Redox enzymes - tuning and design

项目摘要/摘要 酶的氧化还原催化，对所有生物体来说都是必不可少的，是大自然在调节活性和 在电子水平上的选择性。进行氧化还原转换的金属的还原电势E0为 通过金属的微环境精确地控制在初级配位球之外 蛋白。与E0相关的生理调节的结果相互作用通常很弱；它们包括 氢键、疏水接触和长程至中程静电。研究这些问题是一项挑战。 这些单独的因素对金属酶氧化还原过程的影响，更是对设计金属蛋白的影响 这将执行选择性氧化还原催化。我们提出了一种方法，允许对个人进行详细说明 人工钴、锰金属酶设计过程中影响金属蛋白氧化还原性能的因素 具有选择性的氧还原或氧化反应。我们提出了金属蛋白结构，它结合了合成的 钴和锰与Salen配体的氧化还原活性络合物以及生物素标记的蛋白质链霉亲和素(Sav) 有机金属络合物将被附着。在这些系统中，中程静电将受到控制 主要在具有独特特征的有机金属络合物内，第二金属结合部位包含 氧化还原对活性阳离子施加电场的无害金属离子。这些化合物的电化学性质和反应性 将对复合体进行测量和计算。SAV的蛋白质基质将用于整合其他弱病毒 通过突变，金属微环境中的相互作用，如氢键和疏水接触。 混合的量子力学和量子经典模拟将指导突变的选择以考虑 所需的氧化还原活性。重要的是，在天然金属酶中，所有影响E0的弱因素也 影响蛋白质结构并相互耦合，在所提出的系统中，它们在一定程度上是解耦的 可能，因此更适合研究和战略修改。总的来说，这项研究将允许人们学习 氧化还原化学在自然界中是如何控制的，以及如何接近氧化还原酶的设计。我们的目标催化剂 氧还原反应和好氧底物氧化反应是天然酶学和生物信息学研究的热点。 更广泛的催化领域，了解这些反应对于了解有氧代谢是至关重要的 有效地利用氧气，同时避免形成有害浓度的ROS。

Project Summary/Abstract Enzymatic redox catalysis, imperative to all organisms, is a showcase of nature's mastery in tuning the activity and selectivity at the electronic level. The reduction potential, E0, of the metal performing the redox transformation is precisely controlled beyond the primary coordination sphere through the microenvironment of the metal in the protein. Interactions of consequence for the physiologically relevant modulations of E0 are often weak; they include hydrogen bonds, hydrophobic contacts, and long- to intermediate-range electrostatics. It is a challenge to study the impact of these individual factors on metalloenzymatic redox processes, and even more so to design metalloproteins that would perform selective redox catalysis. We propose an approach that allows elaboration of the individual factors that govern redox properties of metalloproteins en route to the design artificial Co and Mn metalloenzymes with selective oxygen reduction or oxidative reactivity. We propose metalloprotein constructs that combine synthetic redox active complexes of Co and Mn with salen ligands, and the protein streptavidin (Sav) to which biotinylated organometallic complexes will be attached. In these systems, the intermediate-range electrostatics will be controlled largely within the organometallic complex that has a unique feature, a secondary metal binding site containing a redox innocent metal ion exerting an electric field on the active cation. Electrochemistry and reactivity of these complexes will be measured and computed. The protein matrix of Sav will be used for incorporating other weak interactions in the microenvironment of the metal, such as H-bonds and hydrophobic contacts, through mutagenesis. Mixed quantum mechanical and quantum-classical simulations will guide the choice for mutations to consider for the desired redox activity. Importantly, while in natural metalloenzymes all the weak factors influencing E0 also influence the protein structure and couple to each other, in the proposed systems, they are decoupled to the extent possible, and thus more amendable to studying and strategic modifications. Broadly, this research will allow learning how redox chemistry is controlled in nature, and how to approach the design of redox enzymes. Our target catalytic reactions of oxygen reduction and aerobic substrate oxidation are of interest to both natural enzymology and the broader field of catalysis, and understanding these reactions is essential for realizing how aerobic metabolism efficiently utilizes oxygen while avoiding the formation deleterious concentrations of ROS.