1xdy
Structural and Biochemical Identification of a Novel Bacterial Oxidoreductase, W-containing cofactor
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OverviewOverview
By using a bioinformatics screen of the Escherichia coli genome for, potential molybdenum-containing enzymes, we have identified a novel, oxidoreductase conserved in the majority of Gram-negative bacteria. The, identified operon encodes for a proposed heterodimer, YedYZ in Escherichia, coli, consisting of a soluble catalytic subunit termed YedY, which is, likely anchored to the membrane by a heme-containing trans-membrane, subunit termed YedZ. YedY is uniquely characterized by the presence of one, molybdenum molybdopterin not conjugated by an additional nucleotide, and, it represents the only molybdoenzyme isolated from E. coli characterized, by the presence of this cofactor form. We have further characterized the, catalytic subunit YedY in both the molybdenum- and tungsten-substituted, forms by using crystallographic analysis. YedY is very distinct in overall, architecture from all known bacterial reductases but does show some, similarity with the catalytic domain of the eukaryotic chicken liver, sulfite oxidase. However, the strictly conserved residues involved in the, metal coordination sphere and in the substrate binding pocket of YedY are, strikingly different from that of chicken liver sulfite oxidase, suggesting a catalytic activity more in keeping with a reductase than that, of a sulfite oxidase. Preliminary kinetic analysis of YedY with a variety, of substrates supports our proposal that YedY and its many orthologues may, represent a new type of membrane-associated bacterial reductase.
About this StructureAbout this Structure
1XDY is a Single protein structure of sequence from Escherichia coli with W and MTE as ligands. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA.
ReferenceReference
Structural and biochemical identification of a novel bacterial oxidoreductase., Loschi L, Brokx SJ, Hills TL, Zhang G, Bertero MG, Lovering AL, Weiner JH, Strynadka NC, J Biol Chem. 2004 Nov 26;279(48):50391-400. Epub 2004 Sep 7. PMID:15355966
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