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ArticleMolecular microbiology2014

The structure, function and properties of sirohaem decarboxylase--an enzyme with structural homology to a transcription factor family that is part of the alternative haem biosynthesis pathway.

David J Palmer, Susanne Schroeder, Andrew D Lawrence, Evelyne Deery, Susana A Lobo, Ligia M Saraiva, Kirsty J McLean, Andrew W Munro, Stuart J Ferguson, Richard W Pickersgill and 2 more

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Article in Molecular microbiology, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 19 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Biosynthesis of the modified tetrapyrroles-the pigments of life.The Journal of biological chemistry · 2020
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  3. Prokaryotic Heme Biosynthesis: Multiple Pathways to a Common Essential Product.Microbiology and molecular biology reviews : MMBR · 2017
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

David J PalmerSchool of Biosciences, University of Kent, Giles Lane, Canterbury, Kent, CT2 7NJ, UK.
Susanne Schroeder
Andrew D Lawrence
Evelyne Deery
Susana A Lobo
Ligia M Saraiva
Kirsty J McLean
Andrew W Munro
Stuart J Ferguson
Richard W Pickersgill
David G Brown
Martin J Warren
University of Kent · GBUniversidade Nova de Lisboa · PTUniversity of Manchester · GBQueen Mary University of London · GBScience Oxford · GB

Funding

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BB/I013334/1Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BB/I020047/1Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BB/I021736/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Some bacteria and archaea synthesize haem by an alternative pathway, which involves the sequestration of sirohaem as a metabolic intermediate rather than as a prosthetic group. Along this pathway the two acetic acid side-chains attached to C12 and C18 are decarboxylated by sirohaem decarboxylase, a heterodimeric enzyme composed of AhbA and AhbB, to give didecarboxysirohaem. Further modifications catalysed by two related radical SAM enzymes, AhbC and AhbD, transform didecarboxysirohaem into Fe-coproporphyrin III and haem respectively. The characterization of sirohaem decarboxylase is reported in molecular detail. Recombinant versions of Desulfovibrio desulfuricans, Desulfovibrio vulgaris and Methanosarcina barkeri AhbA/B have been produced and their physical properties compared. The D. vulgaris and M. barkeri enzyme complexes both copurify with haem, whose redox state influences the activity of the latter. The kinetic parameters of the D. desulfuricans enzyme have been determined, the enzyme crystallized and its structure has been elucidated. The topology of the enzyme reveals that it shares a structural similarity to the AsnC/Lrp family of transcription factors. The active site is formed in the cavity between the two subunits and a AhbA/B-product complex with didecarboxysirohaem has been obtained. A mechanism for the decarboxylation of the kinetically stable carboxyl groups is proposed.

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Amino Acid SequenceArchaeal ProteinsBacterial ProteinsBiocatalysisCarboxy-LyasesCatalytic DomainDesulfovibrio desulfuricansDesulfovibrio vulgarisHemeKineticsMethanosarcina barkeriOxidation-ReductionProtein MultimerizationProtein Structure, TertiaryTranscription FactorsArchaeal ProteinsBacterial ProteinsCarboxy-LyasesHemesirohemeTranscription Factors

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PMID24865947
PMCPMC4145669
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