Respiratory-induced coenzyme Q biosynthesis is regulated by a phosphorylation cycle of Cat5p/Coq7p.

This work was supported by the Spanish Ministerio de Ciencia y Tecnologia [grant number FIS PI080500]; the Junta de Andalucia [grant number P08-CTS-03988]; and by a grant from the International Q10 Association entitled “Phosphorylation-based regulation of coenzyme Q biosynthesis in yeast”. A.M.-M. received a predoctoral fellowship from the Consejer´ia de Innovacion Ciencia y Empresa, Junta de Andalucia (Spain). I.G.-M. received a predoctoral fellowship from the Plan Propio of the Universidad Pablo de Olavide de Sevilla.