The cytochrome c (cyt c) proteins are a superfamily belonging to the class of all-α proteins, which are denoted as such by having an α-helical core. Each protein in this superfamily also contains one or more covalently-bound heme prosthetic groups.[1][2] The cyt c superfamily contains many different families, some of which are better characterized than others. These families include monodomain and multi-domain C-type cytochromes, such as cyt c4, a diheme C-type cytochrome, and NrfB, a pentaheme C-type cytochrome. In particular, the monoheme cyt c from Rhodothermus marinus has been previously studied and provides an excellent example of how some protein characteristics and structures can be extremely diverse, yet conserved, through evolution. For details on decaheme cyt see MtrF.

Introduction

Cytochromes are a class of heme-containing proteins found in bacteria and the mitochondria of eukaryotes.[2] These proteins are generally membrane-bound and are known as respiratory pigments because they are involved in various electron transport systems in oxidative phosphorylation.[3] Cytochromes can be categorized into several different types, three of which are based on the type of heme group the cytochrome contains: cytochromes a, b and d contain heme a, b and d, respectively.[4] Cytochrome c is named such because it contains the heme c, but is mainly distinguished from cytochromes a, b and d due to the heme being coordinated with the protein scaffold by cysteinyl residues covalently bound to either one or both of the heme's vinyl side chains.[3]

Cyt c has been split into four classes.[4] Class I contains soluble, low spin[2] single domain C-type cytochromes, of which there has been at least six subclasses found in prokaryotes including Desulfovibrio desulfuricans, Rhodospirillum rubrum, and Rhodothermus marinus. Cyt c in this class have a single heme attached close to the N-terminus of the polypeptide, with a methionine residue being the sixth iron coordination site. Class II contains higher spin-state cytochromes c, such as cyt c', with the heme being attached closer to the C-terminus. Class III contains cytochromes with multiple heme groups; these proteins have lower redox potentials compared to the other three classes[4]. Finally, Class IV is comprised of more complex proteins with higher molecular weights containing heme c as well as other prosthetic groups.[5]

Rhodothermus marinus cytochrome c

Structure

All members in the C-type cytochrome superfamily contain a heme prosthetic group that is covalently attached to the protein via two thioether bonds to cysteine residues. Most cytochromes c occur in a where the histidine residue is one of the two axial ligands of the heme iron.[2][3] In monoheme cytochromes c, the other axial position may be left vacant or be occupied by histidine or methionine residues; however, it can sometimes be occupied by cysteine or lysine residues.[2]. In Rmcytc, XX represents a threonine (Thr46) and an alanine residue (Ala47) that help form the loop 2 structure.

Figure 2. The tetrapyrrolic heme prosthetic group that can either be covalently attached to or closely associated with various proteins, such as cytochromes and other globin proteins. In Rmcytc, R2 is an ethyl group covalently attached to Cys 45, and R3 is a methyl group covalently attached to Cys48.

The typical monoheme cyt c fold is formed by helices . Rmcytc contains seven α-helices that are folded around the heme, all connected by random coils.[2] The heme group is axially coordinated by , and the disulfide linkages exist at . The heme group in Rmcytc is almost completely shielded from solvent due to it being in a mostly hydrophobic pocket. This pocket is formed in part by the seven helices surrounding the ring, but also by two structures that are uncommon in other cytochromes c. First, a 21 amino acid extension of the N-terminal exists, forming , which wraps around the back of the polypeptide.[2] An extension resembling such has only been seen in Thermus thermophilus; however, the extension occurs at the C-terminus rather than the N-terminus.[6] A second rarity is that of , inserted between helix D and loop 3, that shields the bottom part of the heme from any solvent.[2] In cytochrome c2 as well as mitochondrial cyt c, a similar yet shorter helix was found, though this helix was present at a different place in the primary sequence. Also, instead of helix B', T. thermophilus contains a two-stranded β-sheet.[2] One final note is the number of residues that Rmcytc contains. In general, cyt c contains about two methionines whereas Rmcytc contains seven, located on the left of the heme.[2]

