Octaheme tetrathionate reductase is a respiratory enzyme with novel heme ligation.
Mowat, C.G., Rothery, E., Miles, C.S., McIver, L., Doherty, M.K., Drewette, K., Taylor, P., Walkinshaw, M.D., Chapman, S.K., Reid, G.A.(2004) Nat Struct Mol Biol 11: 1023-1024
- PubMed: 15361860 
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/nsmb827
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
1SP3 - PubMed Abstract: 
We have isolated a soluble cytochrome from Shewanella oneidensis that contains eight covalently attached heme groups and determined its crystal structure. One of these hemes exhibits novel ligation of the iron atom by the epsilon-amino group of a lysine residue, despite its attachment via a typical CXXCH motif. This heme is most likely the active site for tetrathionate reduction, a reaction catalyzed efficiently by this enzyme.
Organizational Affiliation: 
Institute of Cell and Molecular Biology, School of Biological Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Mayfield Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JR, UK.