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Crofts AR. The modified Q-cycle: A look back at its development and forward to a functional model. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOENERGETICS 2021; 1862:148417. [PMID: 33745972 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbabio.2021.148417] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2021] [Revised: 02/28/2021] [Accepted: 03/11/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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On looking back at a lifetime of research, it is interesting to see, in the light of current progress, how things came to be, and to speculate on how things might be. I am delighted in the context of the Mitchell prize to have that excuse to present this necessarily personal view of developments in areas of my interests. I have focused on the Q-cycle and a few examples showing wider ramifications, since that had been the main interest of the lab in the 20 years since structures became available, - a watershed event in determining our molecular perspective. I have reviewed the evidence for our model for the mechanism of the first electron transfer of the bifurcated reaction at the Qo-site, which I think is compelling. In reviewing progress in understanding the second electron transfer, I have revisited some controversies to justify important conclusions which appear, from the literature, not to have been taken seriously. I hope this does not come over as nitpicking. The conclusions are important to the final section in which I develop an internally consistent mechanism for turnovers of the complex leading to a state similar to that observed in recent rapid-mix/freeze-quench experiments, reported three years ago. The final model is necessarily speculative but is open to test.
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- Antony R Crofts
- Department of Biochemistry, 417 Roger Adams Laboratory, 600 South Mathews Avenue, Urbana, IL 61801, United States of America
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Khalil M, Bernhardt R, Hellwig P. Raman and infrared spectroscopic evidence for the structural changes of the 2Fe2S cluster and its environment during the interaction of adrenodoxin and adrenodoxin reductase. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2017; 183:298-305. [PMID: 28458234 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2017.04.064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2017] [Revised: 04/20/2017] [Accepted: 04/21/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Many biological functions involve the formation of protein-protein complexes. In the present study, we investigated the interaction of two proteins involved in electron transfer, adrenodoxin (Adx) and adrenodoxin reductase (AdR) by using Raman and infrared spectroscopies. Different shifts and splittings of the FeSb/t stretching vibrational modes upon interaction of the two proteins can be reported pointing towards major structural changes in the [2Fe2S] cluster. These changes may be necessary for optimizing electron transfer. The assignment of the shifted modes to the [2Fe2S] cluster was confirmed by 54Fe labeling of the truncated Adx (4-108) as well as the investigation of mutants close to the interaction site and in the vicinity of the [2Fe2S] cluster. Electrochemically induced FTIR difference spectra revealed that the flavin cofactor in AdR also changes due to the interaction with [2Fe2S] cluster in the Adx/AdR electron transfer complex.
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- Mireille Khalil
- Laboratoire de Bioélectrochimie et Spectroscopie, UMR 7140 CNRS Université de Strasbourg, 4 Rue Blaise Pascal, 67081, France
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- Saarland University, Institute of Biochemistry, Campus B2.2, 66123 Saarbrücken, Germany
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- Laboratoire de Bioélectrochimie et Spectroscopie, UMR 7140 CNRS Université de Strasbourg, 4 Rue Blaise Pascal, 67081, France.
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Electron Transport in a Dioxygenase-Ferredoxin Complex: Long Range Charge Coupling between the Rieske and Non-Heme Iron Center. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0162031. [PMID: 27656882 PMCID: PMC5033481 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0162031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2016] [Accepted: 08/16/2016] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Dioxygenase (dOx) utilizes stereospecific oxidation on aromatic molecules; consequently, dOx has potential applications in bioremediation and stereospecific oxidation synthesis. The reactive components of dOx comprise a Rieske structure Cys2[2Fe-2S]His2 and a non-heme reactive oxygen center (ROC). Between the Rieske structure and the ROC, a universally conserved Asp residue appears to bridge the two structures forming a Rieske-Asp-ROC triad, where the Asp is known to be essential for electron transfer processes. The Rieske and ROC share hydrogen bonds with Asp through their His ligands; suggesting an ideal network for electron transfer via the carboxyl side chain of Asp. Associated with the dOx is an itinerant charge carrying protein Ferredoxin (Fdx). Depending on the specific cognate, Fdx may also possess either the Rieske structure or a related structure known as 4-Cys-[2Fe-2S] (4-Cys). In this study, we extensively explore, at different levels of theory, the behavior of the individual components (Rieske and ROC) and their interaction together via the Asp using a variety of density function methods, basis sets, and a method known as Generalized Ionic Fragment Approach (GIFA) that permits setting up spin configurations manually. We also report results on the 4-Cys structure for comparison. The individual optimized structures are compared with observed spectroscopic data from the Rieske, 4-Cys and ROC structures (where information is available). The separate pieces are then combined together into a large Rieske-Asp-ROC (donor/bridge/acceptor) complex to estimate the overall coupling between individual components, based on changes to the partial charges. The results suggest that the partial charges are significantly altered when Asp bridges the Rieske and the ROC; hence, long range coupling through hydrogen bonding effects via the intercalated Asp bridge can drastically affect the partial charge distributions compared to the individual isolated structures. The results are consistent with a proton coupled electron transfer mechanism.