As determined by X-ray crystallography, the Rmcytc structure was found to contain a sulfate ion coordinated to Glu122 via hydrogen bonding to the protonated carboxylate oxygen. In the protein complex, this ion has been seen to mediate crystal contact between neighbouring protein molecules.[2]

The observation of these structural motifs in other C-type cytochromes can support the divergent evolution of cytochromes c.[2] These motifs are present in a number of different bacteria and are seen in similar regions of the secondary structure; however, they exist in the primary sequence in places distinct to the phylum. For example, monoheme cytochromes c in the rest of the Bacteroidetes phylum have an N-terminus extension that is highly conserved to that of Rmcytc, and the regions in the primary structure that correspond to these secondary motifs are not observed in other bacterial phyla.[2] Also, due to these motifs being absent from other phyla, the Bacteroidetes monoheme cyt c has been said to form a new subfamily of cyt c.

Function

Monoheme cytochromes c are involved in electron transport chains in both prokaryotes and eukaryotic mitochondria.[2] They mediate the transfer of electrons mainly from the bc1 complexes or their analogs to heme-copper oxygen reductases (HCOs) in the electron transport chain of oxidative phosphorylation. Heme c containing domains are often found fused to other protein domains such as these HCOs, including the caa3 oxygen reductases[2][7]; these enzymes are membrane-bound and catalyze the reduction of O2 to water.[8] In addition to being involved in oxidative phosphorylation, monoheme cyt c has also been seen to participate in the electron transport chain of photosynthesis.[2] Cytochrome c has also been determined to be a major signalling molecule in the apoptotic pathways.

Electron transport chain

In the electron transport chain (ETC), cyt c shuttles electrons between the respiratory complexes III and IV; complex III is the cytochrome bc1 complex and IV is cyt c oxidase. Initially, the heme iron in cyt c is in the reduced, Fe3+ state; this allows for the uptake of one electron, oxidizing the iron to the Fe2+ state.[9] The ETC in eukaryotes is quite simple compared to that of prokaryotes (Figure 3).

Figure 3. The electron transport chain of a) eukaryotes as compared to b) prokaryotes.

In prokaryotic systems, electrons can enter the ETC at a number of places and multiple donors can be in play; however, the underlying transport system remains the same. Electrons are ultimately transferred from donor to various redox complexes including the bc1 complex and cytochrome c, and finally to a terminal electron acceptor such as molecular oxygen in eukaryotes.[9]

The cytochrome oxidase reaction accounts for nearly 90% of all oxygen uptake in most cells.[9] Due to the large role of cytochromes within the ETC, it would be highly detrimental to the cell if any inhibitors were to be present in the organism. Cyanide and azide bind tightly to the cytochrome oxidase complex, halting electron transport and reducing the overall ATP production.[9]

Apoptosis

In all organisms, cells undergo apoptosis, or programmed cell death, by which there is an extrinsic and an intrinsic pathway. The extrinsic pathway involves an immune response by killer lymphocytes, and once the lymphocyte has been bound to the target cell, an apoptotic cascade occurs.[9] The intrinsic pathway includes cyt c, present in the intermembrane space of mitochondria. In this pathway, the presence of an apoptotic stimulus causes cyt c to be released into the cytosol. Cytochrome c in the cytosol now can be recognized and bound to various apoptotic factors, activating them and forming the apoptosome. The apoptosome recruits caspases, which are activated and result in a caspase cascade to proceed with apoptosis.[9]

Cytochrome c is required for the intrinsic apoptotic process to function properly. Such as with the electron transport chain, a mutation affecting cyt c or other structures in apoptosis could cause either an increase or a decrease in the rate of apoptosis.

