterial Proteins / genetics
  • Bacterial Proteins / metabolism
  • Bacterial Proteins / physiology
  • Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
  • Cyanobacteria / chemistry
  • Cyanobacteria / enzymology*
  • Cyanobacteria / metabolism
  • Models, Biological
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Molecular Weight
  • NADH Dehydrogenase / chemistry*
  • NADH Dehydrogenase / isolation & purification*
  • NADH Dehydrogenase / metabolism*
  • NADH Dehydrogenase / physiology
  • Protein Binding
  • Protein Subunits / chemistry
  • Protein Subunits / isolation & purification
  • Protein Subunits / metabolism

Substances

  • Bacterial Proteins
  • Protein Subunits
  • NADH Dehydrogenase