A modular mechanism determines the proton-pumping stoichiometry of respiratory complex I
Waddell, R. A.; Messent, H. L.; Costa-Lima, M. M.; Wright, J. J.; Salisbury, J. H.; Hirst, J.
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Respiratory complex I, a crucial metabolic enzyme, uses the reducing potential of NADH to pump protons across energy-transducing membranes, but its mechanism of catalysis remains unknown. Here, guided by detailed structural information, we combine targeted mutagenesis and biophysical analyses to define the proton-pumping pathways in the three antiporter-like (proton-pumping) subunits of complex I from Paracoccus denitrificans and Escherichia coli. In Pd-CI, a four-proton pump, one of the three proton-uptake pathways is inactive, reconciling the four-proton/three-subunit mismatch. In Ec-CI two pathways are inactive - and Ec-CI pumps only two protons. We define the structural determinants for redox-coupled proton uptake, establish a mechanistic framework for proton pumping, and reveal how the proton-pumping stoichiometry has been adapted to deliver efficient energy conservation in diverse bioenergetic environments.
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