Structural and kinetic studies of imidazole binding to two members of the cytochrome c6 family reveal an important role for a conserved heme pocket residue[10]

       is a member of the class I family of c-type cytochromes with a distinctive and a . They function in the photosynthetic electron transport chain of cyanobacteria where they shuttle an electron from the cytochrome b6f complex to photosystem I. Structures of numerous cytochrome c6 proteins have been determined and all have the . In the present work we have solved the structure of the Q51V site-directed variant of Phormidium laminosum cytochrome c6. This project is part of a study that is aimed at gaining insight into protein factors which modulate the heme mid-point redox potential in the cytochrome c6 family. The Q51V variant has been shown to tune over 100 mV of heme redox potential, which for a single heme pocket mutation is very significant and has consequences for function.

      The Q51V structure confirms that the has the same side-chain orientation in the heme pocket as found in other cytochrome c6 proteins, that naturally have a Val at this position. The significance of this structure is that the and an . Two other structures of imidazole cyt c-adducts have been reported, but neither appear to undergo the . Both protein and heme structural changes are observed, with the later centered on a accompanied by the and the .

      Protein (un)folding studies on cytochrome c have revealed that (un)folding involves structural units called 'foldons'. The regions in the Q51V imidazole-adduct where structural changes occur map well to the two foldons predicted to unfold first in cytochrome c. Thus , leading to the formation of an early unfolding intermediate that is stabilised by , enabling it to be captured in the crystalline form.

Structural model of the [Fe]-hydrogenase/cytochrome C553 complex combining NMR and soft-docking[11]

The shows the specific interaction of the hydrogenase (light blue) with the cytochrome (pink), revealing the path of electron transport from the , through three iron-sulfur clusters, and ending in the cytochrome heme (colored red). Two , CYS 38 in the hydrogenase and CYS10 in the cytochrome, are thought to provide the electron transfer pathway between the two proteins (these scenes were created by Jaime Prilusky, David S. Goodsell, and Eran Hodis).

Cytochrome c with heme complex with sulfate (PDB code 3cp5)

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3D structures of cytochrome C3D structures of cytochrome C

Updated on 08-December-2013

Cytochrome CCytochrome C

3nwv – hCyt (mutant) – human
1j3s – hCyt - NMR
3nbs, 3nbt, 1crc, 1hrc, 3o1y, 3o20 – hoCyt – horse
1lc1, 1lc2, 1m60, 1giw, 2giw, 1akk, 2frc, 1ocd – hoCyt – NMR
1fi9, 1fi7 - hoCyt + imidazole – NMR
1u75 - hoCyt + Cyt peroxidase
1wej – hoCyt + Fab fragment
3a9f – CtCyt C-terminal – Chlorobaculum tepidum
3cp5 – Cyt residues 29-152 – Rhodothermus marinus
2jti, 3tyi – yCyt (mutant) + Cyt peroxidase – yeast
2pcb - yCyt + Cyt peroxidase
2gb8 - yCyt + Cyt peroxidase - NMR
2jqr - yCyt (mutant) + adrenodoxin
2orl - yCyt (mutant) – NMR
1crg, 1crh, 1cri, 1crj, 2ycc - yCyt
1ytc, 1cie, 1cif, 1cig, 1cih, 1csu, 1csv, 1csw, 1csx, 1chh, 1chi, 1chj, 1cty, 1ctz - yCyt (mutant)
1rap, 1raq, 1ycc- yCyt iso-1
1yic – yCyt iso-1 – NMR
1irv, 1irw, 1lms – yCyt iso-1 (mutant)
2hv4 - yCyt iso-1 (mutant) - NMR
1fhb - yCyt iso-1 (mutant) + CN - NMR
1nmi – yCyt iso-1 + imidazole
2b0z, 2b10, 2b11, 2b12, 1u74, 1s6v – yCyt iso-1 (mutant) + Cyt peroxidase
2pcc – yCyt iso-1 + Cyt peroxidase
1yea, 1yeb – yCyt iso-2
2e84 – DvCyt – Desulfovibrio vulgaris
2j7a – DvCyt catalytic + electron donor subunits
2oz1 – RsuCyt – Rhodovulum sulfidophilum
1h31, 1h32, 1h33 – RsuCyt diheme
2aiu – Cyt – mouse
2fw5, 2fwt – RsCyt diheme residues 1-139 - Rhodobacter sphaeroides
1dw0, 1dw3 - RsCyt diheme residues 1-112
1dw1, 1dw2 - RsCyt diheme residues 1-112 + small molecule
1ogy - RsCyt diheme residues 25-154 + nitrate reductase catalytic subunit
2a3m, 2a3p – DdCyt tetraheme membrane-bound subunit - Desulfovibrio desulfuricans
1h21 - DdCyt di-heme
1ofw, 1ofy, 1duw, 19hc - DdCyt nine-heme
1oah - DdCyt
2b4z – bCyt – bovine
1lfm, 1i55, 3cyt, 1i54, 1i5t - Cyt – tuna
1fs7, 1fs8, 1fs9 – WsCyt + small molecule – Wolinella succinogenes
1dxr – RvCyt in photosynthetic reaction center – Rhodopseudomonas viridis
1qdb – Cyt – Sulfurospirillum deleyianum
5cyt – Cyt - albacore
2ccy – Cyt – Phaeospirillum molischianum
4dy9 – Cyt – Leishmania major
3u99 – Cyt diheme – Shewanella baltica
3j2t – Cyt + apoptotic protease-activating factor 1 – bovine – Cryo EM

