Negative-Stain Electron Microscopy Reveals Dramatic Structural Rearrangements in Ni-Fe-S-Dependent Carbon Monoxide Dehydrogenase/Acetyl-CoA Synthase

Autor: Catherine L. Drennan, Edward J. Brignole, Elizabeth C. Wittenborn, Samuel Thompson, Mehmet Can, Stephen W. Ragsdale, Steven E. Cohen
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Structure
ISSN: 1878-4186
Popis: The nickel-iron-sulfur-containing A-cluster of acetyl-CoA synthase (ACS) assembles acetyl-CoA from carbon monoxide (CO), a methyl group (CH(3)(+)), and coenzyme A (CoA). To accomplish this feat, ACS must bind CoA and interact with two other proteins that contribute the CO and CH(3)(+), respectively: carbon monoxide dehydrogenase (CODH) and corrinoid iron-sulfur protein (CFeSP). Previous structural data show that in the model acetogen Moorella thermoacetica, domain 1 of ACS binds to CODH such that a 70-Å-long internal channel is created that allows for CO to travel from CODH to the A-cluster. The A-cluster is largely buried and is inaccessible to CFeSP for methylation. Here we use electron microscopy to capture multiple snapshots of ACS that reveal previously uncharacterized domain motion, forming extended and hyperextended structural states. In these structural states, the A-cluster is accessible for methylation by CFeSP.
Databáze: OpenAIRE