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Weber JN, Minner-Meinen R, Kaufholdt D. The Mechanisms of Molybdate Distribution and Homeostasis with Special Focus on the Model Plant Arabidopsis thaliana. Molecules 2023; 29:40. [PMID: 38202623 PMCID: PMC10780190 DOI: 10.3390/molecules29010040] [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: 10/06/2023] [Revised: 12/08/2023] [Accepted: 12/15/2023] [Indexed: 01/12/2024] Open
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This review article deals with the pathways of cellular and global molybdate distribution in plants, especially with a full overview for the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana. In its oxidized state as bioavailable molybdate, molybdenum can be absorbed from the environment. Especially in higher plants, molybdenum is indispensable as part of the molybdenum cofactor (Moco), which is responsible for functionality as a prosthetic group in a variety of essential enzymes like nitrate reductase and sulfite oxidase. Therefore, plants need mechanisms for molybdate import and transport within the organism, which are accomplished via high-affinity molybdate transporter (MOT) localized in different cells and membranes. Two different MOT families were identified. Legumes like Glycine max or Medicago truncatula have an especially increased number of MOT1 family members for supplying their symbionts with molybdate for nitrogenase activity. In Arabidopsis thaliana especially, the complete pathway followed by molybdate through the plant is traceable. Not only the uptake from soil by MOT1.1 and its distribution to leaves, flowers, and seeds by MOT2-family members was identified, but also that inside the cell. the transport trough the cytoplasm and the vacuolar storage mechanisms depending on glutathione were described. Finally, supplying the Moco biosynthesis complex by MOT1.2 and MOT2.1 was demonstrated.
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- Institut für Pflanzenbiologie, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Humboldtstrasse 1, D-38106 Braunschweig, Germany
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Burgmayer SJN, Kirk ML. Advancing Our Understanding of Pyranopterin-Dithiolene Contributions to Moco Enzyme Catalysis. Molecules 2023; 28:7456. [PMID: 38005178 PMCID: PMC10673323 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28227456] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2023] [Revised: 10/23/2023] [Accepted: 10/24/2023] [Indexed: 11/26/2023] Open
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The pyranopterin dithiolene ligand is remarkable in terms of its geometric and electronic structure and is uniquely found in mononuclear molybdenum and tungsten enzymes. The pyranopterin dithiolene is found coordinated to the metal ion, deeply buried within the protein, and non-covalently attached to the protein via an extensive hydrogen bonding network that is enzyme-specific. However, the function of pyranopterin dithiolene in enzymatic catalysis has been difficult to determine. This focused account aims to provide an overview of what has been learned from the study of pyranopterin dithiolene model complexes of molybdenum and how these results relate to the enzyme systems. This work begins with a summary of what is known about the pyranopterin dithiolene ligand in the enzymes. We then introduce the development of inorganic small molecule complexes that model aspects of a coordinated pyranopterin dithiolene and discuss the results of detailed physical studies of the models by electronic absorption, resonance Raman, X-ray absorption and NMR spectroscopies, cyclic voltammetry, X-ray crystallography, and chemical reactivity.
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, USA
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Enemark JH. Mechanistic complexities of sulfite oxidase: An enzyme with multiple domains, subunits, and cofactors. J Inorg Biochem 2023; 247:112312. [PMID: 37441922 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2023.112312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2023] [Revised: 05/13/2023] [Accepted: 07/01/2023] [Indexed: 07/15/2023]
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Sulfite oxidase (SO) deficiency, an inherited disease that causes severe neonatal neurological problems and early death, arises from defects in the biosynthesis of the molybdenum cofactor (Moco) (general sulfite oxidase deficiency) or from inborn errors in the SUOX gene for SO (isolated sulfite oxidase deficiency, ISOD). The X-ray structure of the highly homologous homonuclear dimeric chicken sulfite oxidase (cSO) provides a template for locating ISOD mutation sites in human sulfite oxidase (hSO). Catalysis occurs within an individual subunit of hSO, but mutations that disrupt the hSO dimer are pathological. The catalytic cycle of SO involves five metal oxidation states (MoVI, MoV, MoIV, FeIII, FeII), two intramolecular electron transfer (IET) steps, and couples a two-electron oxygen atom transfer reaction at the Mo center with two one-electron transfers from the integral b-type heme to exogenous cytochrome c, the physiological oxidant. Several ISOD examples are analyzed using steady-state, stopped-flow, and laser flash photolysis kinetics and physical measurements of recombinant variants of hSO and native cSO. In the structure of cSO, Mo…Fe = 32 Å, much too long for efficient IET through the protein. Interdomain motion that brings the Mo and heme centers closer together to facilitate IET is supported indirectly by decreasing the length of the interdomain tether, by changes in the charges of surface residues of the Mo and heme domains, as well as by preliminary molecular dynamics calculations. However, direct dynamic measurements of interdomain motion are in their infancy.
