Cytochrome c

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Cytochrome c, somatic
Cytochrome c.png
Cytochrome c with heme
Available structures: 1j3s, 2b4z
Identifiers
Symbol(s) CYCS; HCS; CYC
External IDs OMIM: 123970 MGI: 88578 HomoloGene: 68675
RNA expression pattern

PBB GE CYCS 208905 at tn.png

More reference expression data

Orthologs
Human Mouse
Entrez 54205 13063
Ensembl ENSG00000172115 n/a
Uniprot P99999 n/a
Refseq NM_018947 (mRNA)
NP_061820 (protein)
XM_975140 (mRNA)
XP_980234 (protein)
Location Chr 7: 25.12 - 25.13 Mb n/a
Pubmed search [1] [2]

Cytochrome c, or cyt c (horse heart: PDB 1HRC) is a small heme protein found loosely associated with the inner membrane of the mitochondrion. It is a soluble protein, unlike other cytochromes, and is an essential component of the electron transfer chain, where it carries one electron. It is capable of undergoing oxidation and reduction, but does not bind oxygen. It transfers electrons between Complexes III and IV. It belongs to cytochrome c family of proteins.

Variation

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Cytochrome c, heme shown in red.

Cytochrome c is a highly conserved protein across the spectrum of species, found in plants, animals, and many unicellular organisms. This, along with its small size (molecular weight about 12,000 daltons), makes it useful in studies of cladistics. Its primary structure consists of a chain of 100 amino acids.

The cytochrome c molecule has been studied for the glimpse it gives into evolutionary biology. Both chickens and turkeys have the identical molecule (amino acid for amino acid) within their mitochondria, whereas ducks possess molecules differing by one amino acid. Similarly, both humans and chimpanzees have the identical molecule, while rhesus monkeys possess cytochromes differing by one amino acid.

Functions

Cytochrome c can catalyze several reactions such as hydroxylation and aromatic oxidation, and shows peroxidase activity by oxidation of various electron donors such as 2,2-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzthiazoline-6-sulphonic acid) (ABTS), 2-keto-4-thiomethyl butyric acid and 4-aminoantipyrine.

Role in low level laser therapy

Cytochrome c is also suspected to be the functional complex in so called LLLT: Low-level laser therapy. In LLLT, laser light on the wavelength of 670 nanometer penetrates wounded and scarred tissue in order to increase cellular regeneration. Light of this wavelength appears capable of increasing activity of cytochrome c, thus increasing metabolic activity and freeing up more energy for the cells to repair the tissue.[citation needed]

Role in apoptosis

Cytochrome c is also an intermediate in apoptosis, a controlled form of cell death used to kill cells in the process of development or in response to infection or DNA damage[1] .

Cytochrome c is released by the mitochondria in response to pro-apoptotic stimuli. The sustained elevation in calcium levels precedes cyt c release from the mitochondria. The release of small amounts of cyt c leads to an interaction with the IP3 receptor (IP3R) on the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), causing ER calcium release. The overall increase in calcium triggers a massive release of cyt c, which then acts in the positive feedback loop to maintain ER calcium release through the IP3Rs. This explains how the ER calcium release can reach cytotoxic levels. This release in turn activates caspase 9, a cysteine protease. Caspase 9 can then go on to activate caspases 3 and 7, which are responsible for destroying the cell from within.

Classes

In 1991 R. P. Ambler recognized four classes of cytochrome c:

  • Class I includes the low­spin soluble cytochrome c of mitochondria and bacteria. It has the heme-­attachment site towards the N­ terminus of histidine and the sixth ligand provided by a methionine residue towards the C ­terminus.
  • Class II includes the high­spin cytochrome c'. It has the heme-m­attachment site closed to the N terminus of histidine.
  • Class III comprises the low redox potential multiple­ heme cytochromes. The heme c groups are structurally and functionally nonequivalent and present different redox potentials in the range 0 to -400 mV.
  • Class IV was originally created to hold the complex proteins that have other prosthetic groups as well as heme c.

References
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  1. Liu X, Kim C, Yang J, Jemmerson R, Wang X (1996). Induction of apoptotic program in cell-free extracts: requirement for dATP and cytochrome c. Cell 86 (1): 147-57.

