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Wang H, Braun A, Cramer SP, Gee LB, Yoda Y. Nuclear Resonance Vibrational Spectroscopy: A Modern Tool to Pinpoint Site-Specific Cooperative Processes. Catalysts 2021; 11:909. [PMID: 35582460 PMCID: PMC9109880 DOI: 10.3390/cryst11080909] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/09/2023] Open
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Nuclear resonant vibrational spectroscopy (NRVS) is a synchrotron radiation (SR)-based nuclear inelastic scattering spectroscopy that measures the phonons (i.e., vibrational modes) associated with the nuclear transition. It has distinct advantages over traditional vibration spectroscopy and has wide applications in physics, chemistry, bioinorganic chemistry, materials sciences, and geology, as well as many other research areas. In this article, we present a scientific and figurative description of this yet modern tool for the potential users in various research fields in the future. In addition to short discussions on its development history, principles, and other theoretical issues, the focus of this article is on the experimental aspects, such as the instruments, the practical measurement issues, the data process, and a few examples of its applications. The article concludes with introduction to non-57Fe NRVS and an outlook on the impact from the future upgrade of SR rings.
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- Laboratory for High Performance Ceramics, Empa. Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Überlandstrasse 129, CH-8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland
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- LCLS, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA
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- Precision Spectroscopy Division, SPring-8/JASRI, Sayo 679-5198, Japan
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da Silva TU, Pougy KDC, Albuquerque MG, da Silva Lima CH, Machado SDP. Development of parameters compatible with the CHARMM36 force field for [Fe 4S 4] 2+ clusters and molecular dynamics simulations of adenosine-5'-phosphosulfate reductase in GROMACS 2019. J Biomol Struct Dyn 2020; 40:3481-3491. [PMID: 33183173 DOI: 10.1080/07391102.2020.1847687] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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DFT calculations were used to obtain parameters compatible with the CHARMM36 force field for iron-sulfur clusters (Fe-S) of the type [Fe4S4]2+ that are coordinated to dissimilatory adenosine-5'-phosphosulfate reductase (APSrAB). Classical molecular dynamics (MD) simulations were performed on two APSrAB systems to validate the parameters and verify the stability of the studied systems. The time analysis of the parameters inserted into the force field was in reasonable agreement with the experimental X-ray diffraction data. The analysis of the time evolution of the studied systems indicated that these systems and, in particular, the clusters in their respective cavities had a good stability and were in agreement with what was observed in previous works. The parameters obtained provide the basis for the study of APSrAB as well as other systems that contain [Fe4S4]2+ through the CHARMM36 force field.
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Wittkamp F, Mishra N, Wang H, Wille HC, Steinbrügge R, Kaupp M, Cramer SP, Apfel UP, Pelmenschikov V. Insights from 125Te and 57Fe nuclear resonance vibrational spectroscopy: a [4Fe-4Te] cluster from two points of view. Chem Sci 2019; 10:7535-7541. [PMID: 31588304 PMCID: PMC6761874 DOI: 10.1039/c9sc02025j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2019] [Accepted: 06/22/2019] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Can sulfur-to-tellurium exchange serve as a method to understand iron–sulfur clusters of enzymatic systems?
Iron–sulfur clusters are common building blocks for electron transport and active sites of metalloproteins. Their comprehensive investigation is crucial for understanding these enzymes, which play important roles in modern biomimetic catalysis and biotechnology applications. We address this issue by utilizing (Et4N)3[Fe4Te4(SPh)4], a tellurium modified version of a conventional reduced [4Fe–4S]+ cluster, and performed both 57Fe- and 125Te-NRVS to reveal its characteristic vibrational features. Our analysis exposed major differences in the resulting 57Fe spectrum profile as compared to that of the respective [4Fe–4S] cluster, and between the 57Fe and 125Te profiles. DFT calculations are applied to rationalize structural, electronic, vibrational, and redox-dependent properties of the [4Fe–4Te]+ core. We herein highlight the potential of sulfur/tellurium exchange as a method to isolate the iron-only motion in enzymatic systems.
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- Florian Wittkamp
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , Inorganic Chemistry I , Ruhr-Universität Bochum , Universitätsstraße 150 , 44801 Bochum , Germany .
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- Department of Chemistry , University of California , Davis, One Shields Avenue , Davis , California 95616 , USA .
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- Department of Chemistry , University of California , Davis, One Shields Avenue , Davis , California 95616 , USA .
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY , Notkestraße 85 , 22607 Hamburg , Germany
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY , Notkestraße 85 , 22607 Hamburg , Germany
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- Institute of Chemistry , Theoretical Chemistry/Quantum Chemistry , Technical University of Berlin , Sekr. C7, Straße des 17. Juni 135 , 10623 Berlin , Germany .
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- Department of Chemistry , University of California , Davis, One Shields Avenue , Davis , California 95616 , USA .
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , Inorganic Chemistry I , Ruhr-Universität Bochum , Universitätsstraße 150 , 44801 Bochum , Germany . .,Fraunhofer UMSICHT , Osterfelder Straße 3 , 46047 Oberhausen , Germany
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- Institute of Chemistry , Theoretical Chemistry/Quantum Chemistry , Technical University of Berlin , Sekr. C7, Straße des 17. Juni 135 , 10623 Berlin , Germany .
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Pham CC, Mulder DW, Pelmenschikov V, King PW, Ratzloff MW, Wang H, Mishra N, Alp EE, Zhao J, Hu MY, Tamasaku K, Yoda Y, Cramer SP. Terminal Hydride Species in [FeFe]-Hydrogenases Are Vibrationally Coupled to the Active Site Environment. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2018; 57:10605-10609. [PMID: 29923293 PMCID: PMC6812543 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201805144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2018] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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A combination of nuclear resonance vibrational spectroscopy (NRVS), FTIR spectroscopy, and DFT calculations was used to observe and characterize Fe-H/D bending modes in CrHydA1 [FeFe]-hydrogenase Cys-to-Ser variant C169S. Mutagenesis of cysteine to serine at position 169 changes the functional group adjacent to the H-cluster from a -SH to -OH, thus altering the proton transfer pathway. The catalytic activity of C169S is significantly reduced compared to that of native CrHydA1, presumably owing to less efficient proton transfer to the H-cluster. This mutation enabled effective capture of a hydride/deuteride intermediate and facilitated direct detection of the Fe-H/D normal modes. We observed a significant shift to higher frequency in an Fe-H bending mode of the C169S variant, as compared to previous findings with reconstituted native and oxadithiolate (ODT)-substituted CrHydA1. On the basis of DFT calculations, we propose that this shift is caused by the stronger interaction of the -OH group of C169S with the bridgehead -NH- moiety of the active site, as compared to that of the -SH group of C169 in the native enzyme.
