sdhC

UniProt ID: Q88FA5
Organism: Pseudomonas putida KT2440
Review Status: DRAFT
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Gene Description

Cytochrome b556 membrane anchor subunit of the succinate dehydrogenase/respiratory Complex II enzyme in Pseudomonas putida KT2440. SdhC is a multi-pass inner-membrane protein that, together with SdhD, anchors the SdhAB catalytic head to the plasma membrane and forms the membrane electron-transfer/quinone-interaction domain. It supports the succinate-to-fumarate TCA-cycle step and respiratory quinone reduction by the SdhABCD complex.

Existing Annotations Review

GO Term Evidence Action Reason
GO:0005886 plasma membrane
IEA
GO_REF:0000120
ACCEPT
Summary: Correct localization for the bacterial inner-membrane succinate dehydrogenase cytochrome b subunit.
Reason: The UniProt SUBCELLULAR LOCATION line rests only on an ARBA rule, so the location is argued from sequence analysis and family membership instead. Phobius predicts three transmembrane helices (FT TRANSMEM 28..49, 69..86, 107..127), and Q88FA5 matches the succinate dehydrogenase cytochrome b556 family (NCBIfam TIGR02970, Pfam PF01127 Sdh_cyt), whose members are the membrane anchor of Complex II. Alpha-helical multi-pass proteins of a Gram-negative bacterium reside in the inner membrane, which corresponds to the GO plasma membrane.
Supporting Evidence:
file:PSEPK/sdhC/sdhC-uniprot.txt
TRANSMEM 28..49
file:PSEPK/sdhC/sdhC-uniprot.txt
DR NCBIfam; TIGR02970; succ_dehyd_cytB; 1.
GO:0006099 tricarboxylic acid cycle
IEA
GO_REF:0000002
ACCEPT
Summary: Correct TCA-cycle annotation because SdhC is part of the SdhABCD succinate dehydrogenase complex.
Reason: The SdhABCD complex catalyzes the succinate-to-fumarate step of the TCA cycle, and SdhC is a membrane anchor/cytochrome b subunit of this required complex. The UniProt PATHWAY line is ARBA-only and is not used; the support is family membership - Q88FA5 matches the succinate dehydrogenase cytochrome b556 models (NCBIfam TIGR02970, CDD cd03499 SQR_TypeC_SdhC) - and the curated PIRSR heme note placing the heme between the two transmembrane subunits of the complex. No KT2440 sdhC mutant data are cached.
Supporting Evidence:
file:PSEPK/sdhC/sdhC-uniprot.txt
DR NCBIfam; TIGR02970; succ_dehyd_cytB; 1.
file:PSEPK/sdhC/sdhC-uniprot.txt
DR CDD; cd03499; SQR_TypeC_SdhC; 1.
file:PSEPK/sdhC/sdhC-uniprot.txt
Note=The heme is bound between the two transmembrane subunits.
GO:0009055 electron transfer activity
IEA
GO_REF:0000002
ACCEPT
Summary: Correct subunit-level role for the cytochrome b membrane domain of succinate dehydrogenase.
Reason: SdhC is the cytochrome b556 membrane subunit of Complex II and contains heme-binding features; it contributes to electron transfer/quinone reduction by the holoenzyme.
Supporting Evidence:
file:PSEPK/sdhC/sdhC-uniprot.txt
Name=heme; Xref=ChEBI:CHEBI:30413;
GO:0016020 membrane
IEA
GO_REF:0000002
MODIFY
Summary: Correct but less precise than the plasma membrane/inner membrane annotation.
Reason: SdhC is a membrane protein, but UniProt specifies the bacterial cell inner membrane and GOA already has the more informative plasma membrane annotation. Use GO:0005886 as the preferred location term.
Proposed replacements: plasma membrane
Supporting Evidence:
file:PSEPK/sdhC/sdhC-uniprot.txt
SUBCELLULAR LOCATION: Cell inner membrane

Core Functions

Cytochrome b membrane anchor subunit of succinate dehydrogenase/Complex II that contributes electron-transfer and membrane anchoring functions to quinone-linked succinate dehydrogenase activity.

Molecular Function:
electron transfer activity
Directly Involved In:
Cellular Locations:
Supporting Evidence:
  • file:PSEPK/sdhC/sdhC-uniprot.txt
    Succinate dehydrogenase cytochrome b556 subunit
  • file:PSEPK/sdhC/sdhC-uniprot.txt
    Name=heme; Xref=ChEBI:CHEBI:30413;

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Suggested Questions for Experts

Q: Does SdhC provide the main cytochrome b/heme coordination site in the P. putida KT2440 Complex II membrane domain, and how does it cooperate with SdhD in quinone reduction?

Suggested Experiments

Experiment: Mutate predicted SdhC heme-coordinating residues and assay SdhABCD heme content, quinone binding, membrane assembly, and succinate:quinone activity.

Deep Research

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sdhC notes

OpenScientist adjudication

The sdhC OpenScientist report identified Q88FA5/PP_4193 as the cytochrome b556
membrane-anchor subunit of SdhABCD Complex II, with the detailed heme- and
quinone-site claims transferred from E. coli and other characterized homologs.
I used it only as homology- and operon-level corroboration for the KT2440
subunit identity, not as direct P. putida KT2440 biochemical evidence.

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