Component

Reconstructed ancestral tetrapod COQ4

Reconstructed ancestral tetrapod COQ4. Species, exposure and limitations are retained in each linked claim.

2 recorded relationships. Experimental role, claim status and evidence remain attached to each record.

How nutrients influence it

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How nutrients reach it in more than one step

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What it does

Every recorded relationship this component is part of, grouped by its role. Plain wording comes first; the technical statement follows.

Recorded relationships

What it acts on

  1. Reconstructed COQ4 catalyzed C1 decarboxylation without the C1 hydroxylation product in this assay.

    Experimental context and source evidence
    evidence_span
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    experimental_model
    Purified reconstructed COQ metabolon with short-chain substrates
    exposure
    Enzyme combinations, methyl donors, reductants and metal additions
    limitations
    Ancestral proteins and CoQ1 analogues; no clinical cofactor dose or proof of nutritional rate limitation. Reaction order need not be universal across species.
    nutrient_topic
    Coenzyme Q10 research collection; topical membership is not evidence of a direct dietary effect. · Coenzyme Q10 / CoQ10 redox system
    organism
    Reconstructed ancestral tetrapod proteins
    plain_language
    Removing a carbon group and adding oxygen were separable in this reconstruction.
    primary_references
    [coq10-p38425362] In vitro construction of the COQ metabolon unveils the molecular determinants of coenzyme Q biosynthesis. (2024). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38425362/ DOI: 10.1038/s41929-023-01087-z
    tissue_or_cell_type
    Stepwise CoQ head-group assembly

    Coenzyme Q10: biosynthesis, electron transfer, antioxidant recycling and nutrient interactions (2026-09-17) · lines 684–695

    AI-assisted literature curation; primary study URLs and scope retained in the document and extraction. Not publisher full text. · supports · Purified reconstructed COQ metabolon with short-chain substrates · source_derived_draft · unverified_draft

    ### coq10-coq4-decarboxylation Reconstructed COQ4 catalyzed C1 decarboxylation without the C1 hydroxylation product in this assay. Condition category: normal nutrient_topic: Coenzyme Q10 research collection; topical membership is not evidence of a direct dietary effect. plain_language: Removing a carbon group and adding oxygen were separable in this reconstruction. organism: Reconstructed ancestral tetrapod proteins tissue_or_cell_type: Stepwise CoQ head-group assembly experimental_model: Purified reconstructed COQ metabolon with short-chain substrates limitations: Ancestral proteins and CoQ1 analogues; no clinical cofactor dose or proof of nutritional rate limitation. Reaction order need not be universal across species. exposure: Enzyme combinations, methyl donors, reductants and metal additions evidence_span: {"source_cache": "artifacts/coq10-research/38425362.fulltext.txt", "locator": "Primary full-text span; zero-based, end-exclusive Unicode character offsets", "file_sha256": "7d25af4ecd7340649536b8fea3b8a0a308a1611bbf8c57f6a79b362f443f1cba", "start_char": 17236, "end_char": 17638, "text_sha256": "a33802f50b3854ca1f866d40a31707302fc79c4ecfe2d9e4abdc73e1efe18152"} [coq10-p38425362] In vitro construction of the COQ metabolon unveils the molecular determinants of coenzyme Q biosynthesis. (2024). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38425362/ DOI: 10.1038/s41929-023-01087-z
    Complete structured claim and evidence

What acts on it

  1. Zinc promoted COQ4 decarboxylase activity, whereas disruption of its metal-binding site eliminated detected product.

    Zinc(II) ion → Reconstructed ancestral tetrapod COQ4 source_derived_draftungraded
    Experimental context and source evidence
    evidence_span
    {"source_cache": "artifacts/coq10-research/38425362.fulltext.txt", "locator": "Primary full-text span; zero-based, end-exclusive Unicode character offsets", "file_sha256": "7d25af4ecd7340649536b8fea3b8a0a308a1611bbf8c57f6a79b362f443f1cba", "start_char": 19036, "end_char": 19993, "text_sha256": "b045e1167d6b11834b57a1d07ec6cfd4a9b4419ea9a0f482e9509488bd3b3178"}
    experimental_model
    Purified reconstructed COQ metabolon with short-chain substrates
    exposure
    Enzyme combinations, methyl donors, reductants and metal additions
    limitations
    Ancestral proteins and CoQ1 analogues; no clinical cofactor dose or proof of nutritional rate limitation. Reaction order need not be universal across species.
    nutrient_topic
    Coenzyme Q10 research collection; topical membership is not evidence of a direct dietary effect. · Coenzyme Q10 / CoQ10 redox system
    organism
    Reconstructed ancestral tetrapod proteins
    plain_language
    A zinc-binding site helped a different head-group modification.
    primary_references
    [coq10-p38425362] In vitro construction of the COQ metabolon unveils the molecular determinants of coenzyme Q biosynthesis. (2024). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38425362/ DOI: 10.1038/s41929-023-01087-z
    tissue_or_cell_type
    Stepwise CoQ head-group assembly

    Coenzyme Q10: biosynthesis, electron transfer, antioxidant recycling and nutrient interactions (2026-09-17) · lines 671–682

    AI-assisted literature curation; primary study URLs and scope retained in the document and extraction. Not publisher full text. · supports · Purified reconstructed COQ metabolon with short-chain substrates · source_derived_draft · unverified_draft

    ### coq10-coq4-zinc Zinc promoted COQ4 decarboxylase activity, whereas disruption of its metal-binding site eliminated detected product. Condition category: normal nutrient_topic: Coenzyme Q10 research collection; topical membership is not evidence of a direct dietary effect. plain_language: A zinc-binding site helped a different head-group modification. organism: Reconstructed ancestral tetrapod proteins tissue_or_cell_type: Stepwise CoQ head-group assembly experimental_model: Purified reconstructed COQ metabolon with short-chain substrates limitations: Ancestral proteins and CoQ1 analogues; no clinical cofactor dose or proof of nutritional rate limitation. Reaction order need not be universal across species. exposure: Enzyme combinations, methyl donors, reductants and metal additions evidence_span: {"source_cache": "artifacts/coq10-research/38425362.fulltext.txt", "locator": "Primary full-text span; zero-based, end-exclusive Unicode character offsets", "file_sha256": "7d25af4ecd7340649536b8fea3b8a0a308a1611bbf8c57f6a79b362f443f1cba", "start_char": 19036, "end_char": 19993, "text_sha256": "b045e1167d6b11834b57a1d07ec6cfd4a9b4419ea9a0f482e9509488bd3b3178"} [coq10-p38425362] In vitro construction of the COQ metabolon unveils the molecular determinants of coenzyme Q biosynthesis. (2024). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38425362/ DOI: 10.1038/s41929-023-01087-z
    Complete structured claim and evidence

In the sources

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    This is a research prototype built from draft material. It is not medical advice, and its statements still await verification against the original studies.

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