title: Iron superoxide dismutase from Escherichia coli at 3.1-A resolution: a structure unlike that of copper/zinc protein at both monomer and dimer levels.
abstract: The structure of iron superoxide dismutase (EC 1.15.1.1) from Escherichia coli has been determined at 3.1-A resolution. The dimeric molecule is constructed from identical subunits, which are two-domain polypeptides. The NH2-terminal domain is composed of two antiparallel crossing helices and the COOH-terminal domain is a three-layered structure characterized by mixed alpha/beta secondary structural features. The active center iron atoms, separated by 18 A and located near the monomer-monomer interface, are coordinated by two amino acid residues from each domain. Azide binding has been investigated by using difference Fourier techniques. Consistent with the notion of the independent evolution of the copper/zinc dismutase gene, the iron dismutase structure resembles the copper/zinc protein at neither the monomer nor the dimer level.
mesh_terms: D001665:Binding Sites; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000201:enzymology*; D007501:Iron / Q000032:analysis*; D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D008958:Models, Molecular; D011487:Protein Conformation; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase; D014961:X-Ray Diffraction
chemical_list: D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D007501:Iron; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase