Studies on CytochromecOxidase, XII. Isolation and Primary Structure of Polypeptide VIb from Bovine Heart
- 1 January 1985
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH in Biological Chemistry Hoppe-Seyler
- Vol. 366 (2), 687-694
- https://doi.org/10.1515/bchm3.1985.366.2.687
Abstract
The isolation and complete sequence analysis of the cytoplasmically synthesized polypeptide VIb from bovine heart cytochrome c oxidase is described. The protein is a stoichiometric constituent of the respiratory complex IV. Its primary structure is deduced from N-terminal sequencing and overlapping peptides obtained from tryptic cleavage and specific cleavage at arginyl and tryptophyl peptide bonds. The polypeptide chain consists of 84 amino acids from which a Mr of 9419 is derived. It has a relatively high content of histidine and proline and contains a single cysteine. A hydrophobic sequence of 20 amino acids points to a membrane-penetrating structure similar to that found in polypeptides I, II, III, IV and VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIIc of the bovine oxidase. The sequence of VIb is tissue-specific, it contributes to the formation of nuclear coded isoenzymes of cytochrome c oxidase. The protein thus may be involved in a tissue-specific regulation of cellular respiration.Keywords
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