8qwc

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Cryo-EM structure of Apo coproheme decarboxylase from Corynebacterium diphtheria.Cryo-EM structure of Apo coproheme decarboxylase from Corynebacterium diphtheria.

Structural highlights

8qwc is a 5 chain structure with sequence from Corynebacterium diphtheriae. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance.
Method:Electron Microscopy, Resolution 2.27Å
Resources:FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT

Function

Q6NGV6_CORDI Involved in coproporphyrin-dependent heme b biosynthesis. Catalyzes the decarboxylation of Fe-coproporphyrin III (coproheme) to heme b (protoheme IX), the last step of the pathway. The reaction occurs in a stepwise manner with a three-propionate intermediate.[HAMAP-Rule:MF_02244]

Publication Abstract from PubMed

Prokaryotic heme biosynthesis in Gram-positive bacteria follows the coproporphyrin-dependent heme biosynthesis pathway. The last step in this pathway is catalyzed by the enzyme coproheme decarboxylase, which oxidatively transforms two propionate groups into vinyl groups yielding heme b. The catalytic reaction cycle of coproheme decarboxylases exhibits four different states: the apo-form, the substrate (coproheme)-bound form, a transient three-propionate intermediate form (monovinyl, monopropionate deuteroheme; MMD), and the product (heme b)-bound form. In this study, we used cryogenic electron microscopy single-particle reconstruction (cryo-EM SPR) to characterize structurally the apo and heme b-bound forms of actinobacterial coproheme decarboxylase from Corynebacterium diphtheriae. The flexible loop that connects the N-terminal and the C-terminal ferredoxin domains of coproheme decarboxylases plays an important role in interactions between the enzyme and porphyrin molecule. To understand the role of this flexible loop, we performed molecular dynamics simulations on the apo and heme b coproheme decarboxylase from Corynebacterium diphtheriae. Our results are discussed in the context of the published structural information on coproheme-bound and MMD-bound coproheme decarboxylase and with respect to the reaction mechanism. Having structural information of all four enzymatically relevant states helps in understanding structural restraints with a functional impact.

Insights into the flexibility of the domain-linking loop in actinobacterial coproheme decarboxylase through structures and molecular dynamics simulations.,Patil G, Alonso de Armino DJ, Guo Y, Furtmuller PG, Borek D, Estrin DA, Hofbauer S Protein Sci. 2025 Feb;34(2):e70027. doi: 10.1002/pro.70027. PMID:39865384[1]

From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

References

  1. Patil G, Alonso de Armiño DJ, Guo Y, Furtmüller PG, Borek D, Estrin DA, Hofbauer S. Insights into the flexibility of the domain-linking loop in actinobacterial coproheme decarboxylase through structures and molecular dynamics simulations. Protein Sci. 2025 Feb;34(2):e70027. PMID:39865384 doi:10.1002/pro.70027

8qwc, resolution 2.27Å

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