UQCR10
Function
Component of the ubiquinol-cytochrome c oxidoreductase, a multisubunit transmembrane complex that is part of the mitochondrial electron transport chain which drives oxidative phosphorylation. The respiratory chain contains 3 multisubunit complexes succinate dehydrogenase (complex II, CII), ubiquinol-cytochrome c oxidoreductase (cytochrome b-c1 complex, complex III, CIII) and cytochrome c oxidase (complex IV, CIV), that cooperate to transfer electrons derived from NADH and succinate to molecular oxygen, creating an electrochemical gradient over the inner membrane that drives transmembrane transport and the ATP synthase. The cytochrome b-c1 complex catalyzes electron transfer from ubiquinol to cytochrome c, linking this redox reaction to translocation of protons across the mitochondrial inner membrane, with protons being carried across the membrane as hydrogens on the quinol. In the process called Q cycle, 2 protons are consumed from the matrix, 4 protons are released into the intermembrane space and 2 electrons are passed to cytochrome c.
Sequence Similarities
Belongs to the UQCR10/QCR9 family.
Cellular localization
- Mitochondrion inner membrane
- Single-pass membrane protein
Alternative names
UCRC, HSPC119, UQCR10, Cytochrome b-c1 complex subunit 9, Complex III subunit 9, Complex III subunit X, Cytochrome c1 non-heme 7 kDa protein, Ubiquinol-cytochrome c reductase complex 7.2 kDa protein