PMID:21357619
| Citation |
Tang, H, Rothery, RA, Voss, JE and Weiner, JH (2011) Correct assembly of iron-sulfur cluster FS0 into Escherichia coli dimethyl sulfoxide reductase (DmsABC) is a prerequisite for molybdenum cofactor insertion. J. Biol. Chem. 286:15147-54 |
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| Abstract |
The FS0 [4Fe-4S] cluster of the catalytic subunit (DmsA) of Escherichia coli dimethyl sulfoxide reductase (DmsABC) plays a key role in the electron transfer relay. We have now established an additional role for the cluster in directing molybdenum cofactor assembly during enzyme maturation. EPR spectroscopy indicates that FS0 has a high spin ground state (S = 3/2) in its reduced form, resulting in an EPR spectrum with a peak at g ∼ 5.0. The cluster is predicted to be in close proximity to the molybdo-bis(pyranopterin guanine dinucleotide) (Mo-bisPGD) cofactor, which provides the site of dimethyl sulfoxide reduction. Comparison with nitrate reductase A (NarGHI) indicates that a sequence of residues ((18)CTVNC(22)) plays a role in both FS0 and Mo-bisPGD coordination. A DmsA(ΔN21) mutant prevented Mo-bisPGD binding and resulted in a degenerate [3Fe-4S] cluster form of FS0 being assembled. DmsA belongs to the Type II subclass of Mo-bisPGD-containing catalytic subunits that is distinguished from the Type I subclass by having three rather than two residues between the first two Cys residues coordinating FS0 and a conserved Arg residue rather than a Lys residue following the fourth cluster coordinating Cys. We introduced a Type I Cys group into DmsA in two stages. We changed its sequence from (18)C(A)TVNC(B)GSRC(C)P(27) to (18)C(A)TYC(B)GVGC(C)G(26) (similar to that of formate dehydrogenase (FdnG)) and demonstrated that this eliminated both Mo-bisPGD binding and EPR-detectable FS0. We then combined this change with a DmsA(R61K) mutation and demonstrated that this additional change partially rescued Mo-bisPGD insertion. |
| Links |
PubMed PMC3083165 Online version:10.1074/jbc.M110.213306 |
| Keywords |
Amino Acid Sequence; Binding Sites/genetics; Catalytic Domain/genetics; Coenzymes/metabolism; Conserved Sequence; Electron Spin Resonance Spectroscopy; Escherichia coli/enzymology; Escherichia coli/metabolism; Iron-Sulfur Proteins/chemistry; Iron-Sulfur Proteins/genetics; Iron-Sulfur Proteins/metabolism; Metalloproteins/metabolism; Mutagenesis, Site-Directed; Oxidoreductases/chemistry; Oxidoreductases/genetics; Oxidoreductases/metabolism; Pteridines/metabolism |
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