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- John H Enemark
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Arizona, 1306 East University Blvd, Tucson, AZ 85721-0041, United States of America.
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Hassan AH, Ihling C, Iacobucci C, Kastritis PL, Sinz A, Kruse T. The structural principles underlying molybdenum insertase complex assembly. Protein Sci 2023; 32:e4753. [PMID: 37572332 PMCID: PMC10461460 DOI: 10.1002/pro.4753] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2023] [Revised: 07/16/2023] [Accepted: 08/08/2023] [Indexed: 08/14/2023]
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Within the cell, the trace element molybdenum (Mo) is only biologically active when complexed either within the nitrogenase-specific FeMo cofactor or within the molybdenum cofactor (Moco). Moco consists of an organic part, called molybdopterin (MPT) and an inorganic part, that is, the Mo-center. The enzyme which catalyzes the Mo-center formation is the molybdenum insertase (Mo-insertase). Mo-insertases consist of two functional domains called G- and E-domain. The G-domain catalyzes the formation of adenylated MPT (MPT-AMP), which is the substrate for the E-domain, that catalyzes the actual molybdate insertion reaction. Though the functions of E- and G-domain have been elucidated to great structural and mechanistic detail, their combined function is poorly characterized. In this work, we describe a structural model of the eukaryotic Mo-insertase Cnx1 complex that was generated based on cross-linking mass spectrometry combined with computational modeling. We revealed Cnx1 to form an asymmetric hexameric complex which allows the E- and G-domain active sites to align in a catalytic productive orientation toward each other.
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- Ahmed H. Hassan
- TU BraunschweigInstitute of Plant BiologyBraunschweigGermany
- Central European Institute of TechnologyMasaryk UniversityBrnoCzech Republic
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry & BioanalyticsInstitute of PharmacyHalle (Saale)Germany
- Center for Structural Mass SpectrometryHalle (Saale)Germany
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry & BioanalyticsInstitute of PharmacyHalle (Saale)Germany
- Center for Structural Mass SpectrometryHalle (Saale)Germany
- Department of Physical and Chemical SciencesUniversity of L'AquilaL'AquilaItaly
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- ZIK HALOmem and Institute of Biochemistry and BiotechnologyMartin‐Luther University Halle‐WittenbergHalle (Saale)Germany
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry & BioanalyticsInstitute of PharmacyHalle (Saale)Germany
- Center for Structural Mass SpectrometryHalle (Saale)Germany
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- TU BraunschweigInstitute of Plant BiologyBraunschweigGermany
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Gates C, Varnum H, Getty C, Loui N, Chen J, Kirk ML, Yang J, Nieter Burgmayer SJ. Protonation and Non-Innocent Ligand Behavior in Pyranopterin Dithiolene Molybdenum Complexes. Inorg Chem 2022; 61:13728-13742. [PMID: 36000991 PMCID: PMC10544801 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c01234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The complex [TEA][Tp*MoIV(O)(S2BMOPP)] (1) [TEA = tetraethylammonium, Tp* = tris(3,5-dimethylpyrazolyl)hydroborate, and BMOPP = 6-(3-butynyl-2-methyl-2-ol)-2-pivaloyl pterin] is a structural analogue of the molybdenum cofactor common to all pyranopterin molybdenum enzymes because it possesses a pyranopterin-ene-1,2-dithiolate ligand (S2BMOPP) that exists primarily in the ring-closed pyrano structure as a resonance hybrid of ene-dithiolate and thione-thiolate forms. Compound 1, the protonated [Tp*MoIV(O)(S2BMOPP-H)] (1-H) and one-electron-oxidized [Tp*MoV(O)(S2BMOPP)] [1-Mo(5+)] species have been studied using a combination of electrochemistry, electronic absorption, and electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy. Additional insight into the nature of these molecules has been derived from electronic structure computations. Differences in dithiolene C-S bond lengths correlate with relative contributions from both ene-dithiolate and thione-thiolate resonance structures. Upon protonation of 1 to form 1-H, large spectroscopic changes are observed with transitions assigned as Mo(xy) → pyranopterin metal-to-ligand charge transfer and dithiolene → pyranopterin intraligand charge transfer, respectively, and this underscores a dramatic change in electronic structure between 1 and 1-H. The changes in electronic structure that occur upon protonation of 1 are also reflected in a large >300 mV increase in the Mo(V/IV) redox potential for 1-H, resulting from the greater thione-thiolate resonance contribution and decreased charge donation that stabilize the Mo(IV) state in 