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Title: Essential role of the flexible linker on the conformational equilibrium of bacterial peroxiredoxin reductase for effective regeneration of peroxiredoxin
Authors: Grüber, Gerhard
Kamariah, Neelagandan
Eisenhaber, Birgit
Eisenhaber, Frank
Keywords: Antioxidant
Electron Transfer
Issue Date: 2017
Source: Kamariah, N., Eisenhaber, B., Eisenhaber, F., & Grüber, G. (2017). Essential role of the flexible linker on the conformational equilibrium of bacterial peroxiredoxin reductase for effective regeneration of peroxiredoxin. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 292(16), 6667-6679.
Series/Report no.: Journal of Biological Chemistry
Abstract: Reactive oxygen species (ROS) can damage DNA, proteins, and lipids, so cells have antioxidant systems that regulate ROS. In many bacteria, a dedicated peroxiredoxin reductase, alkyl hydroperoxide reductase subunit F (AhpF), catalyzes the rapid reduction of the redox-active disulfide center of the antioxidant protein peroxiredoxin (AhpC) to detoxify ROS such as hydrogen peroxide, organic hydroperoxide, and peroxynitrite. AhpF is a flexible multidomain protein that enables a series of electron transfers among the redox centers by accepting reducing equivalents from NADH. A flexible linker connecting the N-terminal domain (NTD) and C-terminal domain (CTD) of AhpF suggests that the enzyme adopts a large-scale domain motion that alternates between the closed and open states to shuttle electrons from the CTD via the NTD to AhpC. Here, we conducted comprehensive mutational, biochemical, and biophysical analyses to gain insights into the role of the flexible linker and the residues critical for the domain motions of Escherichia coli AhpF (EcAhpF) during electron transfer. Small-angle X-ray scattering studies of linker mutants revealed that a group of charged residues, 200EKR202, is crucial for the swiveling motion of the NTD. Moreover, NADH binding significantly affected EcAhpF flexibility and the movement of the NTD relative to the CTD. The mutants also exhibited a decrease in H2O2 reduction by the AhpF-AhpC ensemble. We propose that a concerted movement involving the NTD, C-terminal NADH, and FAD domains, and the flexible linker between them is essential for optimal intra-domain cross-talk and for efficient electron transfer to the redox partner AhpC required for peroxidation.
URI: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/87081
http://hdl.handle.net/10220/44312
ISSN: 0021-9258
DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M117.775858
Schools: School of Computer Science and Engineering 
School of Biological Sciences 
Rights: © 2017 American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB). This paper was published in Journal of Biological Chemistry and is made available as an electronic reprint (preprint) with permission of American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB). The published version is available at: [http://dx.doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M117.775858]. One print or electronic copy may be made for personal use only. Systematic or multiple reproduction, distribution to multiple locations via electronic or other means, duplication of any material in this paper for a fee or for commercial purposes, or modification of the content of the paper is prohibited and is subject to penalties under law.
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