PMID- 20442397 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20100812 LR - 20231105 IS - 1083-351X (Electronic) IS - 0021-9258 (Print) IS - 0021-9258 (Linking) VI - 285 IP - 28 DP - 2010 Jul 9 TI - An unconventional copper protein required for cytochrome c oxidase respiratory function under extreme acidic conditions. PG - 21519-25 LID - 10.1074/jbc.M110.131359 [doi] AB - Very little is known about the processes used by acidophile organisms to preserve stability and function of respiratory pathways. Here, we reveal a potential strategy of these organisms for protecting and keeping functional key enzymes under extreme conditions. Using Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans, we have identified a protein belonging to a new cupredoxin subfamily, AcoP, for "acidophile CcO partner," which is required for the cytochrome c oxidase (CcO) function. We show that it is a multifunctional copper protein with at least two roles as follows: (i) as a chaperone-like protein involved in the protection of the Cu(A) center of the CcO complex and (ii) as a linker between the periplasmic cytochrome c and the inner membrane cytochrome c oxidase. It could represent an interesting model for investigating the multifunctionality of proteins known to be crucial in pathways of energy metabolism. FAU - Castelle, Cindy AU - Castelle C AD - Laboratoire de Bioenergetique et Ingenierie des Proteines, IMM-CNRS, 13402 Marseille Cedex 20, France. FAU - Ilbert, Marianne AU - Ilbert M FAU - Infossi, Pascale AU - Infossi P FAU - Leroy, Gisele AU - Leroy G FAU - Giudici-Orticoni, Marie-Therese AU - Giudici-Orticoni MT LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20100503 PL - United States TA - J Biol Chem JT - The Journal of biological chemistry JID - 2985121R RN - 0 (Metalloproteins) RN - 0 (cupredoxin) RN - 12284-43-4 (Azurin) RN - 789U1901C5 (Copper) RN - EC 1.9.3.1 (Electron Transport Complex IV) SB - IM MH - Acidithiobacillus/*enzymology MH - Azurin/chemistry MH - Copper/chemistry MH - Electron Spin Resonance Spectroscopy MH - Electron Transport Complex IV/*metabolism MH - Electrophoresis MH - Hydrogen-Ion Concentration MH - Mass Spectrometry/methods MH - Metalloproteins/chemistry/genetics MH - Models, Biological MH - Oxidation-Reduction MH - Oxygen Consumption MH - Protein Binding MH - Surface Plasmon Resonance MH - Time Factors PMC - PMC2898452 EDAT- 2010/05/06 06:00 MHDA- 2010/08/13 06:00 PMCR- 2011/07/09 CRDT- 2010/05/06 06:00 PHST- 2010/05/06 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2010/05/06 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2010/08/13 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2011/07/09 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - S0021-9258(20)60179-X [pii] AID - M110.131359 [pii] AID - 10.1074/jbc.M110.131359 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Biol Chem. 2010 Jul 9;285(28):21519-25. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M110.131359. Epub 2010 May 3.