Coupling and pathway control of coenzyme Q redox state and respiration in isolated mitochondria

T Komlódi, LHD Cardoso… - Bioenergetics …, 2021 - bioenergetics-communications.org
Redox states of the mitochondrial coenzyme Q pool, which reacts with the electron transfer
system, reflect the balance between (1) reducing capacities of electron flow from fuel …

[HTML][HTML] Mitochondrial coenzyme Q redox homeostasis and reactive oxygen species production

W Jarmuszkiewicz, K Dominiak, A Budzinska… - Frontiers in Bioscience …, 2023 - imrpress.com
Mitochondrial coenzyme Q (mtQ) of the inner mitochondrial membrane is a redox active
mobile carrier in the respiratory chain that transfers electrons between reducing …

[HTML][HTML] A sensitive mass spectrometric assay for mitochondrial CoQ pool redox state in vivo

N Burger, A Logan, TA Prime, A Mottahedin… - Free Radical Biology …, 2020 - Elsevier
Coenzyme Q (CoQ) is an essential cofactor, primarily found in the mitochondrial inner
membrane where it functions as an electron carrier in the respiratory chain, and as a …

[HTML][HTML] Coenzyme Q biosynthesis and its role in the respiratory chain structure

M Alcázar-Fabra, P Navas, G Brea-Calvo - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta …, 2016 - Elsevier
Coenzyme Q (CoQ) is a unique electron carrier in the mitochondrial respiratory chain, which
is synthesized on-site by a nuclear encoded multiprotein complex. CoQ receives electrons …

[HTML][HTML] The CoQH2/CoQ ratio serves as a sensor of respiratory chain efficiency

A Guaras, E Perales-Clemente, E Calvo, R Acín-Pérez… - Cell reports, 2016 - cell.com
Electrons feed into the mitochondrial electron transport chain (mETC) from NAD-or FAD-
dependent enzymes. A shift from glucose to fatty acids increases electron flux through FAD …

Targeting coenzyme Q derivatives to mitochondria

RAJ Smith, GF Kelso, AM James, MP Murphy - Methods in enzymology, 2004 - Elsevier
Publisher Summary This chapter analyzes the approaches to target coenzyme Q derivatives
to mitochondria. Coenzyme Q is an essential electron carrier and an important antioxidant in …

Supercomplex organization of the mitochondrial respiratory chain and the role of the Coenzyme Q pool: pathophysiological implications

ML Genova, C Bianchi, G Lenaz - Biofactors, 2005 - content.iospress.com
In this review we examine early and recent evidence for an aggregated organization of the
mitochondrial respiratory chain. Blue Native Electrophoresis suggests that in several types …

Proton pumping of mitochondrial complex I: differential activation by analogs of ubiquinone

L Helfenbaum, A Ngo, A Ghelli, AW Linnane… - Journal of bioenergetics …, 1997 - Springer
As part of the ongoing studies aimed at elucidating the mechanism of the energy conserving
function of mitochondrial complex I, NADH: ubiquinone (Q) reductase, we have investigated …

New developments on the functions of coenzyme Q in mitochondria

ML Genova, G Lenaz - Biofactors, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
The notion of a mobile pool of coenzyme Q (CoQ) in the lipid bilayer has changed with the
discovery of respiratory supramolecular units, in particular the supercomplex comprising …

The role of Coenzyme Q in mitochondrial electron transport

G Lenaz, R Fato, G Formiggini, ML Genova - Mitochondrion, 2007 - Elsevier
In mitochondria, most Coenzyme Q is free in the lipid bilayer; the question as to whether
tightly bound, non-exchangeable Coenzyme Q molecules exist in mitochondrial complexes …