1AOP

SULFITE REDUCTASE STRUCTURE AT 1.6 ANGSTROM RESOLUTION

Replaces:  1GEO

Summary for 1AOP

• Entry DOI: 10.2210/pdb1aop/pdb
• Descriptor: SULFITE REDUCTASE HEMOPROTEIN, PHOSPHATE ION, POTASSIUM ION, ... (6 entities in total)
• Functional Keywords: oxidoreductase, siroheme, [4fe-4s], snirr, six-electron reduction, phosphate complex
• Biological source: Escherichia coli
• Total number of polymer chains: 1
• Total formula weight: 57150.08

Authors

Crane, B.R.,Getzoff, E.D. (deposition date: 1997-07-08, release date: 1997-12-24, Last modification date: 2023-12-27)

Primary citation

Crane, B.R.,Siegel, L.M.,Getzoff, E.D.
Sulfite reductase structure at 1.6 A: evolution and catalysis for reduction of inorganic anions.
Science, 270:59-67, 1995

PubMed Abstract: Fundamental chemical transformations for biogeochemical cycling of sulfur and nitrogen are catalyzed by sulfite and nitrite reductases. The crystallographic structure of Escherichia coli sulfite reductase hemoprotein (SiRHP), which catalyzes the concerted six-electron reductions of sulfite to sulfide and nitrite to ammonia, was solved with multiwavelength anomalous diffraction (MAD) of the native siroheme and Fe4S4 cluster cofactors, multiple isomorphous replacement, and selenomethionine sequence markers. Twofold symmetry within the 64-kilodalton polypeptide generates a distinctive three-domain alpha/beta fold that controls cofactor assembly and reactivity. Homology regions conserved between the symmetry-related halves of SiRHP and among other sulfite and nitrite reductases revealed key residues for stability and function, and identified a sulfite or nitrite reductase repeat (SNiRR) common to a redox-enzyme superfamily. The saddle-shaped siroheme shares a cysteine thiolate ligand with the Fe4S4 cluster and ligates an unexpected phosphate anion. In the substrate complex, sulfite displaces phosphate and binds to siroheme iron through sulfur. An extensive hydrogen-bonding network of positive side chains, water molecules, and siroheme carboxylates activates S-O bonds for reductive cleavage.

PubMed: 7569952

Experimental method

X-RAY DIFFRACTION (1.6 Å)