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| Title | Insights into the flexibility of the domain-linking loop in actinobacterial coproheme decarboxylase through structures and molecular dynamics simulations. |
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| Journal, issue, pages | Protein Sci, Vol. 34, Issue 2, Page e70027, Year 2025 |
| Publish date | Jan 26, 2025 |
 Authors | Gaurav Patil / Diego Javier Alonso de Armiño / Yirui Guo / Paul G Furtmüller / Dominika Borek / Dario A Estrin / Stefan Hofbauer /    |
| PubMed Abstract | Prokaryotic heme biosynthesis in Gram-positive bacteria follows the coproporphyrin-dependent heme biosynthesis pathway. The last step in this pathway is catalyzed by the enzyme coproheme ...Prokaryotic heme biosynthesis in Gram-positive bacteria follows the coproporphyrin-dependent heme biosynthesis pathway. The last step in this pathway is catalyzed by the enzyme coproheme decarboxylase, which oxidatively transforms two propionate groups into vinyl groups yielding heme b. The catalytic reaction cycle of coproheme decarboxylases exhibits four different states: the apo-form, the substrate (coproheme)-bound form, a transient three-propionate intermediate form (monovinyl, monopropionate deuteroheme; MMD), and the product (heme b)-bound form. In this study, we used cryogenic electron microscopy single-particle reconstruction (cryo-EM SPR) to characterize structurally the apo and heme b-bound forms of actinobacterial coproheme decarboxylase from Corynebacterium diphtheriae. The flexible loop that connects the N-terminal and the C-terminal ferredoxin domains of coproheme decarboxylases plays an important role in interactions between the enzyme and porphyrin molecule. To understand the role of this flexible loop, we performed molecular dynamics simulations on the apo and heme b coproheme decarboxylase from Corynebacterium diphtheriae. Our results are discussed in the context of the published structural information on coproheme-bound and MMD-bound coproheme decarboxylase and with respect to the reaction mechanism. Having structural information of all four enzymatically relevant states helps in understanding structural restraints with a functional impact. |
 External links | Protein Sci / PubMed:39865384 / PubMed Central |
| Methods | EM (single particle) |
| Resolution | 1.94 - 2.27 Å |
| Structure data | EMDB-18662, PDB-8quo: EMDB-18688, PDB-8qwc: |
| Chemicals |  ChemComp-HEM:  ChemComp-HOH: |
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 Keywords | OXIDOREDUCTASE / Heme Binding protein / Heme Biosynthesis / Actinobacteria |
corynebacterium diphtheriae (bacteria)