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Electron transport

Electron transport. Chemiosmotic Theory. Electron Transport: Electrons carried by reduced coenzymes are passed through a chain of proteins and coenzymes to drive the generation of a proton gradient across the inner mitochondrial membrane

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Electron transport

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  1. Electron transport

  2. Chemiosmotic Theory • Electron Transport: Electrons carried by reduced coenzymes are passed through a chain of proteins and coenzymes to drive the generation of a proton gradient across the inner mitochondrial membrane • Oxidative Phosphorylation: The proton gradient runs downhill to drive the synthesis of ATP • Electron transport is coupled with oxidative phosphorylation • It all happens in or at the inner mitochondrial membrane

  3. Outer Membrane – Freely permeable to small molecules and ions. Contains porins with 10,000 dalton limit Inner membrane – Protein rich (4:1 protein:lipid). Impermeable. Contains ETR, ATP synthase, transporters. Cristae – Highly folded inner membrane structure. Increase surface area. Matrix- “cytosol” of the mitochondria. Protein rich (500 mg/ml) Contains TCA cycle enzymes, pyruvate dehydrogenase, fatty and amino acid oxidation pathway, DNA, ribosomes Intermembrane Space – composition similar to cytosol

  4. Reduction Potentials • High Eo' indicates a strong tendency to be reduced • Crucial equation: Go' = -nF Eo' • Eo' = Eo'(acceptor) - Eo'(donor) • NADH + ½ O2 + H+  NAD++ H+ + H2O • NAD++ H+ + 2e- NADH Eo’ = -0.32 • ½ O2 + 2e- + 2H+  H2O Eo’ = 0.816 • Go‘= -nF(Eo'(O2) - Eo'(NADH)) • Go‘= -nF(0.82 –(-0.32)) = -nF(1.14) • = -2(96.5 kJ mol-1V-1)(1.136) = -220 kJ mol-1

  5. Electron Transport • Four protein complexes in the inner mitochondrial membrane • A lipid soluble coenzyme (UQ, CoQ) and a water soluble protein (cyt c) shuttle between protein complexes • Electrons generally fall in energy through the chain - from complexes I and II to complex IV

  6. Standard reduction potentials of the major respiratory electron carriers.

  7. NADH + H+ CoQ NAD+ CoQH2 Complex I • NADH-CoQ Reductase • Electron transfer from NADH to CoQ • More than 30 protein subunits - mass of 850 kD • 1st step is 2 e- transfer from NADH to FMN • FMNH2 converts 2 e- to 1 e- transfer • Four H+ transported out per 2 e- FMN Fe2+S FMNH2 Fe3+S

  8. Succinate CoQ Fumarate CoQH2 FAD Fe2+S FADH2 Fe3+S Complex II • Succinate-CoQ Reductase • aka succinate dehydrogenase (from TCA cycle!) • four subunits • Two largest subunits contain 2 Fe-S proteins • Other subunits involved in binding succinate dehydrogenase to membrane and passing e- to Ubiquinone • FAD accepts 2 e- and then passes 1 e- at a time to Fe-S protein • No protons pumped from this step

  9. Q-Cycle UQ • Transfer from the 2 e- carrier ubiquinone (QH2) to Complex III must occur 1 e- at a time. • Works by two single electron transfer steps taking advantage of the stable semiquinone intermediate • Also allows for the pumping of 4 protons out of mitochondria at Complex III • Myxothiazol (antifungal agent) inhibits electron transfer from UQH2 and Complex III. UQ.- UQH2

  10. CoQH2 cyt c red CoQ cyt c ox cyt c1ox cyt b ox Fe2+S cyt c1red cyt b red Fe3+S Complex III • CoQ-Cytochrome c Reductase • CoQ passes electrons to cyt c (and pumps H+) in a unique redox cycle known as the Q cycle • Cytochromes, like Fe in Fe-S clusters, are one- electron transfer agents • cyt c is a water-soluble electron carrier • 4 protons pumped out of mitochondria (2 from UQH2)

  11. cyt c red cyt a ox cyt a3red O2 cyt c ox cyt a red cyt a3ox 2 H2O Complex IV • Cytochrome c Oxidase • Electrons from cyt c are used in a four-electron reduction of O2 to produce 2H2O • Oxygen is thus the terminal acceptor of electrons in the electron transport pathway - the end! • Cytochrome c oxidase utilizes 2 hemes (a and a3) and 2 copper sites • Complex IV also transports H+ (2 protons)

  12. Inhibitors of Oxidative Phosphorylation • Rotenone inhibits Complex I - and helps natives of the Amazon rain forest catch fish! • Cyanide, azide and CO inhibit Complex IV, binding tightly to the ferric form (Fe3+) of a3 • Oligomycin and DCCD are ATP synthase inhibitors

  13. Shuttling Electron Carriers into the Mitochondrion • The inner mitochondrial membrane is impermeable to NADH. • Electrons carried by NADH that are created in the cytoplasm (such as in glycolysis) must be shuttled into the mitochondrial matrix before they can enter the ETS

  14. Glycerol phosphate shuttle

  15. malate/aspartate shuttle system

  16. Electron transport is coupled to oxidative phosphorylation

  17. Uncouplers • Uncouplers disrupt the tight coupling between electron transport and oxidative phosphorylation by dissipating the proton gradient • Uncouplers are hydrophobic molecules with a dissociable proton • They shuttle back and forth across the membrane, carrying protons to dissipate the gradient • w/o oxidative-phosphorylation energy lost as heat • Dinitrophenol once used as diet drug, people ran 107oF temperatures

