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Su Kim H, Lee S, Moon M, Jong Jung H, Lee J, Chu YH, Rae Kim J, Kim D, Woo Park G, Hyun Ko C, Youn Lee S. Enhancing microbial CO 2 electrocatalysis for multicarbon reduction in a wet amine-based catholyte. CHEMSUSCHEM 2024; 17:e202301342. [PMID: 38287485 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202301342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2023] [Revised: 01/17/2024] [Accepted: 01/29/2024] [Indexed: 01/31/2024]
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Microbial CO2 electroreduction (mCO2ER) offers a promising approach for producing high-value multicarbon reductants from CO2 by combining CO2 fixing microorganisms with conducting materials (i. e., cathodes). However, the solubility and availability of CO2 in an aqueous electrolyte pose significant limitations in this system. This study demonstrates the efficient production of long-chain multicarbon reductants, specifically carotenoids (~C40), within a wet amine-based catholyte medium during mCO2ER. Optimizing the concentration of the biocompatible CO2 absorbent, monoethanolamine (MEA), led to enhanced CO2 fixation in the electroautotroph bacteria. Molecular biological analyses revealed that MEA in the catholyte medium redirected the carbon flux towards carotenoid biosynthesis during mCO2ER. The faradaic efficiency of mCO2ER with MEA for carotenoid production was 4.5-fold higher than that of the control condition. These results suggest the mass transport bottleneck in bioelectrochemical systems could be effectively addressed by MEA-assissted mCO2ER, enabling highly efficient production of valuable products from CO2.
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- Hui Su Kim
- Gwangju Clean Energy Research Center, Korea Institute of Energy Research, 61003, Gwangju, South Korea
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Chonnam National University, 61186, Gwangju, South Korea
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- Gwangju Clean Energy Research Center, Korea Institute of Energy Research, 61003, Gwangju, South Korea
- Bio-Environmental Chemistry, Chungnam National University, 34134, Daejeon, South Korea
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- Gwangju Clean Energy Research Center, Korea Institute of Energy Research, 61003, Gwangju, South Korea
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- Gwangju Clean Energy Research Center, Korea Institute of Energy Research, 61003, Gwangju, South Korea
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Chonnam National University, 61186, Gwangju, South Korea
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- Gwangju Clean Energy Research Center, Korea Institute of Energy Research, 61003, Gwangju, South Korea
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- Energy AI ⋅ Computational Science Laboratory, Korea Institute of Energy Research, 34129, Daejeon, South Korea
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- School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Pusan National University, 46241, Pusan, South Korea
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- Gwangju Clean Energy Research Center, Korea Institute of Energy Research, 61003, Gwangju, South Korea
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- Gwangju Clean Energy Research Center, Korea Institute of Energy Research, 61003, Gwangju, South Korea
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Chonnam National University, 61186, Gwangju, South Korea
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- Gwangju Clean Energy Research Center, Korea Institute of Energy Research, 61003, Gwangju, South Korea
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Nishikawa G, Saito K, Ishikita H. Modulation of Electron Transfer Branches by Atrazine and Triazine Herbicides in Photosynthetic Reaction Centers. Biochemistry 2024; 63:1206-1213. [PMID: 38587893 PMCID: PMC11080998 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.4c00010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2024] [Revised: 03/15/2024] [Accepted: 03/28/2024] [Indexed: 04/09/2024]
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Quinone analogue molecules, functioning as herbicides, bind to the secondary quinone site, QB, in type-II photosynthetic reaction centers, including those from purple bacteria (PbRC). Here, we investigated the impact of herbicide binding on electron transfer branches, using herbicide-bound PbRC crystal structures and employing the linear Poisson-Boltzmann equation. In contrast to urea and phenolic herbicides [Fufezan, C. Biochemistry 2005, 44, 12780-12789], binding of atrazine and triazine did not cause significant changes in the redox-potential (Em) values of the primary quinone (QA) in these crystal structures. However, a slight Em difference at the bacteriopheophytin in the electron transfer inactive branch (HM) was observed between the S(-)- and R(+)-triazine-bound PbRC structures. This discrepancy is linked to variations in the protonation pattern of the tightly coupled Glu-L212 and Glu-H177 pairs, crucial components of the proton uptake pathway in native PbRC. These findings suggest the existence of a QB-mediated link between the electron transfer inactive HM and the proton uptake pathway in PbRCs.
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- Gai Nishikawa
- Department
of Applied Chemistry, The University of
Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8654, Japan
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- Department
of Applied Chemistry, The University of
Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8654, Japan
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Center for Advanced Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Komaba, Meguru-ku, Tokyo 153-8904, Japan
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- Department
of Applied Chemistry, The University of
Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8654, Japan
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Center for Advanced Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Komaba, Meguru-ku, Tokyo 153-8904, Japan
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Nishikawa G, Sugo Y, Saito K, Ishikita H. Absence of electron-transfer-associated changes in the time-dependent X-ray free-electron laser structures of the photosynthetic reaction center. eLife 2023; 12:RP88955. [PMID: 37796246 PMCID: PMC10554733 DOI: 10.7554/elife.88955] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/06/2023] Open
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Using the X-ray free-electron laser (XFEL) structures of the photosynthetic reaction center from Blastochloris viridis that show light-induced time-dependent structural changes (Dods et al., (2021) Nature 589, 310-314), we investigated time-dependent changes in the energetics of the electron-transfer pathway, considering the entire protein environment of the protein structures and titrating the redox-active sites in the presence of all fully equilibrated titratable residues. In the dark and charge separation intermediate structures, the calculated redox potential (Em) values for the accessory bacteriochlorophyll and bacteriopheophytin in the electron-transfer-active branch (BL and HL) are higher than those in the electron-transfer-inactive branch (BM and HM). However, the stabilization of the charge-separated [PLPM]•+HL•- state owing to protein reorganization is not clearly observed in the Em(HL) values in the charge-separated 5 ps ([PLPM]•+HL•- state) structure. Furthermore, the expected chlorin ring deformation upon formation of HL•- (saddling mode) is absent in the HL geometry of the original 5 ps structure. These findings suggest that there is no clear link between the time-dependent structural changes and the electron-transfer events in the XFEL structures.
