Impact of Alterations Near the [Nife] Active Site on the Function of the H(2) Sensor from Ralstonia Eutropha.
From: Institut für Biologie, Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, Germany.
The FEBS journal
- Publish Date: Jan 2007
- ISSN: 1742-464X
- Volume: 274
- Issue: 1
- Pages: 74-85
- Medium: Print
- Language: English
- Citation (JAMA): Gebler Antje, Burgdorf Tanja, De Lacey Antonio L, et al. Impact of Alterations Near the [Nife] Active Site on the Function of the H(2) Sensor from Ralstonia Eutropha.. FEBS J. Jan 2007;274:74-85
Abstract
In proteobacteria capable of H(2) oxidation under (micro)aerobic conditions, hydrogenase gene expression is often controlled in response to the availability of H(2). The H(2)-sensing signal transduction pathway consists of a heterodimeric regulatory [NiFe]-hydrogenase (RH), a histidine protein kinase and a response regulator. To gain insights into the signal transmission from the Ni-Fe active site in the RH to the histidine protein kinase, conserved amino acid residues in the L0 motif near the active site of the RH large subunit of Ralstonia eutropha H16 were exchanged. Replacement of the strictly conserved Glu13 (E13N, E13L) resulted in loss of the regulatory, H(2)-oxidizing and D(2)/H(+) exchange activities of the RH. According to EPR and FTIR analysis, these RH derivatives contained fully assembled [NiFe] active sites, and para-/ortho-H(2) conversion activity showed that these centres were still able to bind H(2). This indicates that H(2) binding at the active site is not sufficient for the regulatory function of H(2) sensors. Replacement of His15, a residue unique in RHs, by Asp restored the consensus of energy-linked [NiFe]-hydrogenases. The respective RH mutant protein showed only traces of H(2)-oxidizing activity, whereas its D(2)/H(+)-exchange activity and H(2)-sensing function were almost unaffected. H(2)-dependent signal transduction in this mutant was less sensitive to oxygen than in the wild-type strain. These results suggest that H(2) turnover is not crucial for H(2) sensing. It may even be detrimental for the function of the H(2) sensor under high O(2) concentrations.
Mesh Headings (Keywords): Amino Acid Motifs, Amino Acid Sequence, Binding Sites, Cells, Cultured, Conserved Sequence, Cupriavidus necator, Hydrogen, Hydrogenase, Models, Molecular, Molecular Sequence Data, Mutagenesis, Site-Directed, Nickel, Oxygen, Protein Subunits, Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared
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