Document Type
Article
Publication Date
12-1-2014
Publication Title
The FEBS Journal
Abstract
Multidomain enzymes often rely on large conformational motions to function. However, the conformational setpoints, rates of domain motions and relationships between these parameters and catalytic activity are not well understood. To address this, we determined and compared the conformational setpoints and the rates of conformational switching between closed unreactive and open reactive states in four mammalian diflavin NADPH oxidoreductases that catalyze important biological electron transfer reactions: cytochrome P450 reductase, methionine synthase reductase and endothelial and neuronal nitric oxide synthase. We used stopped-flow spectroscopy, single turnover methods and a kinetic model that relates electron flux through each enzyme to its conformational setpoint and its rates of conformational switching. The results show that the four flavoproteins, when fully-reduced, have a broad range of conformational setpoints (from 12% to 72% open state) and also vary 100-fold with respect to their rates of conformational switching between unreactive closed and reactive open states (cytochrome P450 reductase > neuronal nitric oxide synthase > methionine synthase reductase > endothelial nitric oxide synthase). Furthermore, simulations of the kinetic model could explain how each flavoprotein can support its given rate of electron flux (cytochrome c reductase activity) based on its unique conformational setpoint and switching rates. The present study is the first to quantify these conformational parameters among the diflavin enzymes and suggests how the parameters might be manipulated to speed or slow biological electron flux.
Recommended Citation
Haque, Mohammad Mahfuzul; Bayachou, Mekki; Tejero, Jesus; Kenney, Claire T.; Pearl, Naw M.; Im, Sang-Choul; Waskell, Lucy; and Stuehr, Dennis J., "Distinct Conformational Behaviors of Four Mammalian Dual-Flavin Reductases (Cytochrome P450 Reductase, Methionine Synthase Reductase, Neuronal Nitric Oxide Synthase, Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase) Determine Their Unique Catalytic Profiles" (2014). Chemistry Faculty Publications. 308.
https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/scichem_facpub/308
DOI
10.1111/febs.13073
Version
Postprint
Publisher's Statement
This is the accepted version of the following article:Haque, M. M.; Bayachou, M.; Tejero, J.; Kenney, C. T.; Pearl, N. M.; Im, S.; Waskell, L.; Stuehr, D. J. Distinct conformational behaviors of four mammalian dual-flavin reductases (cytochrome P450 reductase, methionine synthase reductase, neuronal nitric oxide synthase, endothelial nitric oxide synthase) determine their unique catalytic profiles. FEBS Journal 2014, 281, 5325-5340., which has been published in final form at http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/febs.13073/abstract
Volume
281
Issue
23
Comments
This work was supported by National Institutes of Health Grants GM51491 and HL076491 to D.J.S.