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Characterization of the cobaltochelatase CbiXL: evidence for a 4Fe-4S center housed within an MXCXXC motif

Leech, Helen K., Raux-Deery, Evelyne, McLean, Kirsty J., Munro, Andrew W., Robinson, Nigel J., Borrelly, Gilles P. M., Malten, Marco, Jahn, Dieter, Rigby, Stephen E. J., Heathcote, Peter, and others. (2003) Characterization of the cobaltochelatase CbiXL: evidence for a 4Fe-4S center housed within an MXCXXC motif. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 278 (43). pp. 41900-7. ISSN 0021-9258. (doi:10.1074/jbc.M306112200) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:11051)

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Abstract

CbiX is a cobaltochelatase required for the biosynthesis of vitamin B12 and is found in Archaea as a short form (CbiXS containing 120-145 amino acids) and in some bacteria as a longer version (CbiXL containing 300-350 amino acids). Purification of either recombinant Bacillus megaterium or Synechocystis CbiXL in Escherichia coli, which is facilitated by the presence of a naturally occurring histidine-rich region of the protein, results in the isolation of a dark brown protein solution. The UV/visible spectrum of the protein is consistent with the presence of a redox group, and the lack of definition within the spectrum is suggestive of a 4Fe-4S center. The presence of an iron-sulfur center was confirmed by EPR analysis of the proteins, which produces a pseudoaxial spectrum with g values at 2.04, 1.94, and 1.90. The EPR spectrum was absent at 70 K, an observation that is diagnostic of a 4Fe-4S center. Redox potentiometry coupled with optical spectroscopy allowed the midpoint potential of the redox center to be determined for the CbiXL from both B. megaterium and Synechocystis. Sequence analysis of CbiXL proteins reveals only two conserved cysteine residues within the CbiXL proteins, which are part of an MXCXXC motif. Mutagenesis of the two cysteines leads to loss of both the EPR spectrum and UV/visible spectral features of the Fe-S center in the protein, clearly indicating that these residues are involved in ligating the cofactor to the apoprotein possibly in a butterfly arrangement. The potential physiological role of the iron-sulfur center is discussed.

Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.1074/jbc.M306112200
Additional information: 0021-9258 (Print)
Uncontrolled keywords: Amino Acid Motifs Amino Acid Sequence Bacillus megaterium/enzymology *Bacterial Proteins Binding Sites Cloning, Molecular Cyanobacteria/enzymology Electron Spin Resonance Spectroscopy Iron-Sulfur Proteins/*chemistry/genetics Lyases/*chemistry/genetics Mutagenesis, Site-Directed Oxidation-Reduction Sequence Alignment
Subjects: Q Science
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Natural Sciences > Biosciences
Depositing User: Martin Warren
Date Deposited: 09 Oct 2009 11:48 UTC
Last Modified: 16 Nov 2021 09:49 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/11051 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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