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2j7a
From Proteopedia
| 2j7a, resolution 2.30Å () | |||||||||
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| Ligands: | , , , | ||||||||
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| Resources: | FirstGlance, OCA, PDBsum, RCSB | ||||||||
| Coordinates: | save as pdb, mmCIF, xml | ||||||||
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CRYSTAL STRUCTURE OF CYTOCHROME C NITRITE REDUCTASE NRFHA COMPLEX FROM DESULFOVIBRIO VULGARIS
Oxidation of membrane-bound quinol molecules is a central step in the respiratory electron transport chains used by biological cells to generate ATP by oxidative phosphorylation. A novel family of cytochrome c quinol dehydrogenases that play an important role in bacterial respiratory chains was recognised in recent years. Here, we describe the first structure of a cytochrome from this family, NrfH from Desulfovibrio vulgaris, which forms a stable complex with its electron partner, the cytochrome c nitrite reductase NrfA. One NrfH molecule interacts with one NrfA dimer in an asymmetrical manner, forming a large membrane-bound complex with an overall alpha(4)beta(2) quaternary arrangement. The menaquinol-interacting NrfH haem is pentacoordinated, bound by a methionine from the CXXCHXM sequence, with an aspartate residue occupying the distal position. The NrfH haem that transfers electrons to NrfA has a lysine residue from the closest NrfA molecule as distal ligand. A likely menaquinol binding site, containing several conserved and essential residues, is identified.
X-ray structure of the membrane-bound cytochrome c quinol dehydrogenase NrfH reveals novel haem coordination., Rodrigues ML, Oliveira TF, Pereira IA, Archer M, EMBO J. 2006 Dec 13;25(24):5951-60. Epub 2006 Nov 30. PMID:17139260
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About this Structure
2j7a is a 18 chain structure with sequence from Desulfovibrio vulgaris. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA.
See Also
Reference
- Rodrigues ML, Oliveira TF, Pereira IA, Archer M. X-ray structure of the membrane-bound cytochrome c quinol dehydrogenase NrfH reveals novel haem coordination. EMBO J. 2006 Dec 13;25(24):5951-60. Epub 2006 Nov 30. PMID:17139260
- Rodrigues ML, Oliveira T, Matias PM, Martins IC, Valente FM, Pereira IA, Archer M. Crystallization and preliminary structure determination of the membrane-bound complex cytochrome c nitrite reductase from Desulfovibrio vulgaris Hildenborough. Acta Crystallogr Sect F Struct Biol Cryst Commun. 2006 Jun 1;62(Pt, 6):565-8. Epub 2006 May 31. PMID:16754983 doi:10.1107/S1744309106016629
