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Voloshyn I, Schumann C, Cabotaje PR, Zamader A, Land H, Senger M. Secondary structure changes as the potential H 2 sensing mechanism of group D [FeFe]-hydrogenases. Chem Commun (Camb) 2024; 60:10914-10917. [PMID: 39254592 DOI: 10.1039/d4cc03098b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/11/2024]
Abstract
[FeFe]-hydrogenases function as both H2 catalysts and sensors. While catalysis is well investigated, details regarding the H2 sensing mechanism are limited. Here, we relate protein structure changes to H2 sensing, similar to light-driven bio-sensors. Our results highlight how identical cofactors incorporated in alternative protein scaffolds serve different functions in nature.
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- Ivan Voloshyn
- Department of Chemistry - BMC, Biochemistry, Uppsala University, 75120 Uppsala, Sweden.
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- Department of Chemistry - Ångström Laboratory, Molecular Biomimetics, Uppsala University, 75120 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry - Ångström Laboratory, Molecular Biomimetics, Uppsala University, 75120 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry - Ångström Laboratory, Molecular Biomimetics, Uppsala University, 75120 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry - Ångström Laboratory, Molecular Biomimetics, Uppsala University, 75120 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry - BMC, Biochemistry, Uppsala University, 75120 Uppsala, Sweden.
- Department of Chemistry - Ångström Laboratory, Molecular Biomimetics, Uppsala University, 75120 Uppsala, Sweden
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Lachmann MT, Duan Z, Rodríguez-Maciá P, Birrell JA. The missing pieces in the catalytic cycle of [FeFe] hydrogenases. Chem Sci 2024:d4sc04041d. [PMID: 39246377 PMCID: PMC11376134 DOI: 10.1039/d4sc04041d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2024] [Accepted: 08/02/2024] [Indexed: 09/10/2024] Open
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Hydrogen could provide a suitable means for storing energy from intermittent renewable sources for later use on demand. However, many challenges remain regarding the activity, specificity, stability and sustainability of current hydrogen production and consumption methods. The lack of efficient catalysts based on abundant and sustainable elements lies at the heart of this problem. Nature's solution led to the evolution of hydrogenase enzymes capable of reversible hydrogen conversion at high rates using iron- and nickel-based active sites. Through a detailed understanding of these enzymes, we can learn how to mimic them to engineer a new generation of highly active synthetic catalysts. Incredible progress has been made in our understanding of biological hydrogen activation over the last few years. In particular, detailed studies of the [FeFe] hydrogenase class have provided substantial insight into a sophisticated, optimised, molecular catalyst, the active site H-cluster. In this short perspective, we will summarise recent findings and highlight the missing pieces needed to complete the puzzle.
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- Manon T Lachmann
- School of Chemistry and Leicester Institute of Structural and Chemical Biology, University of Leicester Leicester LE1 7RH UK
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- University of Oxford, Department of Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory South Parks Road Oxford OX1 3QR UK
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- School of Chemistry and Leicester Institute of Structural and Chemical Biology, University of Leicester Leicester LE1 7RH UK
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- School of Life Sciences, University of Essex Colchester CO4 3SQ UK
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Greening C, Cabotaje PR, Valentin Alvarado LE, Leung PM, Land H, Rodrigues-Oliveira T, Ponce-Toledo RI, Senger M, Klamke MA, Milton M, Lappan R, Mullen S, West-Roberts J, Mao J, Song J, Schoelmerich M, Stairs CW, Schleper C, Grinter R, Spang A, Banfield JF, Berggren G. Minimal and hybrid hydrogenases are active from archaea. Cell 2024; 187:3357-3372.e19. [PMID: 38866018 PMCID: PMC11216029 DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2024.05.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2023] [Revised: 04/12/2024] [Accepted: 05/16/2024] [Indexed: 06/14/2024]
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Microbial hydrogen (H2) cycling underpins the diversity and functionality of diverse anoxic ecosystems. Among the three evolutionarily distinct hydrogenase superfamilies responsible, [FeFe] hydrogenases were thought to be restricted to bacteria and eukaryotes. Here, we show that anaerobic archaea encode diverse, active, and ancient lineages of [FeFe] hydrogenases through combining analysis of existing and new genomes with extensive biochemical experiments. [FeFe] hydrogenases are encoded by genomes of nine archaeal phyla and expressed by H2-producing Asgard archaeon cultures. We report an ultraminimal hydrogenase in DPANN archaea that binds the catalytic H-cluster and produces H2. Moreover, we identify and characterize remarkable hybrid complexes formed through the fusion of [FeFe] and [NiFe] hydrogenases in ten other archaeal orders. Phylogenetic analysis and structural modeling suggest a deep evolutionary history of hybrid hydrogenases. These findings reveal new metabolic adaptations of archaea, streamlined H2 catalysts for biotechnological development, and a surprisingly intertwined evolutionary history between the two major H2-metabolizing enzymes.
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- Chris Greening
- Department of Microbiology, Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia; SAEF: Securing Antarctica's Environmental Future, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia.
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- Department of Chemistry - Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Earth and Planetary Science, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94709, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia; SAEF: Securing Antarctica's Environmental Future, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Chemistry - Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Functional and Evolutionary Ecology, Archaea Biology and Ecogenomics Unit, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Functional and Evolutionary Ecology, Archaea Biology and Ecogenomics Unit, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Chemistry - Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry - Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Microbiology, Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Microbiology, Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia; SAEF: Securing Antarctica's Environmental Future, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Earth and Planetary Science, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94709, USA
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- Department of Earth and Planetary Science, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94709, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Earth and Planetary Science, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94709, USA
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- Department of Functional and Evolutionary Ecology, Archaea Biology and Ecogenomics Unit, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Microbiology, Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia.