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- Gai Nishikawa
- Department of Applied Chemistry, The University of TokyoTokyoJapan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, The University of TokyoTokyoJapan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, The University of TokyoTokyoJapan
- Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, The University of TokyoTokyoJapan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, The University of TokyoTokyoJapan
- Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, The University of TokyoTokyoJapan
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Markevich NI, Markevich LN. Computational Modeling Analysis of Kinetics of Fumarate Reductase Activity and ROS Production during Reverse Electron Transfer in Mitochondrial Respiratory Complex II. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24098291. [PMID: 37175997 PMCID: PMC10179487 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24098291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2023] [Revised: 04/23/2023] [Accepted: 04/28/2023] [Indexed: 05/15/2023] Open
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Reverse electron transfer in mitochondrial complex II (CII) plays an important role in hypoxia/anoxia, in particular, in ischemia, when the blood supply to an organ is disrupted and oxygen is not available. A computational model of CII was developed in this work to facilitate the quantitative analysis of the kinetics of quinol-fumarate reduction as well as ROS production during reverse electron transfer in CII. The model consists of 20 ordinary differential equations and 7 moiety conservation equations. The parameter values were determined at which the kinetics of electron transfer in CII in both forward and reverse directions would be explained simultaneously. The possibility of the existence of the "tunnel diode" behavior in the reverse electron transfer in CII, where the driving force is QH2, was tested. It was found that any high concentrations of QH2 and fumarate are insufficient for the appearance of a tunnel effect. The results of computer modeling show that the maximum rate of succinate production cannot provide a high concentration of succinate in ischemia. Furthermore, computational modeling results predict a very low rate of ROS production, about 50 pmol/min/mg mitochondrial protein, which is considerably less than 1000 pmol/min/mg protein observed in CII in forward direction.
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- Nikolay I Markevich
- Institute of Theoretical and Experimental Biophysics of RAS, Pushchino, Moscow 142290, Russia
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- Institute of Cell Biophysics of RAS, Pushchino, Moscow 142290, Russia
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Liang Y, Plourde A, Bueler SA, Liu J, Brzezinski P, Vahidi S, Rubinstein JL. Structure of mycobacterial respiratory complex I. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2023; 120:e2214949120. [PMID: 36952383 PMCID: PMC10068793 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2214949120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2022] [Accepted: 02/10/2023] [Indexed: 03/24/2023] Open
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Oxidative phosphorylation, the combined activity of the electron transport chain (ETC) and adenosine triphosphate synthase, has emerged as a valuable target for the treatment of infection by Mycobacterium tuberculosis and other mycobacteria. The mycobacterial ETC is highly branched with multiple dehydrogenases transferring electrons to a membrane-bound pool of menaquinone and multiple oxidases transferring electrons from the pool. The proton-pumping type I nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NADH) dehydrogenase (Complex I) is found in low abundance in the plasma membranes of mycobacteria in typical in vitro culture conditions and is often considered dispensable. We found that growth of Mycobacterium smegmatis in carbon-limited conditions greatly increased the abundance of Complex I and allowed isolation of a rotenone-sensitive preparation of the enzyme. Determination of the structure of the complex by cryoEM revealed the "orphan" two-component response regulator protein MSMEG_2064 as a subunit of the assembly. MSMEG_2064 in the complex occupies a site similar to the proposed redox-sensing subunit NDUFA9 in eukaryotic Complex I. An apparent purine nucleoside triphosphate within the NuoG subunit resembles the GTP-derived molybdenum cofactor in homologous formate dehydrogenase enzymes. The membrane region of the complex binds acyl phosphatidylinositol dimannoside, a characteristic three-tailed lipid from the mycobacterial membrane. The structure also shows menaquinone, which is preferentially used over ubiquinone by gram-positive bacteria, in two different positions along the quinone channel, comparable to ubiquinone in other structures and suggesting a conserved quinone binding mechanism.
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- Yingke Liang
- Molecular Medicine Program, The Hospital for Sick Children, TorontoM5G 0A4, Canada
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Toronto, TorontoM5S 1A8, Canada
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph, TorontoN1G 2W1, Canada
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- Molecular Medicine Program, The Hospital for Sick Children, TorontoM5G 0A4, Canada
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto, TorontoM5S 1A8, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Stockholm University, SE-106 91Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph, TorontoN1G 2W1, Canada
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- Molecular Medicine Program, The Hospital for Sick Children, TorontoM5G 0A4, Canada
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Toronto, TorontoM5S 1A8, Canada
- Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto, TorontoM5G 1L7, Canada
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Butler NL, Ito T, Foreman S, Morgan JE, Zagorevsky D, Malamy MH, Comstock LE, Barquera B. Bacteroides fragilis Maintains Concurrent Capability for Anaerobic and Nanaerobic Respiration. J Bacteriol 2023; 205:e0038922. [PMID: 36475831 PMCID: PMC9879120 DOI: 10.1128/jb.00389-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2022] [Accepted: 11/02/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Bacteroides species can use fumarate and oxygen as terminal electron acceptors during cellular respiration. In the human gut, oxygen diffuses from intestinal epithelial cells supplying "nanaerobic" oxygen levels. Many components of the anaerobic respiratory pathway have been determined, but such analyses have not been performed for nanaerobic respiration. Here, we present genetic, biochemical, enzymatic, and mass spectrometry analyses to elucidate the nanaerobic respiratory pathway in Bacteroides fragilis. Under anaerobic conditions, the transfer of electrons from NADH to the quinone pool has been shown to be contributed by two enzymes, NQR and NDH2. We find that the activity contributed by each under nanaerobic conditions is 77 and 23%, respectively, similar to the activity levels under anaerobic conditions. Using mass spectrometry, we show that the quinone pool also does not differ under these two conditions and consists of a mixture of menaquinone-8 to menaquinone-11, with menaquinone-10 predominant under both conditions. Analysis of fumarate reductase showed that it is synthesized and active under anaerobic and nanaerobic conditions. Previous RNA sequencing data and new transcription reporter assays show that expression of the cytochrome bd oxidase gene does not change under these conditions. Under nanaerobic conditions, we find both increased CydA protein and increased cytochrome bd activity. Reduced-minus-oxidized spectra of membranes showed the presence of heme d when the bacteria were grown in the presence of protoporphyrin IX and iron under both anaerobic and nanaerobic conditions, suggesting that the active oxidase can be assembled with or without oxygen. IMPORTANCE By performing a comprehensive analysis of nanaerobic respiration in Bacteroides fragilis, we show that this organism maintains capabilities for anaerobic respiration on fumarate and nanaerobic respiration on oxygen simultaneously. The contribution of the two NADH:quinone oxidoreductases and the composition of the quinone pool are the same under both conditions. Fumarate reductase and cytochrome bd are both present, and which of these terminal enzymes is active in electron transfer depends on the availability of the final electron acceptor: fumarate or oxygen. The synthesis of cytochrome bd and fumarate reductase under both conditions serves as an adaptation to an environment with low oxygen concentrations so that the bacteria can maximize energy conservation during fluctuating environmental conditions or occupation of different spatial niches.
