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Pulsed Multifrequency Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Reveals Key Branch Points for One- vs Two-Electron Reactivity in Mn/Fe Proteins.


ABSTRACT: Traditionally, the ferritin-like superfamily of proteins was thought to exclusively use a diiron active site in catalyzing a diverse array of oxygen-dependent reactions. In recent years, novel redox-active cofactors featuring heterobimetallic Mn/Fe active sites have been discovered in both the radical-generating R2 subunit of class Ic (R2c) ribonucleotide reductases (RNRs) and the related R2-like ligand-binding oxidases (R2lox). However, the protein-specific factors that differentiate the radical reactivity of R2c from the C-H activation reactions of R2lox remain unknown. In this work, multifrequency pulsed electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy and ligand hyperfine techniques in conjunction with broken-symmetry density functional theory calculations are used to characterize the molecular and electronic structures of two EPR-active intermediates trapped during aerobic assembly of the R2lox Mn/Fe cofactor. A MnIII(μ-O)(μ-OH)FeIII species is identified as the first EPR-active species and represents a common state between the two classes of redox-active Mn/Fe proteins. The species downstream from the MnIII(μ-O)(μ-OH)FeIII state exhibits unique EPR properties, including unprecedented spectral breadth and isotope-dependent g-tensors, which are attributed to a weakly coupled, hydrogen-bonded MnIII(μ-OH)FeIII species. This final intermediate precedes formation of the MnIII/FeIII resting state and is suggested to be relevant to understanding the endogenous reactivity of R2lox.

SUBMITTER: Kisgeropoulos EC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9433311 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Pulsed Multifrequency Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Reveals Key Branch Points for One- vs Two-Electron Reactivity in Mn/Fe Proteins.

Kisgeropoulos Effie C EC   Gan Yunqiao J YJ   Greer Samuel M SM   Hazel Joseph M JM   Shafaat Hannah S HS  

Journal of the American Chemical Society 20220705 27


Traditionally, the ferritin-like superfamily of proteins was thought to exclusively use a diiron active site in catalyzing a diverse array of oxygen-dependent reactions. In recent years, novel redox-active cofactors featuring heterobimetallic Mn/Fe active sites have been discovered in both the radical-generating R2 subunit of class Ic (R2c) ribonucleotide reductases (RNRs) and the related R2-like ligand-binding oxidases (R2lox). However, the protein-specific factors that differentiate the radica  ...[more]

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