Fluorination of a conserved tyrosine in POR offers new clues for proton transfer

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Reduction of the 17,18-double bond in the D-ring during chlorophyll biosynthesis is catalyzed by the rare, naturally occurring photoenzyme protochlorophyllide oxidoreductase (POR). A conserved tyrosine residue has been suggested to donate a proton to C18 of the substrate in the past decades. Taylor and colleagues scrutinized the model with a powerful tool that utilized a modified genetic code to introduce fluorinated tyrosine analogues into POR. The presented results show that the suggested catalytically critical tyrosine is unlikely to participate in the reaction chemistry but is required for substrate binding, and instead, a cysteine residue preceding the lid helix is proposed to have the role of proton donor.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:291

Enthalten in:

The FEBS journal - 291(2024), 7 vom: 29. Apr., Seite 1400-1403

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Dong, Chen-Song [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Lin [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

1406-65-1
20369-67-9
Chlorophyll
Chlorophyll biosynthesis
EC 1.3.-
EC 1.3.1.33
Enzyme mechanism
Journal Article
Non‐canonical amino acid
Oxidoreductases Acting on CH-CH Group Donors
Photocatalysis
Protochlorophyllide
Protochlorophyllide reductase
Protons

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Date Completed 04.04.2024

Date Revised 16.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1111/febs.17074

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM367872587