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Redox-linked structural changes in the activation of bacterial di-heme cytochrome c peroxidases
Reference
B10987
Principal Investigator / Supervisor
Dr Nicholas James Watmough
Co-Investigators /
Co-Supervisors
Professor Robert Conlan
Institution
University of East Anglia
Department
Biological Sciences
Funding type
Research
Value (£)
192,868
Status
Completed
Type
Research Grant
Start date
15/02/1999
End date
29/11/2002
Duration
45 months
Abstract
The X-ray structure at 2.4 Angstrom of the resting state of di-heme cytochrome c peroxidase (CCP) from Pseudomonas aeruginosa shows both hemes to be six-coordinate and unable to bind substrate. Reduction of high-potential heme in the C-terminal domain induces structural changes in the protein that lead to the loss of a protein axial ligand from one of the hemes to form the substrate binding site. This programme aims to explore these structural changes using a combination of protein-engineering, X-ray crystallography, 19F-NMR and rapid reaction kinetics. The structure of the activated (half reduced) CCP will be used as a basis to elucidate the role of a novel calcium binding site identified in the X-ray structure and to obtain a detailed description of the reaction mechanism of this enzyme.
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Committee
Closed Committee - Biomolecular Sciences (BMS)
Research Topics
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Research Priority
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