1zlq
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'''Crystallographic and spectroscopic evidence for high affinity binding of Fe EDTA (H2O)- to the periplasmic nickel transporter NikA''' | '''Crystallographic and spectroscopic evidence for high affinity binding of Fe EDTA (H2O)- to the periplasmic nickel transporter NikA''' | ||
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[[Category: Martin, L.]] | [[Category: Martin, L.]] | ||
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Crystallographic and spectroscopic evidence for high affinity binding of Fe EDTA (H2O)- to the periplasmic nickel transporter NikA
Overview
Because nickel is both essential and toxic to a great variety of organisms, its detection and transport is highly regulated. In Escherichia coli and other related Gram-negative bacteria, high affinity nickel transport depends on proteins expressed by the nik operon. A central actor of this process is the periplasmic NikA transport protein. A previous structural report has proposed that nickel binds to NikA as a pentahydrate species. However, both stereochemical considerations and X-ray absorption spectroscopic results are incompatible with that interpretation. Here, we report the 1.8 A resolution structure of NikA and show that it binds FeEDTA(H2O)- with very high affinity. In addition, we provide crystallographic evidence that a metal-EDTA complex was also bound to the previously reported NikA structure. Our observations strongly suggest that nickel transport in E. coli requires the binding of this metal ion to a metallophore that bears significant resemblance to EDTA. They also provide a basis for the potential use of NikA in the bioremediation of toxic transition metals and the design of artificial metalloenzymes.
About this Structure
1ZLQ is a Single protein structure of sequence from Escherichia coli. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA.
Reference
Crystallographic and spectroscopic evidence for high affinity binding of FeEDTA(H2O)- to the periplasmic nickel transporter NikA., Cherrier MV, Martin L, Cavazza C, Jacquamet L, Lemaire D, Gaillard J, Fontecilla-Camps JC, J Am Chem Soc. 2005 Jul 20;127(28):10075-82. PMID:16011372 Page seeded by OCA on Sat May 3 17:46:42 2008