1-H with respect to one-electron oxidation. EPR spin Hamiltonian parameters for one-electron-oxidized 1-Mo(5+) and uncyclized [Tp*MoV(O)(S2BDMPP)] [3-Mo(5+)] [BDMPP = 6-(3-butynyl-2,2-dimethyl)-2-pivaloyl pterin] are very similar to each other and to those of [Tp*MoVO(bdt)] (bdt = 1,2-ene-dithiolate). This indicates that the dithiolate form of the ligand dominates at the Mo(V) level, consistent with the demand for greater S → Mo charge donation and a corresponding increase in Mo-S covalency as the oxidation state of the metal is increased. Protonation of 1 represents a simple reaction that models how the transfer of a proton from neighboring acidic amino acid residues to the Mo cofactor at a nitrogen atom within the pyranopterin dithiolene (PDT) ligand in pyranopterin molybdenum enzymes can impact the electronic structure of the Mo-PDT unit. This work also illustrates how pyran ring-chain tautomerization drives changes in resonance contributions to the dithiolene chelate and may adjust the reduction potential of the Mo ion.
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- Cassandra Gates
- Department of Chemistry, Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania 19010, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania 19010, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania 19010, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania 19010, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, The University of New Mexico, MSC03 2060, 1 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131-0001, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, The University of New Mexico, MSC03 2060, 1 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131-0001, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, The University of New Mexico, MSC03 2060, 1 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131-0001, United States
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Kruse T. Function of Molybdenum Insertases. Molecules 2022; 27:molecules27175372. [PMID: 36080140 PMCID: PMC9458074 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27175372] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2022] [Revised: 08/11/2022] [Accepted: 08/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
Abstract
For most organisms molybdenum is essential for life as it is found in the active site of various vitally important molybdenum dependent enzymes (Mo-enzymes). Here, molybdenum is bound to a pterin derivative called molybdopterin (MPT), thus forming the molybdenum cofactor (Moco). Synthesis of Moco involves the consecutive action of numerous enzymatic reaction steps, whereby molybdenum insertases (Mo-insertases) catalyze the final maturation step, i.e., the metal insertion reaction yielding Moco. This final maturation step is subdivided into two partial reactions, each catalyzed by a distinctive Mo-insertase domain. Initially, MPT is adenylylated by the Mo-insertase G-domain, yielding MPT-AMP which is used as substrate by the E-domain. This domain catalyzes the insertion of molybdate into the MPT dithiolene moiety, leading to the formation of Moco-AMP. Finally, the Moco-AMP phosphoanhydride bond is cleaved by the E-domain to liberate Moco from its synthesizing enzyme. Thus formed, Moco is physiologically active and may be incorporated into the different Mo-enzymes or bind to carrier proteins instead.
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- Tobias Kruse
- Institute of Plant Biology, Technische Universität Braunschweig, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany
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Mendel RR. The History of the Molybdenum Cofactor—A Personal View. Molecules 2022; 27:molecules27154934. [PMID: 35956883 PMCID: PMC9370521 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27154934] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2022] [Revised: 07/26/2022] [Accepted: 07/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The transition element molybdenum (Mo) is an essential micronutrient for plants, animals, and microorganisms, where it forms part of the active center of Mo enzymes. To gain biological activity in the cell, Mo has to be complexed by a pterin scaffold to form the molybdenum cofactor (Moco). Mo enzymes and Moco are found in all kingdoms of life, where they perform vital transformations in the metabolism of nitrogen, sulfur, and carbon compounds. In this review, I recall the history of Moco in a personal view, starting with the genetics of Moco in the 1960s and 1970s, followed by Moco biochemistry and the description of its chemical structure in the 1980s. When I review the elucidation of Moco biosynthesis in the 1990s and the early 2000s, I do it mainly for eukaryotes, as I worked with plants, human cells, and filamentous fungi. Finally, I briefly touch upon human Moco deficiency and whether there is life without Moco.