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- Nicole L. Butler
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York, USA
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- Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York, USA
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- Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York, USA
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- Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Microbiology, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Duchossois Family Institute and Department of Microbiology, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York, USA
- Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York, USA
- Department of Biological Sciences, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York, USA
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Braasch-Turi MM, Koehn JT, Crans DC. Chemistry of Lipoquinones: Properties, Synthesis, and Membrane Location of Ubiquinones, Plastoquinones, and Menaquinones. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:12856. [PMID: 36361645 PMCID: PMC9656164 DOI: 10.3390/ijms232112856] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2022] [Revised: 10/20/2022] [Accepted: 10/21/2022] [Indexed: 07/30/2023] Open
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Lipoquinones are the topic of this review and are a class of hydrophobic lipid molecules with key biological functions that are linked to their structure, properties, and location within a biological membrane. Ubiquinones, plastoquinones, and menaquinones vary regarding their quinone headgroup, isoprenoid sidechain, properties, and biological functions, including the shuttling of electrons between membrane-bound protein complexes within the electron transport chain. Lipoquinones are highly hydrophobic molecules that are soluble in organic solvents and insoluble in aqueous solution, causing obstacles in water-based assays that measure their chemical properties, enzyme activities and effects on cell growth. Little is known about the location and ultimately movement of lipoquinones in the membrane, and these properties are topics described in this review. Computational studies are particularly abundant in the recent years in this area, and there is far less experimental evidence to verify the often conflicting interpretations and conclusions that result from computational studies of very different membrane model systems. Some recent experimental studies have described using truncated lipoquinone derivatives, such as ubiquinone-2 (UQ-2) and menaquinone-2 (MK-2), to investigate their conformation, their location in the membrane, and their biological function. Truncated lipoquinone derivatives are soluble in water-based assays, and hence can serve as excellent analogs for study even though they are more mobile in the membrane than the longer chain counterparts. In this review, we will discuss the properties, location in the membrane, and syntheses of three main classes of lipoquinones including truncated derivatives. Our goal is to highlight the importance of bridging the gap between experimental and computational methods and to incorporate properties-focused considerations when proposing future studies relating to the function of lipoquinones in membranes.
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- Chemistry Department, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA
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- Chemistry Department, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA
- Cell & Molecular Biology Program, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA
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Prince RC, Dutton PL, Gunner MR. The aprotic electrochemistry of quinones. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA. BIOENERGETICS 2022; 1863:148558. [PMID: 35413248 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbabio.2022.148558] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2021] [Revised: 03/26/2022] [Accepted: 04/05/2022] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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Quinones play important roles in biological electron transfer reactions in almost all organisms, with specific roles in many physiological processes and chemotherapy. Quinones participate in two-electron, two-proton reactions in aqueous solution at equilibrium near neutral pH, but protons often lag behind the electron transfers. The relevant reactions in proteins are often sequential one electron redox processes without involving protons. Here we report the aprotic electrochemistry of the two half-couples, Q/Q.- and Q.-/Q=, of 11 parent quinones and 118 substituted 1,4-benzoquinones, 91 1,4-naphthoquinones, and 107 9,10-anthraquinones. The measured redox potentials are fit quite well with the Hammett para sigma (σpara) parameter. Occasional exceptions can involve important groups, such as methoxy substituents in ubiquinone and hydroxy substituents in therapeutics. These can generally be explained by reasonable conjectures involving steric clashes and internal hydrogen bonds. We also provide data for 25 other quinones, 2 double quinones and 15 non-quinones, all measured under similar conditions.
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- The Johnson Research Foundation, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 10104, USA
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- Physics Department City College of New York in the City University of New York, NY 10031, USA.
