title: Structural characterization of Pandoraea pnomenusa B-356 biphenyl dioxygenase reveals features of potent polychlorinated biphenyl-degrading enzymes.
abstract: The oxidative degradation of biphenyl and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) is initiated in Pandoraea pnomenusa B-356 by biphenyl dioxygenase (BPDO(B356)). BPDO(B356), a heterohexameric (αβ)(3) Rieske oxygenase (RO), catalyzes the insertion of dioxygen with stereo- and regioselectivity at the 2,3-carbons of biphenyl, and can transform a broad spectrum of PCB congeners. Here we present the X-ray crystal structures of BPDO(B356) with and without its substrate biphenyl 1.6-Å resolution for both structures. In both cases, the Fe(II) has five ligands in a square pyramidal configuration: H233 Nε2, H239 Nε2, D386 Oδ1 and Oδ2, and a single water molecule. Analysis of the active sites of BPDO(B356) and related ROs revealed structural features that likely contribute to the superior PCB-degrading ability of certain BPDOs. First, the active site cavity readily accommodates biphenyl with minimal conformational rearrangement. Second, M231 was predicted to sterically interfere with binding of some PCBs, and substitution of this residue yielded variants that transform 2,2'-dichlorobiphenyl more effectively. Third, in addition to the volume and shape of the active site, residues at the active site entrance also apparently influence substrate preference. Finally, comparison of the conformation of the active site entrance loop among ROs provides a basis for a structure-based classification consistent with a phylogeny derived from amino acid sequence alignments.
authors: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND, USA. christopher.colbert@ndsu.edu
authors: Christopher L
authors: CL
authors: Colbert
authors: Nathalie Y R
authors: NY
authors: Agar
authors: Pravindra
authors: P
authors: Kumar
authors: Mathew N
authors: MN
authors: Chakko
authors: Sangita C
authors: SC
authors: Sinha
authors: Justin B
authors: JB
authors: Powlowski
authors: Lindsay D
authors: LD
authors: Eltis
authors: Jeffrey T
authors: JT
authors: Bolin
mesh_terms: D001713:Biphenyl Compounds / Q000378:metabolism*; D042521:Burkholderiaceae / Q000737:chemistry / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000235:genetics; D020134:Catalytic Domain; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D049308:Dioxygenases / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D008958:Models, Molecular; D016296:Mutagenesis; D010802:Phylogeny; D011078:Polychlorinated Biphenyls / Q000378:metabolism*; D011487:Protein Conformation; D021122:Protein Subunits / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D013379:Substrate Specificity
chemical_list: D001713:Biphenyl Compounds; D049308:Dioxygenases; D011078:Polychlorinated Biphenyls; D021122:Protein Subunits; C012280:2,2'-dichlorobiphenyl; C010574:biphenyl