title: Structure-function relationships of EcDOS, a heme-regulated phosphodiesterase from Escherichia coli.
abstract: Recent studies have revealed a new class of heme enzymes, the heme-based sensors, which are able to turn on or off cellular signal transduction pathways in response to environmental changes. One of these enzymes is the heme-regulated phosphodiesterase from Escherichia coli (EcDOS). This protein is composed of an N-terminal heme-containing PAS domain and a C-terminal functional domain. PAS is an acronym formed from the names of the Drosophila period clock protein (PER), vertebrate aryl hydrocarbon receptor nuclear translocator (ARNT), and Drosophila single-minded protein (SIM). The heme cofactor in its PAS domain can act as a sensor of the cellular redox state that regulates the adenosine 3',5'-cyclic monophosphate (cAMP) phosphodiesterase activity. The crystal structures of its heme-containing PAS domain have helped clarify how the heme redox-dependent structural changes initiate intramolecular signal transduction. Here, we review recent findings on the structure-function relationships of EcDOS.
authors.affiliation: Bio-Medical Center, R and D Division, Nanotechnology Product Business Group, Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation, Hitachinaka-shi, Ibaraki-ken 312-8504, Japan. sasakura-yukie@naka.hitachi-hitec.com
authors.forename: Yukie
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sasakura
authors.forename: Tokiko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yoshimura-Suzuki
authors.forename: Hirofumi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kurokawa
authors.forename: Toru
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shimizu
mesh_terms: D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000201:enzymology*; D006420:Hemeproteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D008954:Models, Biological; D010727:Phosphoric Diester Hydrolases / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D017434:Protein Structure, Tertiary; D015398:Signal Transduction; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship
chemical_list: D006420:Hemeproteins; D010727:Phosphoric Diester Hydrolases