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- Cindy C. Pham
- Department of Chemistry, UC Davis, One Shields Ave, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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- National Renewable Energy Laboratory, 15013 Denver W. Pkwy., Golden, CO 80401, USA
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- Institut für Chemie, Technische Universität Berlin, Strasse des 17 Juni 135, 10623 Berlin, Germany
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- National Renewable Energy Laboratory, 15013 Denver W. Pkwy., Golden, CO 80401, USA
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- National Renewable Energy Laboratory, 15013 Denver W. Pkwy., Golden, CO 80401, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, UC Davis, One Shields Ave, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, UC Davis, One Shields Ave, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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- Building 401, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 Cass Ave, Lemont, IL 60439, USA
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- Building 401, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 Cass Ave, Lemont, IL 60439, USA
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- Building 401, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 Cass Ave, Lemont, IL 60439, USA
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- JASRI, SPring-8, 1-1-1 Kouto, Mizauki-cho, Sayo-gun, Hyogo 679-5198, Japan
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- JASRI, SPring-8, 1-1-1 Kouto, Mizauki-cho, Sayo-gun, Hyogo 679-5198, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, UC Davis, One Shields Ave, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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Pham CC, Mulder DW, Pelmenschikov V, King PW, Ratzloff MW, Wang H, Mishra N, Alp EE, Zhao J, Hu MY, Tamasaku K, Yoda Y, Cramer SP. Terminal Hydride Species in [FeFe]‐Hydrogenases Are Vibrationally Coupled to the Active Site Environment. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201805144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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- Cindy C. Pham
- Department of Chemistry UC Davis One Shields Ave Davis CA 95616 USA
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- National Renewable Energy Laboratory 15013 Denver W. Pkwy. Golden CO 80401 USA
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- Institut für Chemie Technische Universität Berlin Straße des 17. Juni 135 10623 Berlin Germany
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- National Renewable Energy Laboratory 15013 Denver W. Pkwy. Golden CO 80401 USA
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- National Renewable Energy Laboratory 15013 Denver W. Pkwy. Golden CO 80401 USA
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- Department of Chemistry UC Davis One Shields Ave Davis CA 95616 USA
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- Department of Chemistry UC Davis One Shields Ave Davis CA 95616 USA
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- Building 401 Argonne National Laboratory 9700 Cass Ave Lemont IL 60439 USA
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- Building 401 Argonne National Laboratory 9700 Cass Ave Lemont IL 60439 USA
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- Building 401 Argonne National Laboratory 9700 Cass Ave Lemont IL 60439 USA
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- JASRI SPring-8 1-1-1 Kouto, Mizauki-cho Sayo-gun Hyogo 679-5198 Japan
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- JASRI SPring-8 1-1-1 Kouto, Mizauki-cho Sayo-gun Hyogo 679-5198 Japan
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Carlson MR, Gray DL, Richers CP, Wang W, Zhao PH, Rauchfuss TB, Pelmenschikov V, Pham CC, Gee LB, Wang H, Cramer SP. Sterically Stabilized Terminal Hydride of a Diiron Dithiolate. Inorg Chem 2018; 57:1988-2001. [PMID: 29384371 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.7b02903] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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The kinetically robust hydride [t-HFe2(Me2pdt)(CO)2(dppv)2]+ ([t-H1]+) (Me2pdt2- = Me2C(CH2S-)2; dppv = cis-1,2-C2H2(PPh2)2) and related derivatives were prepared with 57Fe enrichment for characterization by NMR, FT-IR, and NRVS. The experimental results were rationalized using DFT molecular modeling and spectral simulations. The spectroscopic analysis was aimed at supporting assignments of Fe-H vibrational spectra as they relate to recent measurements on [FeFe]-hydrogenase enzymes. The combination of bulky Me2pdt2- and dppv ligands stabilizes the terminal hydride with respect to its isomerization to the 5-16 kcal/mol more stable bridging hydride ([μ-H1]+) with t1/2(313.3 K) = 19.3 min. In agreement with the nOe experiments, the calculations predict that one methyl group in [t-H1]+ interacts with the hydride with a computed CH···HFe distance of 1.7 Å. Although [t-H571]+ exhibits multiple NRVS features in the 720-800 cm-1 region containing the bending Fe-H modes, the deuterated [t-D571]+ sample exhibits a unique Fe-D/CO band at ∼600 cm-1. In contrast, the NRVS spectra for [μ-H571]+ exhibit weaker bands near 670-700 cm-1 produced by the Fe-H-Fe wagging modes coupled to Me2pdt2- and dppv motions.
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- Michaela R Carlson
- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Illinois , Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Illinois , Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Illinois , Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Illinois , Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Illinois , Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Illinois , Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California , Davis, California 95616, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California , Davis, California 95616, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California , Davis, California 95616, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California , Davis, California 95616, United States
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For over 20 years, nuclear resonance vibrational spectroscopy (NRVS) has been used to study vibrational dynamics of iron-containing materials. With the only selection rule being iron motion, 57Fe NRVS has become an excellent tool to study iron-containing enzymes. Over the past decade, considerable progress has been made in the study of complex metalloenzymes using NRVS. Iron cofactors in heme-containing globins; [2Fe2S], [3Fe4S], [4Fe4S] proteins; the [NiFe] and [FeFe] hydrogenases; and nitrogenases have been explored in a fashion not possible through traditional vibrational spectroscopy. In this chapter, we discuss the basics of NRVS, a strategy to perform NRVS, and a discussion of the application of NRVS on rubredoxin and [FeFe] hydrogenase.
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- Leland B Gee
- University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, United States.
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- University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, United States
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Pelmenschikov V, Birrell JA, Pham CC, Mishra N, Wang H, Sommer C, Reijerse E, Richers CP, Tamasaku K, Yoda Y, Rauchfuss TB, Lubitz W, Cramer SP. Reaction Coordinate Leading to H 2 Production in [FeFe]-Hydrogenase Identified by Nuclear Resonance Vibrational Spectroscopy and Density Functional Theory. J Am Chem Soc 2017; 139:16894-16902. [PMID: 29054130 PMCID: PMC5699932 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.7b09751] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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[FeFe]-hydrogenases are metalloenzymes that reversibly reduce protons to molecular hydrogen at exceptionally high rates. We have characterized the catalytically competent hydride state (Hhyd) in the [FeFe]-hydrogenases from both Chlamydomonas reinhardtii and Desulfovibrio desulfuricans using 57Fe nuclear resonance vibrational spectroscopy (NRVS) and density functional theory (DFT). H/D exchange identified two Fe-H bending modes originating from the binuclear iron cofactor. DFT calculations show that these spectral features result from an iron-bound terminal hydride, and the Fe-H vibrational frequencies being highly dependent on interactions between the amine base of the catalytic cofactor with both hydride and the conserved cysteine terminating the proton transfer chain to the active site. The results indicate that Hhyd is the catalytic state one step prior to H2 formation. The observed vibrational spectrum, therefore, provides mechanistic insight into the reaction coordinate for H2 bond formation by [FeFe]-hydrogenases.
