X-ray crystal structure of NapI L-arginine desaturase bound to Fe(II), L-arginine, and acetateX-ray crystal structure of NapI L-arginine desaturase bound to Fe(II), L-arginine, and acetate

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Publication Abstract from PubMed

Hydroxylation of aliphatic carbons by non-heme Fe(IV)-oxo (ferryl) complexes proceeds by hydrogen-atom (H*) transfer (HAT) to the ferryl and subsequent coupling between the carbon radical and Fe(III)-coordinated oxygen (termed rebound). Enzymes that use H*-abstracting ferryl complexes for other transformations must either suppress rebound or further process hydroxylated intermediates. For olefin-installing C-C desaturations, it has been proposed that a second HAT to the Fe(III)-OH complex from the carbon alpha to the radical preempts rebound. Deuterium ((2)H) at the second site should slow this step, potentially making rebound competitive. Desaturations mediated by two related L-arginine-modifying iron(II)- and 2-(oxo)glutarate-dependent (Fe/2OG) oxygenases behave oppositely in this key test, implicating different mechanisms. NapI, the L-Arg 4,5-desaturase from the naphthyridinomycin biosynthetic pathway, abstracts H* first from C5 but hydroxylates this site (leading to guanidine release) to the same modest extent whether C4 harbors (1)H or (2)H. By contrast, an unexpected 3,4-desaturation of L-homoarginine (L-hArg) by VioC, the L-Arg 3-hydroxylase from the viomycin biosynthetic pathway, is markedly disfavored relative to C4 hydroxylation when C3 (the second hydrogen donor) harbors (2)H. Anchimeric assistance by N6 permits removal of the C4-H as a proton in the NapI reaction, but, with no such assistance possible in the VioC desaturation, a second HAT step (from C3) is required. The close proximity (</= 3.5 A) of both L-hArg carbons to the (hydr)oxo group in an x-ray crystal structure of VioC harboring a vanadium-based ferryl mimic supports and rationalizes the sequential-HAT mechanism. The results suggest that, although the sequential-HAT mechanism is feasible, its geometric requirements may ensure competing hydroxylation, thus explaining why nearly all natural substrates for Fe/2OG desaturases have alpha-heteroatoms.

Two Distinct Mechanisms for C-C Desaturation by Iron(II)- and 2-(Oxo)glutarate-Dependent Oxygenases: Importance of alpha-Heteroatom Assistance.,Dunham NP, Chang WC, Mitchell AJ, Martinie RJ, Zhang B, Bergman JA, Rajakovich LJ, Wang B, Silakov A, Krebs C, Boal AK, Bollinger JM Jr J Am Chem Soc. 2018 Apr 30. doi: 10.1021/jacs.8b01933. PMID:29708749[1]

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References

  1. Dunham NP, Chang WC, Mitchell AJ, Martinie RJ, Zhang B, Bergman JA, Rajakovich LJ, Wang B, Silakov A, Krebs C, Boal AK, Bollinger JM Jr. Two Distinct Mechanisms for C-C Desaturation by Iron(II)- and 2-(Oxo)glutarate-Dependent Oxygenases: Importance of alpha-Heteroatom Assistance. J Am Chem Soc. 2018 Apr 30. doi: 10.1021/jacs.8b01933. PMID:29708749 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/jacs.8b01933

6daw, resolution 2.10Å

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