Sandbox Reserved 335: Difference between revisions

Line 16:

All members in the C-type cytochrome superfamily contain a heme prosthetic group that is covalently attached to the protein via two thioether bonds to cysteine residues. Most cytochromes ''c'' occur in a <scene name='Sandbox_Reserved_335/Motif/1'>CXXCH motif</scene> where a histidine residue is one of the two axial ligands of the heme iron.<ref name=main>PMID:18855424</ref><ref name=heme /> In monoheme cytochromes ''c'', the other axial position may be left vacant or be occupied by histidine or methionine residues; however, it can sometimes be occupied by cysteine or lysine residues.<ref name=main />. In ''Rm''cyt''c'', ~~'''~~XX represents a threonine (Thr46) and an alanine residue (Ala47)~~; these two residues are not involved in coordinating~~ the ~~iron ligand~~.~~'''~~

All members in the C-type cytochrome superfamily contain a heme prosthetic group that is covalently attached to the protein via two thioether bonds to cysteine residues. Most cytochromes ''c'' occur in a <scene name='Sandbox_Reserved_335/Motif/1'>CXXCH motif</scene> where the histidine residue is one of the two axial ligands of the heme iron.<ref name=main>PMID:18855424</ref><ref name=heme /> In monoheme cytochromes ''c'', the other axial position may be left vacant or be occupied by histidine or methionine residues; however, it can sometimes be occupied by cysteine or lysine residues.<ref name=main />. In ''Rm''cyt''c'', XX represents a threonine (Thr46) and an alanine residue (Ala47) that help form the loop 2 structure.

[[Image:heme.gif |frame|left| Figure 2. The tetrapyrrolic heme prosthetic group that can either be covalently attached to or closely associated with various proteins, such as cytochromes and other globin proteins. In ''Rm''cyt''c'', R2 is an ethyl covalently attached to Cys 45, and R3 is a methyl covalently attached to Cys48.]]

[[Image:heme.gif |frame|left| Figure 2. The tetrapyrrolic heme prosthetic group that can either be covalently attached to or closely associated with various proteins, such as cytochromes and other globin proteins. In ''Rm''cyt''c'', R2 is an ethyl group covalently attached to Cys 45, and R3 is a methyl group covalently attached to Cys48.]]

The typical monoheme cyt ''c'' fold is formed by helices <scene name='Sandbox_Reserved_335/Helices/4'>A, C, and E</scene>. ''Rm''cyt''c'' contains seven α-helices that are folded around the heme, all connected by random coils.<ref name=main /> The heme group is axially coordinated by <scene name='Sandbox_Reserved_335/Axial/6'>His49 and Met100</scene>, and the disulfide linkages exist at <scene name='Sandbox_Reserved_335/Cys/1'>Cys45 and Cys48</scene>. The heme group in ''Rm''cyt''c'' is almost completely shielded from solvent due to it being in a mostly hydrophobic pocket. This pocket is formed in part by the seven helices surrounding the ring, but also by two structures that are uncommon in other cytochromes ''c''. First, a 21 amino acid extension of the N-terminal exists, forming <scene name='Sandbox_Reserved_335/Uncommon1/2'>α-helix A' and loop 1</scene>, which ~~wrap~~ around the back of the polypeptide.<ref name=main /> An extension resembling such has only been seen in ''Thermus thermophilus''; however, the extension occurs at the C-terminus rather than the N-terminus.<ref>doi:10.1006/jmbi.1997.1181</ref> A second rarity is that of <scene name='Sandbox_Reserved_335/Uncommon2/2'>helix B'</scene>, inserted between helix D and loop 3, that shields the bottom part of the heme from any solvent.<ref name=main /> In cytochrome ''c''<sub>2</sub> as well as mitochondrial cyt ''c'', a similar yet shorter helix ~~such as helix B'~~ was found, though this helix was present at a different place in the primary sequence. Also, instead of helix B', ''T. thermophilus'' contains a two-stranded [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beta_sheet β-sheet].<ref name=main /> A final ~~thing to~~ note is the number of <scene name='Sandbox_Reserved_335/Met/1'>methionine</scene> residues that ''Rm''cyt''c'' contains. In general, cyt ''c'' contains about two methionines whereas ''Rm''cyt''c'' contains seven, located on the left of the heme.<ref name=main />

