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Title: Pro5 is not essential for the formation of ‘Ni-hook’ in nickel superoxide dismutase

Journal Article · · Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry
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  1. Univ. of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA (United States)
  2. Univ. of Bologna (Italy)
  3. Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)

The N-terminus of nickel-dependent superoxide dismutase (NiSOD) forms a structural motif known as the "Ni-hook," where the peptide wraps around the metal to bring cysteine-2 and cysteine-6 into spatial proximity, allowing these residues to coordinate in a cis-geometry. A highly conserved proline-5 residue in the Ni-hook adopts a cis-conformation that is widely considered important for its formation. Herein, we investigate this role by point mutation of Pro5 to alanine. The results obtained show that the variant exhibits wild-type-like redox catalysis and features a Ni(III) center very similar to that found in enzyme. Structural analysis using x-ray absorption spectroscopy of the nickel sites in as-isolated P5A-NiSOD reveals changes in the variant and are consistent with a six-coordinate Ni site with (N/O)4S2 coordination. These changes are attributed to changes in the Ni(II) site structure. Nickel-binding studies using isothermal titration calorimetry reveal two binding events with Kd = 25(20) nM, and 250(60) nM. These events are attributed to i) Ni(II) binding to a preformed Ni-hook containing cis-Pro5 and ii) the combination of trans- to cis- isomerization upon Ni(II) binding, respectively. Finally, the higher-affinity binding event is absent in P5A-NiSOD, an observation attributed to the low abundance of the cis-Ala5 isomer in the apo-protein.

Research Organization:
Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
Grant/Contract Number:
SC0012704; -AC02-76SF00515
OSTI ID:
1873169
Report Number(s):
BNL-223091-2022-JAAM
Journal Information:
Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry, Vol. 234; ISSN 0162-0134
Publisher:
ElsevierCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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