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Substrate recognition induces sequential electron transfer across subunits in the nitrogenase-like DPOR complex.
Corless, Elliot I; Bennett, Brian; Antony, Edwin.
Afiliação
  • Corless EI; Department of Biological Sciences, Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri.
  • Bennett B; Department of Physics, Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
  • Antony E; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri. Electronic address: edwin.antony@health.slu.edu.
J Biol Chem ; 295(39): 13630-13639, 2020 09 25.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32737200
ABSTRACT
A key step in bacteriochlorophyll biosynthesis is the reduction of protochlorophyllide (Pchlide) to chlorophyllide (Chlide), catalyzed by dark-operative protochlorophyllide oxidoreductase (DPOR). DPOR is made of electron donor (BchL) and acceptor (BchNB) component proteins. BchNB is further composed of two subunits each of BchN and BchB arranged as an α2ß2 heterotetramer with two active sites for substrate reduction. Such oligomeric architectures are found in several other electron transfer (ET) complexes, but how this architecture influences activity is unclear. Here, we describe allosteric communication between the two identical active sites in Rhodobacter sphaeroides BchNB that drives sequential and asymmetric ET. Pchlide binding to one BchNB active site initiates ET from the pre-reduced [4Fe-4S] cluster of BchNB, a process similar to the deficit spending mechanism observed in the structurally related nitrogenase complex. Pchlide binding in one active site is recognized in trans by an Asp-274 from the opposing half, which is positioned to serve as the initial proton donor. A D274A variant DPOR binds to two Pchlide molecules in the BchNB complex, but only one is bound productively, stalling Pchlide reduction in both active sites. A half-active complex combining one WT and one D274A monomer also stalled after one electron was transferred in the WT half. We propose that such sequential electron transfer in oligomeric enzymes serves as a regulatory mechanism to ensure binding and recognition of the correct substrate. The findings shed light on the functional advantages imparted by the oligomeric architecture found in many electron transfer enzymes.
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Texto completo: 1 Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Rhodobacter sphaeroides / Oxirredutases atuantes sobre Doadores de Grupo CH-CH Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2020 Tipo de documento: Article

Texto completo: 1 Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Rhodobacter sphaeroides / Oxirredutases atuantes sobre Doadores de Grupo CH-CH Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2020 Tipo de documento: Article