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- Ralf R Mendel
- Institute of Plant Biology, Technical University Braunschweig, Humboldtstrasse 1, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany
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Kirk ML, Hille R. Spectroscopic Studies of Mononuclear Molybdenum Enzyme Centers. Molecules 2022; 27:molecules27154802. [PMID: 35956757 PMCID: PMC9370002 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27154802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2022] [Revised: 06/26/2022] [Accepted: 06/29/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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A concise review is provided of the contributions that various spectroscopic methods have made to our understanding of the physical and electronic structures of mononuclear molybdenum enzymes. Contributions to our understanding of the structure and function of each of the major families of these enzymes is considered, providing a perspective on how spectroscopy has impacted the field.
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- Martin L. Kirk
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, The University of New Mexico, MSC03 2060, 1 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001, USA
- Correspondence: (M.L.K.); (R.H.)
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- Department of Biochemistry, Boyce Hall 1463, University of California, Riverside, CA 82521, USA
- Correspondence: (M.L.K.); (R.H.)
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Turmo A, Hu J, Hausinger RP. Characterization of the nickel-inserting cyclometallase LarC from Moorella thermoacetica and identification of a cytidinylylated reaction intermediate. Metallomics 2022; 14:6539348. [PMID: 35225337 PMCID: PMC8962377 DOI: 10.1093/mtomcs/mfac014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2021] [Accepted: 02/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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LarC catalyzes the CTP-dependent insertion of nickel ion into pyridinium-3,5-bisthiocarboxylic acid mononucleotide (P2TMN), the final biosynthetic step for generating the nickel-pincer nucleotide (NPN) enzyme cofactor. In this study, we characterized a LarC homolog from Moorella thermoacetica (LarCMt) and characterized selected properties of the protein. We ruled out the hypothesis that enzyme inhibition by its product pyrophosphate accounts for its apparent single-turnover activity. Most notably, we identified a cytidinylylated-substrate intermediate that is formed during the reaction of LarCMt. Selected LarCMt variants with substitutions at the predicted CTP-binding site retained substantial amounts of activity, but exhibited greatly reduced levels of the CMP-P2TMN intermediate. In contrast, enhanced amounts of the CMP-P2TMN intermediate were generated when using LarCMt from cells grown on medium without supplemental nickel. On the basis of these results, we propose a functional role for CTP in the unprecedented nickel-insertase reaction during NPN biosynthesis.
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- Aiko Turmo
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA,Department of Chemistry, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
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- Correspondence: 567 Wilson Rd, Room 2215, Biomedical Physical Sciences, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA. E-mail:
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Maiti BK, Maia LB, Moura JJG. Sulfide and transition metals - A partnership for life. J Inorg Biochem 2021; 227:111687. [PMID: 34953313 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2021.111687] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2021] [Revised: 11/24/2021] [Accepted: 11/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Sulfide and transition metals often came together in Biology. The variety of possible structural combinations enabled living organisms to evolve an array of highly versatile metal-sulfide centers to fulfill different physiological roles. The ubiquitous iron‑sulfur centers, with their structural, redox, and functional diversity, are certainly the best-known partners, but other metal-sulfide centers, involving copper, nickel, molybdenum or tungsten, are equally crucial for Life. This review provides a concise overview of the exclusive sulfide properties as a metal ligand, with emphasis on the structural aspects and biosynthesis. Sulfide as catalyst and as a substrate is discussed. Different enzymes are considered, including xanthine oxidase, formate dehydrogenases, nitrogenases and carbon monoxide dehydrogenases. The sulfide effect on the activity and function of iron‑sulfur, heme and zinc proteins is also addressed.
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- Biplab K Maiti
- National Institute of Technology Sikkim, Department of Chemistry, Ravangla Campus, Barfung Block, Ravangla Sub Division, South Sikkim 737139, India.
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- LAQV, REQUIMTE, Department of Chemistry, NOVA School of Science and Technology (FCT NOVA), Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Campus de Caparica, Portugal.
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- LAQV, REQUIMTE, Department of Chemistry, NOVA School of Science and Technology (FCT NOVA), Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Campus de Caparica, Portugal.