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- Vladimir Pelmenschikov
- Institut für Chemie, Technische Universität Berlin , Strasse des 17 Juni 135, 10623 Berlin, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Chemische Energiekonversion , Stiftstrasse 34-36, 45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Davis , One Shields Avenue, Davis, California 95616, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Davis , One Shields Avenue, Davis, California 95616, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Davis , One Shields Avenue, Davis, California 95616, United States
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Chemische Energiekonversion , Stiftstrasse 34-36, 45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Chemische Energiekonversion , Stiftstrasse 34-36, 45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany
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- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Illinois , 600 S. Mathews Avenue, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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- JASRI , Spring-8, 1-1-1 Kouto, Mikazuki-cho, Sayo-gun, Hyogo 679-5198, Japan
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- JASRI , Spring-8, 1-1-1 Kouto, Mikazuki-cho, Sayo-gun, Hyogo 679-5198, Japan
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- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Illinois , 600 S. Mathews Avenue, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Chemische Energiekonversion , Stiftstrasse 34-36, 45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Davis , One Shields Avenue, Davis, California 95616, United States
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Enzymatic and spectroscopic properties of a thermostable [NiFe]‑hydrogenase performing H 2-driven NAD +-reduction in the presence of O 2. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOENERGETICS 2017; 1859:8-18. [PMID: 28970007 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbabio.2017.09.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2017] [Revised: 08/17/2017] [Accepted: 09/28/2017] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Biocatalysts that mediate the H2-dependent reduction of NAD+ to NADH are attractive from both a fundamental and applied perspective. Here we present the first biochemical and spectroscopic characterization of an NAD+-reducing [NiFe]‑hydrogenase that sustains catalytic activity at high temperatures and in the presence of O2, which usually acts as an inhibitor. We isolated and sequenced the four structural genes, hoxFUYH, encoding the soluble NAD+-reducing [NiFe]‑hydrogenase (SH) from the thermophilic betaproteobacterium, Hydrogenophilus thermoluteolus TH-1T (Ht). The HtSH was recombinantly overproduced in a hydrogenase-free mutant of the well-studied, H2-oxidizing betaproteobacterium Ralstonia eutropha H16 (Re). The enzyme was purified and characterized with various biochemical and spectroscopic techniques. Highest H2-mediated NAD+ reduction activity was observed at 80°C and pH6.5, and catalytic activity was found to be sustained at low O2 concentrations. Infrared spectroscopic analyses revealed a spectral pattern for as-isolated HtSH that is remarkably different from those of the closely related ReSH and other [NiFe]‑hydrogenases. This indicates an unusual configuration of the oxidized catalytic center in HtSH. Complementary electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopic analyses revealed spectral signatures similar to related NAD+-reducing [NiFe]‑hydrogenases. This study lays the groundwork for structural and functional analyses of the HtSH as well as application of this enzyme for H2-driven cofactor recycling under oxic conditions at elevated temperatures.
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Martin DR, Matyushov DV. Electron-transfer chain in respiratory complex I. Sci Rep 2017; 7:5495. [PMID: 28710385 PMCID: PMC5511282 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-05779-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2017] [Accepted: 06/01/2017] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Complex I is a part of the respiration energy chain converting the redox energy into the cross-membrane proton gradient. The electron-transfer chain of iron-sulfur cofactors within the water-soluble peripheral part of the complex is responsible for the delivery of electrons to the proton pumping subunit. The protein is porous to water penetration and the hydration level of the cofactors changes when the electron is transferred along the chain. High reaction barriers and trapping of the electrons at the iron-sulfur cofactors are prevented by the combination of intense electrostatic noise produced by the protein-water interface with the high density of quantum states in the iron-sulfur clusters caused by spin interactions between paramagnetic iron atoms. The combination of these factors substantially lowers the activation barrier for electron transfer compared to the prediction of the Marcus theory, bringing the rate to the experimentally established range. The unique role of iron-sulfur clusters as electron-transfer cofactors is in merging protein-water fluctuations with quantum-state multiplicity to allow low activation barriers and robust operation. Water plays a vital role in electron transport energetics by electrowetting the cofactors in the chain upon arrival of the electron. A general property of a protein is to violate the fluctuation-dissipation relation through nonergodic sampling of its landscape. High functional efficiency of redox enzymes is a direct consequence of nonergodicity.
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- Daniel R Martin
- Department of Physics and School of Molecular Sciences, Arizona State University, PO Box 871504, Tempe, AZ, 85287-1504, USA
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- Department of Physics and School of Molecular Sciences, Arizona State University, PO Box 871504, Tempe, AZ, 85287-1504, USA.
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O'Dowd B, Williams S, Wang H, No JH, Rao G, Wang W, McCammon JA, Cramer SP, Oldfield E. Spectroscopic and Computational Investigations of Ligand Binding to IspH: Discovery of Non-diphosphate Inhibitors. Chembiochem 2017; 18:914-920. [PMID: 28253432 PMCID: PMC5445010 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.201700052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2017] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Isoprenoid biosynthesis is an important area for anti-infective drug development. One isoprenoid target is (E)-1-hydroxy-2-methyl-but-2-enyl 4-diphosphate (HMBPP) reductase (IspH), which forms isopentenyl diphosphate and dimethylallyl diphosphate from HMBPP in a 2H+ /2e- reduction. IspH contains a 4 Fe-4 S cluster, and in this work, we first investigated how small molecules bound to the cluster by using HYSCORE and NRVS spectroscopies. The results of these, as well as other structural and spectroscopic investigations, led to the conclusion that, in most cases, ligands bound to IspH 4 Fe-4 S clusters by η1 coordination, forming tetrahedral geometries at the unique fourth Fe, ligand side chains preventing further ligand (e.g., H2 O, O2 ) binding. Based on these ideas, we used in silico methods to find drug-like inhibitors that might occupy the HMBPP substrate binding pocket and bind to Fe, leading to the discovery of a barbituric acid analogue with a Ki value of ≈500 nm against Pseudomonas aeruginosa IspH.
