High resolution structure of the ba3 cytochrome c oxidase from Thermus thermophilus in a lipidic environment.
Tiefenbrunn, T., Liu, W., Chen, Y., Katritch, V., Stout, C.D., Fee, J.A., Cherezov, V.(2011) PLoS One 6: e22348-e22348
- PubMed: 21814577 
- DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0022348
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
3S8F, 3S8G - PubMed Abstract: 
The fundamental chemistry underpinning aerobic life on Earth involves reduction of dioxygen to water with concomitant proton translocation. This process is catalyzed by members of the heme-copper oxidase (HCO) superfamily. Despite the availability of crystal structures for all types of HCO, the mode of action for this enzyme is not understood at the atomic level, namely how vectorial H(+) and e(-) transport are coupled ...