Structural highlights
Function
[BFR_ECOLI] Iron-storage protein, whose ferroxidase center binds Fe(2+) ions, oxidizes them by dioxygen to Fe(3+), and participates in the subsequent Fe(3+) oxide mineral core formation within the central cavity of the protein complex. The mineralized iron core can contain as many as 2700 iron atoms/24-meric molecule.[1] [2]
Evolutionary Conservation
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Publication Abstract from PubMed
Escherichia coli bacterioferritin was serendipitously crystallized in a novel cubic crystal form and its structure could be determined to 2.5 A resolution despite a high degree of merohedral twinning. This is the first report of crystallographic data on 'as-isolated' E. coli bacterioferritin. The ferroxidase active site contains positive difference density consistent with two metal ions that had co-purified with the protein. X-ray fluorescence studies suggest that the metal composition is different from that of previous structures and is a mix of zinc and native iron ions. The ferroxidase-centre configuration displays a similar flexibility as previously noted for other bacterioferritins.
Fortuitous structure determination of 'as-isolated' Escherichia coli bacterioferritin in a novel crystal form.,van Eerde A, Wolterink-van Loo S, van der Oost J, Dijkstra BW Acta Crystallogr Sect F Struct Biol Cryst Commun. 2006 Nov 1;62(Pt, 11):1061-6. Epub 2006 Oct 25. PMID:17077480[3]
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See Also
References
- ↑ Yang X, Le Brun NE, Thomson AJ, Moore GR, Chasteen ND. The iron oxidation and hydrolysis chemistry of Escherichia coli bacterioferritin. Biochemistry. 2000 Apr 25;39(16):4915-23. PMID:10769150
- ↑ Baaghil S, Lewin A, Moore GR, Le Brun NE. Core formation in Escherichia coli bacterioferritin requires a functional ferroxidase center. Biochemistry. 2003 Dec 2;42(47):14047-56. PMID:14636073 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/bi035253u
- ↑ van Eerde A, Wolterink-van Loo S, van der Oost J, Dijkstra BW. Fortuitous structure determination of 'as-isolated' Escherichia coli bacterioferritin in a novel crystal form. Acta Crystallogr Sect F Struct Biol Cryst Commun. 2006 Nov 1;62(Pt, 11):1061-6. Epub 2006 Oct 25. PMID:17077480 doi:10.1107/S1744309106039583