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Kobayashi T, Shimada Y, Nagao R, Noguchi T. pH-Dependent Regulation of Electron Flow in Photosystem II by a Histidine Residue at the Stromal Surface. Biochemistry 2022; 61:1351-1362. [PMID: 35686693 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.2c00150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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In photosystem II (PSII), the secondary plastoquinone electron acceptor QB functions as a substrate that converts into plastoquinol upon its double reduction by electrons abstracted from water. It has been suggested that a histidine residue, D1-H252, which is located at the stromal surface near QB, is involved in the pH-dependent regulation of electron flow and proton transfer to QB. However, definitive evidence for the involvement of D1-H252 in the QB reactions has not been obtained yet. Here, we studied the roles of D1-H252 in PSII using a cyanobacterial mutant, in which D1-H252 was replaced with Ala. Delayed luminescence (DL) measurement upon a single flash showed a faster QB- decay at higher pH in the thylakoids from the wild-type strain due to the downshift of the redox potential of QB [Em(QB-/QB)]. This pH dependence of the QB- decay was lost in the D1-H252A mutant. The experimental Em(QB-/QB) changes were well reproduced by the density functional theory calculations for models with different protonation states of D1-H252 and with Ala replaced for H252. It was further shown that the period-four oscillation of the DL intensity by successive flashes was significantly diminished in the D1-H252A mutant, suggesting the inhibition of plastoquinone exchange at the QB pocket in this mutant. It is thus concluded that D1-H252 is a key amino acid residue that regulates electron flow in PSII by sensing pH in the stroma and stabilizes the QB binding site to facilitate the quinone exchange reaction.
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- Tomoyuki Kobayashi
- Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, 464-8602, Japan
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- Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, 464-8602, Japan
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- Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, 464-8602, Japan.,Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Science, Okayama University, 3-1-1 Tsushima-naka, Okayama 700-8530, Japan
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- Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, 464-8602, Japan
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Conradie J. Redox chemistry of bis(terpyridine)manganese(II) complexes – a molecular view. J Electroanal Chem (Lausanne) 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2022.116272] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Agarwala N, Rohani L, Hastings G. Experimental and calculated infrared spectra of disubstituted naphthoquinones. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2022; 268:120674. [PMID: 34894562 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2021.120674] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2021] [Revised: 10/21/2021] [Accepted: 11/26/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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In recent years there has been interest in incorporating substituted 1,4-naphthoquinones (NQs) into the A1 binding site in photosystem I (PSI) photosynthetic protein complexes. This interest in part stems from the considerably altered bioenergetics of electron transfer that occur in PSI with such substitutions. Time resolved FTIR studies of PSI complexes with disubstituted NQs incorporated have and currently are being undertaken, and with this in mind it is worth considering FTIR absorption spectra of these disubstituted NQs in solution. Here we present FTIR absorbance spectra for 2-bromo-3-methyl-1,4-naphthoquinone (BrMeNQ), 2-chloromethyl-3-methyl-1,4-naphthoquinone (CMMeNQ) and 2-ethylthio-3-methyl-1,4-naphthoquinone (ETMeNQ) in tetrahydrofuran (THF). The FTIR spectra of these di-substituted naphthoquinones (NQs) were compared to FTIR spectra of 2-methyl-3-phytyl-1,4-naphthoquinone [phylloquinone (PhQ)], 2,3-dimethyl-1,4-naphthoquinone (DMNQ), and 2-methyl-1,4-naphthoquinone (2MNQ). To aid in the assignment of bands in the experimental spectra, density functional theory (DFT) based vibrational frequency calculations for all the substituted NQs in solution were undertaken. The calculated and experimental spectra agree well. By calculating normal mode potential energy distributions, unambiguous quantitative band assignments were made. The calculated and experimental spectra together make predictions about what may be observable in time resolved FTIR difference spectra obtained using PSI with the different NQs incorporated. Time resolved FTIR difference spectra are presented that support these predictions.
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- Neva Agarwala
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA.
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Mechanistic and structural diversity between cytochrome bd isoforms of Escherichia coli. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2021; 118:2114013118. [PMID: 34873041 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2114013118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/14/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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The treatment of infectious diseases caused by multidrug-resistant pathogens is a major clinical challenge of the 21st century. The membrane-embedded respiratory cytochrome bd-type oxygen reductase is a critical survival factor utilized by pathogenic bacteria during infection, proliferation and the transition from acute to chronic states. Escherichia coli encodes for two cytochrome bd isoforms that are both involved in respiration under oxygen limited conditions. Mechanistic and structural differences between cydABX (Ecbd-I) and appCBX (Ecbd-II) operon encoded cytochrome bd variants have remained elusive in the past. Here, we demonstrate that cytochrome bd-II catalyzes oxidation of benzoquinols while possessing additional specificity for naphthoquinones. Our data show that although menaquinol-1 (MK1) is not able to directly transfer electrons onto cytochrome bd-II from E. coli, it has a stimulatory effect on its oxygen reduction rate in the presence of ubiquinol-1. We further determined cryo-EM structures of cytochrome bd-II to high resolution of 2.1 Å. Our structural insights confirm that the general architecture and substrate accessible pathways are conserved between the two bd oxidase isoforms, but two notable differences are apparent upon inspection: (i) Ecbd-II does not contain a CydH-like subunit, thereby exposing heme b 595 to the membrane environment and (ii) the AppB subunit harbors a structural demethylmenaquinone-8 molecule instead of ubiquinone-8 as found in CydB of Ecbd-I Our work completes the structural landscape of terminal respiratory oxygen reductases of E. coli and suggests that structural and functional properties of the respective oxidases are linked to quinol-pool dependent metabolic adaptations in E. coli.
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Saito K, Nakagawa M, Mandal M, Ishikita H. Role of redox-inactive metals in controlling the redox potential of heterometallic manganese-oxido clusters. PHOTOSYNTHESIS RESEARCH 2021; 148:153-159. [PMID: 34047897 PMCID: PMC8292285 DOI: 10.1007/s11120-021-00846-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2020] [Accepted: 05/11/2021] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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Photosystem II (PSII) contains Ca2+, which is essential to the oxygen-evolving activity of the catalytic Mn4CaO5 complex. Replacement of Ca2+ with other redox-inactive metals results in a loss/decrease of oxygen-evolving activity. To investigate the role of Ca2+ in this catalytic reaction, we investigate artificial Mn3[M]O2 clusters redox-inactive metals [M] ([M] = Mg2+, Ca2+, Zn2+, Sr2+, and Y3+), which were synthesized by Tsui et al. (Nat Chem 5:293, 2013). The experimentally measured redox potentials (Em) of these clusters are best described by the energy of their highest occupied molecular orbitals. Quantum chemical calculations showed that the valence of metals predominantly affects Em(MnIII/IV), whereas the ionic radius of metals affects Em(MnIII/IV) only slightly.
