Biology:UQCRC2
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Cytochrome b-c1 complex subunit 2, mitochondrial (UQCRC2), also known as QCR2, UQCR2, or MC3DN5 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the UQCRC2 gene.[1] The product of UQCRC2 is a subunit of the respiratory chain protein Ubiquinol Cytochrome c Reductase (UQCR, Complex III or Cytochrome bc1 complex), which consists of the products of one mitochondrially encoded gene, MTCYTB (mitochondrial cytochrome b) and ten nuclear genes: UQCRC1, UQCRC2, Cytochrome c1, UQCRFS1 (Rieske protein), UQCRB, "11kDa protein", UQCRH (cyt c1 Hinge protein), Rieske Protein presequence, "cyt. c1 associated protein", and "Rieske-associated protein."[2][3] Defects in UQCRC2 are associated with mitochondrial complex III deficiency, nuclear, type 5.[1]
Structure
UQCRC2 is located on the p arm of chromosome 16 in position 12.2 and has 14 exons.[1] The UQCRC2 gene produces a 48.4 kDa protein composed of 453 amino acids.[4][5] UQCRC2 belongs to the peptidase M16 family and UQCRC2/QCR2 subfamily. UQCRC2 has a transit peptide domain. Ubiquinol Cytochrome c Reductase (b-c1 complex) contains 11 subunits: 3 respiratory subunits (cytochrome b, cytochrome c1 and Rieske/UQCRFS1), 2 core proteins (UQCRC1/QCR1 and UQCRC2/QCR2) and 6 low-molecular weight proteins (UQCRH/QCR6, UQCRB/QCR7, UQCRQ/QCR8, UQCR10/QCR9, UQCR11/QCR10 and a cleavage product of Rieske/UQCRFS1).[6][7] UQCRC2 is part of the hydrophobic core of the b-c1 complex and is necessary for the stabilization of Ubiquinol Cytochrome c Reductase.[8]
Function
The protein encoded by this gene is located in the mitochondrion, where it is part of the ubiquinol-cytochrome c reductase complex (also known as complex III). This complex constitutes a part of the mitochondrial respiratory chain.[1] The core protein UQCRC2 is required for the assembly and stabilization of the complex.[6][7]
Clinical Significance
Variants of UQCRC2 have been associated with mitochondrial complex III deficiency, nuclear, type 5.[1] Mitochondrial complex III deficiency nuclear type 5 is a disorder of the mitochondrial respiratory chain resulting in a highly variable phenotype depending on which tissues are affected. Clinical features include mitochondrial encephalopathy, psychomotor retardation, ataxia, severe failure to thrive, liver dysfunction, renal tubulopathy, muscle weakness, exercise intolerance, lactic acidosis and hypoglycemia. Homozygous mutations resulting in a change from Arginine to Tryptophan at position 183 have been associated with mitochondrial complex III deficiency due to UQCRC2 dysfunction. Autosomal recessive inheritance has been proposed as a transmission pattern.[8][9][10]
Interactions
UQCRC2 has 98 protein-protein interactions with 90 of them being co-complex interactions. CAC1A, QCR1, UQCRC1, CACNA1A, STOM, a8k1f4, HLA-B, ARF6, and Mapk3 have been found to interact with UQCRC2.[6][7][11]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Entrez Gene: UQCRC2 ubiquinol-cytochrome c reductase core protein II". https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=7385.
- ↑ "Assignment of the gene for the core protein II (UQCRC2) subunit of the mitochondrial cytochrome bc1 complex to human chromosome 16p12". Genomics 18 (2): 455–6. November 1993. doi:10.1006/geno.1993.1500. PMID 8288258.
- ↑ "Complementary DNA encoding core protein II of human mitochondrial cytochrome bc1 complex. Substantial diversity in deduced primary structure from its yeast counterpart". The Journal of Biological Chemistry 264 (23): 13483–8. August 1989. doi:10.1016/S0021-9258(18)80022-9. PMID 2547763.
- ↑ "Integration of cardiac proteome biology and medicine by a specialized knowledgebase". Circulation Research 113 (9): 1043–53. October 2013. doi:10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.113.301151. PMID 23965338.
- ↑ Yao, Daniel. "Cardiac Organellar Protein Atlas Knowledgebase (COPaKB) —— Protein Information". https://amino.heartproteome.org/web/protein/P22695.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "UniProt: the universal protein knowledgebase". Nucleic Acids Research 45 (D1): D158–D169. January 2017. doi:10.1093/nar/gkw1099. PMID 27899622.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 "UQCRC2 - Cytochrome b-c1 complex subunit 2, mitochondrial precursor - Homo sapiens (Human) - UQCRC2 gene & protein" (in en). https://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/P22695.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (OMIM) 615160
- ↑ "Mitochondrial complex III deficiency caused by a homozygous UQCRC2 mutation presenting with neonatal-onset recurrent metabolic decompensation". Human Mutation 34 (3): 446–52. March 2013. doi:10.1002/humu.22257. PMID 23281071.
- ↑ "UQCRC2 mutation in a patient with mitochondrial complex III deficiency causing recurrent liver failure, lactic acidosis and hypoglycemia". Journal of Human Genetics 62 (7): 729–731. July 2017. doi:10.1038/jhg.2017.22. PMID 28275242.
- ↑ "113 binary interactions found for search term UQCRC2". IntAct Molecular Interaction Database. EMBL-EBI. https://www.ebi.ac.uk/intact/interactions?conversationContext=3&query=UQCRC2.
Further reading
- "The primary structure of the precursor to core protein II, a putative member of mitochondrial processing protease family, of rat mitochondrial cytochrome bc1 complex deduced from cDNA sequence analysis". Biochemistry International 20 (4): 731–7. 1990. PMID 2162168.
- "Identification and characterization of a novel Nogo-interacting mitochondrial protein (NIMP)". Journal of Neurochemistry 81 (1): 36–45. April 2002. doi:10.1046/j.1471-4159.2002.00788.x. PMID 12067236.
- "Oxidative modification of mitochondrial respiratory complexes in response to the stress of Trypanosoma cruzi infection". Free Radical Biology & Medicine 37 (12): 2072–81. December 2004. doi:10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2004.09.011. PMID 15544925.
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