PMID- 22669974 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20121105 LR - 20211021 IS - 1083-351X (Electronic) IS - 0021-9258 (Print) IS - 0021-9258 (Linking) VI - 287 IP - 32 DP - 2012 Aug 3 TI - Oligomerization of heme o synthase in cytochrome oxidase biogenesis is mediated by cytochrome oxidase assembly factor Coa2. PG - 26715-26 LID - 10.1074/jbc.M112.377200 [doi] AB - The synthesis of the heme a cofactor used in cytochrome c oxidase (CcO) is dependent on the sequential action of heme o synthase (Cox10) and heme a synthase (Cox15). The active state of Cox10 appears to be a homo-oligomeric complex, and formation of this complex is dependent on the newly synthesized CcO subunit Cox1 and the presence of an early Cox1 assembly intermediate. Cox10 multimerization is triggered by progression of Cox1 from the early assembly intermediate to downstream intermediates. The CcO assembly factor Coa2 appears important in coupling the presence of newly synthesized Cox1 to Cox10 oligomerization. Cells lacking Coa2 are impaired in Cox10 complex formation as well as the formation of a high mass Cox15 complex. Increasing Cox1 synthesis in coa2Delta cells restores respiratory function if Cox10 protein levels are elevated. The C-terminal segment of Cox1 is important in triggering Cox10 oligomerization. Expression of the C-terminal 54 residues of Cox1 appended to a heterologous matrix protein leads to efficient Cox10 complex formation in coa2Delta cells, but it fails to induce Cox15 complex formation. The state of Cox10 was evaluated in mutants, which predispose human patients to CcO deficiency and the neurological disorder Leigh syndrome. The presence of the D336V mutation in the yeast Cox10 backbone results in a catalytically inactive enzyme that is fully competent to oligomerize. Thus, Cox10 oligomerization and catalytic activation are separate processes and can be uncoupled. FAU - Khalimonchuk, Oleh AU - Khalimonchuk O AD - Department of Medicine, University of Utah Health Sciences Center, Salt Lake City, Utah 84132, USA. FAU - Kim, Hyung AU - Kim H FAU - Watts, Talina AU - Watts T FAU - Perez-Martinez, Xochitl AU - Perez-Martinez X FAU - Winge, Dennis R AU - Winge DR LA - eng GR - R01 ES003817/ES/NIEHS NIH HHS/United States GR - R37 ES003817/ES/NIEHS NIH HHS/United States GR - T32 DK007115/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/United States GR - ES03817/ES/NIEHS NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20120605 PL - United States TA - J Biol Chem JT - The Journal of biological chemistry JID - 2985121R RN - 0 (Biopolymers) RN - 0 (Coa2 protein, S cerevisiae) RN - 0 (DNA Primers) RN - 0 (Membrane Proteins) RN - 0 (Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins) RN - EC 1.9.3.1 (Electron Transport Complex IV) RN - EC 2.5.- (Alkyl and Aryl Transferases) RN - EC 2.5.1.- (COX10 protein, S cerevisiae) SB - IM MH - Alkyl and Aryl Transferases/*metabolism MH - Base Sequence MH - Biopolymers/*metabolism MH - DNA Primers MH - Electron Transport Complex IV/biosynthesis/*metabolism MH - Membrane Proteins/*metabolism MH - Saccharomyces cerevisiae/enzymology/metabolism MH - Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins/*metabolism PMC - PMC3411010 EDAT- 2012/06/07 06:00 MHDA- 2012/11/06 06:00 PMCR- 2013/08/03 CRDT- 2012/06/07 06:00 PHST- 2012/06/07 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2012/06/07 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2012/11/06 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2013/08/03 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - S0021-9258(20)47866-4 [pii] AID - M112.377200 [pii] AID - 10.1074/jbc.M112.377200 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Biol Chem. 2012 Aug 3;287(32):26715-26. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M112.377200. Epub 2012 Jun 5.