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- Department of Marine Microbiology and Biogeochemistry, Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, Den Hoorn, the Netherlands; Department of Evolutionary and Population Biology, Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
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- Department of Microbiology, Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia; Department of Earth and Planetary Science, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94709, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry - Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
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Cabotaje P, Walter K, Zamader A, Huang P, Ho F, Land H, Senger M, Berggren G. Probing Substrate Transport Effects on Enzymatic Hydrogen Catalysis: An Alternative Proton Transfer Pathway in Putatively Sensory [FeFe] Hydrogenase. ACS Catal 2023; 13:10435-10446. [PMID: 37560193 PMCID: PMC10407848 DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.3c02314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2023] [Revised: 07/04/2023] [Indexed: 08/11/2023]
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[FeFe] hydrogenases, metalloenzymes catalyzing proton/dihydrogen interconversion, have attracted intense attention due to their remarkable catalytic properties and (bio-)technological potential for a future hydrogen economy. In order to unravel the factors enabling their efficient catalysis, both their unique organometallic cofactors and protein structural features, i.e., "outer-coordination sphere" effects have been intensively studied. These structurally diverse enzymes are divided into distinct phylogenetic groups, denoted as Group A-D. Prototypical Group A hydrogenases display high turnover rates (104-105 s-1). Conversely, the sole characterized Group D representative, Thermoanaerobacter mathranii HydS (TamHydS), shows relatively low catalytic activity (specific activity 10-1 μmol H2 mg-1 min-1) and has been proposed to serve a H2-sensory function. The various groups of [FeFe] hydrogenase share the same catalytic cofactor, the H-cluster, and the structural factors causing the diverging reactivities of Group A and D remain to be elucidated. In the case of the highly active Group A enzymes, a well-defined proton transfer pathway (PTP) has been identified, which shuttles H+ between the enzyme surface and the active site. In Group D hydrogenases, this conserved pathway is absent. Here, we report on the identification of highly conserved amino acid residues in Group D hydrogenases that constitute a possible alternative PTP. We varied two proposed key amino acid residues of this pathway (E252 and E289, TamHydS numbering) via site-directed mutagenesis and analyzed the resulting variants via biochemical and spectroscopic methods. All variants displayed significantly decreased H2-evolution and -oxidation activities. Additionally, the variants showed two redox states that were not characterized previously. These findings provide initial evidence that these amino acid residues are central to the putative PTP of Group D [FeFe] hydrogenase. Since the identified residues are highly conserved in Group D exclusively, our results support the notion that the PTP is not universal for different phylogenetic groups in [FeFe] hydrogenases.
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- Molecular Biomimetics, Department
of Chemistry, Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala University, Box 523, SE-75120 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Molecular Biomimetics, Department
of Chemistry, Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala University, Box 523, SE-75120 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Molecular Biomimetics, Department
of Chemistry, Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala University, Box 523, SE-75120 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Molecular Biomimetics, Department
of Chemistry, Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala University, Box 523, SE-75120 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Molecular Biomimetics, Department
of Chemistry, Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala University, Box 523, SE-75120 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Molecular Biomimetics, Department
of Chemistry, Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala University, Box 523, SE-75120 Uppsala, Sweden
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Stripp ST, Duffus BR, Fourmond V, Léger C, Leimkühler S, Hirota S, Hu Y, Jasniewski A, Ogata H, Ribbe MW. Second and Outer Coordination Sphere Effects in Nitrogenase, Hydrogenase, Formate Dehydrogenase, and CO Dehydrogenase. Chem Rev 2022; 122:11900-11973. [PMID: 35849738 PMCID: PMC9549741 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.1c00914] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 27.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
Abstract
Gases like H2, N2, CO2, and CO are increasingly recognized as critical feedstock in "green" energy conversion and as sources of nitrogen and carbon for the agricultural and chemical sectors. However, the industrial transformation of N2, CO2, and CO and the production of H2 require significant energy input, which renders processes like steam reforming and the Haber-Bosch reaction economically and environmentally unviable. Nature, on the other hand, performs similar tasks efficiently at ambient temperature and pressure, exploiting gas-processing metalloenzymes (GPMs) that bind low-valent metal cofactors based on iron, nickel, molybdenum, tungsten, and sulfur. Such systems are studied to understand the biocatalytic principles of gas conversion including N2 fixation by nitrogenase and H2 production by hydrogenase as well as CO2 and CO conversion by formate dehydrogenase, carbon monoxide dehydrogenase, and nitrogenase. In this review, we emphasize the importance of the cofactor/protein interface, discussing how second and outer coordination sphere effects determine, modulate, and optimize the catalytic activity of GPMs. These may comprise ionic interactions in the second coordination sphere that shape the electron density distribution across the cofactor, hydrogen bonding changes, and allosteric effects. In the outer coordination sphere, proton transfer and electron transfer are discussed, alongside the role of hydrophobic substrate channels and protein structural changes. Combining the information gained from structural biology, enzyme kinetics, and various spectroscopic techniques, we aim toward a comprehensive understanding of catalysis beyond the first coordination sphere.
