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| Title | Capturing a methanogenic carbon monoxide dehydrogenase/acetyl-CoA synthase complex via cryogenic electron microscopy. |
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| Journal, issue, pages | Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, Vol. 121, Issue 41, Page e2410995121, Year 2024 |
| Publish date | Oct 8, 2024 |
Authors | Alison Biester / David A Grahame / Catherine L Drennan / ![]() |
| PubMed Abstract | Approximately two-thirds of the estimated one-billion metric tons of methane produced annually by methanogens is derived from the cleavage of acetate. Acetate is broken down by a Ni-Fe-S-containing A- ...Approximately two-thirds of the estimated one-billion metric tons of methane produced annually by methanogens is derived from the cleavage of acetate. Acetate is broken down by a Ni-Fe-S-containing A-cluster within the enzyme acetyl-CoA synthase (ACS) to carbon monoxide (CO) and a methyl group (CH). The methyl group ultimately forms the greenhouse gas methane, whereas CO is converted to the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide (CO) by a Ni-Fe-S-containing C-cluster within the enzyme carbon monoxide dehydrogenase (CODH). Although structures have been solved of CODH/ACS from acetogens, which use these enzymes to make acetate from CO, no structure of a CODH/ACS from a methanogen has been reported. In this work, we use cryo-electron microscopy to reveal the structure of a methanogenic CODH and CODH/ACS from (CODH/ACS). We find that the N-terminal domain of acetogenic ACS, which is missing in all methanogens, is replaced by a domain of CODH. This CODH domain provides a channel for CO to travel between the two catalytic Ni-Fe-S clusters. It generates the binding surface for ACS and creates a remarkably similar CO alcove above the A-cluster using residues from CODH rather than ACS. Comparison of our CODH/ACS structure with our CODH structure reveals a molecular mechanism to restrict gas flow from the CO channel when ACS departs, preventing CO escape into the cell. Overall, these long-awaited structures of a methanogenic CODH/ACS reveal striking functional similarities to their acetogenic counterparts despite a substantial difference in domain organization. |
External links | Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A / PubMed:39361653 / PubMed Central |
| Methods | EM (single particle) |
| Resolution | 2.8 - 3.3 Å |
| Structure data | EMDB-45089, PDB-9c0q: EMDB-45090, PDB-9c0r: EMDB-45091, PDB-9c0s: EMDB-45092, PDB-9c0t: |
| Chemicals | ![]() ChemComp-SF4: ![]() ChemComp-RQM: ![]() ChemComp-HOH: ![]() ChemComp-F3S: ![]() ChemComp-CMO: ![]() ChemComp-NI: |
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Keywords | OXIDOREDUCTASE / CO-dehydrogenase / acetyl-CoA synthase / Methanosarcina thermophila |
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