title: Crystal structure of peroxiredoxin from Aeropyrum pernix K1 complexed with its substrate, hydrogen peroxide.
abstract: Peroxiredoxin (Prx) reduces hydrogen peroxide and alkyl peroxides to water and corresponding alcohols, respectively. The reaction is dependent on a peroxidatic cysteine, whose sulphur atom nucleophilically attacks one of the oxygen atoms of the peroxide substrate. In spite of the many structural studies that have been carried out on this reaction, the tertiary structure of the hydrogen peroxide-bound form of Prx has not been elucidated. In this paper, we report the crystal structure of Prx from Aeropyrum pernix K1 in the peroxide-bound form. The conformation of the polypeptide chain is the same as that in the reduced apo-form. The hydrogen peroxide molecule is in close contact with the peroxidatic Cys50 and the neighbouring Thr47 and Arg126 side chain atoms, as well as with the main chain nitrogen atoms of Val49 and Cys50. Bound peroxide was also observed in the mutant C50S, in which the peroxidatic cysteine was replaced by serine. Therefore, the sulphur atom of the peroxidatic cysteine is not essential for peroxide binding, although it enhances the binding affinity. Hydrogen peroxide binds to the protein so that it fills the active site pocket. This study provides insight into the early stage of the Prx reaction.
authors.affiliation: National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Ikeda, Osaka, Japan. nakamura-t@aist.go.jp
authors.forename: Tsutomu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.forename: Yuji
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kado
authors.forename: Takafumi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yamaguchi
authors.forename: Hiroyoshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Matsumura
authors.forename: Kazuhiko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ishikawa
authors.forename: Tsuyoshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Inoue
mesh_terms: D041522:Aeropyrum / Q000201:enzymology*; D001665:Binding Sites; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide / Q000737:chemistry*; D008958:Models, Molecular; D054464:Peroxiredoxins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D011487:Protein Conformation; D013379:Substrate Specificity; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide; D054464:Peroxiredoxins