Site-directed mutagenesis of Azotobacter vinelandii ferredoxin I. Changes in [4Fe-4S] cluster reduction potential and reactivity. 1991

S E Iismaa, and A E Vázquez, and G M Jensen, and P J Stephens, and J N Butt, and F A Armstrong, and B K Burgess
Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, University of California, Irvine 92717.

We have used site-directed mutagenesis to obtain two variants of Azotobacter vinelandii ferredoxin I (AvFdI), whose x-ray structures are now available. In the C20A protein, a ligand to the [4Fe-4S] cluster was removed whereas in the C24A mutant a free cysteine next to that cluster was removed. Like native FdI, both mutants contain one [4Fe-4S] cluster and one [3Fe-4S] cluster. The structure of C24A is very similar to that of native FdI, while the structure of C20A is rearranged in the region of the [4Fe-4S] cluster to allow it to use the free Cys-24 as a replacement ligand. Here we compare the properties of the native, C20A, and C24A proteins. Although all three proteins are O2 stable in vitro, the C20A protein is much less stable toward proteolysis than the other two in vivo. Spectroscopic results show that all three proteins exhibit the same general redox behavior during O2-oxidation and dithionite reduction. Electrochemical data show that the [3Fe-4S] clusters in all three proteins have the same pH-dependent reduction potentials (-425 mV versus SHE, pH 7.8), whereas the [4Fe-4S] cluster potentials vary over a approximately 150 mV range from -600 mV (C24A) to -647 mV (native) to -746 mV (C20A). Despite this variation in potential both the C20A and C24A proteins appear to be functional in vivo. Native FdI reacts with three equivalents of Fe(CN)3-(6) to form a paramagnetic species previously proposed to be a cysteinyl-disulfide radical. Neither the C20A nor the C24A variant undergoes this reaction, strongly suggesting that it involves the free Cys-24.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
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
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
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
D002942 Circular Dichroism A change from planar to elliptic polarization when an initially plane-polarized light wave traverses an optically active medium. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed) Circular Dichroism, Vibrational,Dichroism, Circular,Vibrational Circular Dichroism
D004578 Electron Spin Resonance Spectroscopy A technique applicable to the wide variety of substances which exhibit paramagnetism because of the magnetic moments of unpaired electrons. The spectra are useful for detection and identification, for determination of electron structure, for study of interactions between molecules, and for measurement of nuclear spins and moments. (From McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology, 7th edition) Electron nuclear double resonance (ENDOR) spectroscopy is a variant of the technique which can give enhanced resolution. Electron spin resonance analysis can now be used in vivo, including imaging applications such as MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING. ENDOR,Electron Nuclear Double Resonance,Electron Paramagnetic Resonance,Paramagnetic Resonance,Electron Spin Resonance,Paramagnetic Resonance, Electron,Resonance, Electron Paramagnetic,Resonance, Electron Spin,Resonance, Paramagnetic
D005288 Ferredoxins Iron-containing proteins that transfer electrons, usually at a low potential, to flavoproteins; the iron is not present as in heme. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 5th ed) Ferredoxin,Ferredoxin I,Ferredoxin II,Ferredoxin III
D005798 Genes, Bacterial The functional hereditary units of BACTERIA. Bacterial Gene,Bacterial Genes,Gene, Bacterial
D005838 Genotype The genetic constitution of the individual, comprising the ALLELES present at each GENETIC LOCUS. Genogroup,Genogroups,Genotypes
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
D001665 Binding Sites The parts of a macromolecule that directly participate in its specific combination with another molecule. Combining Site,Binding Site,Combining Sites,Site, Binding,Site, Combining,Sites, Binding,Sites, Combining

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