Cytochrome C’Cytochrome C’

2xl6, 2xld, 2xle, 2xlo, 2xlv, 2xlw – AxCyt (mutant) + NO – Achromobacter xylosoxidans
1cgn, 1cgo, 2ykz, 3zqv, 2yti - AxCyt
2xm0, 2xm4, 2xl8, 2xlh, 2yl0, 2yl7, 3ztm - AxCyt (mutant)
2yl1, 2yl3, 2ylg, 3zqy, 3ztz - AxCyt (mutant) + CO
2yld, 3zwi - AxCyt + CO
2xlm - AxCyt + NO
2j9b, 2j8w – Cyt – Rubrivivax gelatinosus
1gqa – RsCyt
1mqv, 1a7v – RpCyt – Rhodopseudomonas palustris
1eky – RcCyt]] - Rhodobacter capsulatus – NMR
1cpr, 1cpq, 1rcp – RcCyt
1nbb – RcCyt + cyanide
1e83, 1e84, 1e85, 1e86 – Cyt - Alcaligenes xylosoxidans
1jaf – Cyt – Rhodocyclus gelatinosus
1bbh – Cyt – Allochromatium vinosum
3vcr - CtCyt
3vrc – Cyt – Thermochromatium tepidum

Cytochrome C’’Cytochrome C’’

1oae, 1gu2 – MmCyt – Methylophilus methylotrophus
1e8e – MmCyt - NMR

Cytochrome C1Cytochrome C1

3cx5, 3cxh – yCyt in complex III
2ibz - yCyt in complex III + inhibitor
1kyo - yCyt in Bc1 complex
1kb9 – yCyt in Bc1 complex residues 17-368
1ezv - yCyt in Bc1 complex + antibody FV fragment
3h1h, 1bcc - cCyt in Bc1 complex – chicken
3h1i, 2bcc, 3bcc - cCyt in Bc1 complex + inhibitor
2qjk, 2qjp, 2qjy – RsCyt in Bc1 complex + inhibitor
2fyn - RsCyt in Bc1 complex (mutant)
1l0n, 1be3, 1bgy, 1qcr – bCyt in Bc1 complex
2fyu - bCyt in Bc1 complex (mutant) + inhibitor
1sqp, 1sqq, 1sqv, 1sqx, 2a06, 1sqb, 1pp9, 1ppj, 1ntk, 1ntm, 1p84, 1l0l - bCyt in Bc1 complex + inhibitor
1ntz, 1nu1 - bCyt in Bc1 complex + substrate
1zrt - RcCyt in Bc1 complex + inhibitor
2yiu - Cyt in Bc1 complex – Paracoccus denitrificans

