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BIOCHEMISTRY
卷 41, 期 16, 页码 5185-5192出版社
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/bi016014e
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- NIGMS NIH HHS [GM20196] Funding Source: Medline
Taurine/alpha-ketoglutarate dioxygenase (TauD), a non-heme Fe(H) oxygenase, catalyses the conversion of taurine (2-aminoethanesulfonate) to sulfite and aminoacetaldehyde concurrent with the conversion of a-ketoglutarate (alphaKG) to succinate and CO2. The enzyme allows Escherichia coli to use taurine, widely available in the environment, as an alternative sulfur source. Here we describe the X-ray crystal structure of TauD complexed to Fe(II) and both substrates, aKG and taurine. The tertiary structure and fold of TauD are similar to those observed in other enzymes from the broad family of Fe(II)/alphaKG-dependent oxygenases, with closest structural similarity to clavaminate synthase. Using the TauD coordinates, a model was determined for the closely related enzyme 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetate/alphaKG dioxygenase (TfdA), supporting predictions derived from site-directed mutagenesis and other studies of that biodegradative protein. The TauD structure and TfdA model define the metal ligands and the positions of nearby aromatic residues that undergo post-translational modifications involving self-hydroxylation reactions. The substrate binding residues of TauD were identified and those of TfdA predicted. These results, along with sequence alignment information, reveal how TauD selects a tetrahedral substrate anion in preference to the planar carboxylate selected by TfdA, providing insight into the mechanism of enzyme catalysis.
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