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- Bing O'Dowd
- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois, 600 South Mathews Avenue, Urbana, IL, 61801, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, 1 Shields Avenue, Davis, CA, 95616, USA
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Road, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
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- Center for Biophysics and Computational Biology, 607 South Mathews Avenue, Urbana, IL, 61801, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois, 600 South Mathews Avenue, Urbana, IL, 61801, USA
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- Center for Biophysics and Computational Biology, 607 South Mathews Avenue, Urbana, IL, 61801, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA
- National Biomedical Computation Resource, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, 1 Shields Avenue, Davis, CA, 95616, USA
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Road, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois, 600 South Mathews Avenue, Urbana, IL, 61801, USA
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Serrano PN, Wang H, Crack JC, Prior C, Hutchings MI, Thomson AJ, Kamali S, Yoda Y, Zhao J, Hu MY, Alp EE, Oganesyan VS, Le Brun NE, Cramer SP. Nitrosylation of Nitric-Oxide-Sensing Regulatory Proteins Containing [4Fe-4S] Clusters Gives Rise to Multiple Iron-Nitrosyl Complexes. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2016; 55:14575-14579. [PMID: 27778474 PMCID: PMC5204455 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201607033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2016] [Revised: 10/05/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The reaction of protein-bound iron-sulfur (Fe-S) clusters with nitric oxide (NO) plays key roles in NO-mediated toxicity and signaling. Elucidation of the mechanism of the reaction of NO with DNA regulatory proteins that contain Fe-S clusters has been hampered by a lack of information about the nature of the iron-nitrosyl products formed. Herein, we report nuclear resonance vibrational spectroscopy (NRVS) and density functional theory (DFT) calculations that identify NO reaction products in WhiD and NsrR, regulatory proteins that use a [4Fe-4S] cluster to sense NO. This work reveals that nitrosylation yields multiple products structurally related to Roussin's Red Ester (RRE, [Fe2 (NO)4 (Cys)2 ]) and Roussin's Black Salt (RBS, [Fe4 (NO)7 S3 ]. In the latter case, the absence of 32 S/34 S shifts in the Fe-S region of the NRVS spectra suggest that a new species, Roussin's Black Ester (RBE), may be formed, in which one or more of the sulfide ligands is replaced by Cys thiolates.
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of CaliforniaDavisCA95616USA
- Physical Biosciences DivisionLawrence Berkeley National LaboratoryBerkeleyCA94720USA
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- Centre for Molecular and Structural BiochemistrySchool of ChemistryUniversity of East AngliaNorwich Research ParkNorwichNR4 7TJUK
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- Centre for Molecular and Structural BiochemistrySchool of ChemistryUniversity of East AngliaNorwich Research ParkNorwichNR4 7TJUK
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- Centre for Molecular and Structural BiochemistrySchool of ChemistryUniversity of East AngliaNorwich Research ParkNorwichNR4 7TJUK
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- University of Tennessee Space InstituteTullahomeTN37388-9700USA
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- Research and Utilization DivisionSPring-8/JASRI1-1-1 Kouto, SayoHyogo679-5198Japan
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- Advanced Photon SourceArgonne National LaboratoryArgonneIL60439USA
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- Advanced Photon SourceArgonne National LaboratoryArgonneIL60439USA
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- Advanced Photon SourceArgonne National LaboratoryArgonneIL60439USA
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- Centre for Molecular and Structural BiochemistrySchool of ChemistryUniversity of East AngliaNorwich Research ParkNorwichNR4 7TJUK
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- Centre for Molecular and Structural BiochemistrySchool of ChemistryUniversity of East AngliaNorwich Research ParkNorwichNR4 7TJUK
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of CaliforniaDavisCA95616USA
- Physical Biosciences DivisionLawrence Berkeley National LaboratoryBerkeleyCA94720USA
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Serrano PN, Wang H, Crack JC, Prior C, Hutchings MI, Thomson AJ, Kamali S, Yoda Y, Zhao J, Hu MY, Alp EE, Oganesyan VS, Le Brun NE, Cramer SP. Nitrosylation of Nitric-Oxide-Sensing Regulatory Proteins Containing [4Fe-4S] Clusters Gives Rise to Multiple Iron-Nitrosyl Complexes. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201607033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Department of Chemistry; University of California; Davis CA 95616 USA
- Physical Biosciences Division; Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; Berkeley CA 94720 USA
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- Centre for Molecular and Structural Biochemistry; School of Chemistry; University of East Anglia; Norwich Research Park Norwich NR4 7TJ UK
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- Centre for Molecular and Structural Biochemistry; School of Chemistry; University of East Anglia; Norwich Research Park Norwich NR4 7TJ UK
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- Centre for Molecular and Structural Biochemistry; School of Chemistry; University of East Anglia; Norwich Research Park Norwich NR4 7TJ UK
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- University of Tennessee Space Institute; Tullahome TN 37388-9700 USA
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- Research and Utilization Division; SPring-8/JASRI; 1-1-1 Kouto, Sayo Hyogo 679-5198 Japan
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- Advanced Photon Source; Argonne National Laboratory; Argonne IL 60439 USA
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- Advanced Photon Source; Argonne National Laboratory; Argonne IL 60439 USA
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- Advanced Photon Source; Argonne National Laboratory; Argonne IL 60439 USA
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- Centre for Molecular and Structural Biochemistry; School of Chemistry; University of East Anglia; Norwich Research Park Norwich NR4 7TJ UK
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- Centre for Molecular and Structural Biochemistry; School of Chemistry; University of East Anglia; Norwich Research Park Norwich NR4 7TJ UK
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- Department of Chemistry; University of California; Davis CA 95616 USA
- Physical Biosciences Division; Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; Berkeley CA 94720 USA
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Lauterbach L, Gee LB, Pelmenschikov V, Jenney FE, Kamali S, Yoda Y, Adams MWW, Cramer SP. Characterization of the [3Fe-4S](0/1+) cluster from the D14C variant of Pyrococcus furiosus ferredoxin via combined NRVS and DFT analyses. Dalton Trans 2016; 45:7215-9. [PMID: 27063792 PMCID: PMC4940129 DOI: 10.1039/c5dt04760a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The D14C variant of Pyrococcus furiosus ferredoxin provides an extraordinary framework to investigate a [3Fe-4S] cluster at two oxidation levels and compare the results to its physiologic [4Fe-4S] counterpart in the very same protein. Our spectroscopic and computational study reveals vibrational property changes related to the electronic and structural aspects of both Fe-S clusters.
