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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1996-11-20
pubmed:abstractText
In subunit I (FixN) of the Bradyrhizobium japonicum cbb3-type oxidase, only five instead of the normal six strictly conserved histidines (H) could be unambiguously assigned as the putative heme or copper ligands. The ambiguity concerned H43 or H131 as the presumptive N-terminal ligands of the low-spin heme B. We report here that a H43A replacement had a wild-type phenotype, whereas the H131A mutant was defective in oxidase function and subunit assembly or stability, suggesting that H131 serves as the N-terminal low-spin heme ligand. Topological studies revealed that H131 resides on the periplasmic side of helix 2, where one of the low-spin heme ligands is normally found in conventional heme-copper oxidases.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0014-5793
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
7
pubmed:volume
394
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
349-52
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1996
pubmed:articleTitle
Histidine 131, not histidine 43, of the Bradyrhizobium japonicum FixN protein is exposed towards the periplasm and essential for the function of the cbb3-type cytochrome oxidase.
pubmed:affiliation
Mikrobiologisches Institut, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule, Zürich, Switzerland.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't