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- Keisuke Saito
- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8654, Japan.
- Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, 153-8904, Japan.
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8654, Japan
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- Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, 153-8904, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8654, Japan.
- Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, 153-8904, Japan.
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Liu DF, Li WW. Potential-dependent extracellular electron transfer pathways of exoelectrogens. Curr Opin Chem Biol 2020; 59:140-146. [PMID: 32769012 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2020.06.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2020] [Revised: 06/10/2020] [Accepted: 06/13/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Exoelectrogens are distinct from other bacteria owing to their unique extracellular electron transfer (EET) abilities that allow for anaerobic respiration with various external redox-active surfaces, including electrode and metal oxides. Although the EET process is known to trigger diverse extracellular redox reactions, the reverse impact has been long overlooked. Recent evidences show that exoelectrogens can sense the potential changes of external surfaces and alter their EET strategies accordingly, which imparts them remarkable abilities in adapting to diverse and redox-variable environment. This mini-review provides a condensed overview and critical analysis about the recent discoveries on redox-dependent EET pathways of exoelectrogens, with focus on Geobacter sulfurreducens and Shewanella oneidensis. We summarize the detailed responses of various EET components, analyze the drives and mechanisms of such responses, highlight the diversity of EET dynamics among different bacterial species and under integrated effects of redox potential and surface chemistry, and discusses the future research needs.
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- Dong-Feng Liu
- CAS Key Laboratory of Urban Pollutant Conversion, Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Urban Pollutant Conversion, Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China; USTC-City U Joint Advanced Research Center, Suzhou 215123, China.
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Jun D, Richardson-Sanchez T, Mahey A, Murphy MEP, Fernandez RC, Beatty JT. Introduction of the Menaquinone Biosynthetic Pathway into Rhodobacter sphaeroides and de Novo Synthesis of Menaquinone for Incorporation into Heterologously Expressed Integral Membrane Proteins. ACS Synth Biol 2020; 9:1190-1200. [PMID: 32271543 DOI: 10.1021/acssynbio.0c00066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Quinones are redox-active molecules that transport electrons and protons in organelles and cell membranes during respiration and photosynthesis. In addition to the fundamental importance of these processes in supporting life, there has been considerable interest in exploiting their mechanisms for diverse applications ranging from medical advances to innovative biotechnologies. Such applications include novel treatments to target pathogenic bacterial infections and fabricating biohybrid solar cells as an alternative renewable energy source. Ubiquinone (UQ) is the predominant charge-transfer mediator in both respiration and photosynthesis. Other quinones, such as menaquinone (MK), are additional or alternative redox mediators, for example in bacterial photosynthesis of species such as Thermochromatium tepidum and Chloroflexus aurantiacus. Rhodobacter sphaeroides has been used extensively to study electron transfer processes, and recently as a platform to produce integral membrane proteins from other species. To expand the diversity of redox mediators in R. sphaeroides, nine Escherichia coli genes encoding the synthesis of MK from chorismate and polyprenyl diphosphate were assembled into a synthetic operon in a newly designed expression plasmid. We show that the menFDHBCE, menI, menA, and ubiE genes are sufficient for MK synthesis when expressed in R. sphaeroides cells, on the basis of high performance liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry. The T. tepidum and C. aurantiacus photosynthetic reaction centers produced in R. sphaeroides were found to contain MK. We also measured in vitro charge recombination kinetics of the T. tepidum reaction center to demonstrate that the MK is redox-active and incorporated into the QA pocket of this heterologously expressed reaction center.
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- Daniel Jun
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of British Columbia, 2350 Health Sciences Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z3, Canada
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of British Columbia, 2350 Health Sciences Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z3, Canada
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of British Columbia, 2350 Health Sciences Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z3, Canada
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of British Columbia, 2350 Health Sciences Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z3, Canada
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of British Columbia, 2350 Health Sciences Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z3, Canada
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of British Columbia, 2350 Health Sciences Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z3, Canada
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Rojas-Andrade MD, Nguyen TA, Mistler WP, Armas J, Lu JE, Roseman G, Hollingsworth WR, Nichols F, Millhauser GL, Ayzner A, Saltikov C, Chen S. Antimicrobial activity of graphene oxide quantum dots: impacts of chemical reduction. NANOSCALE ADVANCES 2020; 2:1074-1083. [PMID: 36133054 PMCID: PMC9417586 DOI: 10.1039/c9na00698b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2019] [Accepted: 01/19/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Design and engineering of graphene-based functional nanomaterials for effective antimicrobial applications has been attracting extensive interest. In the present study, graphene oxide quantum dots (GOQDs) were prepared by chemical exfoliation of carbon fibers and exhibited apparent antimicrobial activity. Transmission electron microscopic measurements showed that the lateral length ranged from a few tens to a few hundred nanometers. Upon reduction by sodium borohydride, whereas the UV-vis absorption profile remained largely unchanged, steady-state photoluminescence measurements exhibited a marked blue-shift and increase in intensity of the emission, due to (partial) removal of phenanthroline-like structural defects within the carbon skeletons. Consistent results were obtained in Raman and time-resolved photoluminescence measurements. Interestingly, the samples exhibited apparent, but clearly different, antimicrobial activity against Staphylococcus epidermidis cells. In the dark and under photoirradiation (400 nm), the as-produced GOQDs exhibited markedly higher cytotoxicity than the chemically reduced counterparts, likely because of (i) effective removal by NaBH4 reduction of redox-active phenanthroline-like moieties that interacted with the electron-transport chain of the bacterial cells, and (ii) diminished production of hydroxyl radicals that were potent bactericidal agents after chemical reduction as a result of increased conjugation within the carbon skeletons.