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Oyala PH, Stich TA, Britt RD. Metal ion oxidation state assignment based on coordinating ligand hyperfine interaction. PHOTOSYNTHESIS RESEARCH 2015; 124:7-18. [PMID: 25663565 DOI: 10.1007/s11120-015-0086-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2014] [Accepted: 01/12/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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In exchange-coupled mixed-valence spin systems, the magnitude and sign of the effective ligand hyperfine interaction (HFI) can be useful in determining the formal oxidation state of the coordinating metal ion, as well as provide information about the coordination geometry. This is due to the fact that the observed ligand HFI is a function of the projection factor (Clebsch-Gordon coefficient) that maps the site spin value S i of the local paramagnetic center onto the total spin of the exchange-coupled system, S T. Recently, this relationship has been successfully exploited in identifying the oxidation state of the Mn ion coordinated by the sole nitrogenous ligand to the oxygen-evolving complex in certain states of photosystem II. The origin and evolution of these efforts is described.
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- Paul H Oyala
- Department of Chemistry, University of California-Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA, 95616, USA
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Han G, Ferranco A, Feng X, Chen Z, Kraatz H. Synthesis, Characterization of Some Ferrocenoyl Cysteine and Histidine Conjugates, and Their Interactions with Some Metal Ions. Eur J Inorg Chem 2014. [DOI: 10.1002/ejic.201402470] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Guo‐Cheng Han
- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Guilin University of Electronic Technology, Guilin 541004, P. R. China, http://rsc.guet.edu.cn/RSC/public/show.aspx?par2=0014&par=864
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- Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences, University of Toronto Scarborough, Toronto, Ontario M1C 1A4, Canada, http://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/~bkraatz/
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- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Guilin University of Electronic Technology, Guilin 541004, P. R. China, http://rsc.guet.edu.cn/RSC/public/show.aspx?par2=0014&par=864
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- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Guilin University of Electronic Technology, Guilin 541004, P. R. China, http://rsc.guet.edu.cn/RSC/public/show.aspx?par2=0014&par=864
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- Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences, University of Toronto Scarborough, Toronto, Ontario M1C 1A4, Canada, http://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/~bkraatz/
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The iron-sulfur core in Rieske proteins is not symmetric. J Biol Inorg Chem 2014; 19:1287-93. [PMID: 25151276 DOI: 10.1007/s00775-014-1185-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2014] [Accepted: 07/30/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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At variance with ferredoxins, Rieske-type proteins contain a chemically asymmetric iron-sulfur cluster. Nevertheless, X-ray crystallography apparently finds their [2Fe-2S] cores to be structurally symmetric or very close to symmetric (i.e. the four iron-sulfur bonds in the [2Fe-2S] core are equidistant). Using a combination of advanced density-based approaches, including finite-temperature molecular dynamics to access thermal fluctuations and free-energy profiles, in conjunction with correlated wavefunction-based methods we clearly predict an asymmetric core structure. This reveals a fundamental and intrinsic difference within the iron-sulfur clusters hosted by Rieske proteins and ferredoxins and thus opens up a new dimension for the ongoing efforts in understanding the role of Rieske-type [2Fe-2S] cluster in electron transfer processes that occur in almost all biological systems.
