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Structural basis of respiratory complexes adaptation to cold temperatures

Shin, Y.-C.; Latorre-Muro, P.; Djurabekova, A.; Zdorevskyi, O.; Bennett, C.; Burger, N.; Song, K.; Xu, C.; Sharma, V.; Liao, M.; Puigserver, P.

2024-01-17 cell biology Community evaluation
10.1101/2024.01.16.575914 bioRxiv
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In response to cold, mammals activate brown fat for respiratory-dependent thermogenesis reliant on the electron transport chain (1, 2). Yet, the structural basis of respiratory complex adaptation to cold remains elusive. Herein we combined thermoregulatory physiology and cryo-EM to study endogenous respiratory supercomplexes exposed to different temperatures. A cold-induced conformation of CI:III2 (termed type 2) was identified with a [~]25{degrees} rotation of CIII2 around its inter-dimer axis, shortening inter-complex Q exchange space, and exhibiting different catalytic states which favor electron transfer. Large-scale supercomplex simulations in lipid membrane reveal how unique lipid-protein arrangements stabilize type 2 complexes to enhance catalytic activity. Together, our cryo-EM studies, multiscale simulations and biochemical analyses unveil the mechanisms and dynamics of respiratory adaptation at the structural and energetic level.

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