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NATURE STRUCTURAL & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
卷 15, 期 7, 页码 730-737出版社
NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1038/nsmb.1434
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- Wellcome Trust [079209/Z/06/Z] Funding Source: Wellcome Trust
- Wellcome Trust [079209, 079209/Z/06/Z] Funding Source: Medline
Bacterial polysulfide reductase (PsrABC) is an integral membrane protein complex responsible for quinone-coupled reduction of polysulfide, a process important in extreme environments such as deep-sea vents and hot springs. We determined the structure of polysulfide reductase from Thermus thermophilus at 2.4-angstrom resolution, revealing how the PsrA subunit recognizes and reduces its unique polyanionic substrate. The integral membrane subunit PsrC was characterized using the natural substrate menaquinone-7 and inhibitors, providing a comprehensive representation of a quinone binding site and revealing the presence of a water-filled cavity connecting the quinone binding site on the periplasmic side to the cytoplasm. These results suggest that polysulfide reductase could be a key energy-conserving enzyme of the T. thermophilus respiratory chain, using polysulfide as the terminal electron acceptor and pumping protons across the membrane via a previously unknown mechanism.
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