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- Sven T Stripp
- Freie Universität Berlin, Experimental Molecular Biophysics, Berlin 14195, Germany
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- Laboratoire de Bioénergétique et Ingénierie des Protéines, Institut de Microbiologie de la Méditerranée, Institut Microbiologie, Bioénergies et Biotechnologie, CNRS, Aix Marseille Université, Marseille 13402, France
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- Laboratoire de Bioénergétique et Ingénierie des Protéines, Institut de Microbiologie de la Méditerranée, Institut Microbiologie, Bioénergies et Biotechnologie, CNRS, Aix Marseille Université, Marseille 13402, France
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- University of Potsdam, Molecular Enzymology, Potsdam 14476, Germany
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- Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Division of Materials Science, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Nara 630-0192, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Biology & Biochemistry, University of California, Irvine, California 92697-3900, United States
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- Department of Molecular Biology & Biochemistry, University of California, Irvine, California 92697-3900, United States
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- Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Division of Materials Science, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Nara 630-0192, Japan
- Hokkaido University, Institute of Low Temperature Science, Sapporo 060-0819, Japan
- Graduate School of Science, University of Hyogo, Hyogo 678-1297, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Biology & Biochemistry, University of California, Irvine, California 92697-3900, United States
- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Irvine, California 92697-2025, United States
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Yau MCM, Hayes M, Kalathil S. Biocatalytic conversion of sunlight and carbon dioxide to solar fuels and chemicals. RSC Adv 2022; 12:16396-16411. [PMID: 35754911 PMCID: PMC9169074 DOI: 10.1039/d2ra00673a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2022] [Accepted: 05/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
Abstract
This review discusses the progress in the assembly of photosynthetic biohybrid systems using enzymes and microbes as the biocatalysts which are capable of utilising light to reduce carbon dioxide to solar fuels. We begin by outlining natural photosynthesis, an inspired biomachinery to develop artificial photosystems, and the rationale and motivation to advance and introduce biological substrates to create more novel, and efficient, photosystems. The case studies of various approaches to the development of CO2-reducing microbial semi-artificial photosystems are also summarised, showcasing a variety of methods for hybrid microbial photosystems and their potential. Finally, approaches to investigate the relatively ambiguous electron transfer mechanisms in such photosystems are discussed through the presentation of spectroscopic techniques, eventually leading to what this will mean for the future of microbial hybrid photosystems.
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- Mandy Ching Man Yau
- Hub for Biotechnology in the Built Environment, Department of Applied Sciences, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Northumbria University Newcastle NE1 8ST UK
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- Johnson Matthey Technology Centre Cambridge Science Park, Milton Road Cambridge CB4 0FP UK
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- Hub for Biotechnology in the Built Environment, Department of Applied Sciences, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Northumbria University Newcastle NE1 8ST UK
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Pagnier A, Balci B, Shepard EM, Yang H, Warui DM, Impano S, Booker SJ, Hoffman BM, Broderick WE, Broderick JB. [FeFe]-Hydrogenase: Defined Lysate-Free Maturation Reveals a Key Role for Lipoyl-H-Protein in DTMA Ligand Biosynthesis. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202203413. [PMID: 35319808 PMCID: PMC9117470 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202203413] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
Abstract
Maturation of [FeFe]-hydrogenase (HydA) involves synthesis of a CO, CN- , and dithiomethylamine (DTMA)-coordinated 2Fe subcluster that is inserted into HydA to make the active hydrogenase. This process requires three maturation enzymes: the radical S-adenosyl-l-methionine (SAM) enzymes HydE and HydG, and the GTPase HydF. In vitro maturation with purified maturation enzymes has been possible only when clarified cell lysate was added, with the lysate presumably providing essential components for DTMA synthesis and delivery. Here we report maturation of [FeFe]-hydrogenase using a fully defined system that includes components of the glycine cleavage system (GCS), but no cell lysate. Our results reveal for the first time an essential role for the aminomethyl-lipoyl-H-protein of the GCS in hydrogenase maturation and the synthesis of the DTMA ligand of the H-cluster. In addition, we show that ammonia is the source of the bridgehead nitrogen of DTMA.
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- Adrien Pagnier
- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT 59717, USA
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT 59717, USA
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT 59717, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT 59717, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Chevy Chase, MD 20815, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT 59717, USA
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT 59717, USA
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Pagnier A, Balci B, Shepard EM, Yang H, Warui DM, Impano S, Booker SJ, Hoffman BM, Broderick WE, Broderick JB. [FeFe]‐Hydrogenase: Defined Lysate‐Free Maturation Reveals a Key Role for Lipoyl‐H‐Protein in DTMA Ligand Biosynthesis. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202203413] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Adrien Pagnier
- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry Montana State University Bozeman MT 59717 USA
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry Montana State University Bozeman MT 59717 USA
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry Montana State University Bozeman MT 59717 USA
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- Department of Chemistry Northwestern University Evanston IL 60208 USA
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- Department of Chemistry The Pennsylvania State University University Park PA 16802 USA
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry Montana State University Bozeman MT 59717 USA
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- Department of Chemistry The Pennsylvania State University University Park PA 16802 USA
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute Chevy Chase MD 20815 USA
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- Department of Chemistry Northwestern University Evanston IL 60208 USA
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry Montana State University Bozeman MT 59717 USA
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry Montana State University Bozeman MT 59717 USA
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Lorenzi M, Ceccaldi P, Rodríguez-Maciá P, Redman HJ, Zamader A, Birrell JA, Mészáros LS, Berggren G. Stability of the H-cluster under whole-cell conditions-formation of an H trans-like state and its reactivity towards oxygen. J Biol Inorg Chem 2022; 27:345-355. [PMID: 35258679 PMCID: PMC8960641 DOI: 10.1007/s00775-022-01928-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2021] [Accepted: 01/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
Hydrogenases are metalloenzymes that catalyze the reversible oxidation of molecular hydrogen into protons and electrons. For this purpose, [FeFe]-hydrogenases utilize a hexanuclear iron cofactor, the H-cluster. This biologically unique cofactor provides the enzyme with outstanding catalytic activities, but it is also highly oxygen sensitive. Under in vitro conditions, oxygen stable forms of the H-cluster denoted Htrans and Hinact can be generated via treatment with sulfide under oxidizing conditions. Herein, we show that an Htrans-like species forms spontaneously under intracellular conditions on a time scale of hours, concurrent with the cells ceasing H2 production. Addition of cysteine or sulfide during the maturation promotes the formation of this H-cluster state. Moreover, it is found that formation of the observed Htrans-like species is influenced by both steric factors and proton transfer, underscoring the importance of outer coordination sphere effects on H-cluster reactivity.
