Proton transfer in uncoupled variants of cytochrome c oxidase.

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Cytochrome c oxidase is a membrane-bound redox-driven proton pump that harbors two proton-transfer pathways, D and K, which are used at different stages of the reaction cycle. Here, we address the question if a D pathway with a modified energy landscape for proton transfer could take over the role of the K pathway when the latter is blocked by a mutation. Our data indicate that structural alterations near the...

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