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- Mauricio D Rojas-Andrade
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California 1156 High Street Santa Cruz California 95064 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California 1156 High Street Santa Cruz California 95064 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California 1156 High Street Santa Cruz California 95064 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California 1156 High Street Santa Cruz California 95064 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California 1156 High Street Santa Cruz California 95064 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California 1156 High Street Santa Cruz California 95064 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California 1156 High Street Santa Cruz California 95064 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California 1156 High Street Santa Cruz California 95064 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California 1156 High Street Santa Cruz California 95064 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California 1156 High Street Santa Cruz California 95064 USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Environmental Toxicology, University of California 1156 High Street Santa Cruz California 95064 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California 1156 High Street Santa Cruz California 95064 USA
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Ibrahim IM, Wu H, Ezhov R, Kayanja GE, Zakharov SD, Du Y, Tao WA, Pushkar Y, Cramer WA, Puthiyaveetil S. An evolutionarily conserved iron-sulfur cluster underlies redox sensory function of the Chloroplast Sensor Kinase. Commun Biol 2020; 3:13. [PMID: 31925322 PMCID: PMC6949291 DOI: 10.1038/s42003-019-0728-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2019] [Accepted: 12/08/2019] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Photosynthetic efficiency depends on equal light energy conversion by two spectrally distinct, serially-connected photosystems. The redox state of the plastoquinone pool, located between the two photosystems, is a key regulatory signal that initiates acclimatory changes in the relative abundance of photosystems. The Chloroplast Sensor Kinase (CSK) links the plastoquinone redox signal with photosystem gene expression but the mechanism by which it monitors the plastoquinone redox state is unclear. Here we show that the purified Arabidopsis and Phaeodactylum CSK and the cyanobacterial CSK homologue, Histidine kinase 2 (Hik2), are iron-sulfur proteins. The Fe-S cluster of CSK is further revealed to be a high potential redox-responsive [3Fe-4S] center. CSK responds to redox agents with reduced plastoquinone suppressing its autokinase activity. Redox changes within the CSK iron-sulfur cluster translate into conformational changes in the protein fold. These results provide key insights into redox signal perception and propagation by the CSK-based chloroplast two-component system.
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- Iskander M Ibrahim
- Department of Biochemistry and Center for Plant Biology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Center for Plant Biology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Purdue University, 525 Northwestern Avenue, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Center for Plant Biology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Center for Plant Biology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA.,Shanghai Center for Plant Stress Biology, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 200032, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Center for Plant Biology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Purdue University, 525 Northwestern Avenue, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Center for Plant Biology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA.
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Kozuleva MA, Ivanov BN, Vetoshkina DV, Borisova-Mubarakshina MM. Minimizing an Electron Flow to Molecular Oxygen in Photosynthetic Electron Transfer Chain: An Evolutionary View. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2020; 11:211. [PMID: 32231675 PMCID: PMC7082748 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2020.00211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2019] [Accepted: 02/11/2020] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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Recruitment of H2O as the final donor of electrons for light-governed reactions in photosynthesis has been an utmost breakthrough, bursting the evolution of life and leading to the accumulation of O2 molecules in the atmosphere. O2 molecule has a great potential to accept electrons from the components of the photosynthetic electron transfer chain (PETC) (so-called the Mehler reaction). Here we overview the Mehler reaction mechanisms, specifying the changes in the structure of the PETC of oxygenic phototrophs that probably had occurred as the result of evolutionary pressure to minimize the electron flow to O2. These changes are warranted by the fact that the efficient electron flow to O2 would decrease the quantum yield of photosynthesis. Moreover, the reduction of O2 leads to the formation of reactive oxygen species (ROS), namely, the superoxide anion radical and hydrogen peroxide, which cause oxidative stress to plant cells if they are accumulated at a significant amount. From another side, hydrogen peroxide acts as a signaling molecule. We particularly zoom in into the role of photosystem I (PSI) and the plastoquinone (PQ) pool in the Mehler reaction.
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The family Geobacteraceae, with its only valid genus Geobacter, comprises deltaproteobacteria ubiquitous in soil, sediments, and subsurface environments where metal reduction is an active process. Research for almost three decades has provided novel insights into environmental processes and biogeochemical reactions not previously known to be carried out by microorganisms. At the heart of the environmental roles played by Geobacter bacteria is their ability to integrate redox pathways and regulatory checkpoints that maximize growth efficiency with electron donors derived from the decomposition of organic matter while respiring metal oxides, particularly the often abundant oxides of ferric iron. This metabolic specialization is complemented by versatile metabolic reactions, respiratory chains, and sensory networks that allow specific members to adaptively respond to environmental cues to integrate organic and inorganic contaminants in their oxidative and reductive metabolism, respectively. Thus, Geobacteraceae are important members of the microbial communities that degrade hydrocarbon contaminants under iron-reducing conditions and that contribute, directly or indirectly, to the reduction of radionuclides, toxic metals, and oxidized species of nitrogen. Their ability to produce conductive pili as nanowires for discharging respiratory electrons to solid-phase electron acceptors and radionuclides, or for wiring cells in current-harvesting biofilms highlights the unique physiological traits that make these organisms attractive biological platforms for bioremediation, bioenergy, and bioelectronics application. Here we review some of the most notable physiological features described in Geobacter species since the first model representatives were recovered in pure culture. We provide a historical account of the environmental research that has set the foundation for numerous physiological studies and the laboratory tools that had provided novel insights into the role of Geobacter in the functioning of microbial communities from pristine and contaminated environments. We pay particular attention to latest research, both basic and applied, that has served to expand the field into new directions and to advance interdisciplinary knowledge. The electrifying physiology of Geobacter, it seems, is alive and well 30 years on.
