6CDK

Characterization of the P1+ intermediate state of nitrogenase P-cluster


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.10 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.263 
  • R-Value Work: 0.232 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.233 

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Literature

Structural characterization of the P1+intermediate state of the P-cluster of nitrogenase.

Keable, S.M.Zadvornyy, O.A.Johnson, L.E.Ginovska, B.Rasmussen, A.J.Danyal, K.Eilers, B.J.Prussia, G.A.LeVan, A.X.Raugei, S.Seefeldt, L.C.Peters, J.W.

(2018) J Biol Chem 293: 9629-9635

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.RA118.002435
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    6CDK

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    Nitrogenase is the enzyme that reduces atmospheric dinitrogen (N 2 ) to ammonia (NH 3 ) in biological systems. It catalyzes a series of single-electron transfers from the donor iron protein (Fe protein) to the molybdenum-iron protein (MoFe protein) that contains the iron-molybdenum cofactor (FeMo-co) sites where N 2 is reduced to NH 3 The P-cluster in the MoFe protein functions in nitrogenase catalysis as an intermediate electron carrier between the external electron donor, the Fe protein, and the FeMo-co sites of the MoFe protein. Previous work has revealed that the P-cluster undergoes redox-dependent structural changes and that the transition from the all-ferrous resting (P N ) state to the two-electron oxidized P 2+ state is accompanied by protein serine hydroxyl and backbone amide ligation to iron. In this work, the MoFe protein was poised at defined potentials with redox mediators in an electrochemical cell, and the three distinct structural states of the P-cluster (P 2+ , P 1+ , and P N ) were characterized by X-ray crystallography and confirmed by computational analysis. These analyses revealed that the three oxidation states differ in coordination, implicating that the P 1+ state retains the serine hydroxyl coordination but lacks the backbone amide coordination observed in the P 2+ states. These results provide a complete picture of the redox-dependent ligand rearrangements of the three P-cluster redox states.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    From the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana 59717.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Nitrogenase molybdenum-iron protein alpha chain
A, C
492Azotobacter vinelandiiMutation(s): 0 
EC: 1.18.6.1
UniProt
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UniProt GroupP07328
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Entity ID: 2
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Nitrogenase molybdenum-iron protein beta chain
B, D
523Azotobacter vinelandiiMutation(s): 0 
EC: 1.18.6.1
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UniProt GroupP07329
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Small Molecules
Ligands 4 Unique
IDChains Name / Formula / InChI Key2D Diagram3D Interactions
ICS
Query on ICS

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F [auth A],
K [auth C]
iron-sulfur-molybdenum cluster with interstitial carbon
C Fe7 Mo S9
DDQFAOMIVKLFON-UHFFFAOYSA-N
CLF
Query on CLF

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G [auth A],
L [auth C]
FE(8)-S(7) CLUSTER
Fe8 S7
JKVMXLBGZBULKV-UHFFFAOYSA-N
HCA
Query on HCA

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E [auth A],
J [auth C]
3-HYDROXY-3-CARBOXY-ADIPIC ACID
C7 H10 O7
XKJVEVRQMLKSMO-SSDOTTSWSA-N
FE
Query on FE

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H [auth B],
I [auth B]
FE (III) ION
Fe
VTLYFUHAOXGGBS-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.10 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.263 
  • R-Value Work: 0.232 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.233 
  • Space Group: P 1 21 1
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 107.88α = 90
b = 130.78β = 110.85
c = 80.789γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
REFMACrefinement
HKL-2000data reduction
SCALEPACKdata scaling
REFMACphasing

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Entry History & Funding Information

Deposition Data


Funding OrganizationLocationGrant Number
National Science Foundation (NSF, United States)United StatesMCB-1330807

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2018-05-09
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2018-05-16
    Changes: Data collection, Database references
  • Version 1.2: 2018-07-04
    Changes: Data collection, Database references
  • Version 1.3: 2019-11-27
    Changes: Author supporting evidence
  • Version 1.4: 2023-10-04
    Changes: Data collection, Database references, Derived calculations, Refinement description