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- Marco Lorenzi
- Molecular Biomimetics, Department of Chemistry–Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala University, Box 523, 75120 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Molecular Biomimetics, Department of Chemistry–Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala University, Box 523, 75120 Uppsala, Sweden
- Present Address: Current Address: R&I Consultant, Home Office, Marseille, France
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- Department of Inorganic Spectroscopy, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion, Stiftstrasse 34-36, 45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany
- Present Address: Current address: Department of Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3QR UK
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- Molecular Biomimetics, Department of Chemistry–Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala University, Box 523, 75120 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Molecular Biomimetics, Department of Chemistry–Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala University, Box 523, 75120 Uppsala, Sweden
- Laboratoire de Chimie et Biologie des Métaux, Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, CEA, 17 rue des Martyrs, 38054 Grenoble, France
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- Department of Inorganic Spectroscopy, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion, Stiftstrasse 34-36, 45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany
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- Molecular Biomimetics, Department of Chemistry–Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala University, Box 523, 75120 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Molecular Biomimetics, Department of Chemistry–Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala University, Box 523, 75120 Uppsala, Sweden
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King SJ, Jerkovic A, Brown LJ, Petroll K, Willows RD. Synthetic biology for improved hydrogen production in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Microb Biotechnol 2022; 15:1946-1965. [PMID: 35338590 PMCID: PMC9249334 DOI: 10.1111/1751-7915.14024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2021] [Revised: 02/09/2022] [Accepted: 02/11/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
Abstract
Hydrogen is a clean alternative to fossil fuels. It has applications for electricity generation and transportation and is used for the manufacturing of ammonia and steel. However, today, H2 is almost exclusively produced from coal and natural gas. As such, methods to produce H2 that do not use fossil fuels need to be developed and adopted. The biological manufacturing of H2 may be one promising solution as this process is clean and renewable. Hydrogen is produced biologically via enzymes called hydrogenases. There are three classes of hydrogenases namely [FeFe], [NiFe] and [Fe] hydrogenases. The [FeFe] hydrogenase HydA1 from the model unicellular algae Chlamydomonas reinhardtii has been studied extensively and belongs to the A1 subclass of [FeFe] hydrogenases that have the highest turnover frequencies amongst hydrogenases (21,000 ± 12,000 H2 s−1 for CaHydA from Clostridium acetobutyliticum). Yet to date, limitations in C. reinhardtii H2 production pathways have hampered commercial scale implementation, in part due to O2 sensitivity of hydrogenases and competing metabolic pathways, resulting in low H2 production efficiency. Here, we describe key processes in the biogenesis of HydA1 and H2 production pathways in C. reinhardtii. We also summarize recent advancements of algal H2 production using synthetic biology and describe valuable tools such as high‐throughput screening (HTS) assays to accelerate the process of engineering algae for commercial biological H2 production.
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- Samuel J King
- Department of Molecular Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Molecular Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Molecular Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Molecular Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Molecular Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Senger M, Kernmayr T, Lorenzi M, Redman HJ, Berggren G. Hydride state accumulation in native [FeFe]-hydrogenase with the physiological reductant H2 supports its catalytic relevance. Chem Commun (Camb) 2022; 58:7184-7187. [PMID: 35670542 PMCID: PMC9219605 DOI: 10.1039/d2cc00671e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
Abstract
Small molecules in solution may interfere with mechanistic investigations, as they can affect the stability of catalytic states and produce off-cycle states that can be mistaken for catalytically relevant species. Here we show that the hydride state (Hhyd), a proposed central intermediate in the catalytic cycle of [FeFe]-hydrogenase, can be formed in wild-type [FeFe]-hydrogenases treated with H2 in absence of other, non-biological, reductants. Moreover, we reveal a new state with unclear role in catalysis induced by common low pH buffers. Studies of enzymatic catalysis often rely on non-biological reagents, which may affect catalytic intermediates and produce off-cycle states. Here the influence of buffer and reductant on key intermediates of [FeFe]-hydrogenase are explored.![]()
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- Moritz Senger
- Department of Chemistry, Physical Chemistry, Uppsala University, 75120 Uppsala, Sweden.
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- Department of Chemistry, Molecular Biomimetics, Uppsala University, 75120 Uppsala, Sweden.
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- Department of Chemistry, Molecular Biomimetics, Uppsala University, 75120 Uppsala, Sweden.
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- Department of Chemistry, Molecular Biomimetics, Uppsala University, 75120 Uppsala, Sweden.
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- Department of Chemistry, Molecular Biomimetics, Uppsala University, 75120 Uppsala, Sweden.
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Stewart KN, Domaille DW. A one-pot biocatalytic and organocatalytic cascade delivers high titers of 2-ethyl-2-hexenal from n-butanol. REACT CHEM ENG 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d1re00568e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Combining an organocatalyst with isolated alcohol oxidase or a whole-cell biocatalyst delivers 2-ethyl-2-hexenal in a one-pot, two-step biocatalytic/organocatalytic cascade.
