Metallobiochemistry of Mn/Fe protein cofactors
Metallobiochemistry of Mn/Fe protein cofactors
批准号:
10242760
负责人:
Hannah S Shafaat
金额:
$38.25万
依托单位:
依托单位国家:
美国
项目类别:
财政年份:
2018
资助国家:
美国
项目状态:
已结题
起止时间:
2018-09-01 至 2023-08-31
关键词:
Active SitesAerobicBindingCatalysisChemicalsChlamydiaChlamydia trachomatisCoupledDevelopmentDirected Molecular EvolutionElectron Spin Resonance SpectroscopyElectron TransportElectronsEnvironmentEnzymesGenus MycobacteriumGoalsImmune systemKineticsKnowledgeMetalloproteinsMetalsMicrobeModelingMolecularMutagenesisMycobacterium tuberculosisNatural regenerationNitrogenOpticsOrganismOxidation-ReductionOxygenPathogenicityPhysiologic pulsePhysiologicalPlayProcessPropertyProtein EngineeringProteinsReactionResearchResistanceRoleSiteTechniquesThermodynamicsTimeTransition ElementsVirulenceWorkchemical propertycofactordesignelectronic structuregeometric structureoxidationpathogenprogramsscaffoldtargeted treatment
中文摘要
项目总结/摘要
这项研究计划将建立新发现的基本化学原理,
Mn/Fe蛋白。 这些蛋白质的活性位点与传统的无机智慧相悖,
组装一个含有两种不同过渡金属的配位几乎相同的辅因子
环境. 组装后,氧在金属中心被激活,
电子氧化反应,通过分子间电子转移发生再生。 不像井里
研究了二铁酶同系物,Mn/Fe蛋白中这些过程的分子水平细节仍然存在
未知 由于含Mn/Fe ~(2+)的蛋白质主要在极端嗜热菌和致病菌中被鉴定,
微生物,包括衣原体和分枝杆菌的许多物种,已经提出,
杂环化辅因子可以提供对活性氮和/或氧物质抗性,所述活性氮和/或氧物质
宿主的免疫系统拟议的研究将使用R2 lox蛋白作为模型来探索这一假设
支架,检查Mn/Fe辅因子相对于二铁位点的反应性。 PI的初步研究
表明R2 lox的有氧组装通过两个不同的中间体进行,通过时间分辨鉴定
光学和EPR光谱学。 拟议的工作将使用一系列光谱技术,包括
光学,共振拉曼,CW-拉曼和脉冲EPR,和穆斯堡尔,以阐明电子和几何
这些中间体的结构。 围绕活性位点的靶向诱变将允许鉴定关键的
负责选择性金属结合的残基,最终揭示了组装和
激活继续。 为了全面了解活性部位发生的过程,
Mn/Fe辅因子的性质将被表征以确定电子的热力学和动力学。
转移,有效催化的必要组成部分。最后,Mn/Fe蛋白的反应性范围将是
利用蛋白质工程技术进行扩展。 合理的金属蛋白质设计将与定向
进化方法产生能够选择性氧化靶底物的高活性酶。
总的来说,拟议的研究计划将填补有关Mn/Fe蛋白的许多现有知识空白,
更好地解决这些独特的辅因子可能在金属生物化学中发挥的生理作用,
微生物
英文摘要
Project Summary/Abstract
This research program will establish the fundamental chemical principles underlying the newly discovered
Mn/Fe proteins. The active sites of these proteins defy conventional inorganic wisdom to spontaneously
assemble a bimetallic cofactor that contains two different transition metals in nearly identical coordination
environments. Following assembly, oxygen is activated across the metal centers to induce a one- or two-
electron oxidation reaction, with regeneration occurring via intermolecular electron transfer. Unlike the well-
studied diiron enzyme homologs, the molecular-level details of these processes in Mn/Fe proteins remain
unknown. Because Mn/Fe-containing proteins have been identified primarily in extremophilic and pathogenic
organisms, including many species of Chlamydia and Mycobacteria, it has been suggested that the
heterobimetallic cofactor may offer resistance against reactive nitrogen and/or oxygen species generated by
the host immune system. The proposed studies will probe this hypothesis using the R2lox proteins as a model
scaffold, examining reactivity of the Mn/Fe cofactor relative to a diiron site. Initial studies by the PI have
indicated aerobic assembly of R2lox proceeds through two distinct intermediates, identified by time-resolved
optical and EPR spectroscopy. The proposed work will use an array of spectroscopic techniques, including
optical, resonance Raman, CW- and pulsed EPR, and Mössbauer, to elucidate the electronic and geometric
structures of these intermediates. Targeted mutagenesis around the active site will allow identification of key
residues responsible for selective metal binding, ultimately revealing the mechanism by which assembly and
activation proceed. To gain a comprehensive picture of the processes occurring at the active site, the redox
properties of Mn/Fe cofactors will be characterized to determine the thermodynamics and kinetics of electron
transfer, a necessary component for efficient catalysis. Finally, the scope of reactivity of Mn/Fe proteins will be
expanded using protein engineering techniques. Rational metalloprotein design will be coupled with directed
evolution approaches to generate highly active enzymes capable of selective oxidation of targeted substrates.
Collectively, the proposed research program will fill many existing knowledge gaps about the Mn/Fe proteins,
better resolving the physiological role that these unique cofactors may play in the metallobiochemistry of
microbes.
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Metallobiochemistry of Mn/Fe protein cofactors
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批准号:10466938
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项目类别:
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资助金额:$0.0万
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财政年份:2018
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负责人:Hannah S Shafaat
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依托单位:
Metallobiochemistry of Mn/Fe protein cofactors
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批准号:9751905
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项目类别:
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资助金额:$38.25万
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财政年份:2018
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负责人:Hannah S Shafaat
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依托单位:
海外基金