Octaheme tetrathionate reductase is a respiratory enzyme with novel heme ligation

C G Mowat, E Rothery, C S Miles, L McIver, M K Doherty, K Drewette, P Taylor, M D Walkinshaw, S K Chapman, G A Reid

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We have isolated a soluble cytochrome from Shewanella oneidensis that contains eight covalently attached heme groups and determined its crystal structure. One of these hemes exhibits novel ligation of the iron atom by the epsilon-amino group of a lysine residue, despite its attachment via a typical CXXCH motif. This heme is most likely the active site for tetrathionate reduction, a reaction catalyzed efficiently by this enzyme.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1023-1024
Number of pages2
JournalNature Structural & Molecular Biology
Volume11
Issue number10
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Oct 2004

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