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Reguera G. Microbial nanowires and electroactive biofilms. FEMS Microbiol Ecol 2019; 94:5000162. [PMID: 29931163 DOI: 10.1093/femsec/fiy086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2018] [Accepted: 05/11/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Geobacter bacteria are the only microorganisms known to produce conductive appendages or pili to electronically connect cells to extracellular electron acceptors such as iron oxide minerals and uranium. The conductive pili also promote cell-cell aggregation and the formation of electroactive biofilms. The hallmark of these electroactive biofilms is electronic heterogeneity, mediated by coordinated interactions between the conductive pili and matrix-associated cytochromes. Collectively, the matrix-associated electron carriers discharge respiratory electrons from cells in multilayered biofilms to electron-accepting surfaces such as iron oxide coatings and electrodes poised at a metabolically oxidizable potential. The presence of pilus nanowires in the electroactive biofilms also promotes the immobilization and reduction of soluble metals, even when present at toxic concentrations. This review summarizes current knowledge about the composition of the electroactive biofilm matrix and the mechanisms that allow the wired Geobacter biofilms to generate electrical currents and participate in metal redox transformations.
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- Gemma Reguera
- Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
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Cosert KM, Reguera G. Voltammetric study of conductive planar assemblies of Geobacter nanowire pilins unmasks their ability to bind and mineralize divalent cobalt. J Ind Microbiol Biotechnol 2019; 46:1239-1249. [PMID: 30953253 DOI: 10.1007/s10295-019-02167-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2019] [Accepted: 03/23/2019] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Geobacter bacteria assemble a helical peptide of the Type IVa pilin subclass as conductive pili decorated with metal binding and reduction sites. We used recombinant techniques to synthesize thiolated pilin derivatives and self-assembled them on gold electrodes as a monolayer that concentrated the metal traps at the liquid interface. Cyclic and step potential voltammetry demonstrated the conductivity of the pilin films and their ability to bind and reductively precipitate divalent cobalt (Co2+) in a diffusion-controlled reaction characterized by fast binding kinetics, efficient charge transfer, and three-dimensional nanoparticle growth at discreet sites. Furthermore, cobalt oxidation at the pilin film was slower than on bare gold, consistent with a peptide optimized for metal immobilization. These properties make recombinant pilins attractive building blocks for the synthesis of novel biomaterials for the immobilization of toxic cationic metals that, like Co2+, are sparingly soluble and, thus, less mobile and bioavailable as reduced species.
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- Krista M Cosert
- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Michigan State University, 567 Wilson Rd, Rm. 6190, Biomedical and Physical Science Building, East Lansing, MI, 48824, USA
- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, 901 Atlantic Dr. NW, Atlanta, GA, 30332, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Michigan State University, 567 Wilson Rd, Rm. 6190, Biomedical and Physical Science Building, East Lansing, MI, 48824, USA.
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Abiko Y, Nakai Y, Luong NC, Bianco CL, Fukuto JM, Kumagai Y. Interaction of Quinone-Related Electron Acceptors with Hydropersulfide Na 2S 2: Evidence for One-Electron Reduction Reaction. Chem Res Toxicol 2019; 32:551-556. [PMID: 30719914 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrestox.8b00158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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We previously reported that 9,10-phenanthraquinone (9,10-PQ), an atmospheric electron acceptor, undergoes redox cycling with dithiols as electron donors, resulting in the formation of semiquinone radicals and monothiyl radicals; however, monothiols have little reactivity. Because persulfide and polysulfide species are highly reducing, we speculate that 9,10-PQ might undergo one-electron reduction with these reactive sulfides. In the present study, we explored the redox cycling capability of a variety of quinone-related electron acceptors, including 9,10-PQ, during interactions with the hydropersulfide Na2S2 and its related polysulfides. No reaction occurred when 9,10-PQ was incubated with Na2S; however, when 5 μM 9,10-PQ was incubated with either 250 μM Na2S2 or Na2S4, we detected extensive consumption of dissolved oxygen (84 μM). Under these conditions, both the semiquinone radicals of 9,10-PQ and their thiyl radical species were also detected using ESR, suggesting that a redox cycle reaction occurred utilizing one-electron reduction processes. Notably, the perthiyl radicals remained stable even under aerobic conditions. Similar phenomenon has also been observed with other electron acceptors, such as pyrroloquinoline quinone, vitamin K3, and coenzyme Q10. Our experiments with N-methoxycarbonyl penicillamine persulfide (MCPSSH), a precursor for endogenous cysteine persulfide, suggested the possibility of a redox coupling reaction with 9,10-PQ inside cells. Our study indicates that hydropersulfide and its related polysulfides are efficient electron donors that interact with quinones. Redox coupling reactions between quinoid electron acceptors and such highly reactive thiols might occur in biological systems.
