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Solution NMR Structure and Functional Analysis of the Integral Membrane Protein YgaP from Escherichia coli

Published inThe Journal of biological chemistry, vol. 289, no. 34, p. 23482-23503
Publication date2014-08-22
Abstract

The solution NMR structure of the α-helical integral membrane protein YgaP from Escherichia coli in mixed 1,2-diheptanoyl-sn-glycerol-3-phosphocholine/1-myristoyl-2-hydroxy-sn-glycero-3-phospho-(1′-rac-glycerol) micelles is presented. In these micelles, YgaP forms a homodimer with the two transmembrane helices being the dimer interface, whereas the N-terminal cytoplasmic domain includes a rhodanese-fold in accordance to its sequence homology to the rhodanese family of sulfurtransferases. The enzymatic sulfur transfer activity of full-length YgaP as well as of the N-terminal rhodanese domain only was investigated performing a series of titrations with sodium thiosulfate and potassium cyanide monitored by NMR and EPR. The data indicate the thiosulfate concentration-dependent addition of several sulfur atoms to the catalytic Cys-63, which process can be reversed by the addition of potassium cyanide. The catalytic reaction induces thereby conformational changes within the rhodanese domain, as well as on the transmembrane α-helices of YgaP. These results provide insights into a potential mechanism of YgaP during the catalytic thiosulfate activity in vivo.

Keywords
  • Enzyme Catalysis
  • Membrane Enzyme
  • Membrane Protein
  • Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR)
  • Rhodanese
  • Structural Biology
  • Sulfotransferase
  • Sulfurtransferase
  • Three-dimensional Structure
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EICHMANN, Cédric et al. Solution NMR Structure and Functional Analysis of the Integral Membrane Protein YgaP from Escherichia coli. In: The Journal of biological chemistry, 2014, vol. 289, n° 34, p. 23482–23503. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M114.571935
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