Further reading

  • Skulachev VP (1998). Cytochrome c in the apoptotic and antioxidant cascades.. FEBS Lett. 423 (3): 275-80.
  • Mannella CA (1998). Conformational changes in the mitochondrial channel protein, VDAC, and their functional implications.. J. Struct. Biol. 121 (2): 207-18.
  • Ferri KF, Jacotot E, Blanco J, et al. (2001). Mitochondrial control of cell death induced by HIV-1-encoded proteins.. Ann. N. Y. Acad. Sci. 926: 149-64.
  • Britton RS, Leicester KL, Bacon BR (2002). Iron toxicity and chelation therapy.. Int. J. Hematol. 76 (3): 219-28.
  • Haider N, Narula N, Narula J (2003). Apoptosis in heart failure represents programmed cell survival, not death, of cardiomyocytes and likelihood of reverse remodeling.. J. Card. Fail. 8 (6 Suppl): S512-7.
  • Castedo M, Perfettini JL, Andreau K, et al. (2004). Mitochondrial apoptosis induced by the HIV-1 envelope.. Ann. N. Y. Acad. Sci. 1010: 19-28.
  • Ng S, Smith MB, Smith HT, Millett F (1977). Effect of modification of individual cytochrome c lysines on the reaction with cytochrome b5.. Biochemistry 16 (23): 4975-8.
  • Lynch SR, Sherman D, Copeland RA (1992). Cytochrome c binding affects the conformation of cytochrome a in cytochrome c oxidase.. J. Biol. Chem. 267 (1): 298-302.
  • Garber EA, Margoliash E (1990). Interaction of cytochrome c with cytochrome c oxidase: an understanding of the high- to low-affinity transition.. Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1015 (2): 279-87.
  • Bedetti CD (1985). Immunocytochemical demonstration of cytochrome c oxidase with an immunoperoxidase method: a specific stain for mitochondria in formalin-fixed and paraffin-embedded human tissues.. J. Histochem. Cytochem. 33 (5): 446-52.
  • Tanaka Y, Ashikari T, Shibano Y, et al. (1988). Construction of a human cytochrome c gene and its functional expression in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.. J. Biochem. 103 (6): 954-61.
  • Evans MJ, Scarpulla RC (1989). The human somatic cytochrome c gene: two classes of processed pseudogenes demarcate a period of rapid molecular evolution.. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 85 (24): 9625-9.
  • Passon PG, Hultquist DE (1972). Soluble cytochrome b 5 reductase from human erythrocytes.. Biochim. Biophys. Acta 275 (1): 62-73.
  • Dowe RJ, Vitello LB, Erman JE (1984). Sedimentation equilibrium studies on the interaction between cytochrome c and cytochrome c peroxidase.. Arch. Biochem. Biophys. 232 (2): 566-73.
  • Michel B, Bosshard HR (1984). Spectroscopic analysis of the interaction between cytochrome c and cytochrome c oxidase.. J. Biol. Chem. 259 (16): 10085-91.
  • Broger C, Nałecz MJ, Azzi A (1980). Interaction of cytochrome c with cytochrome bc1 complex of the mitochondrial respiratory chain.. Biochim. Biophys. Acta 592 (3): 519-27.
  • Smith HT, Ahmed AJ, Millett F (1981). Electrostatic interaction of cytochrome c with cytochrome c1 and cytochrome oxidase.. J. Biol. Chem. 256 (10): 4984-90.
  • Geren LM, Millett F (1981). Fluorescence energy transfer studies of the interaction between adrenodoxin and cytochrome c.. J. Biol. Chem. 256 (20): 10485-9.
  • Favre B, Zolnierowicz S, Turowski P, Hemmings BA (1994). The catalytic subunit of protein phosphatase 2A is carboxyl-methylated in vivo.. J. Biol. Chem. 269 (23): 16311-7.
  • Gao B, Eisenberg E, Greene L (1996). Effect of constitutive 70-kDa heat shock protein polymerization on its interaction with protein substrate.. J. Biol. Chem. 271 (28): 16792-7.


Additional images

See also

  • PEGylation

External links

  • Template:UMichOPM - Calculated orientations of cytochromes c in the lipid bilayer
  • MeSH Cytochrome+c


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