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Molecular basis of C-S bond cleavage in the glycyl radical enzyme isethionate sulfite-lyase

Journal Article · · Cell Chemical Biology
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  1. Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States). Dept. of Biology
  2. Harvard Univ., Cambridge, MA (United States). Dept. of Chemistry and Chemical Biology
  3. Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States). Dept. of Chemistry
  4. Harvard Univ., Cambridge, MA (United States). Harvard Center for Mass Spectrometry. Faculty of Arts and Sciences. Division of Science
  5. Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States). Dept. of Chemistry. Dept. of Chemical Engineering
  6. Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States). Dept. of Chemical Engineering
  7. Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States). Dept. of Biology. Dept. of Chemistry. Howard Hughes Medical Inst.
  8. Harvard Univ., Cambridge, MA (United States). Dept. of Chemistry and Chemical Biology; Broad Inst., Cambridge, MA (United States)
Desulfonation of isethionate by the bacterial glycyl radical enzyme (GRE) isethionate sulfite-lyase (IslA) generates sulfite, a substrate for respiration that in turn produces the disease-associated metabolite hydrogen sulfide. Here, we present a 2.7 Å resolution X-ray structure of wild-type IslA from Bilophila wadsworthia with isethionate bound. In comparison with other GREs, alternate positioning of the active site β strands allows for distinct residue positions to contribute to substrate binding. These structural differences, combined with sequence variations, create a highly tailored active site for the binding of the negatively charged isethionate substrate. Through the kinetic analysis of 14 IslA variants and computational analyses, we probe the mechanism by which radical chemistry is used for C-S bond cleavage. This work further elucidates the structural basis of chemistry within the GRE superfamily and will inform structure-based inhibitor design of IsIA and thus of microbial hydrogen sulfide production.
Research Organization:
Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States). Advanced Photon Source (APS)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC02-06CH11357
OSTI ID:
1824672
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1825766
Journal Information:
Cell Chemical Biology, Journal Name: Cell Chemical Biology Journal Issue: 9 Vol. 28; ISSN 2451-9456
Publisher:
Cell PressCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
ENGLISH

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