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- Kelsey N. Stewart
- Department of Chemistry, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO 80401, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO 80401, USA
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Birrell JA, Rodríguez-Maciá P, Reijerse EJ, Martini MA, Lubitz W. The catalytic cycle of [FeFe] hydrogenase: A tale of two sites. Coord Chem Rev 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2021.214191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Kosourov S, Böhm M, Senger M, Berggren G, Stensjö K, Mamedov F, Lindblad P, Allahverdiyeva Y. Photosynthetic hydrogen production: Novel protocols, promising engineering approaches and application of semi-synthetic hydrogenases. PHYSIOLOGIA PLANTARUM 2021; 173:555-567. [PMID: 33860946 DOI: 10.1111/ppl.13428] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2021] [Accepted: 04/05/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Photosynthetic production of molecular hydrogen (H2 ) by cyanobacteria and green algae is a potential source of renewable energy. These organisms are capable of water biophotolysis by taking advantage of photosynthetic apparatus that links water oxidation at Photosystem II and reduction of protons to H2 downstream of Photosystem I. Although the process has a theoretical potential to displace fossil fuels, photosynthetic H2 production in its current state is not yet efficient enough for industrial applications due to a number of physiological, biochemical, and engineering barriers. This article presents a short overview of the metabolic pathways and enzymes involved in H2 photoproduction in cyanobacteria and green algae and our present understanding of the mechanisms of this process. We also summarize recent advances in engineering photosynthetic cell factories capable of overcoming the major barriers to efficient and sustainable H2 production.
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- Sergey Kosourov
- Molecular Plant Biology, Department of Life Technologies, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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- Molecular Biomimetics, Department of Chemistry-Ångström, Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Molecular Biomimetics, Department of Chemistry-Ångström, Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Molecular Biomimetics, Department of Chemistry-Ångström, Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Microbial Chemistry, Department of Chemistry-Ångström, Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Molecular Biomimetics, Department of Chemistry-Ångström, Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Microbial Chemistry, Department of Chemistry-Ångström, Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Molecular Plant Biology, Department of Life Technologies, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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Morra S, Duan J, Winkler M, Ash PA, Happe T, Vincent KA. Electrochemical control of [FeFe]-hydrogenase single crystals reveals complex redox populations at the catalytic site. Dalton Trans 2021; 50:12655-12663. [PMID: 34545877 PMCID: PMC8453692 DOI: 10.1039/d1dt02219a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2021] [Accepted: 07/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Elucidating the distribution of intermediates at the active site of redox metalloenzymes is vital to understanding their highly efficient catalysis. Here we demonstrate that it is possible to generate, and detect, the key catalytic redox states of an [FeFe]-hydrogenase in a protein crystal. Individual crystals of the prototypical [FeFe]-hydrogenase I from Clostridium pasteurianum (CpI) are maintained under electrochemical control, allowing for precise tuning of the redox potential, while the crystal is simultaneously probed via Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) microspectroscopy. The high signal/noise spectra reveal potential-dependent variation in the distribution of redox states at the active site (H-cluster) according to state-specific vibrational bands from the endogeneous CO and CN- ligands. CpI crystals are shown to populate the same H-cluster states as those detected in solution, including the oxidised species Hox, the reduced species Hred/HredH+, the super-reduced HsredH+ and the hydride species Hhyd. The high sensitivity and precise redox control offered by this approach also facilitates the detection and characterisation of low abundance species that only accumulate within a narrow window of conditions, revealing new redox intermediates.
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- Simone Morra
- Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3QR, United Kingdom.
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- Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, AG Photobiotechnology, Ruhr-University Bochum, 44801 Bochum, Germany
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- Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, AG Photobiotechnology, Ruhr-University Bochum, 44801 Bochum, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3QR, United Kingdom.
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- Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, AG Photobiotechnology, Ruhr-University Bochum, 44801 Bochum, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3QR, United Kingdom.
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Arizzi M, Morra S, Gilardi G, Pugliese M, Gullino ML, Valetti F. Improving sustainable hydrogen production from green waste: [FeFe]-hydrogenases quantitative gene expression RT-qPCR analysis in presence of autochthonous consortia. BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR BIOFUELS 2021; 14:182. [PMID: 34530890 PMCID: PMC8444407 DOI: 10.1186/s13068-021-02028-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2020] [Accepted: 08/28/2021] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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BACKGROUND Bio-hydrogen production via dark fermentation of low-value waste is a potent and simple mean of recovering energy, maximising the harvesting of reducing equivalents to produce the cleanest fuel amongst renewables. Following several position papers from companies and public bodies, the hydrogen economy is regaining interest, especially in combination with circular economy and the environmental benefits of short local supply chains, aiming at zero net emission of greenhouse gases (GHG). The biomasses attracting the largest interest are agricultural and urban green wastes (pruning of trees, collected leaves, grass clippings from public parks and boulevards), which are usually employed in compost production, with some concerns over the GHG emission during the process. Here, an alternative application of green wastes, low-value compost and intermediate products (partially composted but unsuitable for completing the process) is studied, pointing at the autochthonous microbial consortium as an already selected source of implementation for biomass degradation and hydrogen production. The biocatalysts investigated as mainly relevant for hydrogen production were the [FeFe]-hydrogenases expressed in Clostridia, given their very high turnover rates. RESULTS Bio-hydrogen accumulation was related to the modulation of gene expression of multiple [FeFe]-hydrogenases from two strains (Clostridium beijerinckii AM2 and Clostridium tyrobutyricum AM6) isolated from the same waste. Reverse Transcriptase quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR) was applied over a period of 288 h and the RT-qPCR results showed that C. beijerinckii AM2 prevailed over C. tyrobutyricum AM6 and a high expression modulation of the 6 different [FeFe]-hydrogenase genes of C. beijerinckii in the first 23 h was observed, sustaining cumulative hydrogen production of 0.6 to 1.2 ml H2/g VS (volatile solids). These results are promising in terms of hydrogen yields, given that no pre-treatment was applied, and suggested a complex cellular regulation, linking the performance of dark fermentation with key functional genes involved in bio-H2 production in presence of the autochthonous consortium, with different roles, time, and mode of expression of the involved hydrogenases. CONCLUSIONS An applicative outcome of the hydrogenases genes quantitative expression analysis can be foreseen in optimising (on the basis of the acquired functional data) hydrogen production from a nutrient-poor green waste and/or low added value compost, in a perspective of circular bioeconomy.