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El Khoury Y, Hellwig P. A combined far-infrared spectroscopic and electrochemical approach for the study of iron-sulfur proteins. Chemphyschem 2011; 12:2669-74. [PMID: 21887734 DOI: 10.1002/cphc.201100165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2011] [Revised: 06/15/2011] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Herein, we present the development of a far-infrared spectroscopic approach for studying metalloenzyme active sites in a redox-dependent manner. An electrochemical cell with 5 mm path and based on silicon windows was found to be appropriate for the measurement of aqueous solutions down to 200 cm(-1) . The cell was probed with the infrared redox signature of the metal-ligand vibrations of different iron-sulfur proteins. Each Fe-S cluster type was found to show a specific spectral signature. As a common feature, a downshift of the frequency of the Fe-S vibrations was seen upon reduction, in line with the increase of the Fe-S bond. This downshift was found to be fully reversible. Electrochemically induced FTIR difference spectroscopy in the far infrared is now possible, opening new perspectives on the understanding of metalloproteins in function of the redox state.
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- Youssef El Khoury
- Institut de Chimie, UMR, Laboratoire de spectroscopie vibrationnelle et électrochimie des biomolécules Université de Strasbourg, France
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El Khoury Y, Trivella A, Gross J, Hellwig P. Probing the Hydrogen Bonding Structure in the Rieske Protein. Chemphyschem 2010; 11:3313-9. [DOI: 10.1002/cphc.201000331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Kolling DRJ, Samoilova RI, Shubin AA, Crofts AR, Dikanov SA. Proton environment of reduced Rieske iron-sulfur cluster probed by two-dimensional ESEEM spectroscopy. J Phys Chem A 2009; 113:653-67. [PMID: 19099453 PMCID: PMC2680161 DOI: 10.1021/jp806789x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [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 proton environment of the reduced [2Fe-2S] cluster in the water-soluble head domain of the Rieske iron-sulfur protein (ISF) from the cytochrome bc(1) complex of Rhodobacter sphaeroides has been studied by orientation-selected X-band 2D ESEEM. The 2D spectra show multiple cross-peaks from protons, with considerable overlap. Samples in which (1)H(2)O water was replaced by (2)H(2)O were used to determine which of the observed peaks belong to exchangeable protons, likely involved in hydrogen bonds in the neighborhood of the cluster. By correlating the cross-peaks from 2D spectra recorded at different parts of the EPR spectrum, lines from nine distinct proton signals were identified. Assignment of the proton signals was based on a point-dipole model for interaction with electrons of Fe(III) and Fe(II) ions, using the high-resolution structure of ISF from Rb. sphaeroides. Analysis of experimental and calculated tensors has led us to conclude that even 2D spectra do not completely resolve all contributions from nearby protons. Particularly, the seven resolved signals from nonexchangeable protons could be produced by at least 13 protons. The contributions from exchangeable protons were resolved by difference spectra ((1)H(2)O minus (2)H(2)O), and assigned to two groups of protons with distinct anisotropic hyperfine values. The largest measured coupling exceeded any calculated value. This discrepancy could result from limitations of the point dipole approximation in dealing with the distribution of spin density over the sulfur atoms of the cluster and the cysteine ligands, or from differences between the structure in solution and the crystallographic structure. The approach demonstrated here provides a paradigm for a wide range of studies in which hydrogen-bonding interactions with metallic centers has a crucial role in understanding the function.
