PMID- 28357365 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20201001 IS - 2311-2638 (Print) IS - 2311-2638 (Electronic) IS - 2311-2638 (Linking) VI - 3 IP - 7 DP - 2016 Jun 30 TI - Cox1 mutation abrogates need for Cox23 in cytochrome c oxidase biogenesis. PG - 275-284 LID - 10.15698/mic2016.07.511 [doi] AB - Cox23 is a known conserved assembly factor for cytochrome c oxidase, although its role in cytochrome c oxidase (CcO) biogenesis remains unresolved. To gain additional insights into its role, we isolated spontaneous suppressors of the respiratory growth defect in cox23∆ yeast cells. We recovered independent colonies that propagated on glycerol/lactate medium for cox23∆ cells at 37 degrees C. We mapped these mutations to the mitochondrial genome and specifically to COX1 yielding an I(101)F substitution. The I(101)F Cox1 allele is a gain-of-function mutation enabling yeast to respire in the absence of Cox23. CcO subunit steady-state levels were restored with the I(101)F Cox1 suppressor mutation and oxygen consumption and CcO activity were likewise restored. Cells harboring the mitochondrial genome encoding I(101)F Cox1 were used to delete genes for other CcO assembly factors to test the specificity of the Cox1 mutation as a suppressor of cox23∆ cells. The Cox1 mutant allele fails to support respiratory growth in yeast lacking Cox17, Cox19, Coa1, Coa2, Cox14 or Shy1, demonstrating its specific suppressor activity for cox23∆ cells. FAU - Dela Cruz, Richard AU - Dela Cruz R AD - University of Utah Health Sciences Center, Departments of Medicine and Biochemistry, Salt Lake City, Utah 84132, USA. ; Present address: Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK 73104, USA. FAU - Jeong, Mi-Young AU - Jeong MY AD - University of Utah Health Sciences Center, Departments of Medicine and Biochemistry, Salt Lake City, Utah 84132, USA. FAU - Winge, Dennis R AU - Winge DR AD - University of Utah Health Sciences Center, Departments of Medicine and Biochemistry, Salt Lake City, Utah 84132, USA. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20160630 PL - Austria TA - Microb Cell JT - Microbial cell (Graz, Austria) JID - 101632887 PMC - PMC5354592 OTO - NOTNLM OT - COX1 OT - COX23 OT - cytochrome oxidase OT - mitochondria COIS- Conflict of interest: None of the authors have a conflict of interest with this reported study. EDAT- 2017/03/31 06:00 MHDA- 2017/03/31 06:01 PMCR- 2016/06/30 CRDT- 2017/03/31 06:00 PHST- 2017/03/31 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2017/03/31 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2017/03/31 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2016/06/30 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - MIC0176E157 [pii] AID - 10.15698/mic2016.07.511 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Microb Cell. 2016 Jun 30;3(7):275-284. doi: 10.15698/mic2016.07.511.