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Pseudospecific docking surfaces on electron transfer proteins as illustrated by pseudoazurin, cytochrome c550 and cytochrome cd1 nitrite reductase. 1995

P A Williams, and V Fülöp, and Y C Leung, and C Chan, and J W Moir, and G Howlett, and S J Ferguson, and S E Radford, and J Hajdu
Laboratory of Molecular Biophysics, University of Oxford, UK.

The structure of pseudoazurin from Thiosphaera pantotropha has been determined and compared to structures of both soluble and membrane-bound periplasmic redox proteins. The results show a matching set of unipolar, but promiscuous, docking motifs based on a positive hydrophobic surface patch on the electron shuttle proteins pseudoazurin and cytochrome c550 and a negative hydrophobic patch on the surface of their known redox partners. The observed electrostatic handedness is argued to be associated with the charge-asymmetry of the membrane-bound components of the redox chain due to von Heijne's 'positives-inside' principle. We propose a 'positives-in-between' rule for electron shuttle proteins, and expect a negative hydrophobic patch to be present on both the highest and lowest redox potential species in a series of electron carriers.

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
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
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
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
D003580 Cytochromes Hemeproteins whose characteristic mode of action involves transfer of reducing equivalents which are associated with a reversible change in oxidation state of the prosthetic group. Formally, this redox change involves a single-electron, reversible equilibrium between the Fe(II) and Fe(III) states of the central iron atom (From Enzyme Nomenclature, 1992, p539). The various cytochrome subclasses are organized by the type of HEME and by the wavelength range of their reduced alpha-absorption bands. Cytochrome
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
D006091 Gram-Negative Chemolithotrophic Bacteria A large group of bacteria including those which oxidize ammonia or nitrite, metabolize sulfur and sulfur compounds, or deposit iron and/or manganese oxides. Thiobacteriaceae,Gram Negative Chemolithotrophic Bacteria
D001400 Azurin A bacterial protein from Pseudomonas, Bordetella, or Alcaligenes which operates as an electron transfer unit associated with the cytochrome chain. The protein has a molecular weight of approximately 16,000, contains a single copper atom, is intensively blue, and has a fluorescence emission band centered at 308nm.
D018360 Crystallography, X-Ray The study of crystal structure using X-RAY DIFFRACTION techniques. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed) X-Ray Crystallography,Crystallography, X Ray,Crystallography, Xray,X Ray Crystallography,Xray Crystallography,Crystallographies, X Ray,X Ray Crystallographies

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