3LX4

Stepwise [FeFe]-hydrogenase H-cluster assembly revealed in the structure of HydA(deltaEFG)


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.97 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.216 
  • R-Value Work: 0.170 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.173 

Starting Model: experimental
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Literature

Stepwise [FeFe]-hydrogenase H-cluster assembly revealed in the structure of HydA(DeltaEFG).

Mulder, D.W.Boyd, E.S.Sarma, R.Lange, R.K.Endrizzi, J.A.Broderick, J.B.Peters, J.W.

(2010) Nature 465: 248-251

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/nature08993
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    3LX4

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    Complex enzymes containing Fe-S clusters are ubiquitous in nature, where they are involved in a number of fundamental processes including carbon dioxide fixation, nitrogen fixation and hydrogen metabolism. Hydrogen metabolism is facilitated by the activity of three evolutionarily and structurally unrelated enzymes: the [NiFe]-hydrogenases, [FeFe]-hydrogenases and [Fe]-hydrogenases (Hmd). The catalytic core of the [FeFe]-hydrogenase (HydA), termed the H-cluster, exists as a [4Fe-4S] subcluster linked by a cysteine thiolate to a modified 2Fe subcluster with unique non-protein ligands. The 2Fe subcluster and non-protein ligands are synthesized by the hydrogenase maturation enzymes HydE, HydF and HydG; however, the mechanism, synthesis and means of insertion of H-cluster components remain unclear. Here we show the structure of HydA(DeltaEFG) (HydA expressed in a genetic background devoid of the active site H-cluster biosynthetic genes hydE, hydF and hydG) revealing the presence of a [4Fe-4S] cluster and an open pocket for the 2Fe subcluster. The structure indicates that H-cluster synthesis occurs in a stepwise manner, first with synthesis and insertion of the [4Fe-4S] subcluster by generalized host-cell machinery and then with synthesis and insertion of the 2Fe subcluster by specialized hydE-, hydF- and hydG-encoded maturation machinery. Insertion of the 2Fe subcluster presumably occurs through a cationically charged channel that collapses following incorporation, as a result of conformational changes in two conserved loop regions. The structure, together with phylogenetic analysis, indicates that HydA emerged within bacteria most likely from a Nar1-like ancestor lacking the 2Fe subcluster, and that this was followed by acquisition in several unicellular eukaryotes.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Astrobiology Biogeocatalysis Research Center, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana 59717, USA.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Fe-hydrogenase
A, B
457Chlamydomonas reinhardtiiMutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: CHLREDRAFT_183963hyd1hydAhydA1
EC: 1.18.99.1
UniProt
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Go to UniProtKB:  Q9FYU1
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UniProt GroupQ9FYU1
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.97 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.216 
  • R-Value Work: 0.170 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.173 
  • Space Group: P 32
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 70.895α = 90
b = 70.895β = 90
c = 155.429γ = 120
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
MOLREPphasing
REFMACrefinement
PDB_EXTRACTdata extraction
HKL-2000data collection
HKL-2000data reduction
HKL-2000data scaling

Structure Validation

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Entry History 

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Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2010-04-28
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2011-07-13
    Changes: Version format compliance
  • Version 1.2: 2023-09-06
    Changes: Data collection, Database references, Derived calculations, Refinement description