The typical monoheme cyt ''c'' fold is formed by helices <scene name='Sandbox_Reserved_335/Helices/4'>A, C, and E</scene>. ''Rm''cyt''c'' contains seven α-helices that are folded around the heme, all connected by random coils.<ref name=main /> The heme group is axially coordinated by <scene name='Sandbox_Reserved_335/Axial/6'>His49 and Met100</scene>, and the disulfide linkages exist at <scene name='Sandbox_Reserved_335/Cys/1'>Cys45 and Cys48</scene>. The heme group in ''Rm''cyt''c'' is almost completely shielded from solvent due to it being in a mostly hydrophobic pocket. This pocket is formed in part by the seven helices surrounding the ring, but also by two structures that are uncommon in other cytochromes ''c''. First, a 21 amino acid extension of the N-terminal exists, forming <scene name='Sandbox_Reserved_335/Uncommon1/2'>α-helix A' and loop 1</scene>, which wraps around the back of the polypeptide.<ref name=main /> An extension resembling such has only been seen in ''Thermus thermophilus''; however, the extension occurs at the C-terminus rather than the N-terminus.<ref>doi:10.1006/jmbi.1997.1181</ref> A second rarity is that of <scene name='Sandbox_Reserved_335/Uncommon2/2'>helix B'</scene>, inserted between helix D and loop 3, that shields the bottom part of the heme from any solvent.<ref name=main /> In cytochrome ''c''<sub>2</sub> as well as mitochondrial cyt ''c'', a similar yet shorter helix was found, though this helix was present at a different place in the primary sequence. Also, instead of helix B', ''T. thermophilus'' contains a two-stranded [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beta_sheet β-sheet].<ref name=main /> One final note is the number of <scene name='Sandbox_Reserved_335/Met/1'>methionine</scene> residues that ''Rm''cyt''c'' contains. In general, cyt ''c'' contains about two methionines whereas ''Rm''cyt''c'' contains seven, located on the left of the heme.<ref name=main />

As determined by X-ray crystallography, the ''Rm''cyt''c'' structure was found to contain a sulfate ion coordinated to Glu122 via hydrogen bonding to the protonated carboxylate oxygen. In the protein complex, this ion has been seen to mediate crystal contact between neighbouring protein molecules.<ref name=main />

