A molecular switch and electronic circuit modulate catalase activity in catalase-peroxidases.

Autor: Carpena, Xavier, Wiseman, Ben, Deemagarn, Taweewat, Singh, Rahul, Switala, Jacek, Ivancich, Anabella, Fita, Ignacio, Loewen, Peter C.
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Zdroj: EMBO Reports; Dec2005, Vol. 6 Issue 12, p1156-1162, 7p, 5 Diagrams, 2 Charts
Abstrakt: The catalase reaction of catalase-peroxidases involves catalase-specific features built into a peroxidase core. An arginine, 20 Å from the active-site heme, acts as a molecular switch moving between two conformations, one that activates heme oxidation and one that activates oxoferryl heme reduction by H2O2, facilitating the catalatic pathway in a peroxidase. The influence of the arginine is imparted to the heme through its association with or dissociation from a tyrosinate that modulates reactivity through a Met-Tyr-Trp crosslinked adduct and a π electron interaction of the heme with the adduct Trp. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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