Structural Basis for Effector Control and Redox Partner Recognition in Cytochrome P450

Science ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 340 (6137) ◽  
pp. 1227-1230 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarvind Tripathi ◽  
Huiying Li ◽  
Thomas L. Poulos
Keyword(s):  
Crystal Structure ◽  
Electron Transfer ◽  
Structural Information ◽  
Cytochromes P450 ◽  
Structural Basis ◽  
Proton Coupled Electron Transfer ◽  
Redox Partner ◽  
Open Conformation ◽  
Redox Partners

Cytochromes P450 catalyze a variety of monooxygenase reactions that require electron transfer from redox partners. Although the structure of many P450s and a small handful of redox partners are known, there is very little structural information available on redox complexes, thus leaving a gap in our understanding on the control of P450–redox partner interactions. We have solved the crystal structure of oxidized and reduced P450cam complexed with its redox partner, putidaredoxin (Pdx), to 2.2 and 2.09 angstroms, respectively. It was anticipated that Pdx would favor closed substrate-bound P450cam, which differs substantially from the open conformer, but instead we found that Pdx favors the open state. These new structures indicate that the effector role of Pdx is to shift P450cam toward the open conformation, which enables the establishment of a water-mediated H-bonded network, which is required for proton-coupled electron transfer.

scholarly journals Crystal structure of enolase fromDrosophila melanogaster

2017 ◽  
Vol 73 (4) ◽  
pp. 228-234 ◽  
Author(s):  
Congcong Sun ◽  
Baokui Xu ◽  
Xueyan Liu ◽  
Zhen Zhang ◽  
Zhongliang Su
Keyword(s):  
Crystal Structure ◽  
Catalytic Activity ◽  
Structural Basis ◽  
Molecular Replacement ◽  
Biological Processes ◽  
Conserved Residues ◽  
Dimer Interface ◽  
Open Conformation ◽  
Evolutionary Studies ◽  
Important Enzyme

Enolase is an important enzyme in glycolysis and various biological processes. Its dysfunction is closely associated with diseases. Here, the enolase fromDrosophila melanogaster(DmENO) was purified and crystallized. A crystal of DmENO diffracted to 2.0 Å resolution and belonged to space groupR32. The structure was solved by molecular replacement. Like most enolases, DmENO forms a homodimer with conserved residues in the dimer interface. DmENO possesses an open conformation in this structure and contains conserved elements for catalytic activity. This work provides a structural basis for further functional and evolutionary studies of enolase.

scholarly journals A Novel Thermostable Cytochrome P450 from Sequence-Based Metagenomics of Binh Chau Hot Spring as a Promising Catalyst for Testosterone Conversion

Catalysts ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. 1083 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kim-Thoa Nguyen ◽  
Ngọc-Lan Nguyen ◽  
Nguyen Van Tung ◽  
Huy Hoang Nguyen ◽  
Mohammed Milhim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cytochrome P450 ◽  
Retinoic Acid ◽  
Amino Acid Sequence Identity ◽  
Hot Spring ◽  
Cytochromes P450 ◽  
Reading Frame ◽  
Redox Partner ◽  
Redox Partners ◽  
Identification And Characterization ◽  
Low Activity

Biotechnological applications of cytochromes P450 show difficulties, such as low activity, thermal and/or solvent instability, narrow substrate specificity and redox partner dependence. In an attempt to overcome these limitations, an exploitation of novel thermophilic P450 enzymes from nature via uncultured approaches is desirable due to their great advantages that can resolve nearly all mentioned impediments. From the metagenomics library of the Binh Chau hot spring, an open reading frame (ORF) encoding a thermostable cytochrome P450—designated as P450-T3—which shared 66.6% amino acid sequence identity with CYP109C2 of Sorangium cellulosum So ce56 was selected for further identification and characterization. The ORF was synthesized artificially and heterologously expressed in Escherichia coli C43(DE3) using the pET17b system. The purified enzyme had a molecular weight of approximately 43 kDa. The melting temperature of the purified enzyme was 76.2 °C and its apparent half-life at 60 °C was 38.7 min. Redox partner screening revealed that P450-T3 was reduced well by the mammalian AdR-Adx4-108 and the yeast Arh1-Etp1 redox partners. Lauric acid, palmitic acid, embelin, retinoic acid (all-trans) and retinoic acid (13-cis) demonstrated binding to P450-T3. Interestingly, P450-T3 also bound and converted testosterone. Overall, P450-T3 might become a good candidate for biocatalytic applications on a larger scale.

The role of proton coupled electron transfer in water oxidation

2012 ◽  
Vol 5 (7) ◽  
pp. 7704 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher J. Gagliardi ◽  
Aaron K. Vannucci ◽  
Javier J. Concepcion ◽  
Zuofeng Chen ◽  
Thomas J. Meyer
Keyword(s):  
Electron Transfer ◽  
Water Oxidation ◽  
Proton Coupled Electron Transfer

Role of Proton-Coupled Electron Transfer in the Redox Interconversion between Benzoquinone and Hydroquinone

2012 ◽  
Vol 134 (45) ◽  
pp. 18538-18541 ◽  
Author(s):  
Na Song ◽  
Christopher J. Gagliardi ◽  
Robert A. Binstead ◽  
Ming-Tian Zhang ◽  
Holden Thorp ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electron Transfer ◽  
Proton Coupled Electron Transfer ◽  
Redox Interconversion

scholarly journals Visualizing the protons in a metalloenzyme electron proton transfer pathway

2020 ◽  
Vol 117 (12) ◽  
pp. 6484-6490 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hanna Kwon ◽  
Jaswir Basran ◽  
Juliette M. Devos ◽  
Reynier Suardíaz ◽  
Marc W. van der Kamp ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Crystal Structure ◽  
Electron Transfer ◽  
Hydrogen Bonding ◽  
Proton Transfer ◽  
Proton Donor ◽  
Biological Processes ◽  
Proton Coupled Electron Transfer ◽  
Neutron Structure ◽  
Bona Fide ◽  
Electron Proton Transfer

In redox metalloenzymes, the process of electron transfer often involves the concerted movement of a proton. These processes are referred to as proton-coupled electron transfer, and they underpin a wide variety of biological processes, including respiration, energy conversion, photosynthesis, and metalloenzyme catalysis. The mechanisms of proton delivery are incompletely understood, in part due to an absence of information on exact proton locations and hydrogen bonding structures in a bona fide metalloenzyme proton pathway. Here, we present a 2.1-Å neutron crystal structure of the complex formed between a redox metalloenzyme (ascorbate peroxidase) and its reducing substrate (ascorbate). In the neutron structure of the complex, the protonation states of the electron/proton donor (ascorbate) and all of the residues involved in the electron/proton transfer pathway are directly observed. This information sheds light on possible proton movements during heme-catalyzed oxygen activation, as well as on ascorbate oxidation.

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