Cytochrome C2Cytochrome C2

1c2r - RcCyt
1vyd – RcCyt (mutant)
1c2n – RcCyt - NMR
1l9b, 1l9j – RsCyt in photosynthetic reaction center
2cxb, 1cxc, 1cxa - RsCyt
1jdl – Cyt – Rhodospirillum centenum
2c2c, 3c2c – Cyt – Rhodospirillum rubrum
1i8o, 1hh7, 1fj0, 1i8p – RpCyt
1hro – Cyt – Rhodopila globiformis
1cot – PdCyt - Paracoccus denitrificans
1cry - RvCyt
1co6, 1io3 – BvCyt - Blastochloris viridis

Cytochrome C3Cytochrome C3

2ksu, 1up9, 1upd, 1gmb, 1gm4, 1i77, 3cyr – DdCyt
2kmy – DdCyt – NMR
2k3v – Cyt – Shewanella frigidimarina
1m1p, 1m1r, 1m1q - SoCyt tetraheme – Shewanella oneidensis
3pmq - SoCyt decaheme
1it1 – DvCyt
2bpn – DvCyt fragment - NMR
1j0o, 2cth, 2cdv - DvCyt tetraheme
2z47, 2yyw, 2yyx, 2yxc, 2ffn, 2ewi, 2ewk, 2ewu, 1wr5, 1j0p, 1mdv, 2cym – DvCyt tetraheme (mutant)
1gx7 – DvCyt + hydrogenase
1gyo, 1wad, 1qn0, 1qn1 - DgCyt di-tetraheme – Desulfovibrio gigas
1z1n - DgCyt sixteen heme
2bq4, 3cao, 3car – Cyt – Desulfovibrio africanus
1w7o - Cyt – Desulfomicrobium baculatus
1aqe – DnCyt (mutant) – Desulfomicrobium norvegicum
1czj, 2cy3 - DnCyt
1a2i - DvCyt
2ldo – GsCyt residues 21-91 – Geobacter sulfurreducens - NMR
3ov0 – GsCyt residues 26-343 dodedcaheme
3ouq - GsCyt residues 26-186 hexaheme
3oue - GsCyt residues 186-343 hexaheme

Cytochrome C4Cytochrome C4

1m6z, 1m70, 1etp – PsCyt – Pseudomonas stutzeri
1h1o – Cyt - Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans

Cytochrome C5Cytochrome C5

1cc5 – Cyt – Azotobacter vinelandii

Cytochrome C6Cytochrome C6

3ph2 – PlCyt (mutant) – Phormidium laminosum
3dr0, 4eic, 4eie – SyCyt – Synechococcus
4eid, 4eif – SyCyt (mutant)
3dmi – Cyt – Phaeodactylum tricornutum
2zbo – Cyt – Hizikia fusiformis
2v07, 2dge – AtCyt residues 71-175 – Arabidopsis thaliana
2ce0, 2ce1 - AtCyt residues 71-175 (mutant)
2v08 – PlCyt
1ls9 – Cyt – Cladophora glomerata
1kib, 1f1f – AmCyt – Arthrospira maxima
1gdv – Cyt – Porphyra yezoensis
1a2s, 1ced – MbCyt – Monoraphidium braunii – NMR
1ctj - MbCyt
1c6s – Cyt – Cyanobacterium synechococcus - NMR
1c6o, 1c6r – Cyt – Scenedesmus obliquus
1ccr – Cyt - rice

Cytochrome C7Cytochrome C7

3h33, 3h34, 3h4n, 3bxu – GsCyt
1lm2, 1l3o, 1kwj, 1f22, 1ehj – DaCyt – Deulfurmonas acetoxidans – NMR
1hh5 - DaCyt

