Ubiquinone binding site. (A) A UQ8 in cyt bo3 EM structure in MSP nanodisc is bound in the groove formed by TM0, TM1, and TM2. The head group of the ubiquinone is hydrogen bonded with residues R71I and D75I. (B) Surface representation of a UQ8 molecule bound in the groove formed by TM0, TM1, and TM2. (C) Superposition of the cyt bo3 EM structure in MSP nanodiscs (yellow) and in SMA (green). In both cyt bo3 structures, the density of H98I indicates dual conformations, and “conformation 2” of H98I is likely to form hydrogen bond with E14I.