1z53
From Proteopedia
The 1.13 Angstrom Structure of Iron-free Cytochrome c Peroxidase
Overview
The iron-free cytochrome c peroxidase (CCP) crystal structure has been determined to 1.13 A and compared with the 1.2-A ferric-CCP structure. Quite unexpectedly, removal of the iron has no effect on porphyrin geometry and distortion, indicating that protein-porphyrin interactions and not iron coordination or formation of the axial His-Fe bond determines porphyrin conformation. However, there are changes in solvent structure in the distal pocket, which lead to changes in the distal His52 acid-base catalyst. The observed ability of His52 to move in response to small changes in solvent structure is very likely important for its role as a catalyst in assisting in the heterolytic fission of the peroxide O-O bond.
About this Structure
1Z53 is a Single protein structure of sequence from Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA.
Reference
The 1.13-A structure of iron-free cytochrome c peroxidase., Bhaskar B, Poulos TL, J Biol Inorg Chem. 2005 Jun;10(4):425-30. Epub 2005 May 18. PMID:15900441 Page seeded by OCA on Sat May 3 17:11:07 2008
