Structural highlights
3k1a is a 4 chain structure with sequence from Atcc 478. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance.
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| Ligands: | , , , |
| Gene: | nifDK, nifK (ATCC 478), nifD (ATCC 478) |
| Activity: | Nitrogenase, with EC number 1.18.6.1 |
| Resources: | FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT |
Function
[NIFD_AZOVI] This molybdenum-iron protein is part of the nitrogenase complex that catalyzes the key enzymatic reactions in nitrogen fixation. [NIFK_AZOVI] This molybdenum-iron protein is part of the nitrogenase complex that catalyzes the key enzymatic reactions in nitrogen fixation.
Evolutionary Conservation
Check, as determined by ConSurfDB. You may read the explanation of the method and the full data available from ConSurf.
Publication Abstract from PubMed
The X-ray crystal structure is presented for a nitrogenase MoFe protein where the alpha subunit residue at position 70 (alpha-70(Val)) has been substituted by the amino acid isoleucine (alpha-70(Ile)). Substitution of alpha-70(Val) by alpha-70(Ile) results in a MoFe protein that is hampered in its ability to reduce a range of substrates including acetylene and N(2), yet retains normal proton reduction activity. The 2.3A structure of the alpha-70(Ile) MoFe protein is compared to the alpha-70(Val) wild-type MoFe protein, revealing that the delta methyl group of alpha-70(Val) is positioned over Fe6 within the active site FeMo-cofactor. This work provides strong crystallographic support for the previously proposed model that substrates bind and are reduced at a single 4Fe-4S face of the FeMo-cofactor and that when alpha-70(Val) is substituted by alpha-70(Ile) access of substrates to Fe6 of this face is effectively blocked. Furthermore the detailed examination of the structure provides the basis for understanding the ability to trap and characterize hydrides in the variant, contributing significantly to our understanding of substrate access and substrate reduction at the FeMo-cofactor active site of nitrogenase.
Insights into substrate binding at FeMo-cofactor in nitrogenase from the structure of an alpha-70(Ile) MoFe protein variant.,Sarma R, Barney BM, Keable S, Dean DR, Seefeldt LC, Peters JW J Inorg Biochem. 2010 Apr;104(4):385-9. Epub 2009 Nov 26. PMID:20022118[1]
From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
References
- ↑ Sarma R, Barney BM, Keable S, Dean DR, Seefeldt LC, Peters JW. Insights into substrate binding at FeMo-cofactor in nitrogenase from the structure of an alpha-70(Ile) MoFe protein variant. J Inorg Biochem. 2010 Apr;104(4):385-9. Epub 2009 Nov 26. PMID:20022118 doi:10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2009.11.009
