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CRYSTAL STRUCTURE OF THE COMPLEX BETWEEN PYRUVATE-FERREDOXIN OXIDOREDUCTASE FROM DESULFOVIBRIO AFRICANUS AND PYRUVATE.CRYSTAL STRUCTURE OF THE COMPLEX BETWEEN PYRUVATE-FERREDOXIN OXIDOREDUCTASE FROM DESULFOVIBRIO AFRICANUS AND PYRUVATE.
Structural highlights
FunctionPFOR_DESAF Catalyzes the ferredoxin-dependent oxidative decarboxylation of pyruvate. Required for the transfer of electrons from pyruvate to ferredoxin (PubMed:9294422, PubMed:7612653). Ferredoxin I and ferredoxin II, which are single 4Fe-4S cluster ferredoxins are the most effective electron carriers of POR (PubMed:7612653).[1] 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 PubMedOxidative decarboxylation of pyruvate to form acetyl-coenzyme A, a crucial step in many metabolic pathways, is carried out in most aerobic organisms by the multienzyme complex pyruvate dehydrogenase. In most anaerobes, the same reaction is usually catalyzed by a single enzyme, pyruvate:ferredoxin oxidoreductase (PFOR). Thus, PFOR is a potential target for drug design against certain anaerobic pathogens. Here, we report the crystal structures of the homodimeric Desulfovibrio africanus PFOR (data to 2.3 A resolution), and of its complex with pyruvate (3.0 A resolution). The structures show that each subunit consists of seven domains, one of which affords protection against oxygen. The thiamin pyrophosphate (TPP) cofactor and the three [4Fe-4S] clusters are suitably arranged to provide a plausible electron transfer pathway. In addition, the PFOR-pyruvate complex structure shows the noncovalent fixation of the substrate before the catalytic reaction. Crystal structures of the key anaerobic enzyme pyruvate:ferredoxin oxidoreductase, free and in complex with pyruvate.,Chabriere E, Charon MH, Volbeda A, Pieulle L, Hatchikian EC, Fontecilla-Camps JC Nat Struct Biol. 1999 Feb;6(2):182-90. PMID:10048931[2] From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. See AlsoReferences
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