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- Lars Lauterbach
- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA and Institut für Chemie, Technische Universität Berlin, 10623 Berlin, Germany.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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- Georgia Campus, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, Suwanee, GA 30024, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA and Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Biomedical Engineering, University of Tennessee Space Institute, Tullahoma, TN 37388, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Life Sciences Building, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA and Physical Biosciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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Faus I, Reinhard A, Rackwitz S, Wolny JA, Schlage K, Wille HC, Chumakov A, Krasutsky S, Chaignon P, Poulter CD, Seemann M, Schünemann V. Isoprenoidbiosynthese in pathogenen Bakterien: Nukleare inelastische Streuung ermöglicht Einblicke in den ungewöhnlichen [4Fe-4S]-Cluster vom E.- coli-Protein LytB/IspH. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2015. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201502494] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Molinas MF, Benavides L, Castro MA, Murgida DH. Stability, redox parameters and electrocatalytic activity of a cytochrome domain from a new subfamily. Bioelectrochemistry 2015; 105:25-33. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bioelechem.2015.05.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2015] [Revised: 04/21/2015] [Accepted: 05/03/2015] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Hydride bridge in [NiFe]-hydrogenase observed by nuclear resonance vibrational spectroscopy. Nat Commun 2015; 6:7890. [PMID: 26259066 PMCID: PMC4531378 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms8890] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2015] [Accepted: 06/18/2015] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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The metabolism of many anaerobes relies on [NiFe]-hydrogenases, whose characterization when bound to substrates has proven non-trivial. Presented here is direct evidence for a hydride bridge in the active site of the 57Fe-labelled fully reduced Ni-R form of Desulfovibrio vulgaris Miyazaki F [NiFe]-hydrogenase. A unique ‘wagging' mode involving H− motion perpendicular to the Ni(μ-H)57Fe plane was studied using 57Fe-specific nuclear resonance vibrational spectroscopy and density functional theory (DFT) calculations. On Ni(μ-D)57Fe deuteride substitution, this wagging causes a characteristic perturbation of Fe–CO/CN bands. Spectra have been interpreted by comparison with Ni(μ-H/D)57Fe enzyme mimics [(dppe)Ni(μ-pdt)(μ-H/D)57Fe(CO)3]+ and DFT calculations, which collectively indicate a low-spin Ni(II)(μ-H)Fe(II) core for Ni-R, with H− binding Ni more tightly than Fe. The present methodology is also relevant to characterizing Fe–H moieties in other important natural and synthetic catalysts. Understanding the catalytic mechanism of redox-active hydrogenases is a key to efficient hydrogen production and consumption. Here, the authors use nuclear resonance vibrational spectroscopy to study [NiFe]-hydrogenase, and observe a bridging hydride structure in an EPR silent intermediate.
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Maiuri M, Delfino I, Cerullo G, Manzoni C, Pelmenschikov V, Guo Y, Wang H, Gee LB, Dapper CH, Newton WE, Cramer SP. Low frequency dynamics of the nitrogenase MoFe protein via femtosecond pump probe spectroscopy - Observation of a candidate promoting vibration. J Inorg Biochem 2015; 153:128-135. [PMID: 26343576 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2015.07.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2015] [Revised: 06/18/2015] [Accepted: 07/09/2015] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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We have used femtosecond pump-probe spectroscopy (FPPS) to study the FeMo-cofactor within the nitrogenase (N2ase) MoFe protein from Azotobacter vinelandii. A sub-20-fs visible laser pulse was used to pump the sample to an excited electronic state, and a second sub-10-fs pulse was used to probe changes in transmission as a function of probe wavelength and delay time. The excited protein relaxes to the ground state with a ~1.2ps time constant. With the short laser pulse we coherently excited the vibrational modes associated with the FeMo-cofactor active site, which are then observed in the time domain. Superimposed on the relaxation dynamics, we distinguished a variety of oscillation frequencies with the strongest band peaks at ~84, 116, 189, and 226cm(-1). Comparison with data from nuclear resonance vibrational spectroscopy (NRVS) shows that the latter pair of signals comes predominantly from the FeMo-cofactor. The frequencies obtained from the FPPS experiment were interpreted with normal mode calculations using both an empirical force field (EFF) and density functional theory (DFT). The FPPS data were also compared with the first reported resonance Raman (RR) spectrum of the N2ase MoFe protein. This approach allows us to outline and assign vibrational modes having relevance to the catalytic activity of N2ase. In particular, the 226cm(-1) band is assigned as a potential 'promoting vibration' in the H-atom transfer (or proton-coupled electron transfer) processes that are an essential feature of N2ase catalysis. The results demonstrate that high-quality room-temperature solution data can be obtained on the MoFe protein by the FPPS technique and that these data provide added insight to the motions and possible operation of this protein and its catalytic prosthetic group.
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- Margherita Maiuri
- IFN-CNR, Dipartimento di Fisica, Politecnico di Milano, Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32, I-20133 Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Ecologiche e Biologiche, Università della Tuscia, Largo dell'Università, I-01100 Viterbo, Italy
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- IFN-CNR, Dipartimento di Fisica, Politecnico di Milano, Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32, I-20133 Milano, Italy
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- IFN-CNR, Dipartimento di Fisica, Politecnico di Milano, Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32, I-20133 Milano, Italy
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- Institut für Chemie, Technische Universität Berlin, Strasse des 17 Juni 135, 10623 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, Blacksburg, VA 24061, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, Blacksburg, VA 24061, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, United States; Physical Biosciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, United States.
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Faus I, Reinhard A, Rackwitz S, Wolny JA, Schlage K, Wille HC, Chumakov A, Krasutsky S, Chaignon P, Poulter CD, Seemann M, Schünemann V. Isoprenoid Biosynthesis in Pathogenic Bacteria: Nuclear Resonance Vibrational Spectroscopy Provides Insight into the Unusual [4Fe-4S] Cluster of the E. coli LytB/IspH Protein. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2015; 54:12584-7. [PMID: 26118554 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201502494] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2015] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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The LytB/IspH protein catalyzes the last step of the methylerythritol phosphate (MEP) pathway which is used for the biosynthesis of essential terpenoids in most pathogenic bacteria. Therefore, the MEP pathway is a target for the development of new antimicrobial agents as it is essential for microorganisms, yet absent in humans. Substrate-free LytB has a special [4Fe-4S](2+) cluster with a yet unsolved structure. This motivated us to use synchrotron-based nuclear resonance vibrational spectroscopy (NRVS) in combination with quantum chemical-molecular mechanical (QM/MM) calculations to gain more insight into the structure of substrate-free LytB. The apical iron atom of the [4Fe-4S](2+) is clearly linked to three water molecules. We additionally present NRVS data of LytB bound to its natural substrate, (E)-4-hydroxy-3-methylbut-2-en-1-yl diphosphate (HMBPP) and to the inhibitors (E)-4-amino-3-methylbut-2-en-1-yl diphosphate and (E)-4-mercapto-3-methylbut-2-en-1-yl diphosphate.
