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Title: Surface Induced Dissociation Coupled with High Resolution Mass Spectrometry Unveils Heterogeneity of a 211 kDa Multicopper Oxidase Protein Complex

Journal Article · · Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry

Manganese oxidation is an important biogeochemical process that is largely regulated by bacteria through enzymatic reactions. However, the detailed mechanism is poorly understood due to challenges in isolating and characterizing these unknown enzymes. A manganese oxidase Mnx from Bacillus sp. PL-12 has been successfully overexpressed in active form, unexpectedly, as a protein complex with a molecular weight of 211 kDa with no homology to known proteins in the database. We have recently used surface induced dissociation (SID) and ion mobility – mass spectrometry (IM-MS) to release and detect folded subcomplexes for determining subunit connectivity and quaternary structure. The data from the native mass spectrometry experiment led to a plausible model of this unknown multicopper oxidase which has been difficult to study by conventional structural biology methods. However, because each subunit of Mnx binds copper ions as cofactor at varying ratios, there were remaining ambiguities in assigning some of the observed peaks to metal-binding species because of the sample heterogeneity and limited mass resolution. In this study, we performed SID in a modified Fourier transform – ion cyclotron resonance (FT-ICR) mass spectrometer for obtaining the ultimate resolution on the released subcomplexes of Mnx. The high mass accuracy and resolution unveiled unexpected artificial modifications in the protein that have been previously thought to be iron bound species based on lower resolution data. Additionally, most released subcomplexes were isotopically resolved for defining metal binding stoichiometry at each structural level. This method holds great potential for in-depth characterization of metalloproteins and protein-ligand complexes.

Research Organization:
Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States). Environmental Molecular Sciences Lab. (EMSL)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-76RL01830
OSTI ID:
1439695
Report Number(s):
PNNL-SA-124854; 47955; 48903; KP1704020
Journal Information:
Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry, Vol. 29, Issue 4; ISSN 1044-0305
Publisher:
American Society for Mass Spectrometry
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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