Sandbox Reserved 335: Difference between revisions

Navigation menu

Page actions

Page actions

Personal tools

Navigation

Search

Tools

@@ Line 16: / Line 16: @@
 <Structure load='3cp5' size='300' frame='true' align='right' caption='Figure 1. The heme group of monoheme cytochrome ''c'' purified from ''Rhodothermus marinus''.' scene='Sandbox_Reserved_335/Heme/1' />
-All members in the C-type cytochrome superfamily contain a heme prosthetic group that is covalently attached to the protein via two thioether bonds to cysteine residues. Most cytochromes ''c'' occur in a <scene name='Sandbox_Reserved_335/Motif/1'>CXXCH motif</scene> where a histidine residue is one of the two axial ligands of the heme iron.<ref name=main>PMID:18855424</ref><ref name=heme /> In monoheme cytochromes ''c'', the other axial position may be left vacant or be occupied by histidine or methionine residues; however, it can sometimes be occupied by cysteine or lysine residues.<ref name=main />. In ''Rm''cyt''c'', '''XX represents a threonine (Thr46) and an alanine residue (Ala47); these two residues are not involved in coordinating the iron ligand.'''
+All members in the C-type cytochrome superfamily contain a heme prosthetic group that is covalently attached to the protein via two thioether bonds to cysteine residues. Most cytochromes ''c'' occur in a <scene name='Sandbox_Reserved_335/Motif/1'>CXXCH motif</scene> where the histidine residue is one of the two axial ligands of the heme iron.<ref name=main>PMID:18855424</ref><ref name=heme /> In monoheme cytochromes ''c'', the other axial position may be left vacant or be occupied by histidine or methionine residues; however, it can sometimes be occupied by cysteine or lysine residues.<ref name=main />. In ''Rm''cyt''c'', XX represents a threonine (Thr46) and an alanine residue (Ala47) that help form the loop 2 structure.
-[[Image:heme.gif |frame|left| Figure 2. The tetrapyrrolic heme prosthetic group that can either be covalently attached to or closely associated with various proteins, such as cytochromes and other globin proteins. In ''Rm''cyt''c'', R2 is an ethyl covalently attached to Cys 45, and R3 is a methyl covalently attached to Cys48.]]
+[[Image:heme.gif |frame|left| Figure 2. The tetrapyrrolic heme prosthetic group that can either be covalently attached to or closely associated with various proteins, such as cytochromes and other globin proteins. In ''Rm''cyt''c'', R2 is an ethyl group covalently attached to Cys 45, and R3 is a methyl group covalently attached to Cys48.]]
-The typical monoheme cyt ''c'' fold is formed by helices <scene name='Sandbox_Reserved_335/Helices/4'>A, C, and E</scene>. ''Rm''cyt''c'' contains seven α-helices that are folded around the heme, all connected by random coils.<ref name=main /> The heme group is axially coordinated by <scene name='Sandbox_Reserved_335/Axial/6'>His49 and Met100</scene>, and the disulfide linkages exist at <scene name='Sandbox_Reserved_335/Cys/1'>Cys45 and Cys48</scene>. The heme group in ''Rm''cyt''c'' is almost completely shielded from solvent due to it being in a mostly hydrophobic pocket. This pocket is formed in part by the seven helices surrounding the ring, but also by two structures that are uncommon in other cytochromes ''c''. First, a 21 amino acid extension of the N-terminal exists, forming <scene name='Sandbox_Reserved_335/Uncommon1/2'>α-helix A' and loop 1</scene>, which wrap around the back of the polypeptide.<ref name=main /> An extension resembling such has only been seen in ''Thermus thermophilus''; however, the extension occurs at the C-terminus rather than the N-terminus.<ref>doi:10.1006/jmbi.1997.1181</ref> A second rarity is that of <scene name='Sandbox_Reserved_335/Uncommon2/2'>helix B'</scene>, inserted between helix D and loop 3, that shields the bottom part of the heme from any solvent.<ref name=main /> In cytochrome ''c''<sub>2</sub> as well as mitochondrial cyt ''c'', a similar yet shorter helix such as helix B' was found, though this helix was present at a different place in the primary sequence. Also, instead of helix B', ''T. thermophilus'' contains a two-stranded [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beta_sheet β-sheet].<ref name=main /> A final thing to note is the number of <scene name='Sandbox_Reserved_335/Met/1'>methionine</scene> residues that ''Rm''cyt''c'' contains. In general, cyt ''c'' contains about two methionines whereas ''Rm''cyt''c'' contains seven, located on the left of the heme.<ref name=main />
+The typical monoheme cyt ''c'' fold is formed by helices <scene name='Sandbox_Reserved_335/Helices/4'>A, C, and E</scene>. ''Rm''cyt''c'' contains seven α-helices that are folded around the heme, all connected by random coils.<ref name=main /> The heme group is axially coordinated by <scene name='Sandbox_Reserved_335/Axial/6'>His49 and Met100</scene>, and the disulfide linkages exist at <scene name='Sandbox_Reserved_335/Cys/1'>Cys45 and Cys48</scene>. The heme group in ''Rm''cyt''c'' is almost completely shielded from solvent due to it being in a mostly hydrophobic pocket. This pocket is formed in part by the seven helices surrounding the ring, but also by two structures that are uncommon in other cytochromes ''c''. First, a 21 amino acid extension of the N-terminal exists, forming <scene name='Sandbox_Reserved_335/Uncommon1/2'>α-helix A' and loop 1</scene>, which wraps around the back of the polypeptide.<ref name=main /> An extension resembling such has only been seen in ''Thermus thermophilus''; however, the extension occurs at the C-terminus rather than the N-terminus.<ref>doi:10.1006/jmbi.1997.1181</ref> A second rarity is that of <scene name='Sandbox_Reserved_335/Uncommon2/2'>helix B'</scene>, inserted between helix D and loop 3, that shields the bottom part of the heme from any solvent.<ref name=main /> In cytochrome ''c''<sub>2</sub> as well as mitochondrial cyt ''c'', a similar yet shorter helix was found, though this helix was present at a different place in the primary sequence. Also, instead of helix B', ''T. thermophilus'' contains a two-stranded [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beta_sheet β-sheet].<ref name=main /> One final note is the number of <scene name='Sandbox_Reserved_335/Met/1'>methionine</scene> residues that ''Rm''cyt''c'' contains. In general, cyt ''c'' contains about two methionines whereas ''Rm''cyt''c'' contains seven, located on the left of the heme.<ref name=main />
 As determined by X-ray crystallography, the ''Rm''cyt''c'' structure was found to contain a sulfate ion coordinated to Glu122 via hydrogen bonding to the protonated carboxylate oxygen. In the protein complex, this ion has been seen to mediate crystal contact between neighbouring protein molecules.<ref name=main />