Structural basis for catalytic activation of thiocyanate hydrolase involving metal-ligated cysteine modification

Takatoshi Arakawa; Yoshiaki Kawano; Yoko Katayama; Hiroshi Nakayama; Naoshi Dohmae; Masafumi Yohda; Masafumi Odaka

doi:10.1021/ja903979s

Structural basis for catalytic activation of thiocyanate hydrolase involving metal-ligated cysteine modification

J Am Chem Soc. 2009 Oct 21;131(41):14838-43. doi: 10.1021/ja903979s.

Authors

Takatoshi Arakawa¹, Yoshiaki Kawano, Yoko Katayama, Hiroshi Nakayama, Naoshi Dohmae, Masafumi Yohda, Masafumi Odaka

Affiliation

¹ Department of Biotechnology and Life Science, Graduate School of Technology, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Koganei, Tokyo 184-8588, Japan.

PMID: 19785438
DOI: 10.1021/ja903979s

Abstract

Thiocyanate hydrolase (SCNase) is a member of a family of nitrile hydratase proteins, each of which contains a unique noncorrin cobalt center with two post-translationally modified cysteine ligands, cysteine-sulfenic acid or -sulfenate (Cys-SO(H)), and cysteine-sulfininate (Cys-SO(2)(-)), respectively. We have found that a partially matured recombinant SCNase was activated during storage. The crystal structures of SCNase before and after storage demonstrated that Cys-SO(2)(-) modification of gammaCys131 proceeded to completion prior to storage, while Cys-SO(H) modification of gammaCys133 occurred during storage. SCNase activity was suppressed when gammaCys133 was further oxidized to Cys-SO(2)(-). The correlation between the catalytic activity and the extent of the gammaCys133 modification indicates that the cysteine sulfenic acid modification of gammaCys133 is of primary importance in determining the activity of SCNase.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Air
Biocatalysis*
Crystallography, X-Ray
Cysteine / metabolism*
Enzyme Activation
Hydrolases / chemistry*
Hydrolases / metabolism*
Metals / metabolism*
Models, Molecular
Protein Conformation

Substances

Metals
Hydrolases
thiocyanate hydrolase
Cysteine