2GJ3

Crystal structure of the FAD-containing PAS domain of the protein NifL from Azotobacter vinelandii.


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.04 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.186 
  • R-Value Work: 0.154 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.158 

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Literature

Structure of the redox sensor domain of Azotobacter vinelandii NifL at atomic resolution: signaling, dimerization, and mechanism.

Key, J.Hefti, M.Purcell, E.B.Moffat, K.

(2007) Biochemistry 46: 3614-3623

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/bi0620407
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    2GJ3

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    NifL is a multidomain sensor protein responsible for the transcriptional regulation of genes involved in response to changes in cellular redox state and ADP concentration. Cellular redox is monitored by the N-terminal PAS domain of NifL which contains an FAD cofactor. Flavin-based PAS domains of this type have also been referred to as LOV domains. To explore the mechanism of signal recognition and transduction in NifL, we determined the crystal structure of the FAD-bound PAS domain of NifL from Azotobacter vinelandii to 1.04 A resolution. The structure reveals a novel cavity within the PAS domain which contains two water molecules directly coordinated to the FAD. This cavity is connected to solvent by multiple access channels which may facilitate the oxidation of the FAD by molecular oxygen and the release of hydrogen peroxide. The structure contains a dimer of the NifL PAS domain that is structurally very similar to those described in other crystal structures of PAS domains and identifies a conserved dimerization motif. An N-terminal amphipathic helix constitutes part of the dimerization interface, and similar N-terminal helices are identified in other PAS domain proteins. The structure suggests a model for redox-mediated signaling in which a conformational change is initiated by redox-dependent changes in protonation at the N5 atom of FAD that lead to reorganization of hydrogen bonds within the flavin binding pocket. A structural signal is subsequently transmitted to the beta-sheet interface between the monomers of the PAS domain.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Nitrogen fixation regulatory protein
A, B
120Azotobacter vinelandiiMutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: nifL
EC: 2.7.13.3
UniProt
Find proteins for P30663 (Azotobacter vinelandii)
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Go to UniProtKB:  P30663
Entity Groups  
Sequence Clusters30% Identity50% Identity70% Identity90% Identity95% Identity100% Identity
UniProt GroupP30663
Sequence Annotations
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  • Reference Sequence
Small Molecules
Ligands 3 Unique
IDChains Name / Formula / InChI Key2D Diagram3D Interactions
FAD
Query on FAD

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F [auth A],
H [auth B]
FLAVIN-ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE
C27 H33 N9 O15 P2
VWWQXMAJTJZDQX-UYBVJOGSSA-N
SO4
Query on SO4

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C [auth A],
D [auth A],
E [auth A],
G [auth B]
SULFATE ION
O4 S
QAOWNCQODCNURD-UHFFFAOYSA-L
EOH
Query on EOH

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I [auth B]ETHANOL
C2 H6 O
LFQSCWFLJHTTHZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.04 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.186 
  • R-Value Work: 0.154 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.158 
  • Space Group: H 3 2
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 68.111α = 90
b = 68.111β = 90
c = 302.064γ = 120
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
DENZOdata reduction
SCALEPACKdata scaling
REFMACrefinement
PDB_EXTRACTdata extraction
SOLVEphasing

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Entry History 

Deposition Data

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2007-03-06
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2008-05-01
    Changes: Version format compliance
  • Version 1.2: 2011-07-13
    Changes: Version format compliance
  • Version 1.3: 2017-10-18
    Changes: Advisory, Refinement description
  • Version 1.4: 2024-02-14
    Changes: Advisory, Data collection, Database references, Derived calculations