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- M Arizzi
- Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Torino, Via Accademia Albertina 13, 10123, Torino, Italy
- Acea Engineering Laboratories Research Innovation SpA, Roma, Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Torino, Via Accademia Albertina 13, 10123, Torino, Italy
- Faculty of Engineering, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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- Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Torino, Via Accademia Albertina 13, 10123, Torino, Italy
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- Centre of Competence for Innovation in Agro-Environmental Field (Agroinnova) and DiSAFA, University of Torino, Largo Paolo Braccini 2, 10095, Grugliasco, TO, Italy
- AgriNewTech Srl, Via Livorno 60, 10140, Torino, Italy
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- Centre of Competence for Innovation in Agro-Environmental Field (Agroinnova) and DiSAFA, University of Torino, Largo Paolo Braccini 2, 10095, Grugliasco, TO, Italy
- AgriNewTech Srl, Via Livorno 60, 10140, Torino, Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Torino, Via Accademia Albertina 13, 10123, Torino, Italy.
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Yang N, Tian Y, Zhang M, Peng X, Li F, Li J, Li Y, Fan B, Wang F, Song H. Photocatalyst-enzyme hybrid systems for light-driven biotransformation. Biotechnol Adv 2021; 54:107808. [PMID: 34324993 DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2021.107808] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2021] [Revised: 06/26/2021] [Accepted: 07/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Enzymes catalyse target reactions under mild conditions with high efficiency, as well as excellent regional-, stereo-, and enantiomeric selectivity. Photocatalysis utilises sustainable and environment-friendly light power to realise efficient chemical conversion. By combining the interdisciplinary advantages of photo- and enzymatic catalysis, the photocatalyst-enzyme hybrid systems have proceeded various light-driven biotransformation with high efficiency under environmentally benign conditions, thus, attracting unparalleled focus during the last decades. It has also been regarded as a promising pathway towards green chemistry utilising ubiquitous solar energy. This systematic review gives insight into this research field by classifying the existing photocatalyst-enzyme hybrid systems into three sections based on different hybridizing modes between photo- and enzymatic catalysis. Furthermore, existing challenges and proposed strategies are discussed within this context. The first system summarised is the cofactor-mediated hybrid system, in which natural/artificial cofactors act as reducing equivalents that connect photocatalysts with enzymes for light-driven enzymatic biotransformation. Second, the direct contact-based photocatalyst-enzyme hybrid systems are described, including two different kinds of electron exchange sites on the enzyme molecules. Third, some cases where photocatalysts and enzymes are integrated into a reaction cascade with specific intermediates will be discussed in the following chapter. Finally, we provide perspective concerning the future of this field.
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- Nan Yang
- Frontier Science Centre for Synthetic Biology, Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (MOE), Collaborative Innovation Centre of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), and School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, PR China
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- Frontier Science Centre for Synthetic Biology, Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (MOE), Collaborative Innovation Centre of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), and School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, PR China
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- Frontier Science Centre for Synthetic Biology, Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (MOE), Collaborative Innovation Centre of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), and School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, PR China
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- Frontier Science Centre for Synthetic Biology, Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (MOE), Collaborative Innovation Centre of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), and School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, PR China
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- Frontier Science Centre for Synthetic Biology, Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (MOE), Collaborative Innovation Centre of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), and School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, PR China
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- Institute of Food Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100093, PR China
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- Institute of Food Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100093, PR China
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- Institute of Food Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100093, PR China
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- Institute of Food Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100093, PR China.
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- Frontier Science Centre for Synthetic Biology, Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (MOE), Collaborative Innovation Centre of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), and School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, PR China.
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- Sven T. Stripp
- Freie Universität Berlin, Department of Physics, Arnimallee 14, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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Laun K, Baranova I, Duan J, Kertess L, Wittkamp F, Apfel UP, Happe T, Senger M, Stripp ST. Site-selective protonation of the one-electron reduced cofactor in [FeFe]-hydrogenase. Dalton Trans 2021; 50:3641-3650. [PMID: 33629081 DOI: 10.1039/d1dt00110h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Hydrogenases are bidirectional redox enzymes that catalyze hydrogen turnover in archaea, bacteria, and algae. While all types of hydrogenase show H2 oxidation activity, [FeFe]-hydrogenases are excellent H2 evolution catalysts as well. Their active site cofactor comprises a [4Fe-4S] cluster covalently linked to a diiron site equipped with carbon monoxide and cyanide ligands. The active site niche is connected with the solvent by two distinct proton transfer pathways. To analyze the catalytic mechanism of [FeFe]-hydrogenase, we employ operando infrared spectroscopy and infrared spectro-electrochemistry. Titrating the pH under H2 oxidation or H2 evolution conditions reveals the influence of site-selective protonation on the equilibrium of reduced cofactor states. Governed by pKa differences across the active site niche and proton transfer pathways, we find that individual electrons are stabilized either at the [4Fe-4S] cluster (alkaline pH values) or at the diiron site (acidic pH values). This observation is discussed in the context of the complex interdependence of hydrogen turnover and bulk pH.
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- Konstantin Laun
- Department of Physics, Freie Universität Berlin, 14195 Berlin, Germany. sven.stripp@fu-berlin and Department of Chemistry, Technische Universität Berlin, 10623 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Physics, Freie Universität Berlin, 14195 Berlin, Germany. sven.stripp@fu-berlin and Faculty of Physics, St. Petersburg State University, 198504 St. Petersburg, Russian Federation
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- Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, 44801 Bochum, Germany
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- Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, 44801 Bochum, Germany
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- Faculty of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, 44801 Bochum, Germany
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- Faculty of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, 44801 Bochum, Germany and Fraunhofer UMSICHT, 46047 Oberhausen, Germany
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- Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, 44801 Bochum, Germany
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- Department of Physics, Freie Universität Berlin, 14195 Berlin, Germany. sven.stripp@fu-berlin and Department of Chemistry, Uppsala University, 75120 Uppsala, Sweden.
