期刊
FEBS LETTERS
卷 586, 期 5, 页码 585-595出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2011.10.048
关键词
Superoxide dismutase; Proton-coupled electron transfer; Redox tuning; Iron; Manganese
资金
- N.I.H. [1R01GM085302-01A]
Superoxide dismutases (SODs) catalyze the de toxification of superoxide. SODs therefore acquired great importance as O-2 became prevalent following the evolution of oxygenic photosynthesis. Thus the three forms of SOD provide intriguing insights into the evolution of the organisms and organelles that carry them today. Although ancient organisms employed Fe-dependent SODs, oxidation of the environment made Fe less bio-available, and more dangerous. Indeed, modern lineages make greater use of homologous Mn-dependent SODs. Our studies on the Fe-substituted MnSOD of Escherichia coli, as well as redox tuning in the FeSOD of E. coli shed light on how evolution accommodated differences between Fe and Mn that would affect SOD performance, in SOD proteins whose activity is specific to one or other metal ion. (C) 2011 Federation of European Biochemical Societies. Published by Elsevier B. V. All rights reserved.
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