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Probst C, Yang J, Krausze J, Hercher TW, Richers CP, Spatzal T, Kc K, Giles LJ, Rees DC, Mendel RR, Kirk ML, Kruse T. Mechanism of molybdate insertion into pterin-based molybdenum cofactors. Nat Chem 2021; 13:758-765. [PMID: 34183818 PMCID: PMC8325642 DOI: 10.1038/s41557-021-00714-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2020] [Accepted: 04/27/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The molybdenum cofactor (Moco) is found in the active site of numerous important enzymes that are critical to biological processes. The bidentate ligand that chelates molybdenum in Moco is the pyranopterin dithiolene (molybdopterin, MPT). However, neither the mechanism of molybdate insertion into MPT nor the structure of Moco prior to its insertion into pyranopterin molybdenum enzymes is known. Here, we report this final maturation step, where adenylated MPT (MPT-AMP) and molybdate are the substrates. X-ray crystallography of the Arabidopsis thaliana Mo-insertase variant Cnx1E S269D D274S identified adenylated Moco (Moco-AMP) as an unexpected intermediate in this reaction sequence. X-ray absorption spectroscopy revealed the first coordination sphere geometry of Moco trapped in the Cnx1E active site. We have used this structural information to deduce a mechanism for molybdate insertion into MPT-AMP. Given their high degree of structural and sequence similarity, we suggest that this mechanism is employed by all eukaryotic Mo-insertases.
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- Corinna Probst
- Institute of Plant Biology, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA
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- Institute of Plant Biology, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Institute of Plant Biology, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA
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- Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA
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- Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA
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- Institute of Plant Biology, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA.
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- Institute of Plant Biology, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany.
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Identification and characterisation of the Volvox carteri Moco carrier protein. Biosci Rep 2020; 40:226728. [PMID: 33084886 PMCID: PMC7687042 DOI: 10.1042/bsr20202351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2020] [Revised: 10/08/2020] [Accepted: 10/13/2020] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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The molybdenum cofactor (Moco) is a redox active prosthetic group found in the active site of Moco-dependent enzymes (Mo-enzymes). As Moco and its intermediates are highly sensitive towards oxidative damage, these are believed to be permanently protein bound during synthesis and upon maturation. As a major component of the plant Moco transfer and storage system, proteins have been identified that are capable of Moco binding and release but do not possess Moco-dependent enzymatic activities. The first protein found to possess these properties was the Moco carrier protein (MCP) from the green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Here, we describe the identification and biochemical characterisation of the Volvox carteri (V. carteri) MCP and, for the first time, employ a comparative analysis to elucidate the principles behind MCP Moco binding. Doing so identified a sequence region of low homology amongst the existing MCPs, which we showed to be essential for Moco binding to V. carteri MCP.
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Mayr SJ, Mendel RR, Schwarz G. Molybdenum cofactor biology, evolution and deficiency. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH 2020; 1868:118883. [PMID: 33017596 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2020.118883] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2020] [Revised: 09/21/2020] [Accepted: 09/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
Abstract
The molybdenum cofactor (Moco) represents an ancient metal‑sulfur cofactor, which participates as catalyst in carbon, nitrogen and sulfur cycles, both on individual and global scale. Given the diversity of biological processes dependent on Moco and their evolutionary age, Moco is traced back to the last universal common ancestor (LUCA), while Moco biosynthetic genes underwent significant changes through evolution and acquired additional functions. In this review, focused on eukaryotic Moco biology, we elucidate the benefits of gene fusions on Moco biosynthesis and beyond. While originally the gene fusions were driven by biosynthetic advantages such as coordinated expression of functionally related proteins and product/substrate channeling, they also served as origin for the development of novel functions. Today, Moco biosynthetic genes are involved in a multitude of cellular processes and loss of the according gene products result in severe disorders, both related to Moco biosynthesis and secondary enzyme functions.
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- Simon J Mayr
- Institute of Biochemistry, Department of Chemistry, Center for Molecular Medicine, University of Cologne, Zuelpicher Str. 47, 50674 Koeln, Germany
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- Institute of Plant Biology, Braunschweig University of Technology, Humboldtstr. 1, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry, Department of Chemistry, Center for Molecular Medicine, University of Cologne, Zuelpicher Str. 47, 50674 Koeln, Germany.
