Download MendeleyStructural and Functional Characterization of the Globin-Coupled Sensors ofAzotobacter vinelandiiandBordetella pertussis.
Germani, F., Nardini, M., De Schutter, A., Cuypers, B., Berghmans, H., Van Hauwaert, M.L., Bruno, S., Mozzarelli, A., Moens, L., Van Doorslaer, S., Bolognesi, M., Pesce, A., Dewilde, S.(2020) Antioxid Redox Signal 32: 378-395
- PubMed: 31559835
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1089/ars.2018.7690
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Aims: Structural and functional characterization of the globin-coupled sensors (GCSs) from Azotobacter vinelandii ( Av GReg) and Bordetella pertussis ( Bpe GReg). Results: Ultraviolet/visible and resonance Raman spectroscopies confirm the presence in Av GReg and Bpe GReg of a globin domain capable of reversible gaseous ligand binding. In Av GReg, an influence of the transmitter domain on the heme proximal region of the globin domain can be seen, and k ' CO is higher than for other GCSs. The O 2 binding kinetics suggests the presence of an open and a closed conformation. As for Bpe GReg, the fully oxygenated Av GReg show a very high diguanylate cyclase activity. The carbon monoxide rebinding to Bpe GReg indicates that intra- and intermolecular interactions influence the ligand binding. The globin domains of both proteins ( Av GReg globin domain and Bpe GRegGb with cysteines (Cys16, 45, 114, 154) mutated to serines [ Bpe GReg-Gb*]) share the same GCS fold, a similar proximal but a different distal side structure. They homodimerize through a G-H helical bundle as in other GCSs. However, Bpe GReg-Gb* shows also a second dimerization mode. Innovation: This article extends our knowledge on the GCS proteins and contributes to a better understanding of the GCSs role in the formation of bacterial biofilms. Conclusions: Av GReg and Bpe GReg conform to the GCS family, share a similar overall structure, but they have different properties in terms of the ligand binding. In particular, Av GReg shows an open and a closed conformation that in the latter form will very tightly bind oxygen. Bpe GReg has only one closed conformation. In both proteins, it is the fully oxygenated GCS form that catalyzes the production of the second messenger.
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Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Antwerp, Wilrijk, Belgium.
