Download MendeleyActive site rearrangement and structural divergence in prokaryotic respiratory oxidases.
Safarian, S., Hahn, A., Mills, D.J., Radloff, M., Eisinger, M.L., Nikolaev, A., Meier-Credo, J., Melin, F., Miyoshi, H., Gennis, R.B., Sakamoto, J., Langer, J.D., Hellwig, P., Kuhlbrandt, W., Michel, H.(2019) Science 366: 100-104
- PubMed: 31604309
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aay0967
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:
6RKO - PubMed Abstract:
Cytochrome bd-type quinol oxidases catalyze the reduction of molecular oxygen to water in the respiratory chain of many human-pathogenic bacteria. They are structurally unrelated to mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidases and are therefore a prime target for the development of antimicrobial drugs. We determined the structure of the Escherichia coli cytochrome bd-I oxidase by single-particle cryo-electron microscopy to a resolution of 2.7 angstroms. Our structure contains a previously unknown accessory subunit CydH, the L-subfamily-specific Q-loop domain, a structural ubiquinone-8 cofactor, an active-site density interpreted as dioxygen, distinct water-filled proton channels, and an oxygen-conducting pathway. Comparison with another cytochrome bd oxidase reveals structural divergence in the family, including rearrangement of high-spin hemes and conformational adaption of a transmembrane helix to generate a distinct oxygen-binding site.
Organizational Affiliation:
Department of Molecular Membrane Biology, Max Planck Institute of Biophysics, D-60438 Frankfurt/Main, Germany.
