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ArticleJournal of the American Chemical Society2026

Structural Characterization of Four Redox States of the P-cluster in Molybdenum Nitrogenase via Electrochemical Control of Crystals.

Shoba Laxmi, William K Myers, Zhi-Yong Yang, Lance C Seefeldt, Stephen B Carr, Kylie A Vincent

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Shoba LaxmiDepartment of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, South Parks Road, OxfordOX1 3QR, U.K.ORCID 0000-0003-2526-7433
William K MyersDepartment of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, South Parks Road, OxfordOX1 3QR, U.K.
Zhi-Yong YangDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Utah State University, Logan, Utah84322, United States.ORCID 0000-0001-8186-9450
Lance C SeefeldtDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Utah State University, Logan, Utah84322, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-6457-9504
Stephen B CarrDepartment of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, South Parks Road, OxfordOX1 3QR, U.K.ORCID 0000-0002-1473-457X
Kylie A VincentDepartment of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, South Parks Road, OxfordOX1 3QR, U.K.ORCID 0000-0001-6444-9382

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Basic Energy Sciences DE-SC0010687Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) BB/R018413/1Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) BB/X002624/1Brasenose College, University of Oxford Oxford-Jeffrey Cheah Graduate ScholarshipHorizon 2020 European Commission (EC) 819580
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Abstract

We report X-ray crystallographic structures of the Azotobacter vinelandii nitrogenase MoFe protein showing the 8Fe-7S electron-transfer P-cluster in four redox states. Using electrochemical poising of protein crystals, together with in crystallo EPR spectroscopic verification of the redox state, we obtain structures showing the P-cluster at PN, P1+, P2+, and P3+ levels. This provides a detailed structural characterization of P-cluster rearrangement between the catalytically relevant PN and P1+ levels and the first experimental confirmation that the S = 7/2 P3+ state is structurally similar to P2+. These studies pave the way for future understanding of the structure-function relationship in nitrogenase catalysis.

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Azotobacter vinelandiiMolybdenumMolybdoferredoxinNitrogenaseCrystallography, X-RayElectrochemical TechniquesModels, MolecularOxidation-ReductionMolybdenumMolybdoferredoxinNitrogenase

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PMID42714517
PMCPMC13564416

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