5ffq

ChuY: An Anaerobillin Reductase from Escherichia coli O157:H7

spinqualitylabelsall models 5ffq, resolution 2.00Å Show:Asymmetric Unit Biological Assembly Drag the structure with the mouse to rotate   Export Animated Image   Print3D Structural highlights 5ffq is a 2 chain structure with sequence from Escherichia coli O157:H7. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance. Method: X-ray diffraction, Resolution 2Å Ligands: BU1, PO4 Resources: FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT Function Q8X5N4_ECO57 Publication Abstract from PubMed All of the heme-degrading enzymes that have been characterized to date require molecular oxygen as a cosubstrate. Escherichia coli O157:H7 has been shown to express heme uptake and transport proteins, as well as use heme as an iron source. This enteric pathogen colonizes the anaerobic space of the lower intestine in mammals, yet no mechanism for anaerobic heme degradation has been reported. Herein we provide evidence for an oxygen-independent heme-degradation pathway. Specifically, we demonstrate that ChuW is a radical S-adenosylmethionine methyltransferase that catalyzes a radical-mediated mechanism facilitating iron liberation and the production of the tetrapyrrole product we termed "anaerobilin." We further demonstrate that anaerobilin can be used as a substrate by ChuY, an enzyme that is coexpressed with ChuW in vivo along with the heme uptake machinery. Our findings are discussed in terms of the competitive advantage this system provides for enteric bacteria, particularly those that inhabit an anaerobic niche in the intestines. Radical new paradigm for heme degradation in Escherichia coli O157:H7.,LaMattina JW, Nix DB, Lanzilotta WN Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2016 Oct 25;113(43):12138-12143. Epub 2016 Oct 10. PMID:27791000 From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

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