2ahj

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2ahj, resolution 1.7Å

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NITRILE HYDRATASE COMPLEXED WITH NITRIC OXIDE

Overview

The iron-containing nitrile hydratase (NHase) is a photoreactive enzyme, that is inactivated in the dark because of persistent association with NO, and activated by photo-dissociation of NO. The crystal structure at 1.7 A, resolution and mass spectrometry revealed the structure of the non-heme, iron catalytic center in the nitrosylated state. Two Cys residues, coordinated to the iron were post-translationally modified to Cys-sulfenic, and -sulfinic acids. Together with another oxygen atom of the Ser ligand, these modifications induced a claw setting of oxygen atoms capturing an NO, molecule. This unprecedented structure is likely to enable the, photo-regulation of NHase and will provide an excellent model for, designing photo-controllable chelate complexes and, ultimately, proteins.

About this Structure

2AHJ is a [Protein complex] structure of sequences from [Rhodococcus erythropolis] with FE, ZN, SO4, NO and DIO as [ligands]. Active as [[1]], with EC number [4.2.1.84]. Full crystallographic information is available from [OCA].

Reference

Novel non-heme iron center of nitrile hydratase with a claw setting of oxygen atoms., Nagashima S, Nakasako M, Dohmae N, Tsujimura M, Takio K, Odaka M, Yohda M, Kamiya N, Endo I, Nat Struct Biol. 1998 May;5(5):347-51. PMID:9586994

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