Filtyp
We have identified an operon in Bacillus subtilis, designated qcr, that is thought to encode a quinone: cytochrome c reductase. Northern (RNA blot) analysis suggests a tricistronic operon. The operon is located at about 200 degrees on the B. subtilis map. Disruption of the operon leads to loss of a 22-kDa cytochrome c from membrane preparations. The structure of the putative protein products of th
The membrane-anchoring subunit of Bacillus subtilis succinate:menaquinone reductase is a protein of 202 residues containing two protoheme IX groups with bis-histidine axial ligation. Residues Kis13, His28, His70, His113, and His155 are the possible heme ligands. The transmembrane topology of this cytochrome was analyzed using fusions to alkaline phosphatase. The results support a proposed model wi
2-n-Heptyl4-hydroxyquinoline-N-oxide (HOQNO) inhibits the succinate:quinone oxidoreductase activity of isolated and membrane-bound succinate:menaquinone oxidoreductase of B. subtilis. The inhibition pattern resembles closely that observed for α-thenoyltrifluoroacetone and carboxins in the mitochondrial succinate:ubiquinone oxidoreductase: ca. 90% of the activity is highly sensitive to HOQNO (K i
Succinate:quinone reductases (SQRs) and quinol:fumarate reductases (QFRs) each contain a bi-, a tri- and a tetra-nuclear iron-sulfur cluster. The C-terminal half of the iron-sulfur protein subunit of these enzymes shows two fully conserved motifs of cysteine residues, stereotypical for ligands of [3Fe-4S] and [4Fe-4S] clusters. To analyze the functional role of the trinuclear cluster S3 in Bacillu
Heme A is a prosthetic group of many respiratory oxidases. It is synthesized from protoheme IX (heme B) seemingly with heme O as a stable intermediate. The Bacillus subtilis ctaA and ctaB genes are required for heme A and heme O synthesis, respectively (B. Svensson, M. Lubben, and L. Hederstedt, Mol. Microbiol. 10:193-201, 1993). Tentatively, CtaA is involved in the monooxygenation and oxidation o
The Bacillus subtilis hemAXCDBL operon encodes enzymes for the biosynthesis of uroporphyrinogen III from glutamyl-tRNA. The function of the hemX gene product was studied in this work. The deduced amino acid sequence suggests HemX to be an integral 32 kDa membrane protein. This was confirmed by experiments using Escherichia coli minicells and hemX-phoA gene fusions. Deletion of the hemX gene from t
Internal Y-shaped bifurcation has been proved to be an advantageous way on improvingthermal performance of microchannel heat sinks according to the previous research. Metal foams are known due to their predominate performance such as low-density, largesurface area, and high thermal conductivity. In this paper, different parameters of metalfoams in Y-shaped bifurcation microchannel heat sinks are d
Haem A, a prosthetic group of many respiratory oxidases, is probably synthesized from haem B (protohaem IX) in a pathway in which haem 0 is an intermediate. Possible roles of the Bacillus subtilis ctaA and ctaB gene products in haem 0 and haem A synthesis were studied. Escherichia coli does not contain haem A. The ctaA gene on plasmids in E. coli resulted in haem A accumulation in membranes. The p
The study of a time-frequency image is often the method of choice to address key issues in cognitive electrophysiology. The quality of the time-frequency representation is crucial for the extraction of robust and relevant features, thus leading to the demand for highly performing spectral estimators. We consider a stochastic model, known as Locally Stationary Processes, based on the modulation in
The citric acid cycle (CAC) has several functions in aerobic bacteria. Together with the pyruvate dehydrogenase multienzyme complex (PDHC), it completely oxidizes pyruvate and provides membrane-bound respiratory systems with reducing equivalents. An overview of the biochemistry and genetics of CAC enzymes in B. subtilis is presented in this chapter. B. subtilis, being a strict aerobe, runs a compl
Cytochrome c-550 of the Gram-positive bacterium, Bacillus subtilis, is a membrane-bound 13-kDa protein encoded by the cccA gene. The cytochrome has been proposed to be comprised of an N-terminal membrane anchor domain (about 30 residues) which spans the cytoplasmic membrane in an alpha-helical conformation and a C-terminal heme domain (about 70 residues) which is located on the outside of the cyto
Bacillus subtilis cells must have cytochromes for growth and can synthesize cytochromes of a-, b-, c-, d-, and o-types. After a long lag, our knowledge of the structure, genetics and specific role for these cytochromes is now growing exponentially as the result of recent research. This progress is reviewed here and includes, for example, the discovery of two different cytochrome a systems and gene
Solution-processed organometal halide perovskites are hybrid crystalline semiconductors highly interesting for low-cost and efficient optoelectronics. Their properties are dependent on the crystal structure. Literature shows a variety of crystal phase transition temperatures and often a spread of the transition over tens of degrees Kelvin. We explain this inconsistency by demonstrating that the te
Succinate:menaquinone-7 oxidoreductase (complex II) of the Gram-positive bacterium B subtilis consists of equimolar amounts of three polypeptides; a 65-kDa FAD-containing polypeptide, a 28-kDa iron-sulfur cluster containing polypeptide, and a 23-kDa membrane-spanning cytochrome b558 polypeptide, The enzyme complex was overproduced 2-3-fold in membranes of B. subtilis cells containing the sdhCAB op
The primary structure of Bacillus subtilis 105 kDa 2-oxoglutarate dehydrogenase (E1o) was deduced from the nucleotide sequence of the odhA gene and confirmed by N-terminal sequence analysis. The protein is highly homologous to E1o of Azotobacter vinelandii and Escherichia coli and of bakers' yeast cells. The 5′ end of the odhAB mRNA was determined and the promoter region for the odhAB operon was l
This chapter discusses the progress in succinate:quinone oxidoreductase research. It reviews the progress made mainly within the last decade in understanding of the genetics, biogenesis, structure and functions of succinate:quinone oxidoreductases. The work on this class of enzymes has involved a vast amount of experimental efforts in many laboratories. As in many other fields of biological resear
The Bacillus subtilis hemAXCDBL operon encodes enzymes for the synthesis of 5-aminolaevulinic acid via the C5 pathway (hemA and hemL) and uroporphyrinogen III (hemB, hemC and hemD). B. subtilis HemA protein (molecular mass 50 kDa) was overexpressed in hemA mutants of both Escherichia coli and B. subtilis. A mutant B. subtilis HemA protein with a Cys to Tyr change at position 105 was also overexpre
During the pregnancy associated syndrome preeclampsia (PE), there is increased release of placental syncytiotrophoblast extracellular vesicles (STBEVs) and free foetal haemoglobin (HbF) into the maternal circulation. In the present study we investigated the uptake of normal and PE STBEVs by primary human coronary artery endothelial cells (HCAEC) and the effects of free HbF on this uptake. Our resu
The ctaBCDEF genes coding for cytochrome c oxidase were found to reside adjacent to a regulatory gene ctaA at 127-degrees on the Bacillus subtilis chromosome. The structural genes for subunits I and II, ctaD and ctaC, were deleted by gene-replacement using a phleomycin-resistance marker. The mutant was unable to oxidize N,N,N',N'-tetramethyl-p-phenylenediamine and oxidized cytochrome c at a signif
Bacillus subtilis cytochrome b-558 was expressed in high amounts in Escherichia coli, solubilized from membranes with detergent and purified free from other hemoproteins. The cytochrome possibly contains two heme groups. To determine the axial ligands to the low-spin heme and the heme rhombicity, the cytochrome was analyzed using low-temperature electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) and magnetic c
