Succinate dehydrogenase (EC 1.3.99.1) in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae is a mitochondrial heterotetramer containing a flavoprotein subunit with an 8-N(3)-histidyl-linked FAD cofactor. The covalent linkage of the FAD is necessary for activity. We have developed an in vitro assay that measures the flavinylation of the flavoprotein precursor in mitochondrial matrix fractions. Flavoprotein modification does not depend on translocation across a membrane, but it does require proteolytic processing by the mitochondrial processing peptidase prior to flavin attachment. Since ATP depletion, N-ethylmaleimide, or proteinase treatments of matrix fractions inhibit flavoprotein modification, at least one additional matrix protein component appears to be required. Having previously suggested that the flavoprotein begins folding before FAD attachment occurs, we tested whether the mitochondrial chaperonin, heat shock protein 60, might be necessary. Co-immunoprecipitation of the flavoprotein and the chaperonin demonstrate that the proteins do indeed interact. However, immunodepletion of the chaperonin from matrix fractions does not inhibit FAD attachment. Nonprotein components are also required for flavoprotein modification. In addition to ATP, effector molecules such as succinate, fumarate, or malate also stimulate modification. Together, these results suggest that FAD addition is an early event in succinate dehydrogenase assembly.

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