2rf7

Crystal structure of the escherichia coli nrfa mutant Q263E

spinqualitylabelsall models 2rf7, resolution 2.04Å Show:Asymmetric Unit Biological Assembly Drag the structure with the mouse to rotate   Export Animated Image   Print3D Structural highlights 2rf7 is a 4 chain structure with sequence from Ecoli. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance. Ligands: CA, EDO, HEC Related: 2rdz Gene: nrfA (ECOLI) Activity: Nitrite reductase (cytochrome; ammonia-forming), with EC number 1.7.2.2 Resources: FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT Function [NRFA_ECOLI] Plays a role in nitrite reduction.[HAMAP-Rule:MF_01182] Evolutionary Conservation Check, as determined by ConSurfDB. You may read the explanation of the method and the full data available from ConSurf. Publication Abstract from PubMed The pentaheme cytochrome c nitrite reductase (NrfA) of Escherichia coli is responsible for nitrite reduction during anaerobic respiration when nitrate is scarce. The NrfA active site consists of a hexacoordinate high-spin heme with a lysine ligand on the proximal side and water/hydroxide or substrate on the distal side. There are four further highly conserved active site residues including a glutamine (Q263) positioned 8 A from the heme iron for which the side chain, unusually, coordinates a conserved, essential calcium ion. Mutation of this glutamine to the more usual calcium ligand, glutamate, results in an increase in the K m for nitrite by around 10-fold, while V max is unaltered. Protein film voltammetry showed that lower potentials were required to detect activity from NrfA Q263E when compared with native enzyme, consistent with the introduction of a negative charge into the vicinity of the active site heme. EPR and MCD spectroscopic studies revealed the high spin state of the active site to be preserved, indicating that a water/hydroxide molecule is still coordinated to the heme in the resting state of the enzyme. Comparison of the X-ray crystal structures of the as-prepared, oxidized native and mutant enzymes showed an increased bond distance between the active site heme Fe(III) iron and the distal ligand in the latter as well as changes to the structure and mobility of the active site water molecule network. These results suggest that an important function of the unusual Q263-calcium ion pair is to increase substrate affinity through its role in supporting a network of hydrogen bonded water molecules stabilizing the active site heme distal ligand. Role of a Conserved Glutamine Residue in Tuning the Catalytic Activity of Escherichia coli Cytochrome c Nitrite Reductase.,Clarke TA, Kemp GL, Wonderen JH, Doyle RM, Cole JA, Tovell N, Cheesman MR, Butt JN, Richardson DJ, Hemmings AM Biochemistry. 2008 Mar 25;47(12):3789-3799. Epub 2008 Mar 1. PMID:18311941 From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. See Also Cytochrome c nitrite reductase Nitrite reductase 3D structures

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