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A mitochondrial inner membrane protein, designated MIX, seems to be essential for cell viability. The deletion of both alleles was not possible, and the deletion of a single allele led to a loss of virulence and aberrant mitochondrial segregation and cell division inLeishmania major . However, the mechanism by which MIX exerts its effect has not been determined. We show here that MIX is also expressed in the mitochondrion ofTrypanosoma brucei , and using RNA interference, we found that its loss leads to a phenotype that is similar to that described forLeishmania . The loss of MIX also had a major effect on cytochromec oxidase activity, on the mitochondrial membrane potential, and on the production of mitochondrial ATP by oxidative phosphorylation. Using a tandem affinity purification tag, we found that MIX is associated with a multiprotein complex that contains subunits of the mitochondrial cytochromec oxidase complex (respiratory complex IV), the composition of which was characterized in detail. The specific function of MIX is unknown, but it appears to be important for the function of complex IV and for mitochondrial segregation and cell division inT. brucei .

Structural and Functional Association of Trypanosoma brucei MIX Protein with Cytochrome c Oxidase Complex