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Crystal structure of the ferredoxin I from Desulfovibrio africanus at 2.3 A resolution. 1994

A Séry, and D Housset, and L Serre, and J Bonicel, and C Hatchikian, and M Frey, and M Roth
Laboratoire de Cristallographie et de Cristallogénèse des Protéines, Institut de Biologie Structurale J.-P. Ebel, CEA-CNRS, Grenoble, France.

The crystal structure of the ferredoxin I from the sulfate-reducing bacterium Desulfovibrio africanus (DaFdI) has been solved and refined by X-ray diffraction. The crystals are orthorhombic with a = 96.6 A, b = 58.1 A, and c = 20.7 A, space group P2(1)2(1)2, and two ferredoxin molecules per asymmetric unit. The initial electron density map has been obtained by combining phasing by molecular replacement methods, anomalous scattering, and noncrystallographic averaging. The final crystallographic R factor is 0.182 with 10-2.3 A resolution data. In parallel, the amino acid sequence was redetermined. This showed that DaFdI contains 64 residues (instead of 61) including one free cysteine, one histidine, and one tryptophan in the C-terminal part of the molecule. The current molecular model includes the two molecules of the asymmetric unit, 67 water molecules, and one sulfate ion. The DaFdI overall folding very closely resembles that of ferredoxins of known structure. Comparisons with the single cluster ferredoxins from Desulfovibrio gigas and Bacillus thermoproteolyticus show that the presence or the absence of a disulfide bridge does not significantly affect the folding of the other half of the molecule, including the characteristic alpha-helix of the single cluster ferreddoxins. Like other ferredoxins or analogs, the [4Fe-4S] iron--sulfur cluster presents, at 2.3 A resolution, a cubane-like geometry. By contrast, its immediate environment is different as it includes, besides the four cysteic sulfur ligands, the sulfur atom of the free cysteine. This sulfur atom, which is buried within the protein, is in van der Waals contact with one labile sulfur of the cluster and one liganded cysteic sulfur. The association of a [4Fe-4S] cluster with one free cysteic sulfur is similar to that previously found in both X-ray structures of Azotobacter vinelandii and Peptococcus aerogenes [Stout, C. D. (1989) J. Mol. Biol. 205, 545-555; Backes, G., et al. (1991) J. Am. Chem. Soc. 113, 2055-2064]. Chemical sequence analysis suggests that this characteristic [4Fe-4S] cluster sulfur environment is widely distributed among ferredoxins.

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
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
D003545 Cysteine A thiol-containing non-essential amino acid that is oxidized to form CYSTINE. Cysteine Hydrochloride,Half-Cystine,L-Cysteine,Zinc Cysteinate,Half Cystine,L Cysteine
D003901 Desulfovibrio A genus of gram-negative, anaerobic, rod-shaped bacteria capable of reducing sulfur compounds to hydrogen sulfide. Organisms are isolated from anaerobic mud of fresh and salt water, animal intestines, manure, and feces.
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
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
D013045 Species Specificity The restriction of a characteristic behavior, anatomical structure or physical system, such as immune response; metabolic response, or gene or gene variant to the members of one species. It refers to that property which differentiates one species from another but it is also used for phylogenetic levels higher or lower than the species. Species Specificities,Specificities, Species,Specificity, Species
D016415 Sequence Alignment The arrangement of two or more amino acid or base sequences from an organism or organisms in such a way as to align areas of the sequences sharing common properties. The degree of relatedness or homology between the sequences is predicted computationally or statistically based on weights assigned to the elements aligned between the sequences. This in turn can serve as a potential indicator of the genetic relatedness between the organisms. Sequence Homology Determination,Determination, Sequence Homology,Alignment, Sequence,Alignments, Sequence,Determinations, Sequence Homology,Sequence Alignments,Sequence Homology Determinations

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