  18. Oxidative phosphorylation

  19. Proton Motive Force (Dp) • PMF is the energy of the proton concentration gradient • The chemical (DpH= pHin – pHout) potential and the electrical potential(DY= Yin– Yout) contribute to PMF • DG = nfDY and DG = –2.303nRT DpH • DG for transporting 1 H+ from inner membrane space to matrix = DG = nfDY –2.303nRTDpH • Dp = Dp = DG/nF • Dp = Dy –(0.059)DpH

  20. Proton Motive Force (Dp) • What contributes more to PMF, DY or DpH? • In liver DY=-0.17V and DpH=0.5 • Dp = Dy –(0.059)DpH = -0.17-(0.059)(0.5V) • Dp = -0.20 V • DY/Dp=(-0.17V/-0.20V) X 100% = 85% • 85% of the free energy is derived form DY

  21. Proton Motive Force (Dp) • How much free energy generated from one proton? • DG = nFDP = (1)(96.48kJ/Vmole)(-0.2V) = -19 kJ/mole • To make 1 ATP need 30 kJ/mole. • Need to translocate more than one proton to make one ATP • ETC translocates 10 protons per NADH

  22. ATP Synthase • Proton diffusion through the protein drivesATP synthesis! • Two parts: F1 and F0

  23. Racker & Stoeckenius confirmed Mitchell’s hypothesis using vesicles containing the ATP synthase and bacteriorhodopsin

  24. Binding Change Mechanism • ADP + Pi <-> ATP + H2O • In catalytic site Keq = 1 • ATP formation is easy step • But once ATP is formed, it binds very tightly to catalytic site (binding constant = 10-12M) • Proton induced conformation change weakens affinity of active site for ATP (binding constant = 10-5)

  25. Binding Change Mechanism • Different conformation at 3 catalytic sites • Conformation changes due to proton influx • ADP + Pi bind to open-site in exchange for ATP • Proton driven conformational change (loose site) causes substrates to bind more tightly • ATP is formed in tight-site. • Requires influx of three protons to get one ATP

  26. ATPase is a Rotating Motor • Bound a,b,g subunits to glass slide • Attached a fluroescent actin chain to g subunit. • Hydrolysis of ATP to ADP + Pi cause filament to rotate 120o per ATP.

  27. How does proton flow cause rotation?

  28. Active Transport of ATP, ADP and Pi Across Mitochondrial Inner Membrane • ATP is synthesized in the matrix • Need to export for use in other cell compartments • ADP and Pi must be imported into the matrix from the cytosol so more ATP can be made. • Require the use of transporters

  29. Transport of ATP, ADP and Pi • Adenine nucleotide translocator = ADP/ATP antiport. • Exchange of ATP for ADP causes a change in DY due to net export of –1 charge • Some of the energy generated from the proton gradient (PMF) is used here • Pi is imported into the matrix with a proton using a symport. • Because negative charge on the phosphate is canceled by positive charge on proton no effect on DY, but effects DpH and therefore PMF.

  30. Transport of ATP, ADP and Pi • NRG required to export 1 ATP and import 1 ADP and 1 Pi = NRG generated from influx of one proton. • Influx of three protons required by ATPase to form 1 ATP molecule. • Need the influx of a total of 4 protons for each ATP made.

  31. P/O Ratio • The ratio of ATPs formed per oxygens reduced • e- transport chain yields 10 H+ pumped out per electron pair from NADH to oxygen • 4 H+ flow back into matrix per ATP to cytosol • 10/4 = 2.5 for electrons entering as NADH • For electrons entering as succinate (FADH2), about 6 H+ pumped per electron pair to oxygen • 6/4 = 1.5 for electrons entering as succinate

  32. Regulation of Oxidative Phosphorylation • ADP is required for respiration (oxygen consumption through ETC) to occur. • At low ADP levels oxidative phosphorylation low. • ADP levels reflect rate of ATP consumption and energy state of the cell. • Intramolecular ATP/ADP ratios also impt. • At high ATP/ADP, ATP acts as an allosteric inhibitor for Complex IV (cytochrome oxidase) • Inhibition is reversed by increasing ADP levels.

  33. Uncouplers • Uncouplers disrupt the tight coupling between electron transport and oxidative phosphorylation by dissipating the proton gradient • Uncouplers are hydrophobic molecules with a dissociable proton • They shuttle back and forth across the membrane, carrying protons to dissipate the gradient • w/o oxidative-phosphorylation energy lost as heat • Dinitrophenol once used as diet drug, people ran 107oF temperatures

  34. Physiological Uncoupling • Uncoupling of ETC and Ox-phos occurs in animals as a means to produce heat = nonshivering thermogenesis. • Impt. In hibernating mammals, neborn animals and mammals adapted to cold • Occurs in brown adipose tissues (rich in mitochondria) • Uncoupling protein (UCP) = channel to allow influx of protons to matrix (dissipates proton gradient)

  35. Uncoupling in Plants • Plants generate heat during fruit ripening and to emit odors to attach pollinators. • Plants can by pass normal ATP generating ETC • Alternative ETC in plants does not pump protons, just transfers electron. • All plant have this pathway, actual physiological reason not known

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