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The delta-subunit of pyruvate ferredoxin oxidoreductase from Pyrococcus furiosus is a redox-active, iron-sulfur protein: evidence for an ancestral relationship with 8Fe-type ferredoxins. 1998

A L Menon, and H Hendrix, and A Hutchins, and M F Verhagen, and M W Adams
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Center for Metalloenzyme Studies, University of Georgia, Athens 30602-7229, USA.

Pyruvate ferredoxin oxidoreductase (POR) from the hyperthermophilic archaeon Pyrococcus furiosus (Pf) catalyzes the final oxidative step in carbohydrate fermentation in which pyruvate is oxidized to acetyl-CoA and CO2, coupled to the reduction of ferredoxin (Fd). POR is composed of two 'catalytic units' of molecular mass approximately 120 kDa. Each unit consists of four subunits, alpha beta gamma delta, with masses of approximately 44, 36, 20, and 12 kDa, respectively, and contains at least two [4Fe-4S] clusters. The precise mechanism of catalysis and the role of the individual subunits are not known. The gene encoding the delta-subunit of Pf POR has been expressed in E. coli, and the protein was purified after reconstitution with iron and sulfide. The reconstituted delta-subunit (recPOR-delta) is monomeric with a mass of 11 879 +/- 1.2 Da as determined by mass spectrometry, in agreement with that predicted from the gene sequence. Purified recPOR-delta contains 8 Fe mol/mol and remained intact when incubated at 85 degreesC for 2 h, as judged by its visible absorption properties. The reduced form of the protein exhibited an EPR spectrum characteristic of two, spin-spin interacting [4Fe-4S]1+ clusters. When compared with the EPR properties of the reduced holoenzyme, the latter was shown to contain a third [4Fe-4S]1+ cluster in addition to the two within the delta-subunit. The reduction potential of the two 4Fe clusters in isolated recPOR-delta (-403 +/- 8 mV at pH 8.0 and 24 degreesC) decreased linearly with temperature (-1.55 mV/ degreesC) up to 82 degreesC. RecPOR-delta replaced Pf Fd as an in vitro electron carrier for two oxidoreductases from Pf, POR and Fd:NADP oxidoreductase, and the POR holoenzyme displayed a higher apparent affinity for its own subunit (apparent Km = 1.0 microM at 80 degreesC) than for Fd (apparent Km = 4.4 microM). The molecular and spectroscopic properties and amino acid sequence of the isolated delta-subunit suggest that it evolved from an 8Fe-type Fd by the addition of approximately 40 residues at the N-terminus, and that this extension enabled it to interact with additional subunits within POR.

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
D007658 Ketone Oxidoreductases Oxidoreductases that are specific for KETONES. Oxidoreductases, Ketone
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
D011994 Recombinant Proteins Proteins prepared by recombinant DNA technology. Biosynthetic Protein,Biosynthetic Proteins,DNA Recombinant Proteins,Recombinant Protein,Proteins, Biosynthetic,Proteins, Recombinant DNA,DNA Proteins, Recombinant,Protein, Biosynthetic,Protein, Recombinant,Proteins, DNA Recombinant,Proteins, Recombinant,Recombinant DNA Proteins,Recombinant Proteins, DNA
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
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
D013056 Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet Determination of the spectra of ultraviolet absorption by specific molecules in gases or liquids, for example Cl2, SO2, NO2, CS2, ozone, mercury vapor, and various unsaturated compounds. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed) Ultraviolet Spectrophotometry
D013058 Mass Spectrometry An analytical method used in determining the identity of a chemical based on its mass using mass analyzers/mass spectrometers. Mass Spectroscopy,Spectrometry, Mass,Spectroscopy, Mass,Spectrum Analysis, Mass,Analysis, Mass Spectrum,Mass Spectrum Analysis,Analyses, Mass Spectrum,Mass Spectrum Analyses,Spectrum Analyses, Mass
D017386 Sequence Homology, Amino Acid The degree of similarity between sequences of amino acids. This information is useful for the analyzing genetic relatedness of proteins and species. Homologous Sequences, Amino Acid,Amino Acid Sequence Homology,Homologs, Amino Acid Sequence,Homologs, Protein Sequence,Homology, Protein Sequence,Protein Sequence Homologs,Protein Sequence Homology,Sequence Homology, Protein,Homolog, Protein Sequence,Homologies, Protein Sequence,Protein Sequence Homolog,Protein Sequence Homologies,Sequence Homolog, Protein,Sequence Homologies, Protein,Sequence Homologs, Protein

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