Primary Citation of Related Structures:   5T5I, 5T5M, 5T61
PubMed Abstract: 
Biological methane formation starts with a challenging adenosine triphosphate (ATP)-independent carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) fixation process. We explored this enzymatic process by solving the x-ray crystal structure of formyl-methanofuran dehydrogenase, determined here as Fwd(ABCDFG) 2 and Fwd(ABCDFG) 4 complexes, from Methanothermobacter wolfeii The latter 800-kilodalton apparatus consists of four peripheral catalytic sections and an electron-supplying core with 46 electronically coupled [4Fe-4S] clusters ...
Biological methane formation starts with a challenging adenosine triphosphate (ATP)-independent carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) fixation process. We explored this enzymatic process by solving the x-ray crystal structure of formyl-methanofuran dehydrogenase, determined here as Fwd(ABCDFG) 2 and Fwd(ABCDFG) 4 complexes, from Methanothermobacter wolfeii The latter 800-kilodalton apparatus consists of four peripheral catalytic sections and an electron-supplying core with 46 electronically coupled [4Fe-4S] clusters. Catalysis is separately performed by subunits FwdBD (FwdB and FwdD), which are related to tungsten-containing formate dehydrogenase, and subunit FwdA, a binuclear metal center carrying amidohydrolase. CO 2 is first reduced to formate in FwdBD, which then diffuses through a 43-angstrom-long tunnel to FwdA, where it condenses with methanofuran to formyl-methanofuran. The arrangement of [4Fe-4S] clusters functions as an electron relay but potentially also couples the four tungstopterin active sites over 206 angstroms.
Organizational Affiliation: 
Precursory Research for Embryonic Science and Technology (PRESTO), Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), 332-0012 Saitama, Japan.
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