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- Department of Physics, Freie Universität Berlin, 14195 Berlin, Germany. sven.stripp@fu-berlin
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Jacq-Bailly A, Benvenuti M, Payne N, Kpebe A, Felbek C, Fourmond V, Léger C, Brugna M, Baffert C. Electrochemical Characterization of a Complex FeFe Hydrogenase, the Electron-Bifurcating Hnd From Desulfovibrio fructosovorans. Front Chem 2021; 8:573305. [PMID: 33490032 PMCID: PMC7820892 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2020.573305] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2020] [Accepted: 12/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Hnd, an FeFe hydrogenase from Desulfovibrio fructosovorans, is a tetrameric enzyme that can perform flavin-based electron bifurcation. It couples the oxidation of H2 to both the exergonic reduction of NAD+ and the endergonic reduction of a ferredoxin. We previously showed that Hnd retains activity even when purified aerobically unlike other electron-bifurcating hydrogenases. In this study, we describe the purification of the enzyme under O2-free atmosphere and its biochemical and electrochemical characterization. Despite its complexity due to its multimeric composition, Hnd can catalytically and directly exchange electrons with an electrode. We characterized the catalytic and inhibition properties of this electron-bifurcating hydrogenase using protein film electrochemistry of Hnd by purifying Hnd aerobically or anaerobically, then comparing the electrochemical properties of the enzyme purified under the two conditions via protein film electrochemistry. Hydrogenases are usually inactivated under oxidizing conditions in the absence of dioxygen and can then be reactivated, to some extent, under reducing conditions. We demonstrate that the kinetics of this high potential inactivation/reactivation for Hnd show original properties: it depends on the enzyme purification conditions and varies with time, suggesting the coexistence and the interconversion of two forms of the enzyme. We also show that Hnd catalytic properties (Km for H2, diffusion and reaction at the active site of CO and O2) are comparable to those of standard hydrogenases (those which cannot catalyze electron bifurcation). These results suggest that the presence of the additional subunits, needed for electron bifurcation, changes neither the catalytic behavior at the active site, nor the gas diffusion kinetics but induces unusual rates of high potential inactivation/reactivation.
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- CNRS, Aix Marseille University, BIP, Marseille, France
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- CNRS, Aix Marseille University, BIP, Marseille, France
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- CNRS, Aix Marseille University, BIP, Marseille, France
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Hydrogenases are metalloenzymes that catalyze proton reduction and H2 oxidation with outstanding efficiency. They are model systems for bioinorganic chemistry, including low-valent transition metals, hydride chemistry, and proton-coupled electron transfer. In this Account, we describe how photochemistry and infrared difference spectroscopy can be used to identify the dynamic hydrogen-bonding changes that facilitate proton transfer in [NiFe]- and [FeFe]-hydrogenase.[NiFe]-hydrogenase binds a heterobimetallic nickel/iron site embedded in the protein by four cysteine ligands. [FeFe]-hydrogenase carries a homobimetallic iron/iron site attached to the protein by only a single cysteine. Carbon monoxide and cyanide ligands in the active site facilitate detailed investigations of hydrogenase catalysis by infrared spectroscopy because of their strong signals and redox-dependent frequency shifts. We found that specific redox-state transitions in [NiFe]- and [FeFe]-hydrogenase can be triggered by visible light to record extremely sensitive "light-minus-dark" infrared difference spectra monitoring key amino acid residues. As these transitions are coupled to protonation changes, our data allowed investigation of dynamic hydrogen-bonding changes that go well beyond the resolution of protein crystallography.In [NiFe]-hydrogenase, photolysis of the bridging hydride ligand in the Ni-C state was followed by infrared difference spectroscopy. Our data clearly indicate the formation of a protonated cysteine residue as well as hydrogen-bonding changes involving a glutamic acid residue and a "dangling water" molecule. These findings are in excellent agreement with crystallographic analyses of [NiFe]-hydrogenase. In [FeFe]-hydrogenase, an external redox dye was used to accumulate the Hred state. Infrared difference spectra indicate hydrogen-bonding changes involving two glutamic acid residues and a conserved arginine residue. While crystallographic analyses of [FeFe]-hydrogenase in the oxidized state failed to explain the rapid proton transfer because of a breach in the succession of residues, our findings facilitated a precise molecular model of discontinued proton transfer.Comparing both systems, our data emphasize the role of the outer coordination sphere in bimetallic hydrogenases: we suggest that protonation of a nickel-ligating cysteine in [NiFe]-hydrogenase causes the notable preference toward H2 oxidation. On the contrary, proton transfer in [FeFe]-hydrogenase involves an adjacent cysteine as a relay group, promoting both H2 oxidation and proton reduction. These observations may guide the design of organometallic compounds that mimic the catalytic properties of hydrogenases.
