Coordination and binding geometry of methyl-coenzyme M in the red1m state of methyl-coenzyme M reductase

Methane formation in methanogenic Archaea is catalyzed by methyl-coenzyme M reductase (MCR) and takes place via the reduction of methyl-coenzyme M (CH₃-S-CoM) with coenzyme B (HS-CoB) to methane and the heterodisulfide CoM-S-S-CoB. MCR harbors the nickel porphyrinoid conenzyme F⠄₃₀ as a prosthetic g...

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Main Authors: Hinderberger, D, Ebner, S, Mayr, S, Jaun, B, Reiher, M, Goenrich, M, Thauer, R, Harmer, J
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Springer 2008
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author Hinderberger, D
Ebner, S
Mayr, S
Jaun, B
Reiher, M
Goenrich, M
Thauer, R
Harmer, J
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Ebner, S
Mayr, S
Jaun, B
Reiher, M
Goenrich, M
Thauer, R
Harmer, J
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description Methane formation in methanogenic Archaea is catalyzed by methyl-coenzyme M reductase (MCR) and takes place via the reduction of methyl-coenzyme M (CH₃-S-CoM) with coenzyme B (HS-CoB) to methane and the heterodisulfide CoM-S-S-CoB. MCR harbors the nickel porphyrinoid conenzyme F⠄₃₀ as a prosthetic group, which has to be in the Ni(I) oxidation state for the enzyme to be active. To date no intermediates in the catalytic cycle of MCR<sub>red1</sub> (red for reduced Ni) have been identified. Here, we report a detailed characterization of MCR<sub>red1</sub> ("m" for methyl-coenzyme M), which is the complex of MCR<sub>red1a</sub> ("a" for absence of substrate) with CH₃-S-CoM. Using continuous-wave and pulse electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy in combination with selective isotope labeling (¹³C and ²H) of CH₃-S-CoM, it is shown that CH₃-S-CoM binds in the active site of MCR such that it thioether sulfur is weakly coordinated to the Ni(I) of F⠄₃₀. The complex is stable until the addition of the second substrate, HS-CoB. Results from EPR spectroscopy, along with quantum mechanical calculations, are used to characterize the electronic and geometric structure of this complex, which can be regarded as the first intermediate in the catalytic mechanism.
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spelling oxford-uuid:06e4e9e4-38d0-41ac-b967-3138dc8281c02022-03-26T09:04:46ZCoordination and binding geometry of methyl-coenzyme M in the red1m state of methyl-coenzyme M reductaseJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:06e4e9e4-38d0-41ac-b967-3138dc8281c0Chemistry & allied sciencesEnglishOxford University Research Archive - ValetSpringer2008Hinderberger, DEbner, SMayr, SJaun, BReiher, MGoenrich, MThauer, RHarmer, JMethane formation in methanogenic Archaea is catalyzed by methyl-coenzyme M reductase (MCR) and takes place via the reduction of methyl-coenzyme M (CH₃-S-CoM) with coenzyme B (HS-CoB) to methane and the heterodisulfide CoM-S-S-CoB. MCR harbors the nickel porphyrinoid conenzyme F⠄₃₀ as a prosthetic group, which has to be in the Ni(I) oxidation state for the enzyme to be active. To date no intermediates in the catalytic cycle of MCR<sub>red1</sub> (red for reduced Ni) have been identified. Here, we report a detailed characterization of MCR<sub>red1</sub> ("m" for methyl-coenzyme M), which is the complex of MCR<sub>red1a</sub> ("a" for absence of substrate) with CH₃-S-CoM. Using continuous-wave and pulse electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy in combination with selective isotope labeling (¹³C and ²H) of CH₃-S-CoM, it is shown that CH₃-S-CoM binds in the active site of MCR such that it thioether sulfur is weakly coordinated to the Ni(I) of F⠄₃₀. The complex is stable until the addition of the second substrate, HS-CoB. Results from EPR spectroscopy, along with quantum mechanical calculations, are used to characterize the electronic and geometric structure of this complex, which can be regarded as the first intermediate in the catalytic mechanism.
spellingShingle Chemistry & allied sciences
Hinderberger, D
Ebner, S
Mayr, S
Jaun, B
Reiher, M
Goenrich, M
Thauer, R
Harmer, J
Coordination and binding geometry of methyl-coenzyme M in the red1m state of methyl-coenzyme M reductase
title Coordination and binding geometry of methyl-coenzyme M in the red1m state of methyl-coenzyme M reductase
title_full Coordination and binding geometry of methyl-coenzyme M in the red1m state of methyl-coenzyme M reductase
title_fullStr Coordination and binding geometry of methyl-coenzyme M in the red1m state of methyl-coenzyme M reductase
title_full_unstemmed Coordination and binding geometry of methyl-coenzyme M in the red1m state of methyl-coenzyme M reductase
title_short Coordination and binding geometry of methyl-coenzyme M in the red1m state of methyl-coenzyme M reductase
title_sort coordination and binding geometry of methyl coenzyme m in the red1m state of methyl coenzyme m reductase
topic Chemistry & allied sciences
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