Respiratory complexes and supercomplexes

The respiratory chain is organized in complexes and supercomplexes to facilitate electron transport in respiration.

Respiratory supercomplexes

• cytochrome bc:caa3oxygen oxidoreductase supercomplex
  • QcrA-QcrB-QcrC
  • CtaA-CtaE

• succinate:quinone oxidoreductase: nitrate reductase superrcomplex
  • SdhA-SdhB-SdhC
  • NarG

Important publications

Pedro M F Sousa, Marco A M Videira, Filipe A S Santos, Brian L Hood, Thomas P Conrads, Ana M P Melo
The bc:caa3 supercomplexes from the Gram positive bacterium Bacillus subtilis respiratory chain: a megacomplex organization?
Arch Biochem Biophys: 2013, 537(1);153-60
[PubMed:23880299] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)