Small-angle X-ray study on the structure of ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase-oxygenase from Rhodospirillum rubrum |
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| Authors: | P. Wilhelm P. M. Abuja O. Meisenberger I. Pilz B. Bowien G. P. Pal U. Hahn W. Saenger |
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| Affiliation: | (1) Institut für Physikalische Chemie der Universität Graz, Heinrichstrasse 28, A-8010 Graz, Austria;(2) Institut für Mikrobiologie der Universität Göttingen, Grisebachstrasse 8, D-3400 Göttingen, Federal Republic of Germany;(3) Institut für Kristallographie der Freien Universität Berlin, Takustrasse 6, D-1000 Berlin 33, Federal Republic of Germany;(4) Present address: Großkläranlage Gössendorf, Sportplatzstrasse 80, A-8071 Gössendorf, Austria |
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| Abstract: | The quaternary structure of ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase-oxygenase (rubisco) from Rhodospirillum rubrum, an enzyme consisting of two large subunits, L2, was investigated by small-angle X-ray scattering. In the presence of HCO3-and Mg2+, rubisco is in the active state and displays a radius of gyration of 2.96 nm, a maximum diameter of 9.5 nm and a volume of 170 nm3. A model is presented where the subunits are arranged back-to-back, rotated relative to each other by 90°, and shifted by 1.3 nm. Upon inactivation by removal of HCO3-and Mg2+, the model swells slightly without any distinct changes in configuration. This contrasts with our previous observations with rubisco from Alcaligenes eutrophus, an enzyme composed of small (S) and large (L) subunits, L8S8, where inactivation gives rise to substantial changes in configuration.Abbreviations RuBP Ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate - 3-PGA 3-phosphoglyceric acid |
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| Keywords: | Small-angle X-ray scattering solution structure ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase |
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