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- Isabelle Faus
- Fachbereich Physik, TU Kaiserslautern, Erwin-Schrödinger-Strasse 46, 67653 Kaiserslautern (Germany)
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- Fachbereich Physik, TU Kaiserslautern, Erwin-Schrödinger-Strasse 46, 67653 Kaiserslautern (Germany)
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- Fachbereich Physik, TU Kaiserslautern, Erwin-Schrödinger-Strasse 46, 67653 Kaiserslautern (Germany)
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- Fachbereich Physik, TU Kaiserslautern, Erwin-Schrödinger-Strasse 46, 67653 Kaiserslautern (Germany)
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- P01, Petra III, DESY, Notkestrasse 85, D-22607 Hamburg (Germany)
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- ESRF - The European Synchrotron, CS40220, 38043 Grenoble Cedex 9 (France)
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Utah, 315 South 1400 East RM 2020, Salt Lake City, UT 84112 (USA)
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- Université de Strasbourg, UMR 7177 CNRS, Institut Le Bel, 4 rue Blaise Pascal, CS 90032, 67081 Strasbourg Cedex (France)
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Utah, 315 South 1400 East RM 2020, Salt Lake City, UT 84112 (USA)
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- Université de Strasbourg, UMR 7177 CNRS, Institut Le Bel, 4 rue Blaise Pascal, CS 90032, 67081 Strasbourg Cedex (France).
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- Fachbereich Physik, TU Kaiserslautern, Erwin-Schrödinger-Strasse 46, 67653 Kaiserslautern (Germany).
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Horch M, Hildebrandt P, Zebger I. Concepts in bio-molecular spectroscopy: vibrational case studies on metalloenzymes. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2015; 17:18222-37. [DOI: 10.1039/c5cp02447a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Challenges and chances in bio-molecular spectroscopy are exemplified by vibrational case studies on metalloenzymes.
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- M. Horch
- Technische Universität Berlin
- Institut für Chemie
- D-10623 Berlin
- Germany
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- Technische Universität Berlin
- Institut für Chemie
- D-10623 Berlin
- Germany
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- Technische Universität Berlin
- Institut für Chemie
- D-10623 Berlin
- Germany
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Lauterbach L, Wang H, Horch M, Gee LB, Yoda Y, Tanaka Y, Zebger I, Lenz O, Cramer SP. Nuclear resonance vibrational spectroscopy reveals the FeS cluster composition and active site vibrational properties of an O 2-tolerant NAD +-reducing [NiFe] hydrogenase. Chem Sci 2015; 6:1055-1060. [PMID: 25678951 PMCID: PMC4321745 DOI: 10.1039/c4sc02982h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Nuclear resonance vibrational spectroscopy is used to characterize all Fe-containing cofactors in a complex multicofactor enzyme.
Hydrogenases are complex metalloenzymes that catalyze the reversible splitting of molecular hydrogen into protons and electrons essentially without overpotential. The NAD+-reducing soluble hydrogenase (SH) from Ralstonia eutropha is capable of H2 conversion even in the presence of usually toxic dioxygen. The molecular details of the underlying reactions are largely unknown, mainly because of limited knowledge of the structure and function of the various metal cofactors present in the enzyme. Here, all iron-containing cofactors of the SH were investigated by 57Fe specific nuclear resonance vibrational spectroscopy (NRVS). Our data provide experimental evidence for one [2Fe2S] center and four [4Fe4S] clusters, which is consistent with the amino acid sequence composition. Only the [2Fe2S] cluster and one of the four [4Fe4S] clusters were reduced upon incubation of the SH with NADH. This finding explains the discrepancy between the large number of FeS clusters and the small amount of FeS cluster-related signals as detected by electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopic analysis of several NAD+-reducing hydrogenases. For the first time, Fe–CO and Fe–CN modes derived from the [NiFe] active site could be distinguished by NRVS through selective 13C labeling of the CO ligand. This strategy also revealed the molecular coordinates that dominate the individual Fe–CO modes. The present approach explores the complex vibrational signature of the Fe–S clusters and the hydrogenase active site, thereby showing that NRVS represents a powerful tool for the elucidation of complex biocatalysts containing multiple cofactors.
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- Lars Lauterbach
- Institute of Chemistry, Technische Universität Berlin, Straße des 17, Juni 135, 10623 Berlin, Germany ; Department of Chemistry, University of California, One Shields Ave, Davis CA 95616, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, One Shields Ave, Davis CA 95616, USA ; Physical Biosciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, One Cyclotron Road, Berkeley CA 94720, USA
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- Institute of Chemistry, Technische Universität Berlin, Straße des 17, Juni 135, 10623 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, One Shields Ave, Davis CA 95616, USA
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- JASRI, SPring-8, 1-1-1 Kouto, Mikazuki-cho, Sayo-gun, Hyogo 679-5198, Japan
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- RIKEN, SPring-8, 1-1-1 Kouto, Mikazuki-cho, Sayo-gun, Hyogo 679-5198, Japan
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- Institute of Chemistry, Technische Universität Berlin, Straße des 17, Juni 135, 10623 Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Chemistry, Technische Universität Berlin, Straße des 17, Juni 135, 10623 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, One Shields Ave, Davis CA 95616, USA ; Physical Biosciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, One Cyclotron Road, Berkeley CA 94720, USA
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Liu J, Chakraborty S, Hosseinzadeh P, Yu Y, Tian S, Petrik I, Bhagi A, Lu Y. Metalloproteins containing cytochrome, iron-sulfur, or copper redox centers. Chem Rev 2014; 114:4366-469. [PMID: 24758379 PMCID: PMC4002152 DOI: 10.1021/cr400479b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 560] [Impact Index Per Article: 56.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2013] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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- Jing Liu
- Department of Chemistry, Department of Biochemistry, and Center for Biophysics
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Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Department of Biochemistry, and Center for Biophysics
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Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Department of Biochemistry, and Center for Biophysics
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Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Department of Biochemistry, and Center for Biophysics
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Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Department of Biochemistry, and Center for Biophysics
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Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Department of Biochemistry, and Center for Biophysics
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Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Department of Biochemistry, and Center for Biophysics
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Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Department of Biochemistry, and Center for Biophysics
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Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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Wang H, Yoda Y, Dong W, Huang SD. Energy calibration issues in nuclear resonant vibrational spectroscopy: observing small spectral shifts and making fast calibrations. JOURNAL OF SYNCHROTRON RADIATION 2013; 20:683-90. [PMID: 23955030 PMCID: PMC3747949 DOI: 10.1107/s0909049513021201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2013] [Accepted: 07/30/2013] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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The conventional energy calibration for nuclear resonant vibrational spectroscopy (NRVS) is usually long. Meanwhile, taking NRVS samples out of the cryostat increases the chance of sample damage, which makes it impossible to carry out an energy calibration during one NRVS measurement. In this study, by manipulating the 14.4 keV beam through the main measurement chamber without moving out the NRVS sample, two alternative calibration procedures have been proposed and established: (i) an in situ calibration procedure, which measures the main NRVS sample at stage A and the calibration sample at stage B simultaneously, and calibrates the energies for observing extremely small spectral shifts; for example, the 0.3 meV energy shift between the 100%-(57)Fe-enriched [Fe4S4Cl4](=) and 10%-(57)Fe and 90%-(54)Fe labeled [Fe4S4Cl4](=) has been well resolved; (ii) a quick-switching energy calibration procedure, which reduces each calibration time from 3-4 h to about 30 min. Although the quick-switching calibration is not in situ, it is suitable for normal NRVS measurements.
