Abstract：
:The crystal structures of two active forms of dissimilatory sulphite reductase (Dsr) from Desulfovibrio gigas, Dsr-I and Dsr-II, are compared at 1.76 and 2.05 Å resolution respectively. The dimeric α2β2γ2 structure of Dsr-I contains eight [4Fe-4S] clusters, two saddle-shaped sirohaems and two flat sirohydrochlorins. In Dsr-II, the [4Fe-4S] cluster associated with the sirohaem in Dsr-I is replaced by a [3Fe-4S] cluster. Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) of the active Dsr-I and Dsr-II confirm the co-factor structures, whereas EPR of a third but inactive form, Dsr-III, suggests that the sirohaem has been demetallated in addition to its associated [4Fe-4S] cluster replaced by a [3Fe-4S] centre. In Dsr-I and Dsr-II, the sirohydrochlorin is located in a putative substrate channel connected to the sirohaem. The γ-subunit C-terminus is inserted into a positively charged channel formed between the α- and β-subunits, with its conserved terminal Cys104 side-chain covalently linked to the CHA atom of the sirohaem in Dsr-I. In Dsr-II, the thioether bond is broken, and the Cys104 side-chain moves closer to the bound sulphite at the sirohaem pocket. These different forms of Dsr offer structural insights into a mechanism of sulphite reduction that can lead to S3O6(2-), S2O3(2-) and S2-.
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Mol Microbioljournal_title
Molecular microbiologyauthors
Hsieh YC,Liu MY,Wang VC,Chiang YL,Liu EH,Wu WG,Chan SI,Chen CJdoi
10.1111/j.1365-2958.2010.07390.xsubject
Has Abstractpub_date
2010-12-01 00:00:00pages
1101-16issue
5eissn
0950-382Xissn
1365-2958journal_volume
78pub_type
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