PMID:10587449
| Citation |
Spehr, V, Schlitt, A, Scheide, D, Guénebaut, V and Friedrich, T (1999) Overexpression of the Escherichia coli nuo-operon and isolation of the overproduced NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase (complex I). Biochemistry 38:16261-7 |
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| Abstract |
The proton-pumping NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase (complex I) of Escherichia coli is composed of 13 different subunits. The corresponding genes are organized in the nuo-operon (from NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase) at min 51 of the E. coli chromosome. To study the structure and function of this complex enzyme, a suitable purification protocol yielding sufficient amount of a stable protein is needed. Here, we report the overproduction of complex I in E. coli and a novel isolation procedure of the complex. Overexpression of the nuo-operon on the chromosome was achieved by replacing its 5'-promotor region with the phage-T7 RNA polymerase promotor and by expressing the genes with the T7 RNA polymerase coded on an inducible plasmid. It is shown by means of enzymatic activity and EPR spectroscopy of cytoplasmic membranes that complex I is overproduced 4-fold after induction. Complex I was isolated by chromatographic steps performed in the presence of dodecyl maltoside. The preparation comprises all subunits and known cofactors and exhibits a high enzymatic activity and inhibitor sensitivity. Due to its stability over a wide pH range and at very high salt concentrations, this preparation is well suited for structural investigations. |
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Buffers; Catalysis; Chromatography, Gel; Chromatography, Ion Exchange; Coenzymes/metabolism; Electron Transport Complex I; Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; Enzyme Stability/genetics; Escherichia coli/enzymology; Escherichia coli/genetics; Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial; Glucosides; Molecular Weight; NADH, NADPH Oxidoreductases/biosynthesis; NADH, NADPH Oxidoreductases/genetics; NADH, NADPH Oxidoreductases/isolation & purification; NADH, NADPH Oxidoreductases/metabolism; Operon/genetics; Peptide Fragments/biosynthesis; Peptide Fragments/genetics; Peptide Fragments/isolation & purification; Peptide Fragments/metabolism |
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