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The Requirement of Inorganic Fe-S Clusters for the Biosynthesis of the Organometallic Molybdenum Cofactor. INORGANICS 2020. [DOI: 10.3390/inorganics8070043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Iron-sulfur (Fe-S) clusters are essential protein cofactors. In enzymes, they are present either in the rhombic [2Fe-2S] or the cubic [4Fe-4S] form, where they are involved in catalysis and electron transfer and in the biosynthesis of metal-containing prosthetic groups like the molybdenum cofactor (Moco). Here, we give an overview of the assembly of Fe-S clusters in bacteria and humans and present their connection to the Moco biosynthesis pathway. In all organisms, Fe-S cluster assembly starts with the abstraction of sulfur from l-cysteine and its transfer to a scaffold protein. After formation, Fe-S clusters are transferred to carrier proteins that insert them into recipient apo-proteins. In eukaryotes like humans and plants, Fe-S cluster assembly takes place both in mitochondria and in the cytosol. Both Moco biosynthesis and Fe-S cluster assembly are highly conserved among all kingdoms of life. Moco is a tricyclic pterin compound with molybdenum coordinated through its unique dithiolene group. Moco biosynthesis begins in the mitochondria in a Fe-S cluster dependent step involving radical/S-adenosylmethionine (SAM) chemistry. An intermediate is transferred to the cytosol where the dithiolene group is formed, to which molybdenum is finally added. Further connections between Fe-S cluster assembly and Moco biosynthesis are discussed in detail.
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At least two types of pincer complexes are known to exist in biology. A metal-pyrroloquinolone quinone (PQQ) cofactor was first identified in bacterial methanol dehydrogenase, and later also found in selected short-chain alcohol dehydrogenases of other microorganisms. The PQQ-associated metal can be calcium, magnesium, or a rare earth element depending on the enzyme sequence. Synthesis of this organic ligand requires a series of accessory proteins acting on a small peptide, PqqA. Binding of metal to PQQ yields an ONO-type pincer complex. More recently, a nickel-pincer nucleotide (NPN) cofactor was discovered in lactate racemase, LarA. This cofactor derives from nicotinic acid adenine dinucleotide via action of a carboxylase/hydrolase, sulfur transferase, and nickel insertase, resulting in an SCS-type pincer complex. The NPN cofactor likely occurs in selected other racemases and epimerases of bacteria, archaea, and a few eukaryotes.
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- Jorge Nevarez
- Department of Chemistry, 578 South Shaw Lane, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824 (USA)
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 603 Wilson Road, Room 212, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824 (USA)
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- Department of Chemistry, 578 South Shaw Lane, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824 (USA).,Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 603 Wilson Road, Room 212, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824 (USA)
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 603 Wilson Road, Room 212, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824 (USA).,Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, 567 Wilson Road, 2215 Biomedical Physical Sciences, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824 (USA)
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Kirk ML, Kc K. Molybdenum and Tungsten Cofactors and the Reactions They Catalyze. Met Ions Life Sci 2020; 20:/books/9783110589757/9783110589757-015/9783110589757-015.xml. [PMID: 32851830 PMCID: PMC8176780 DOI: 10.1515/9783110589757-015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2023]
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The last 20 years have seen a dramatic increase in our mechanistic understanding of the reactions catalyzed by pyranopterin Mo and W enzymes. These enzymes possess a unique cofactor (Moco) that contains a novel ligand in bioinorganic chemistry, the pyranopterin ene-1,2-dithiolate. A synopsis of Moco biosynthesis and structure is presented, along with our current understanding of the role Moco plays in enzymatic catalysis. Oxygen atom transfer (OAT) reactivity is discussed in terms of breaking strong metal-oxo bonds and the mechanism of OAT catalyzed by enzymes of the sulfite oxidase (SO) family that possess dioxo Mo(VI) active sites. OAT reactivity is also discussed in members of the dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) reductase family, which possess des-oxo Mo(IV) sites. Finally, we reveal what is known about hydride transfer reactivity in xanthine oxidase (XO) family enzymes and the formate dehydrogenases. The formal hydride transfer reactivity catalyzed by xanthine oxidase family enzymes is complex and cleaves substrate C-H bonds using a mechanism that is distinct from monooxygenases. The chapter primarily highlights developments in the field that have occurred since ~2000, which have contributed to our collective structural and mechanistic understanding of the three canonical pyranopterin Mo enzymes families: XO, SO, and DMSO reductase.