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- Hongxin Wang
- Department of Chemistry, University of California, 1 Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616, USA.
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Pelmenschikov V, Kaupp M. Redox-Dependent Structural Transformations of the [4Fe-3S] Proximal Cluster in O2-Tolerant Membrane-Bound [NiFe]-Hydrogenase: A DFT Study. J Am Chem Soc 2013; 135:11809-23. [DOI: 10.1021/ja402159u] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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- Vladimir Pelmenschikov
- Technische Universität Berlin, Institut für Chemie, Theoretische Chemie, Sekr. C7, Strasse
des 17. Juni 135, 10623 Berlin, Germany
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- Technische Universität Berlin, Institut für Chemie, Theoretische Chemie, Sekr. C7, Strasse
des 17. Juni 135, 10623 Berlin, Germany
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Mitra D, George SJ, Guo Y, Kamali S, Keable S, Peters JW, Pelmenschikov V, Case DA, Cramer SP. Characterization of [4Fe-4S] cluster vibrations and structure in nitrogenase Fe protein at three oxidation levels via combined NRVS, EXAFS, and DFT analyses. J Am Chem Soc 2013; 135:2530-43. [PMID: 23282058 DOI: 10.1021/ja307027n] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Azotobacter vinelandii nitrogenase Fe protein (Av2) provides a rare opportunity to investigate a [4Fe-4S] cluster at three oxidation levels in the same protein environment. Here, we report the structural and vibrational changes of this cluster upon reduction using a combination of NRVS and EXAFS spectroscopies and DFT calculations. Key to this work is the synergy between these three techniques as each generates highly complementary information and their analytical methodologies are interdependent. Importantly, the spectroscopic samples contained no glassing agents. NRVS and DFT reveal a systematic 10-30 cm(-1) decrease in Fe-S stretching frequencies with each added electron. The "oxidized" [4Fe-4S](2+) state spectrum is consistent with and extends previous resonance Raman spectra. For the "reduced" [4Fe-4S](1+) state in Fe protein, and for any "all-ferrous" [4Fe-4S](0) cluster, these NRVS spectra are the first available vibrational data. NRVS simulations also allow estimation of the vibrational disorder for Fe-S and Fe-Fe distances, constraining the EXAFS analysis and allowing structural disorder to be estimated. For oxidized Av2, EXAFS and DFT indicate nearly equal Fe-Fe distances, while addition of one electron decreases the cluster symmetry. However, addition of the second electron to form the all-ferrous state induces significant structural change. EXAFS data recorded to k = 21 Å(-1) indicates a 1:1 ratio of Fe-Fe interactions at 2.56 Å and 2.75 Å, a result consistent with DFT. Broken symmetry (BS) DFT rationalizes the interplay between redox state and the Fe-S and Fe-Fe distances as predominantly spin-dependent behavior inherent to the [4Fe-4S] cluster and perturbed by the Av2 protein environment.
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- Devrani Mitra
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA
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Kuchenreuther JM, Guo Y, Wang H, Myers WK, George SJ, Boyke CA, Yoda Y, Alp EE, Zhao J, Britt RD, Swartz JR, Cramer SP. Nuclear resonance vibrational spectroscopy and electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy of 57Fe-enriched [FeFe] hydrogenase indicate stepwise assembly of the H-cluster. Biochemistry 2013; 52:818-26. [PMID: 23249091 DOI: 10.1021/bi301336r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The [FeFe] hydrogenase from Clostridium pasteurianum (CpI) harbors four Fe-S clusters that facilitate the transfer of an electron to the H-cluster, a ligand-coordinated six-iron prosthetic group that catalyzes the redox interconversion of protons and H(2). Here, we have used (57)Fe nuclear resonance vibrational spectroscopy (NRVS) to study the iron centers in CpI, and we compare our data to that for a [4Fe-4S] ferredoxin as well as a model complex resembling the [2Fe](H) catalytic domain of the H-cluster. To enrich the hydrogenase with (57)Fe nuclei, we used cell-free methods to post-translationally mature the enzyme. Specifically, inactive CpI apoprotein with (56)Fe-labeled Fe-S clusters was activated in vitro using (57)Fe-enriched maturation proteins. This approach enabled us to selectively label the [2Fe](H) subcluster with (57)Fe, which NRVS confirms by detecting (57)Fe-CO and (57)Fe-CN normal modes from the H-cluster nonprotein ligands. The NRVS and iron quantification results also suggest that the hydrogenase contains a second (57)Fe-S cluster. Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy indicates that this (57)Fe-enriched metal center is not the [4Fe-4S](H) subcluster of the H-cluster. This finding demonstrates that the CpI hydrogenase retained an (56)Fe-enriched [4Fe-4S](H) cluster during in vitro maturation, providing unambiguous evidence of stepwise assembly of the H-cluster. In addition, this work represents the first NRVS characterization of [FeFe] hydrogenases.
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- Jon M Kuchenreuther
- Department of Chemistry, University of California-Davis, CA 95616, United States
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Kamali S, Wang H, Mitra D, Ogata H, Lubitz W, Manor BC, Rauchfuss TB, Byrne D, Bonnefoy V, Jenney FE, Adams MWW, Yoda Y, Alp E, Zhao J, Cramer SP. Observation of the Fe-CN and Fe-CO vibrations in the active site of [NiFe] hydrogenase by nuclear resonance vibrational spectroscopy. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2013; 52:724-8. [PMID: 23136119 PMCID: PMC3535562 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201204616] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2012] [Revised: 08/09/2012] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
Abstract
Nuclear inelastic scattering of (57)Fe labeled [NiFe] hydrogenase is shown to give information on different states of the enzyme. It was thus possible to detect and assign Fe-CO and Fe-CN bending and stretching vibrations of the active site outside the spectral range of the Fe-S cluster normal modes.
