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ArticleNature communications2026

A carboxylate switch point controls long-range energy transduction in respiratory Complex I.

Adel Beghiah, Patricia Saura, Terezia Kovalova, Franziska Hoeser, Thorsten Friedrich, Ville R I Kaila

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Article in Nature communications, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Adel Beghiah *Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden.ORCID 0009-0000-8536-808X
Patricia Saura *Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0003-2575-9913
Terezia Kovalova *Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0002-0144-2463
Franziska HoeserInstitut für Biochemie, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität, Freiburg, Germany.
Thorsten FriedrichInstitut für Biochemie, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität, Freiburg, Germany.
Ville R I KailaDepartment of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden. ville.kaila@dbb.su.se.ORCID 0000-0003-4464-6324

Funding

Knut och Alice Wallenbergs Stiftelse (Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation) 2019.0251Knut och Alice Wallenbergs Stiftelse (Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation) WASPDDLS22:025Vetenskapsrådet (Swedish Research Council) 2020-04081Vetenskapsrådet (Swedish Research Council) 2025-04607
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Complex I is a highly intricate membrane-bound protein complex that powers the cellular energy metabolism by a long-range ( > 300 Å) proton-coupled electron transfer (PCET) reaction. Here, we investigate the highly debated coupling mechanism of Complex I by probing the charge transfer reaction along its functionally central carboxylate pathway (E-channel). By combining biophysical and site-directed mutagenesis experiments with high-resolution (2.6-2.8 Å) cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) and multiscale simulations, we identify a conserved carboxylate switch point (D79

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Carboxylic AcidsElectron Transport Complex ICryoelectron MicroscopyElectron TransportHumansKineticsModels, MolecularMutagenesis, Site-DirectedMutationOxidation-ReductionProtonsCarboxylic AcidsElectron Transport Complex IProtons

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PMID42386739
PMCPMC13324432

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