The X-Ray Crystal Structure of Apr-B, an Atypical Adenosine 5-Prime-Phosphosulfate Reductase from Physcomitrella Patens
Stevenson, C.E.M., Hughes, R.K., Mcmanus, M.T., Lawson, D.M., Kopriva, S.(2013) FEBS Lett 587: 3626
- PubMed: 24100135 
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.febslet.2013.09.034
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
4BWV - PubMed Abstract: 
Sulfonucleotide reductases catalyse the first reductive step of sulfate assimilation. Their substrate specificities generally correlate with the requirement for a [Fe4S4] cluster, where adenosine 5'-phosphosulfate (APS) reductases possess a cluster and 3'-phosphoadenosine 5'-phosphosulfate reductases do not. The exception is the APR-B isoform of APS reductase from the moss Physcomitrella patens, which lacks a cluster. The crystal structure of APR-B, the first for a plant sulfonucleotide reductase, is consistent with a preference for APS. Structural conservation with bacterial APS reductase rules out a structural role for the cluster, but supports the contention that it enhances the activity of conventional APS reductases.
Organizational Affiliation: 
Department of Biological Chemistry, John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7UH, UK.