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- Yumi Abiko
- Environmental Biology Section, Faculty of Medicine , University of Tsukuba , 1-1-1 Tennodai , Tsukuba , Ibaraki 305-8575 , Japan
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- JEOL Resonance Inc. , Tokyo 196-8558 , Japan
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- Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences , University of Tsukuba , 1-1-1 Tennodai , Tsukuba , Ibaraki 305-8575 , Japan.,Faculty of Pharmacy , Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy , 06 Ngo Quyen , Hue , Vietnam
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- Department of Chemistry , Johns Hopkins University , Baltimore , Maryland 21218 , United States
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- Sonoma State University , Rohnert Park , California 94928 , United States
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- Environmental Biology Section, Faculty of Medicine , University of Tsukuba , 1-1-1 Tennodai , Tsukuba , Ibaraki 305-8575 , Japan
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Borisova-Mubarakshina MM, Ivanov BN, Orekhova NI, Osochuk SS. Antioxidant Properties of Plastoquinone and Prospects of its Practical Application. Biophysics (Nagoya-shi) 2018. [DOI: 10.1134/s0006350918060040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Schulz CE, Dutta AK, Izsák R, Pantazis DA. Systematic High-Accuracy Prediction of Electron Affinities for Biological Quinones. J Comput Chem 2018; 39:2439-2451. [PMID: 30281169 DOI: 10.1002/jcc.25570] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2018] [Revised: 08/06/2018] [Accepted: 08/07/2018] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Quinones play vital roles as electron carriers in fundamental biological processes; therefore, the ability to accurately predict their electron affinities is crucial for understanding their properties and function. The increasing availability of cost-effective implementations of correlated wave function methods for both closed-shell and open-shell systems offers an alternative to density functional theory approaches that have traditionally dominated the field despite their shortcomings. Here, we define a benchmark set of quinones with experimentally available electron affinities and evaluate a range of electronic structure methods, setting a target accuracy of 0.1 eV. Among wave function methods, we test various implementations of coupled cluster (CC) theory, including local pair natural orbital (LPNO) approaches to canonical and parameterized CCSD, the domain-based DLPNO approximation, and the equations-of-motion approach for electron affinities, EA-EOM-CCSD. In addition, several variants of canonical, spin-component-scaled, orbital-optimized, and explicitly correlated (F12) Møller-Plesset perturbation theory are benchmarked. Achieving systematically the target level of accuracy is challenging and a composite scheme that combines canonical CCSD(T) with large basis set LPNO-based extrapolation of correlation energy proves to be the most accurate approach. Methods that offer comparable performance are the parameterized LPNO-pCCSD, the DLPNO-CCSD(T0 ), and the orbital optimized OO-SCS-MP2. Among DFT methods, viable practical alternatives are only the M06 and the double hybrids, but the latter should be employed with caution because of significant basis set sensitivity. A highly accurate yet cost-effective DLPNO-based coupled cluster approach is used to investigate the methoxy conformation effect on the electron affinities of ubiquinones found in photosynthetic bacterial reaction centers. © 2018 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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- Christine E Schulz
- Fakultät für Chemie und Biochemie, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, 44780, Bochum, Germany
- Max-Planck-Institut für Chemische Energiekonversion, Stiftstr. 34-36, 45470, Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany
- Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, Kaiser-Wilhelm-Platz 1, 45470, Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Chemische Energiekonversion, Stiftstr. 34-36, 45470, Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai 400076, India
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Chemische Energiekonversion, Stiftstr. 34-36, 45470, Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany
- Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, Kaiser-Wilhelm-Platz 1, 45470, Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Chemische Energiekonversion, Stiftstr. 34-36, 45470, Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany
- Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, Kaiser-Wilhelm-Platz 1, 45470, Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany
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Buckel W, Thauer RK. Flavin-Based Electron Bifurcation, Ferredoxin, Flavodoxin, and Anaerobic Respiration With Protons (Ech) or NAD + (Rnf) as Electron Acceptors: A Historical Review. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:401. [PMID: 29593673 PMCID: PMC5861303 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.00401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 198] [Impact Index Per Article: 33.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2017] [Accepted: 02/21/2018] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
Abstract
Flavin-based electron bifurcation is a newly discovered mechanism, by which a hydride electron pair from NAD(P)H, coenzyme F420H2, H2, or formate is split by flavoproteins into one-electron with a more negative reduction potential and one with a more positive reduction potential than that of the electron pair. Via this mechanism microorganisms generate low- potential electrons for the reduction of ferredoxins (Fd) and flavodoxins (Fld). The first example was described in 2008 when it was found that the butyryl-CoA dehydrogenase-electron-transferring flavoprotein complex (Bcd-EtfAB) of Clostridium kluyveri couples the endergonic reduction of ferredoxin (E0′ = −420 mV) with NADH (−320 mV) to the exergonic reduction of crotonyl-CoA to butyryl-CoA (−10 mV) with NADH. The discovery was followed by the finding of an electron-bifurcating Fd- and NAD-dependent [FeFe]-hydrogenase (HydABC) in Thermotoga maritima (2009), Fd-dependent transhydrogenase (NfnAB) in various bacteria and archaea (2010), Fd- and H2-dependent heterodisulfide reductase (MvhADG-HdrABC) in methanogenic archaea (2011), Fd- and NADH-dependent caffeyl-CoA reductase (CarCDE) in Acetobacterium woodii (2013), Fd- and NAD-dependent formate dehydrogenase (HylABC-FdhF2) in Clostridium acidi-urici (2013), Fd- and NADP-dependent [FeFe]-hydrogenase (HytA-E) in Clostridium autoethanogrenum (2013), Fd(?)- and NADH-dependent methylene-tetrahydrofolate reductase (MetFV-HdrABC-MvhD) in Moorella thermoacetica (2014), Fd- and NAD-dependent lactate dehydrogenase (LctBCD) in A. woodii (2015), Fd- and F420H2-dependent heterodisulfide reductase (HdrA2B2C2) in Methanosarcina acetivorans (2017), and Fd- and NADH-dependent ubiquinol reductase (FixABCX) in Azotobacter vinelandii (2017). The electron-bifurcating flavoprotein complexes known to date fall into four groups that have evolved independently, namely those containing EtfAB (CarED, LctCB, FixBA) with bound FAD, a NuoF homolog (HydB, HytB, or HylB) harboring FMN, NfnB with bound FAD, or HdrA harboring FAD. All these flavoproteins are cytoplasmic except for the membrane-associated protein FixABCX. The organisms—in which they have been found—are strictly anaerobic microorganisms except for the aerobe A. vinelandii. The electron-bifurcating complexes are involved in a variety of processes such as butyric acid fermentation, methanogenesis, acetogenesis, anaerobic lactate oxidation, dissimilatory sulfate reduction, anaerobic- dearomatization, nitrogen fixation, and CO2 fixation. They contribute to energy conservation via the energy-converting ferredoxin: NAD+ reductase complex Rnf or the energy-converting ferredoxin-dependent hydrogenase complex Ech. This Review describes how this mechanism was discovered.
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Affiliation(s)
- Wolfgang Buckel
- Laboratory for Microbiology, Faculty of Biology, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, Marburg, Germany
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