Structural and spectroscopic characterization of CO inhibition of [NiFe]-hydrogenase from Citrobacter sp. S-77.
Imanishi, T., Nishikawa, K., Taketa, M., Higuchi, K., Tai, H., Hirota, S., Hojo, H., Kawakami, T., Hataguchi, K., Matsumoto, K., Ogata, H., Higuchi, Y.(2022) Acta Crystallogr F Struct Biol Commun 78: 66-74
- PubMed: 35102895 
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S2053230X22000188
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7VXQ - PubMed Abstract: 
Hydrogenases catalyze the reversible oxidation of H 2 . Carbon monoxide (CO) is known to be a competitive inhibitor of O 2 -sensitive [NiFe]-hydrogenases. Although the activities of some O 2 -tolerant [NiFe]-hydrogenases are unaffected by CO, the partially O 2 -tolerant [NiFe]-hydrogenase from Citrobacter sp. S-77 (S77-HYB) is inhibited by CO. In this work, the CO-bound state of S77-HYB was characterized by activity assays, spectroscopic techniques and X-ray crystallography. Electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy showed a diamagnetic Ni 2+ state, and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy revealed the stretching vibration of the exogenous CO ligand. The crystal structure determined at 1.77 Å resolution revealed that CO binds weakly to the nickel ion in the Ni-Fe active site of S77-HYB. These results suggest a positive correlation between O 2 and CO tolerance in [NiFe]-hydrogenases.
Organizational Affiliation: 
Graduate School of Science, University of Hyogo, 3-2-1 Koto, Kamigori, Ako, Hyogo 678-1297, Japan.