Structure of a Complete ATP Synthase Dimer Reveals the Molecular Basis of Inner Mitochondrial Membrane Morphology
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Abstract
We determined the structure of a complete, dimeric F1Fo-ATP synthase from yeast Yarrowia lipolytica mitochondria by a combination of cryo-EM and X-ray crystallography. The final structure resolves 58 of the 60 dimer subunits. Horizontal helices of subunit a in Fo wrap around the c-ring rotor, and a total of six vertical helices assigned to subunits a, b, f, i, and 8 span the membrane. Subunit 8 (A6L in human) is an evolutionary derivative of the bacterial b subunit. On the lumenal membrane surface, subunit f establishes direct contact between the two monomers. Comparison with a cryo-EM map of the F1Fo monomer identifies subunits e and g at the lateral dimer interface. They do not form dimer contacts but enable dimer formation by inducing a strong membrane curvature of ∼100°. Our structure explains the structural basis of cristae formation in mitochondria, a landmark signature of eukaryotic cell morphology.
Date Issued
2016-08-04
Date Acceptance
2016-05-26
Citation
Molecular Cell, 2016, 63 (3), pp.445-456
ISSN
1097-4164
Publisher
Elsevier
Start Page
445
End Page
456
Journal / Book Title
Molecular Cell
Volume
63
Issue
3
Copyright Statement
© 2016 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Sponsor
Wellcome Trust
Grant Number
WT110068/Z/15/Z
Subjects
Developmental Biology
06 Biological Sciences
11 Medical And Health Sciences
Publication Status
Published
Date Publish Online
2016-06-30