Iron-oxo clusters biomineralizing on protein surfaces. Structural analysis of H.salinarum DpsA in its low and high iron statesIron-oxo clusters biomineralizing on protein surfaces. Structural analysis of H.salinarum DpsA in its low and high iron states

Structural highlights

1tkp is a 4 chain structure with sequence from Halobacterium salinarum. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance.
Method:X-ray diffraction, Resolution 2.2Å
Ligands:, ,
Resources:FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT

Function

DPS_HALSA Protects DNA from oxidative damage by sequestering intracellular Fe(2+) ion and storing it in the form of Fe(3+) oxyhydroxide mineral. One hydrogen peroxide oxidizes two Fe(2+) ions, which prevents hydroxyl radical production by the Fenton reaction (By similarity).

Evolutionary Conservation

 

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Publication Abstract from PubMed

The crystal structure of the Dps-like (Dps, DNA-protecting protein during starvation) ferritin protein DpsA from the halophile Halobacterium salinarum was determined with low endogenous iron content at 1.6-A resolution. The mechanism of iron uptake and storage was analyzed in this noncanonical ferritin by three high-resolution structures at successively increasing iron contents. In the high-iron state of the DpsA protein, up to 110 iron atoms were localized in the dodecameric protein complex. For ultimate iron storage, the archaeal ferritin shell comprises iron-binding sites for iron translocation, oxidation, and nucleation. Initial iron-protein interactions occur through acidic residues exposed along the outer surface in proximity to the iron entry pore. This narrow pore permits translocation of ions toward the ferroxidase centers via two discrete steps. Iron oxidation proceeds by transient formation of tri-iron ferroxidase centers. Iron storage by biomineralization inside the ferritin shell occurs at two iron nucleation centers. Here, a single iron atom provides a structural seed for iron-oxide cluster formation. The clusters with up to five iron atoms adopt a geometry that is different from natural biominerals like magnetite but resembles iron clusters so far known only from bioinorganic model compounds.

Iron-oxo clusters biomineralizing on protein surfaces: structural analysis of Halobacterium salinarum DpsA in its low- and high-iron states.,Zeth K, Offermann S, Essen LO, Oesterhelt D Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2004 Sep 21;101(38):13780-5. Epub 2004 Sep 13. PMID:15365182[1]

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References

  1. Zeth K, Offermann S, Essen LO, Oesterhelt D. Iron-oxo clusters biomineralizing on protein surfaces: structural analysis of Halobacterium salinarum DpsA in its low- and high-iron states. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2004 Sep 21;101(38):13780-5. Epub 2004 Sep 13. PMID:15365182 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0401821101

1tkp, resolution 2.20Å

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