Cytochrome C549Cytochrome C549

1f1c – AmCyt
1e29 - SyCyt

Cytochrome C550Cytochrome C550

3arc, 3prq, 3prr, 3kzi, 3a0b, 3a0h, 3bz1, 3bz2, 1izl – Cyt in photosystem II – Thermosynechococcus vulcanus
2axt, 1w5c, 1s5l - TeCyt in photosystem II – Thermosynechococcus elongatus
2bgv – PvCyt – Paracoccus versutus
2bh4, 2bh5 – PvCyt (mutant)
1mz4 – TeCyt
155c - PdCyt

Cytochrome C551Cytochrome C551

2zon – AxCyt + nitrite reductase
2gc7, 2gc4, 2mta – PdCyt + methylamine dehydrogenase + amicyanin
1cch, 1cor – PsCyt - NMR
1gks – Cyt – Ectothiorhodospira halophila - NMR
1new – DaCyt triheme]- NMR
2exv – PaCyt (mutant) – Pseudomonas aeruginosa
351c, 451c - PaCyt
2pac – PaCyt - NMR
1dvv - PaCyt (mutant) – NMR
1fi3, 2i8f - PsCyt (mutant) – NMR

Cytochrome C552Cytochrome C552

Nitrite reductase

Cytochrome C553Cytochrome C553

1b7v, 1c75 – BpCyt - Bacillus pasteuri
1k3h, 1k3g – BpCyt – NMR
1e08 – DdCyt + hydrogenase - NMR
1n9c – Cyt – Sporosarcina pasteurii
1c53 - DvCyt
1dvh - DvCyt - NMR
2dvh - DvCyt (mutant) - NMR
1dwl – DvCyt + ferredoxin I – NMR
1cyi, 1cyj – Cyt – Chlamydomonas reinhardtii

Cytochrome C554Cytochrome C554

2zzs – Cyt – Vibrio parahaemolyticus
1ft5, 1ft6, 1bvb – Cyt – Nitrosomonas europaea

Cytochrome C555Cytochrome C555

2zxy – Cyt – Aquifex aeolicus
2w9k, 2yk3 – Cyt – Crithidia fasciculate

Cytochrome C556Cytochrome C556

1s05 – RpCyt - NMR

Cytochrome C558Cytochrome C558

2x5u, 2x5v – BvCyt in photosynthetic reaction center – Blastochloris viridis – Laue
2wjm, 2wjn, 3g7f, 3d38, 2jbl, 2i5n, 1vrn, 1r2c - BvCyt in photosynthetic reaction center

Cytochrome C562Cytochrome C562

3qvz – EcCyt + Cu + Zn


Cytochrome C NAPBCytochrome C NAPB

3ml1, 3o5a – Cyt + nitrate reductase catalytic subunit – Ralstonia eutropha
1jni – Cyt small subunit – Haemophilus influenzae

Cytochrome CLCytochrome CL

2d0w – Cyt – Hyphomicrobium denitrificans
2c8s – MeCyt – Methylobacterium extorquens

Cytochrome CC3Cytochrome CC3

2cvc, 1gws, 1h29 – DvCyt

Cytochrome CD1Cytochrome CD1

1gq1, 1h9x, 1h9y, 1hcm, 1qks – Cyt – Paracoccus pantotrophus
1gjq – PaCyt
1dy7 – PaCyt + CO
1e2r – PdCyt + CN

Cytochrome CHCytochrome CH

1qn2 – MeCyt

Cytochrome CB562Cytochrome CB562

3qvy, 3qw0, 3qw1 – EcCyt + Zn
3c62, 3c63, 3iq5, 3iq6, 3l1m, 3m15, 3nmi, 3nmk - EcCyt (mutant) + Zn
3qvy – EcCyt + Zn + Cu
3de8, 3m79 - EcCyt (mutant) + Zn + Cu
3de9, 3nmj - EcCyt (mutant) + Zn + Ni

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