title: Proton nuclear magnetic resonance investigation of the [2Fe-2S](1-)-containing "Rieske-type" protein from Xanthobacter strain Py2.
abstract: Proton NMR spectra of the Rieske-type ferredoxin from Xanthobacter strain Py2 were recorded in both H2O and D2O buffered solutions at pH 7.2. Several well-resolved hyperfine-shifted 1H NMR signals were observed in the 90 to -20 ppm chemical shift range. Comparison of spectra recorded in H2O and D2O buffered solutions indicated that the signals at -11.4 (L) and -15.5 (M) ppm were solvent-exchangeable and thus were assigned to the two histidine N epsilon 2H protons. The remaining observed signals were assigned based upon chemical shift, T1 values, and one-dimensional nuclear Overhauser effect (nOe) saturation transfer experiments to either C beta H or C alpha H protons of cluster cysteinyl or histidine ligands. Upon oxidation of the [2Fe-2S] cluster, only two broad resonances were observed, indicating that the two Fe(III) ions are strongly antiferromagnetically coupled. In addition, the temperature dependence of each observed hyperfine-shifted signal in the reduced state was determined, providing information about the magnetic properties of the [2Fe-2S]1- cluster. Fits of the temperature data observed for each resonance to equations describing the hyperfine shift with their Boltzmann weighting factors provided a delta EL value of 185 +/- 26 cm-1 which, in turn, gives -2J as 124 cm-1. These data indicate that the two iron centers in the reduced [2Fe-2S] Rieske-type center are moderately antiferromagnetically coupled. The combination of these data with the available spectroscopic and crystallographic results for Rieske-type proteins has provided new insights into the role of the Rieske-type protein from Xanthobacter strain Py2 in alkene oxidation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Utah State University, Logan 84322, USA. rholz@cc.usu.edu
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Holz
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Small
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Ensign
mesh_terms: D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000737:chemistry; D014450:Electron Transport Complex III; D005288:Ferredoxins / Q000737:chemistry*; D006088:Gram-Negative Aerobic Bacteria / Q000737:chemistry*; D007506:Iron-Sulfur Proteins / Q000737:chemistry*; D008956:Models, Chemical; D009097:Multienzyme Complexes / Q000737:chemistry; D019906:Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D010105:Oxygenases / Q000737:chemistry; D011522:Protons; D013696:Temperature
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D005288:Ferredoxins; D007506:Iron-Sulfur Proteins; D009097:Multienzyme Complexes; D011522:Protons; C037989:Rieske iron-sulfur protein; D010105:Oxygenases; C072883:alkene monooxygenase; D014450:Electron Transport Complex III