Redox dependent conformational changes in cytochrome c oxidase suggest a gating mechanism for proton uptake.
Qin, L., Liu, J., Mills, D., Proshlyakov, D.A., Hiser, C., Ferguson-Miller, S.(2009) Biochemistry 48: 5121-5130
- PubMed: 19397279 
- DOI: 10.1021/bi9001387
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
3FYE, 3FYI - PubMed Abstract: 
A role for conformational change in the coupling mechanism of cytochrome c oxidase is the subject of controversy. Relatively small conformational changes have been reported in comparisons of reduced and oxidized crystal structures of bovine oxidase b ...