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Characterization of DorC from Rhodobacter capsulatus, a c-type cytochrome involved in electron transfer to dimethyl sulfoxide reductase. 1999

A L Shaw, and A Hochkoeppler, and P Bonora, and D Zannoni, and G R Hanson, and A G McEwan
Department of Microbiology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane 4072, Australia.

The dorC gene of the dimethyl sulfoxide respiratory (dor) operon of Rhodobacter capsulatus encodes a pentaheme c-type cytochrome that is involved in electron transfer from ubiquinol to periplasmic dimethyl sulfoxide reductase. DorC was expressed as a C-terminal fusion to an 8-amino acid FLAG epitope and was purified from detergent-solubilized membranes by ion exchange chromatography and immunoaffinity chromatography. The DorC protein had a subunit Mr = 46,000, and pyridine hemochrome analysis indicated that it contained 5 mol heme c/mol DorC polypeptide, as predicted from the derived amino acid sequence of the dorC gene. The reduced form of DorC exhibited visible absorption maxima at 551.5 nm (alpha-band), 522 nm (beta-band), and 419 nm (Soret band). Redox potentiometry of the heme centers of DorC identified five components (n = 1) with midpoint potentials of -34, -128, -184, -185, and -276 mV. Despite the low redox potentials of the heme centers, DorC was reduced by duroquinol and was oxidized by dimethyl sulfoxide reductase.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007506 Iron-Sulfur Proteins A group of proteins possessing only the iron-sulfur complex as the prosthetic group. These proteins participate in all major pathways of electron transport: photosynthesis, respiration, hydroxylation and bacterial hydrogen and nitrogen fixation. Iron-Sulfur Protein,Iron Sulfur Proteins,Iron Sulfur Protein,Protein, Iron-Sulfur,Proteins, Iron Sulfur,Proteins, Iron-Sulfur,Sulfur Proteins, Iron
D008970 Molecular Weight The sum of the weight of all the atoms in a molecule. Molecular Weights,Weight, Molecular,Weights, Molecular
D010084 Oxidation-Reduction A chemical reaction in which an electron is transferred from one molecule to another. The electron-donating molecule is the reducing agent or reductant; the electron-accepting molecule is the oxidizing agent or oxidant. Reducing and oxidizing agents function as conjugate reductant-oxidant pairs or redox pairs (Lehninger, Principles of Biochemistry, 1982, p471). Redox,Oxidation Reduction
D010088 Oxidoreductases The class of all enzymes catalyzing oxidoreduction reactions. The substrate that is oxidized is regarded as a hydrogen donor. The systematic name is based on donor:acceptor oxidoreductase. The recommended name will be dehydrogenase, wherever this is possible; as an alternative, reductase can be used. Oxidase is only used in cases where O2 is the acceptor. (Enzyme Nomenclature, 1992, p9) Dehydrogenases,Oxidases,Oxidoreductase,Reductases,Dehydrogenase,Oxidase,Reductase
D011199 Potentiometry Solution titration in which the end point is read from the electrode-potential variations with the concentrations of potential determining ions. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed)
D003574 Cytochrome c Group A group of cytochromes with covalent thioether linkages between either or both of the vinyl side chains of protoheme and the protein. (Enzyme Nomenclature, 1992, p539) Cytochromes Type c,Group, Cytochrome c,Type c, Cytochromes
D004227 Dithionite Dithionite. The dithionous acid ion and its salts. Hyposulfite,Sodium Dithionite,Dithionite, Sodium
D004579 Electron Transport The process by which ELECTRONS are transported from a reduced substrate to molecular OXYGEN. (From Bennington, Saunders Dictionary and Encyclopedia of Laboratory Medicine and Technology, 1984, p270) Respiratory Chain,Chain, Respiratory,Chains, Respiratory,Respiratory Chains,Transport, Electron
D004591 Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis in which a polyacrylamide gel is used as the diffusion medium. Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis,SDS-PAGE,Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate-PAGE,Gel Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide,SDS PAGE,Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate PAGE,Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate-PAGEs
D005292 Ferricyanides Inorganic salts of the hypothetical acid, H3Fe(CN)6.

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