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- Derrick R. J. Kolling
- Center for Biophysics and Computational Biology, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois 61801
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- Institute of Chemical Kinetics and Combustion, Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois 61801
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- Boreskov Institute of Catalysis, Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk 6300090, Russia
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- Center for Biophysics and Computational Biology, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois 61801
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois 61801
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- Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois 61801
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The Q-cycle reviewed: How well does a monomeric mechanism of the bc(1) complex account for the function of a dimeric complex? BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOENERGETICS 2008; 1777:1001-19. [PMID: 18501698 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbabio.2008.04.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 106] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2008] [Revised: 03/26/2008] [Accepted: 04/23/2008] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Recent progress in understanding the Q-cycle mechanism of the bc(1) complex is reviewed. The data strongly support a mechanism in which the Q(o)-site operates through a reaction in which the first electron transfer from ubiquinol to the oxidized iron-sulfur protein is the rate-determining step for the overall process. The reaction involves a proton-coupled electron transfer down a hydrogen bond between the ubiquinol and a histidine ligand of the [2Fe-2S] cluster, in which the unfavorable protonic configuration contributes a substantial part of the activation barrier. The reaction is endergonic, and the products are an unstable ubisemiquinone at the Q(o)-site, and the reduced iron-sulfur protein, the extrinsic mobile domain of which is now free to dissociate and move away from the site to deliver an electron to cyt c(1) and liberate the H(+). When oxidation of the semiquinone is prevented, it participates in bypass reactions, including superoxide generation if O(2) is available. When the b-heme chain is available as an acceptor, the semiquinone is oxidized in a process in which the proton is passed to the glutamate of the conserved -PEWY- sequence, and the semiquinone anion passes its electron to heme b(L) to form the product ubiquinone. The rate is rapid compared to the limiting reaction, and would require movement of the semiquinone closer to heme b(L) to enhance the rate constant. The acceptor reactions at the Q(i)-site are still controversial, but likely involve a "two-electron gate" in which a stable semiquinone stores an electron. Possible mechanisms to explain the cyt b(150) phenomenon are discussed, and the information from pulsed-EPR studies about the structure of the intermediate state is reviewed. The mechanism discussed is applicable to a monomeric bc(1) complex. We discuss evidence in the literature that has been interpreted as shown that the dimeric structure participates in a more complicated mechanism involving electron transfer across the dimer interface. We show from myxothiazol titrations and mutational analysis of Tyr-199, which is at the interface between monomers, that no such inter-monomer electron transfer is detected at the level of the b(L) hemes. We show from analysis of strains with mutations at Asn-221 that there are coulombic interactions between the b-hemes in a monomer. The data can also be interpreted as showing similar coulombic interaction across the dimer interface, and we discuss mechanistic implications.
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Dikanov SA, Kolling DRJ, Endeward B, Samoilova RI, Prisner TF, Nair SK, Crofts AR. Identification of Hydrogen Bonds to the Rieske Cluster through the Weakly Coupled Nitrogens Detected by Electron Spin Echo Envelope Modulation Spectroscopy. J Biol Chem 2006; 281:27416-25. [PMID: 16854984 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m604103200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The interaction of the reduced[2Fe-2S] cluster of isolated Rieske fragment from the bc1 complex of Rhodobacter sphaeroides with nitrogens (14N and 15N) from the local protein environment has been studied by X- and S-band pulsed EPR spectroscopy. The two-dimensional electron spin echo envelope modulation spectra of uniformly 15N-labeled protein show two well resolved cross-peaks with weak couplings of approximately 0.3-0.4 and 1.1 MHz in addition to couplings in the range of 6-8 MHz from two coordinating Ndelta of histidine ligands. The quadrupole coupling constants for weakly coupled nitrogens determined from S-band electron spin echo envelope modulation spectra identify them as Nepsilon of histidine ligands and peptide nitrogen (Np), respectively. Analysis of the line intensities in orientation-selected S-band spectra indicated that Np is the backbone N-atom of Leu-132 residue. The hyperfine couplings from Nepsilon and Np demonstrate the predominantly isotropic character resulting from the transfer of unpaired spin density onto the 2s orbitals of the nitrogens. Spectra also show that other peptide nitrogens in the protein environment must carry a 5-10 times smaller amount of spin density than the Np of Leu-132 residue. The appearance of the excess unpaired spin density on the Np of Leu-132 residue indicates its involvement in hydrogen bond formation with the bridging sulfur of the Rieske cluster. The configuration of the hydrogen bond therefore provides a preferred path for spin density transfer. Observation of similar splittings in the 15N spectra of other Rieske-type proteins and [2Fe-2S] ferredoxins suggests that a hydrogen bond between the bridging sulfur and peptide nitrogen is a common structural feature of [2Fe-2S] clusters.
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- Sergei A Dikanov
- Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA
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