3HCO

Human ferrochelatase with Cd and protoporphyrin IX bound


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.80 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.252 
  • R-Value Work: 0.210 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.210 

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Literature

Product release rather than chelation determines metal specificity for ferrochelatase.

Medlock, A.E.Carter, M.Dailey, T.A.Dailey, H.A.Lanzilotta, W.N.

(2009) J Mol Biol 393: 308-319

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmb.2009.08.042
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    3HCN, 3HCO, 3HCP, 3HCR

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    Ferrochelatase (protoheme ferrolyase, E.C. 4.99.1.1) is the terminal enzyme in heme biosynthesis and catalyzes the insertion of ferrous iron into protoporphyrin IX to form protoheme IX (heme). Within the past two years, X-ray crystallographic data obtained with human ferrochelatase have clearly shown that significant structural changes occur during catalysis that are predicted to facilitate metal insertion and product release. One unanswered question about ferrochelatase involves defining the mechanism whereby some metals, such as divalent Fe, Co, Ni, and Zn, can be used by the enzyme in vitro to produce the corresponding metalloporphyrins, while other metals, such as divalent Mn, Hg, Cd, or Pb, are inhibitors of the enzyme. Through the use of high-resolution X-ray crystallography along with characterization of metal species via their anomalous diffraction, the identity and position of Hg, Cd, Ni, or Mn in the center of enzyme-bound porphyrin macrocycle were determined. When Pb, Hg, Cd, or Ni was present in the macrocycle, the conserved pi helix was in the extended, partially unwound "product release" state. Interestingly, in the structure of ferrochelatase with Mn-porphyrin bound, the pi helix is not extended or unwound and is in the "substrate-bound" conformation. These findings show that at least in the cases of Mn, Pb, Cd, and Hg, metal "inhibition" of ferrochelatase is not due to the inability of the enzyme to insert the metal into the macrocycle or by binding to a second metal binding site as has been previously proposed. Rather, inhibition occurs after metal insertion and results from poor or diminished product release. Possible explanations for the lack of product release are proposed herein.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Biomedical and Health Sciences Institute, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Georgia, Athens, 30602, USA.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Ferrochelatase, mitochondrial
A, B
359Homo sapiensMutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: FECHhemH
EC: 4.99.1.1 (PDB Primary Data), 4.98.1.1 (UniProt)
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Find proteins for P22830 (Homo sapiens)
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Go to UniProtKB:  P22830
PHAROS:  P22830
GTEx:  ENSG00000066926 
Entity Groups  
Sequence Clusters30% Identity50% Identity70% Identity90% Identity95% Identity100% Identity
UniProt GroupP22830
Sequence Annotations
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  • Reference Sequence
Small Molecules
Ligands 7 Unique
IDChains Name / Formula / InChI Key2D Diagram3D Interactions
HEM
Query on HEM

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I [auth A],
P [auth B]
PROTOPORPHYRIN IX CONTAINING FE
C34 H32 Fe N4 O4
KABFMIBPWCXCRK-RGGAHWMASA-L
CHD
Query on CHD

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G [auth A],
H [auth A],
M [auth B],
N [auth B]
CHOLIC ACID
C24 H40 O5
BHQCQFFYRZLCQQ-OELDTZBJSA-N
FES
Query on FES

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C [auth A],
J [auth B]
FE2/S2 (INORGANIC) CLUSTER
Fe2 S2
NIXDOXVAJZFRNF-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SO4
Query on SO4

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O [auth B]SULFATE ION
O4 S
QAOWNCQODCNURD-UHFFFAOYSA-L
GOL
Query on GOL

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D [auth A]GLYCEROL
C3 H8 O3
PEDCQBHIVMGVHV-UHFFFAOYSA-N
IMD
Query on IMD

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E [auth A],
K [auth B],
L [auth B]
IMIDAZOLE
C3 H5 N2
RAXXELZNTBOGNW-UHFFFAOYSA-O
BCT
Query on BCT

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F [auth A]BICARBONATE ION
C H O3
BVKZGUZCCUSVTD-UHFFFAOYSA-M
Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.80 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.252 
  • R-Value Work: 0.210 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.210 
  • Space Group: P 21 21 21
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 86.266α = 90
b = 92.827β = 90
c = 109.555γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
REFMACrefinement
CNSrefinement
ADSCdata collection
HKL-2000data reduction
SCALEPACKdata scaling
CNSphasing

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Entry History 

Deposition Data

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2009-11-10
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2011-07-13
    Changes: Non-polymer description, Version format compliance
  • Version 1.2: 2019-07-24
    Changes: Data collection, Refinement description
  • Version 1.3: 2024-02-21
    Changes: Data collection, Database references, Derived calculations