The single, simple concept that natural selection adjusts distances between redox cofactors goes a long way towards encompassing natural electron transfer protein design. Distances are short or long as required to direct or insulate promiscuously tunneling single electrons. Along a chain, distances are usually 14 A or less. Shorter distances are needed to allow climbing of added energetic barriers at paired-electron catalytic centers in which substrate and the required number of cofactors form a compact cluster. When there is a short-circuit danger, distances between shorting centers are relatively long. Distances much longer than 14 A will support only very slow electron tunneling, but could act as high impedance signals useful in regulation. Tunneling simulations of the respiratory complexes provide clear illustrations of this simple engineering.
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PUBLICATION TYPE: Research Support, N.I.H., Extr
Journal: Biochimica et biophysica acta
VOLUME: 1757
Page Numbers: 1096-109
Journal Abbreviation: Biochim. Biophys. Acta
ISSN: 0006-3002
DAY: 5
MONTH: 05
YEAR: 2006
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LANGUAGE: eng
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Electron tunneling chains of mitochondria. Keywords Mesh Terms:
KEYWORDS: Swine
MESH TERMS: metabolism
Chemical & Substance for Abstract: Electron tunneling chains of mitochondria. Information
Substance Name: Electron Transport Complex IV
Registry Number: EC 1.9.3.1
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AFFILIATION: The Johnson Research Foundation, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Pennsylvania, 1005, Stellar-Chance Laboratories, 422, Curie Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6059, USA. moserc@mail.med.upenn.edu
Country: Netherlands
AGENCY: United States NIGMS
GRANT: GM27309
ACRONYM: GM
MEDLINETA: Biochim Biophys Acta
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