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Hercher TW, Krausze J, Hoffmeister S, Zwerschke D, Lindel T, Blankenfeldt W, Mendel RR, Kruse T. Insights into the Cnx1E catalyzed MPT-AMP hydrolysis. Biosci Rep 2020; 40:BSR20191806. [PMID: 31860061 PMCID: PMC6954367 DOI: 10.1042/bsr20191806] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2019] [Revised: 12/17/2019] [Accepted: 12/19/2019] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Molybdenum insertases (Mo-insertases) catalyze the final step of molybdenum cofactor (Moco) biosynthesis, an evolutionary old and highly conserved multi-step pathway. In the first step of the pathway, GTP serves as substrate for the formation of cyclic pyranopterin monophosphate, which is subsequently converted into molybdopterin (MPT) in the second pathway step. In the following synthesis steps, MPT is adenylated yielding MPT-AMP that is subsequently used as substrate for enzyme catalyzed molybdate insertion. Molybdate insertion and MPT-AMP hydrolysis are catalyzed by the Mo-insertase E-domain. Earlier work reported a highly conserved aspartate residue to be essential for Mo-insertase functionality. In this work, we confirmed the mechanistic relevance of this residue for the Arabidopsis thaliana Mo-insertase Cnx1E. We found that the conservative substitution of Cnx1E residue Asp274 by Glu (D274E) leads to an arrest of MPT-AMP hydrolysis and hence to the accumulation of MPT-AMP. We further showed that the MPT-AMP accumulation goes in hand with the accumulation of molybdate. By crystallization and structure determination of the Cnx1E variant D274E, we identified the potential reason for the missing hydrolysis activity in the disorder of the region spanning amino acids 269 to 274. We reasoned that this is caused by the inability of a glutamate in position 274 to coordinate the octahedral Mg2+-water complex in the Cnx1E active site.
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- Thomas W. Hercher
- TU Braunschweig, Institute of Plant Biology, Spielmannstrasse 7, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany
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- TU Braunschweig, Institute of Plant Biology, Spielmannstrasse 7, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany
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- TU Braunschweig, Institute of Plant Biology, Spielmannstrasse 7, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany
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- TU Braunschweig, Institute of Plant Biology, Spielmannstrasse 7, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany
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- TU Braunschweig, Institute of Organic Chemistry, Hagenring 30, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany
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- Structure and Function of Proteins, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Inhoffenstrasse 7, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany
- TU Braunschweig, Department for Biotechnology, Institute of Biochemistry, Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Spielmannstrasse 7, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany
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- TU Braunschweig, Institute of Plant Biology, Spielmannstrasse 7, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany
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- TU Braunschweig, Institute of Plant Biology, Spielmannstrasse 7, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany
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Reschke S, Duffus BR, Schrapers P, Mebs S, Teutloff C, Dau H, Haumann M, Leimkühler S. Identification of YdhV as the First Molybdoenzyme Binding a Bis-Mo-MPT Cofactor in Escherichia coli. Biochemistry 2019; 58:2228-2242. [PMID: 30945846 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.9b00078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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The oxidoreductase YdhV in Escherichia coli has been predicted to belong to the family of molybdenum/tungsten cofactor (Moco/Wco)-containing enzymes. In this study, we characterized the YdhV protein in detail, which shares amino acid sequence homology with a tungsten-containing benzoyl-CoA reductase binding the bis-W-MPT (for metal-binding pterin) cofactor. The cofactor was identified to be of a bis-Mo-MPT type with no guanine nucleotides present, which represents a form of Moco that has not been found previously in any molybdoenzyme. Our studies showed that YdhV has a preference for bis-Mo-MPT over bis-W-MPT to be inserted into the enzyme. In-depth characterization of YdhV by X-ray absorption and electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopies revealed that the bis-Mo-MPT cofactor in YdhV is redox active. The bis-Mo-MPT and bis-W-MPT cofactors include metal centers that bind the four sulfurs from the two dithiolene groups in addition to a cysteine and likely a sulfido ligand. The unexpected presence of a bis-Mo-MPT cofactor opens an additional route for cofactor biosynthesis in E. coli and expands the canon of the structurally highly versatile molybdenum and tungsten cofactors.
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- Stefan Reschke
- Institute of Biochemistry and Biology , University of Potsdam , Karl-Liebknecht-Strasse 24 , 14476 Potsdam , Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Biology , University of Potsdam , Karl-Liebknecht-Strasse 24 , 14476 Potsdam , Germany
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- Institute of Experimental Physics, EPR Spectroscopy of Biological Systems , Freie Universität Berlin , Arnimallee 14 , 14195 Berlin , Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Biology , University of Potsdam , Karl-Liebknecht-Strasse 24 , 14476 Potsdam , Germany
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