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- Hulin Tai
- Department of Chemistry, National Demonstration Centre for Experimental Chemistry Education, Yanbian University, Yanji, Jilin 133002, China
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- Division of Materials Science, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Ikoma, Nara 630-0192, Japan
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- Bioinorganic Spectroscopy, Department of Physics, Freie Universität Berlin, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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Land H, Sekretareva A, Huang P, Redman HJ, Németh B, Polidori N, Mészáros LS, Senger M, Stripp ST, Berggren G. Characterization of a putative sensory [FeFe]-hydrogenase provides new insight into the role of the active site architecture. Chem Sci 2020; 11:12789-12801. [PMID: 34094474 PMCID: PMC8163306 DOI: 10.1039/d0sc03319g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2020] [Accepted: 09/19/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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[FeFe]-hydrogenases are known for their high rates of hydrogen turnover, and are intensively studied in the context of biotechnological applications. Evolution has generated a plethora of different subclasses with widely different characteristics. The M2e subclass is phylogenetically distinct from previously characterized members of this enzyme family and its biological role is unknown. It features significant differences in domain- and active site architecture, and is most closely related to the putative sensory [FeFe]-hydrogenases. Here we report the first comprehensive biochemical and spectroscopical characterization of an M2e enzyme, derived from Thermoanaerobacter mathranii. As compared to other [FeFe]-hydrogenases characterized to-date, this enzyme displays an increased H2 affinity, higher activation enthalpies for H+/H2 interconversion, and unusual reactivity towards known hydrogenase inhibitors. These properties are related to differences in active site architecture between the M2e [FeFe]-hydrogenase and "prototypical" [FeFe]-hydrogenases. Thus, this study provides new insight into the role of this subclass in hydrogen metabolism and the influence of the active site pocket on the chemistry of the H-cluster.
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- Henrik Land
- Molecular Biomimetics, Department of Chemistry, Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala University Box 523 SE-75120 Uppsala Sweden
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- Molecular Biomimetics, Department of Chemistry, Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala University Box 523 SE-75120 Uppsala Sweden
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- Molecular Biomimetics, Department of Chemistry, Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala University Box 523 SE-75120 Uppsala Sweden
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- Molecular Biomimetics, Department of Chemistry, Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala University Box 523 SE-75120 Uppsala Sweden
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- Molecular Biomimetics, Department of Chemistry, Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala University Box 523 SE-75120 Uppsala Sweden
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- Molecular Biomimetics, Department of Chemistry, Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala University Box 523 SE-75120 Uppsala Sweden
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- Molecular Biomimetics, Department of Chemistry, Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala University Box 523 SE-75120 Uppsala Sweden
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- Physical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala University Box 523 SE-75120 Uppsala Sweden
- Bioinorganic Spectroscopy, Department of Physics, Freie Universität Berlin Arnimallee 14 DE-14195 Berlin Germany
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- Bioinorganic Spectroscopy, Department of Physics, Freie Universität Berlin Arnimallee 14 DE-14195 Berlin Germany
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- Molecular Biomimetics, Department of Chemistry, Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala University Box 523 SE-75120 Uppsala Sweden
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Land H, Senger M, Berggren G, Stripp ST. Current State of [FeFe]-Hydrogenase Research: Biodiversity and Spectroscopic Investigations. ACS Catal 2020. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.0c01614] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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- Henrik Land
- Molecular Biomimetics, Department of Chemistry, Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala University, Uppsala 75120, Sweden
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- Physical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala University, Uppsala 75120, Sweden
- Bioinorganic Spectroscopy, Department of Physics, Freie Universität Berlin, Arnimallee 14, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Molecular Biomimetics, Department of Chemistry, Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala University, Uppsala 75120, Sweden
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- Bioinorganic Spectroscopy, Department of Physics, Freie Universität Berlin, Arnimallee 14, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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Mészáros LS, Ceccaldi P, Lorenzi M, Redman HJ, Pfitzner E, Heberle J, Senger M, Stripp ST, Berggren G. Spectroscopic investigations under whole-cell conditions provide new insight into the metal hydride chemistry of [FeFe]-hydrogenase. Chem Sci 2020; 11:4608-4617. [PMID: 34122916 PMCID: PMC8159234 DOI: 10.1039/d0sc00512f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Hydrogenases are among the fastest H2 evolving catalysts known to date and have been extensively studied under in vitro conditions. Here, we report the first mechanistic investigation of an [FeFe]-hydrogenase under whole-cell conditions. Functional [FeFe]-hydrogenase from the green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii is generated in genetically modified Escherichia coli cells by addition of a synthetic cofactor to the growth medium. The assembly and reactivity of the resulting semi-synthetic enzyme was monitored using whole-cell electron paramagnetic resonance and Fourier-transform Infrared difference spectroscopy as well as scattering scanning near-field optical microscopy. Through a combination of gas treatments, pH titrations, and isotope editing we were able to corroborate the formation of a number of proposed catalytic intermediates in living cells, supporting their physiological relevance. Moreover, a previously incompletely characterized catalytic intermediate is reported herein, attributed to the formation of a protonated metal hydride species.
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- Lívia S Mészáros
- Molecular Biomimetics, Dept. of Chemistry - Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala University Lägerhyddsvägen 1 SE-75120 Uppsala Sweden
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- Molecular Biomimetics, Dept. of Chemistry - Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala University Lägerhyddsvägen 1 SE-75120 Uppsala Sweden
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- Molecular Biomimetics, Dept. of Chemistry - Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala University Lägerhyddsvägen 1 SE-75120 Uppsala Sweden
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- Molecular Biomimetics, Dept. of Chemistry - Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala University Lägerhyddsvägen 1 SE-75120 Uppsala Sweden
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- Institute of Experimental Physics, Experimental Molecular Biophysics, Freie Universität Berlin Arnimallee 14 Berlin DE-14195 Germany
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- Institute of Experimental Physics, Experimental Molecular Biophysics, Freie Universität Berlin Arnimallee 14 Berlin DE-14195 Germany
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- Institute of Experimental Physics, Experimental Molecular Biophysics, Freie Universität Berlin Arnimallee 14 Berlin DE-14195 Germany
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- Institute of Experimental Physics, Experimental Molecular Biophysics, Freie Universität Berlin Arnimallee 14 Berlin DE-14195 Germany
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- Molecular Biomimetics, Dept. of Chemistry - Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala University Lägerhyddsvägen 1 SE-75120 Uppsala Sweden
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