Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10873613 | FEBS Letters | 2005 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
A new subtype of archaeal Rieske ferredoxin (RFd) has been identified in the genome of the thermoacidophilic archaeon Acidianus ambivalens. The gene is inserted in an atypical genomic context in a gene cluster encoding a NiFe hydrogenase. Sequence and phyletic analysis showed that the protein is related to bacterial RFd but not to any of the known archaeal Rieske proteins. The recombinant 14Â kDa protein isolated from Escherichia coli behaved as a dimer in solution. It contained â¼2 Fe/mol and all visible and EPR spectroscopic features typical of Rieske centre-containing proteins. However, its redox potential (+170Â mV) was significantly higher than those of canonical RFd. This difference is rationalized in terms of the protein structure environment, as discrete amino acid substitutions in key positions around the metal centre account for the higher potential.
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Authors
Arnulf Kletzin, Ana S. Ferreira, Torsten Hechler, Tiago M. Bandeiras, Miguel Teixeira, Cláudio M. Gomes,