2z8y

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Xenon-bound structure of bifunctional carbon monoxide dehydrogenase/acetyl-CoA synthase(CODH/ACS) from Moorella thermoacetica

Structural highlights

2z8y is a 8 chain structure with sequence from Moorella thermoacetica. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance.
Method:X-ray diffraction, Resolution 2.51Å
Ligands:CU1, GOL, NI, SF4, XCC, XE
Resources:FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT

Function

DCMB_MOOTH The beta subunit (this protein) generates CO from CO(2), while the alpha subunit combines the CO with CoA and a methyl group to form acetyl-CoA. The methyl group, which is incorporated into acetyl-CoA, is transferred to the alpha subunit by a corrinoid iron-sulfur protein.

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

A fascinating feature of some bifunctional enzymes is the presence of an internal channel or tunnel to connect the multiple active sites. A channel can allow for a reaction intermediate generated at one active site to be used as a substrate at a second active site, without the need for the intermediate to leave the safety of the protein matrix. One such bifunctional enzyme is carbon monoxide dehydrogenase/acetyl-CoA synthase from Moorella thermoacetica (mtCODH/ACS). A key player in the global carbon cycle, CODH/ACS uses a Ni-Fe-S center called the C-cluster to reduce carbon dioxide to carbon monoxide and uses a second Ni-Fe-S center, called the A-cluster, to assemble acetyl-CoA from a methyl group, coenzyme A, and C-cluster-generated CO. mtCODH/ACS has been proposed to contain one of the longest enzyme channels (138 A long) to allow for intermolecular CO transport. Here, we report a 2.5 A resolution structure of xenon-pressurized mtCODH/ACS and examine the nature of gaseous cavities within this enzyme. We find that the cavity calculation program CAVENV accurately predicts the channels connecting the C- and A-clusters, with 17 of 19 xenon binding sites within the predicted regions. Using this X-ray data, we analyze the amino acid composition surrounding the 19 Xe sites and consider how the protein fold is utilized to carve out such an impressive interior passageway. Finally, structural comparisons of Xe-pressurized mtCODH/ACS with related enzyme structures allow us to study channel design principles, as well as consider the conformational flexibility of an enzyme that contains a cavity through its center.

Xenon in and at the End of the Tunnel of Bifunctional Carbon Monoxide Dehydrogenase/Acetyl-CoA Synthase(,).,Doukov TI, Blasiak LC, Seravalli J, Ragsdale SW, Drennan CL Biochemistry. 2008 Mar 18;47(11):3474-83. Epub 2008 Feb 23. PMID:18293927[1]

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References

  1. Doukov TI, Blasiak LC, Seravalli J, Ragsdale SW, Drennan CL. Xenon in and at the End of the Tunnel of Bifunctional Carbon Monoxide Dehydrogenase/Acetyl-CoA Synthase(,). Biochemistry. 2008 Mar 18;47(11):3474-83. Epub 2008 Feb 23. PMID:18293927 doi:10.1021/bi702386t

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