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- Saeed Kamali
- Department of Chemistry, University of California Davis, CA 95616 (USA)
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- Physical Biosciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720 (USA)
- Department of Chemistry, University of California Davis, CA 95616 (USA)
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California Davis, CA 95616 (USA)
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Chemische Energiekonversion 45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr (Germany)
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Chemische Energiekonversion 45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr (Germany)
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana, IL 61801 (USA)
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana, IL 61801 (USA)
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- Institut de Microbiologie de la Méditerranée Aix-Marseille-Universit , Marseille 13009 (France)
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- CNRS, IMM, Laboratoire de Chimie Bactérienne Marseille Cedex 20 (France)
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- Georgia Campus, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Suwanee, GA 30024 (USA)
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- Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602 (USA)
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- JASRI, SPring-8 1-1-1 Kouto, Sayo-cho, Sayo-gun, Hyogo 679-5198 (Japan)
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- Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory Argonne, IL 60439 (USA)
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- Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory Argonne, IL 60439 (USA)
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- Physical Biosciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720 (USA)
- Department of Chemistry, University of California Davis, CA 95616 (USA)
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Kamali S, Wang H, Mitra D, Ogata H, Lubitz W, Manor BC, Rauchfuss TB, Byrne D, Bonnefoy V, Jenney FE, Adams MWW, Yoda Y, Alp E, Zhao J, Cramer SP. Detektion von Fe-CN- und Fe-CO-Schwingungen im aktiven Zentrum der [NiFe]-Hydrogenase durch inelastische kernresonante Streuung. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2012. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201204616] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Dorner R, Goold J, Heaney L, Farrow T, Vedral V. Effects of quantum coherence in metalloprotein electron transfer. PHYSICAL REVIEW. E, STATISTICAL, NONLINEAR, AND SOFT MATTER PHYSICS 2012; 86:031922. [PMID: 23030959 DOI: 10.1103/physreve.86.031922] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2012] [Revised: 08/24/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Many intramolecular electron transfer (ET) reactions in biology are mediated by metal centers in proteins. This process is commonly described by a model of diffusive hopping according to the semiclassical theories of Marcus and Hopfield. However, recent studies have raised the possibility that nontrivial quantum mechanical effects play a functioning role in certain biomolecular processes. Here, we investigate the potential effects of quantum coherence in biological ET by extending the semiclassical model to allow for the possibility of quantum coherent phenomena using a quantum master equation based on the Holstein Hamiltonian. We test the model on the structurally defined chain of seven iron-sulfur clusters in nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide plus hydrogen:ubiquinone oxidoreductase (complex I), a crucial respiratory enzyme and one of the longest chains of metal centers in biology. Using experimental parameters where possible, we find that, in limited circumstances, a small quantum mechanical contribution can provide a marked increase in the ET rate above the semiclassical diffusive-hopping rate. Under typical biological conditions, our model reduces to well-known diffusive behavior.
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- Ross Dorner
- Department of Physics, Blackett Laboratory, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom.
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Smith DMA, Xiong Y, Straatsma TP, Rosso KM, Squier TC. Force-Field Development and Molecular Dynamics of [NiFe] Hydrogenase. J Chem Theory Comput 2012; 8:2103-14. [PMID: 26593842 DOI: 10.1021/ct300185u] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Classical molecular force-field parameters describing the structure and motion of metal clusters in [NiFe] hydrogenase enzymes can be used to compare the dynamics and thermodynamics of [NiFe] under different oxidation, protonation, and ligation circumstances. Using density functional theory (DFT) calculations of small model clusters representative of the active site and the proximal, medial, and distal Fe/S metal centers and their attached protein side chains, we have calculated classical force-field parameters for [NiFe] in reduced and oxidized states, including internal coordinates, force constants, and atom-centered charges. Derived force constants revealed that cysteinate ligands bound to the metal ions are more flexible in the Ni-B active site, which has a bridging hydroxide ligand, than in the Ni-C active site, which has a bridging hydride. Ten nanosecond all-atom, explicit-solvent MD simulations of [NiFe] hydrogenase in oxidized and reduced catalytic states established the stability of the derived force-field parameters in terms of Cα and metal cluster fluctuations. Average active site structures from the protein MD simulations are consistent with [NiFe] structures from the Protein Data Bank, suggesting that the derived force-field parameters are transferrable to other hydrogenases beyond the structure used for testing. A comparison of experimental H2-production rates demonstrated a relationship between cysteinate side chain rotation and activity, justifying the use of a fully dynamic model of [NiFe] metal cluster motion.
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- Dayle M A Smith
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, P.O. Box 999, MSIN J4-33, Richland, Washington 99352, United States
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, P.O. Box 999, MSIN J4-33, Richland, Washington 99352, United States
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, P.O. Box 999, MSIN J4-33, Richland, Washington 99352, United States
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, P.O. Box 999, MSIN J4-33, Richland, Washington 99352, United States
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, P.O. Box 999, MSIN J4-33, Richland, Washington 99352, United States
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Bridges HR, Bill E, Hirst J. Mössbauer spectroscopy on respiratory complex I: the iron-sulfur cluster ensemble in the NADH-reduced enzyme is partially oxidized. Biochemistry 2011; 51:149-58. [PMID: 22122402 PMCID: PMC3254188 DOI: 10.1021/bi201644x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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In mitochondria, complex I (NADH:quinone oxidoreductase)
couples
electron transfer to proton translocation across an energy-transducing
membrane. It contains a flavin mononucleotide to oxidize NADH, and
an unusually long series of iron–sulfur (FeS) clusters that
transfer the electrons to quinone. Understanding electron transfer
in complex I requires spectroscopic and structural data to be combined
to reveal the properties of individual clusters and of the ensemble.
EPR studies on complex I from Bos taurus have established
that five clusters (positions 1, 2, 3, 5, and 7 along the seven-cluster
chain extending from the flavin) are (at least partially) reduced
by NADH. The other three clusters, positions 4 and 6 plus a cluster
on the other side of the flavin, are not observed in EPR spectra from
the NADH-reduced enzyme: they may remain oxidized, have unusual or
coupled spin states, or their EPR signals may be too fast relaxing.
Here, we use Mössbauer spectroscopy on 57Fe-labeled
complex I from the mitochondria of Yarrowia lipolytica to show that the cluster ensemble is only partially reduced in the
NADH-reduced enzyme. The three EPR-silent clusters are oxidized, and
only the terminal 4Fe cluster (position 7) is fully reduced. Together
with the EPR analyses, our results reveal an alternating profile of
higher and lower potential clusters between the two active sites in
complex I; they are not consistent with the consensus picture of a
set of isopotential clusters. The implications for intramolecular
electron transfer along the extended chain of cofactors in complex
I are discussed.
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- Hannah R Bridges
- Medical Research Council Mitochondrial Biology Unit, Wellcome Trust/MRC Building, Cambridge, CB2 0XY, UK
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Paulsen H, Trautwein AX, Wegner P, Schmidt C, Chumakov AI, Schünemann V. Interpretation of Nuclear Resonant Vibrational Spectra of Rubredoxin Using a Combined Quantum Mechanics and Molecular Mechanics Approach. Chemphyschem 2011; 12:3434-41. [DOI: 10.1002/cphc.201100595] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2011] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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