Crystal structure of Escherichia coli SufA involved in biosynthesis of iron–sulfur clusters: Implications for a functional dimer
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- 11 November 2005
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in FEBS Letters
- Vol. 579 (29), 6543-6548
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.febslet.2005.10.046
Abstract
IscA and SufA are paralogous proteins that play crucial roles in the biosynthesis of Fe–S clusters, perhaps through a mechanism involving transient Fe–S cluster formation. We have determined the crystal structure of E. coli SufA at 2.7 Å resolution. SufA exists as a homodimer, in contrast to the tetrameric organization of IscA. Furthermore, a C‐terminal segment containing two essential cysteine residues (Cys‐Gly‐Cys), which is disordered in the IscA structure, is clearly visible in one molecule (the α1 subunit) of the SufA homodimer. Although this segment is disordered in the other molecule (the α2 subunit), computer modeling of this segment based on the well‐defined conformation of α1 subunit suggests that the four cysteine residues (Cys114 and Cys116 in each subunit) in the Cys‐Gly‐Cys motif are positioned in close proximity at the dimer interface. The arrangement of these cysteines together with the nearby Glu118 in SufA dimer may allow coordination of an Fe–S cluster and/or an Fe atom.Keywords
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