Crystal structure of C-terminal desundecapeptide nitrite reductase from Achromobacter cycloclastes. 2005

Hai-Tao Li, and Tschining Chang, and Wen-Chang Chang, and Chung-Jung Chen, and Ming-Yih Liu, and Lu-Lu Gui, and Ji-Ping Zhang, and Xiao-Min An, and Wen-Rui Chang
National Laboratory of Biomacromolecules, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 15th Datun Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100101, China.

Monoclinic crystal structure of C-terminal desundecapeptide nitrite reductase (NiRc-11) from Achromobacter cycloclastes was determined at 2.6A. NiRc-11 exists as a loose trimer in the crystal. Deletion of 11 residues eliminates all intersubunit hydrogen bonds mediated by the C-terminal tail. The rigid irregular coil 105-112, which constitutes part of the sidewall of the active site pocket, undergoes conformational changes and becomes highly flexible in NiRc-11. Correspondingly, the linker segments between the two copper sites 95-100 and 135-136 are partly relaxed in conformation, which leads to disrupted active site microenvironments responsible for the activity loss and spectral change of NiRc-11. Comparison with the native structure revealed a bulky residue Met331 fastened by hydrogen bonding, which may play a direct role in keeping the right copper site geometry by protruding its side chain against the irregular coil 105-112. Sequence alignment showed that the bulky residue is conserved at position 331, indicating an equal importance of C-terminal segment in other copper-containing nitrite reductases.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008958 Models, Molecular Models used experimentally or theoretically to study molecular shape, electronic properties, or interactions; includes analogous molecules, computer-generated graphics, and mechanical structures. Molecular Models,Model, Molecular,Molecular Model
D008969 Molecular Sequence Data Descriptions of specific amino acid, carbohydrate, or nucleotide sequences which have appeared in the published literature and/or are deposited in and maintained by databanks such as GENBANK, European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), National Biomedical Research Foundation (NBRF), or other sequence repositories. Sequence Data, Molecular,Molecular Sequencing Data,Data, Molecular Sequence,Data, Molecular Sequencing,Sequencing Data, Molecular
D009532 Nickel A trace element with the atomic symbol Ni, atomic number 28, and atomic weight 58.69. It is a cofactor of the enzyme UREASE.
D009572 Nitrite Reductases A group of enzymes that oxidize diverse nitrogenous substances to yield nitrite. (Enzyme Nomenclature, 1992) EC 1. Nitrite Reductase,Reductase, Nitrite,Reductases, Nitrite
D010446 Peptide Fragments Partial proteins formed by partial hydrolysis of complete proteins or generated through PROTEIN ENGINEERING techniques. Peptide Fragment,Fragment, Peptide,Fragments, Peptide
D011487 Protein Conformation The characteristic 3-dimensional shape of a protein, including the secondary, supersecondary (motifs), tertiary (domains) and quaternary structure of the peptide chain. PROTEIN STRUCTURE, QUATERNARY describes the conformation assumed by multimeric proteins (aggregates of more than one polypeptide chain). Conformation, Protein,Conformations, Protein,Protein Conformations
D003300 Copper A heavy metal trace element with the atomic symbol Cu, atomic number 29, and atomic weight 63.55. Copper-63,Copper 63
D003460 Crystallization The formation of crystalline substances from solutions or melts. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed) Crystalline Polymorphs,Polymorphism, Crystallization,Crystal Growth,Polymorphic Crystals,Crystal, Polymorphic,Crystalline Polymorph,Crystallization Polymorphism,Crystallization Polymorphisms,Crystals, Polymorphic,Growth, Crystal,Polymorph, Crystalline,Polymorphic Crystal,Polymorphisms, Crystallization,Polymorphs, Crystalline
D006860 Hydrogen Bonding A low-energy attractive force between hydrogen and another element. It plays a major role in determining the properties of water, proteins, and other compounds. Hydrogen Bonds,Bond, Hydrogen,Hydrogen Bond
D000595 Amino Acid Sequence The order of amino acids as they occur in a polypeptide chain. This is referred to as the primary structure of proteins. It is of fundamental importance in determining PROTEIN CONFORMATION. Protein Structure, Primary,Amino Acid Sequences,Sequence, Amino Acid,Sequences, Amino Acid,Primary Protein Structure,Primary Protein Structures,Protein Structures, Primary,Structure, Primary Protein,Structures, Primary Protein

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