EPR evidence of two structurally different diferric sites in Mycobacterium tuberculosis R2-2 ribonucleotide reductase protein |
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Authors: | Davydov A Liu A Gräslund A |
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Affiliation: | Department of Biophysics, Arrhenius Laboratories, Stockholm University, S-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden |
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Abstract: | Mixed-valent species were generated in the diiron site of active (with tyrosyl free radical) and met (without radical) forms of protein R2-2 in a class Ib ribonucleotide reductase from Mycobacterium tuberculosis by low temperature reduction (γ-irradiation) at 77 K. The primary mixed-valent EPR signal is a mixture of two components with axial symmetry and gav<2.0, observable at temperatures up to 77 K, and assigned to antiferromagnetically coupled high spin ferric/ferrous sites. The two components in the primary EPR signal can be explained by the existence of two structurally distinct μ-oxo-bridged diferric centers, possibly related to structural heterogeneity around the iron site, and/or different properties of the two polypeptide chains in the homodimeric protein after the radical reconstitution reaction. Annealing of the irradiated R2-2 samples to 143 K transforms the primary EPR signal into a rhombic spectrum characterized by gav<1.8 and observable only below 25 K. This spectrum is assigned to a partially relaxed form with a μ-hydroxo-bridge. Further annealing at 228 K produces a new complex rhombic EPR spectrum composed of at least two components. An identical EPR spectrum was observed and found to be stable upon chemical reduction of Mycobacterium tuberculosis RNR R2-2 at 293 K by dithionite. |
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Keywords: | Electron paramagnetic resonance Ribonucleotide reductase Cryoreduction Mixed-valent state |
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