X-RAY STRUCTURE OF A BLUE COPPER NITRITE REDUCTASE AT HIGH PH AND IN COPPER FREE FORM AT 1.9A RESOLUTION

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1haw, resolution 1.9Å

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Copper-containing nitrite reductases possess a trimeric structure where, the catalytic Cu site, located at the monomer-monomer interface, resembles, the catalytic sites of a number of Zn enzymes. Nitrite reductase from, Alcaligenes xylosoxidans has optimum activity at pH 5.2 which decreases to, a negligible level at pH 8. The structure of this nitrite reductase has, previously been determined at pH 4.6. It has now been crystallized under, new conditions at pH 8.5. Its crystallographic structure provides a, structural explanation for the greatly reduced activity of the enzyme at, high pH. Characterization of overexpressed protein in solution by EXAFS, suggested that the protein lacked Cu in the catalytic type 2 Cu site and, that the site was most probably occupied by Zn. Using the ... [(full description)]

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1HAW is a [Single protein] structure of sequence from [Achromobacter xylosoxidans] with CU1 as [ligand]. Active as [Transferred entry: 1.7.2.1], with EC number [1.7.99.3]. Structure known Active Sites: CUA and CUB. Full crystallographic information is available from [OCA].

ReferenceReference

X-ray structure of a blue copper nitrite reductase at high pH and in copper-free form at 1.9 A resolution., Ellis MJ, Dodd FE, Strange RW, Prudencio M, Sawers G, Eady RR, Hasnain SS, Acta Crystallogr D Biol Crystallogr. 2001 Aug;57(Pt 8):1110-8. Epub 2001, Jul 23. PMID:11468394

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