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Identification of two domains and distal histidine ligands to the four haems in the bacterial c-type cytochrome NapC; the prototype connector between quinol/quinone and periplasmic oxido-reductases

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CARTRON, Michaël L., ROLDÁN, M. Dolores, FERGUSON, Stuart J., BERKS, Ben C., RICHARDSON, David J.·2002·Biochemical Journal

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NapC is a tetra-haem member of a family of bacterial membrane-anchored multi-haem c-type cytochromes implicated in electron transfer between membrane quinols and periplasmic enzymes. The water-soluble tetra-haem fragment of Paracoccus pantotrophus NapC has been expressed as a periplasmic protein (NapCsol) in Paracoccus denitrificans, P. pantotrophus and Escherichia coli. Site-specific mutagenesis of NapCsol, combined with spectroscopic studies, suggests that each haem iron centre has bis-histidinyl co-ordination. Four proximal ligands arise from each of four Cys-Xaa-Xaa-Cys-His haem-binding motifs; candidates for the four distal ligands are His81, His99, His174 and His194. NapCH81A, NapCH99A, NapCH174A and NapCH194A mutants (with alanine substituted for each of the four candidate residues) have all been purified from E. coli. In each case, one of the haems has become high-spin, as judged by the presence of a broad absorption band between 620nm and 650nm for the oxidized cytochrome; this feature is absent for wild-type protein and presumably arises because of the absence of the distal histidine ligand from one of the haems. NapCH81A and NapCH174A are less well expressed in E. coli than NapCH99A and NapCH194A and cannot be detected when expressed in P. denitrificans or P. pantotrophus. In vitro and in vivo complementation studies demonstrate that the soluble periplasmic NapC can mediate electron transfer from quinols to the periplasmic nitrate reductase. This capacity was retained in vitro with the NapCH99A and NapCH194A mutants but was lost in vivo. A model for the structural organization of NapCsol into two domains, each containing a di-haem pair, is proposed. In this model, each haem pair obtains one distal haem ligand from its own domain and a second from the other domain. The suggestion of two domains is supported by observations that the 24kDa NapCsol cleaves to yield a 12kDa haem-staining band. Determination of the cleavage site showed it was between two equally sized di-haem domains predicted from sequence analysis.

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  • NapC transports electrons via heme cofactors from the membrane quinone pool to the periplasmic NapB.

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Authors
CARTRON, M. L., ROLDÁN, M. D., FERGUSON, S. J., BERKS, B. C., & RICHARDSON, D. J.
Affiliations
  • University of East Anglia (GB)
  • University of Oxford (GB)
Venue
Biochemical Journal
Published
2002-12-01
Volume
368
Issue
2
Pages
425-432
ISSN
  • 0264-6021 (ISSN-L)
  • 1470-8728
OpenAlex
W2074381848
Cited by
43
References
41
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2021: 2 · 2019: 3 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 2 · 2015: 1 · 2013: 2 · 2012: 4
FWCI
4.24
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journal article
Language
en
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  • Biochemical Journal (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • UEA Digital Repository (University of East Anglia) (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • University of Oxford
  • Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Energy › Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment › Metalloenzymes and iron-sulfur proteins
  • Physical Sciences › Chemistry › Inorganic Chemistry › Metal-Catalyzed Oxygenation Mechanisms
  • Physical Sciences › Materials Science › Materials Chemistry › Enzyme Structure and Function
Keywords
periplasmic nitrate reductase, electron transfer, Paracoccus pantotrophus, Paracoccus denitrificans, Escherichia coli
MeSH terms
Amino Acid Sequence, Bacterial Proteins, Binding Sites, Cytochrome c Group, Escherichia coli, Genetic Complementation Test, Heme, Histidine, Hydroquinones, Iron, Ligands, Molecular Sequence Data, Nitrate Reductases, Oxidoreductases, Paracoccus, Benzoquinones, Mutagenesis, Sequence Homology, Amino Acid, Protein Structure, Tertiary, Periplasm, Periplasmic Proteins, Nitrate Reductase

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