title: A consensus mechanism for Radical SAM-dependent dehydrogenation? BtrN contains two [4Fe-4S] clusters.
abstract: BtrN catalyzes the two-electron oxidation of the C3 secondary alcohol of 2-deoxy-scyllo-inosamine to the corresponding ketone and is a member of a subclass of radical S-adenosylmethionine (SAM) enzymes called radical SAM (RS) dehydrogenases. Like all RS enzymes, BtrN contains a [4Fe-4S] cluster that delivers an electron to SAM, inducing its cleavage to the common intermediate in RS reactions, the 5'-deoxyadenosyl 5'-radical. In this work, we show that BtrN contains an additional [4Fe-4S] cluster, thought to bind in contact with the substrate to facilitate loss of the second electron in the two-electron oxidation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Pennsylvania State University, University Park,Pennsylvania 16802, USA.
authors.forename: Tyler L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Grove
authors.forename: Jessica H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Ahlum
authors.forename: Priya
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: Carsten
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Krebs
authors.forename: Squire J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Booker
mesh_terms: D001407:Bacillus / Q000737:chemistry / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000235:genetics; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D002384:Catalysis; D007506:Iron-Sulfur Proteins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D008958:Models, Molecular; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D010088:Oxidoreductases / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D012436:S-Adenosylmethionine / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D007506:Iron-Sulfur Proteins; D012436:S-Adenosylmethionine; D010088:Oxidoreductases