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== Publication Abstract from PubMed ==

Human manganese superoxide dismutase is a critical oxidoreductase found in the mitochondrial matrix. Concerted proton and electron transfers are used by the enzyme to rid the mitochondria of O2(*-). The mechanisms of concerted transfer enzymes are typically unknown due to the difficulties in detecting the protonation states of specific residues and solvent molecules at particular redox states. Here, neutron diffraction of two redox-controlled manganese superoxide dismutase crystals reveal the all-atom structures of Mn(3+) and Mn(2+) enzyme forms. The structures deliver direct data on protonation changes between oxidation states of the metal. Observations include glutamine deprotonation, the involvement of tyrosine and histidine with altered pKas, and four unusual strong-short hydrogen bonds, including a low barrier hydrogen bond. We report a concerted proton and electron transfer mechanism for human manganese superoxide dismutase from the direct visualization of active site protons in Mn(3+) and Mn(2+) redox states.

Direct detection of coupled proton and electron transfers in human manganese superoxide dismutase.,Azadmanesh J, Lutz WE, Coates L, Weiss KL, Borgstahl GEO Nat Commun. 2021 Apr 6;12(1):2079. doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-22290-1. PMID:33824320<ref>PMID:33824320</ref>

From MEDLINE&reg;/PubMed&reg;, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.<br>

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