3ml1

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Crystal Structure of the Periplasmic Nitrate Reductase from Cupriavidus necator

PDB ID 3ml1

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Structural highlights

3ml1 is a 2 chain structure with sequence from Cupriavidus necator H16. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance.
Method:	X-ray diffraction, Resolution 1.6Å
Ligands:	, , ,
Resources:	FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT

Function

NAPA_CUPNH Catalytic subunit of the periplasmic nitrate reductase (NAP). Only expressed at high levels during aerobic growth. NapAB complex receives electrons from the membrane-anchored tetraheme protein NapC, thus allowing electron flow between membrane and periplasm. Essential function for nitrate assimilation and may have a role in anaerobic metabolism.

Publication Abstract from PubMed

The periplasmic nitrate reductase (NapAB) from Cupriavidus necator is a heterodimeric protein that belongs to the dimethyl sulfoxide reductase family of mononuclear Mo-containing enzymes and catalyzes the reduction of nitrate to nitrite. The protein comprises a large catalytic subunit (NapA, 91 kDa) containing the molybdenum active site plus one [4Fe-4S] cluster, as well as a small subunit (NapB, 17 kDa), which is a diheme c-type cytochrome involved in electron transfer. Crystals of the oxidized form of the enzyme diffracted beyond 1.5 A at the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility. This is the highest resolution reported to date for a nitrate reductase, providing true atomic details of the protein active center, and this showed further evidence on the molybdenum coordination sphere, corroborating previous data on the related Desulfovibrio desulfuricans NapA. The molybdenum atom is bound to a total of six sulfur atoms, with no oxygen ligands or water molecules in the vicinity. In the present work, we were also able to prepare partially reduced crystals that revealed two alternate conformations of the Mo-coordinating cysteine. This crystal form was obtained by soaking dithionite into crystals grown in the presence of the ionic liquid [C(4)mim]Cl(-). In addition, UV-Vis and EPR spectroscopy studies showed that the periplasmic nitrate reductase from C. necator might work at unexpectedly high redox potentials when compared to all periplasmic nitrate reductases studied to date.

The Crystal Structure of Cupriavidus necator Nitrate Reductase in Oxidized and Partially Reduced States.,Coelho C, Gonzalez PJ, Moura JJ, Moura I, Trincao J, Joao Romao M J Mol Biol. 2011 Mar 23. PMID:21419779^[1]

From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

References

↑ Coelho C, Gonzalez PJ, Moura JJ, Moura I, Trincao J, Joao Romao M. The Crystal Structure of Cupriavidus necator Nitrate Reductase in Oxidized and Partially Reduced States. J Mol Biol. 2011 Mar 23. PMID:21419779 doi:10.1016/j.jmb.2011.03.016