1rgv | pdb_00001rgv
Crystal Structure of the Ferredoxin from Thauera aromatica
Structural highlights
FunctionEvolutionary Conservation Check, as determined by ConSurfDB. You may read the explanation of the method and the full data available from ConSurf. Publication Abstract from PubMed4-Hydroxybenzoyl-CoA reductase (4-HBCR) is a central enzyme in the metabolism of phenolic compounds in anaerobic bacteria. The enzyme catalyzes the reductive removal of the phenolic hydroxyl group from 4-hydroxybenzoyl-CoA, yielding benzoyl-CoA and water. 4-HBCR belongs to the xanthine oxidase (XO) family of molybdenum enzymes which occur as heterodimers, (alphabetagamma)(2). 4-HBCR contains two molybdopterins, four [2Fe-2S] and two [4Fe-4S] clusters and two FADs. A low-potential Allochromatium vinosum-type ferredoxin containing two [4Fe-4S] clusters serves as an in vivo electron donor for 4-HBCR. In this work, the oxygen-sensitive proteins 4-HBCR and the ferredoxin (TaFd) from Thauera aromatica were crystallized under anaerobic conditions. 4-HBCR crystallized with PEG 4000 and MPD as precipitant diffracted to about 1.6 A resolution and the crystals were highly suitable for X-ray structure analysis. Crystals of TaFd were obtained with (NH(4))(3)PO(4) as precipitant and revealed a solvent content of 77%, which is remarkably high for a small soluble protein. The structure of TaFd was solved at 2.9 A resolution by the molecular-replacement method using the highly related structure of the ferredoxin (CvFd) from A. vinosum as a model. Structural changes between the two ferredoxins around the [4Fe-4S] cluster can be correlated with their different redox potentials. Crystallization of 4-hydroxybenzoyl-CoA reductase and the structure of its electron donor ferredoxin.,Unciuleac M, Boll M, Warkentin E, Ermler U Acta Crystallogr D Biol Crystallogr. 2004 Feb;60(Pt 2):388-91. Epub 2004, Jan 23. PMID:14747735[1] From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. See AlsoReferences
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