The crystal structure of methanogen McrD, a methyl‐coenzyme M reductase‐associated protein

Autor: Andrew J. Sutherland‐Smith, Vincenzo Carbone, Linley R. Schofield, Bryan Cronin, Evert C. Duin, Ron S. Ronimus
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: FEBS Open Bio, Vol 14, Iss 8, Pp 1222-1229 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2211-5463
DOI: 10.1002/2211-5463.13848
Popis: Methyl‐coenzyme M reductase (MCR) is a multi‐subunit (α2β2γ2) enzyme responsible for methane formation via its unique F430 cofactor. The genes responsible for producing MCR (mcrA, mcrB and mcrG) are typically colocated with two other highly conserved genes mcrC and mcrD. We present here the high‐resolution crystal structure for McrD from a human gut methanogen Methanomassiliicoccus luminyensis strain B10. The structure reveals that McrD comprises a ferredoxin‐like domain assembled into an α + β barrel‐like dimer with conformational flexibility exhibited by a functional loop. The description of the M. luminyensis McrD crystal structure contributes to our understanding of this key conserved methanogen protein typically responsible for promoting MCR activity and the production of methane, a greenhouse gas.
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