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Rubrerythrin(RBR) is a non-heme iron-containing metalloprotein involved in oxidative stress tolerance within anaerobic bacteria.[1] It contains a di-iron active site, where peroxide is reduced into two water molecules, and a mono-iron rubredoxin-like domain thought to be involved in electron transfer.[2] A majority of known RBR families are utilized as peroxide "scavengers" to defend organisms against oxidative stress.
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Function
[edit]As a member of the Ferritin-like superfamily, RBRs primary function is iron storage and detoxification. Rubrerythrins utilize their di-iron centers to bind with reactive oxygen species such as Hydrogen Peroxide, further reducing them into water.
RBR reduction is theorized as a particularly important adaptation that occurred in response to the Great Oxygenation event, increasing defensive fitness of all cells exposed to relatively high levels of oxygen and similar byproducts.[3]
Although primarily studied within anaerobic bacteria, RBRs have been discovered in multiple different types of cells including: Aerobic, Anaerobic, and Cyanobacteria.[4]
Structure
[edit]Many formations of RBRs can be identified by four helical structures, chains alpha and beta containing 3 iron atoms. Both N and C-terminals of common RBRs are very similar to Rubredoxin containing amino acid residue sequences. Furthermore, both metalloproteins contain 5 histidine ligands located within the N-terminals of their peptide chains.[5]
Mechanism
[edit]In a reduced state without exposure to reactive oxygen byproducts, Rubrerythrin contains two water molecules near its di-iron center. During and after exposure to peroxide, Rubrerythrin becomes oxidized, changing rotational conformations beginning around the peroxide binding site.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Sztukowska, Maryta; Bugno, Marcin; Potempa, Jan; Travis, James; Kurtz Jr, Donald M. (2002-04-25). "Role of rubrerythrin in the oxidative stress response of Porphyromonas gingivalis". Molecular Microbiology. 44 (2): 479–488. doi:10.1046/j.1365-2958.2002.02892.x. ISSN 0950-382X.
- ^ deMaré, Fredrick; Kurtz, Donald M.; Nordlund, Pär (1996-06). "The structure of Desulfovibrio vulgaris rubrerythrin reveals a unique combination of rubredoxin-like FeS4 and ferritin-like diiron domains". Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. 3 (6): 539–546. doi:10.1038/nsb0696-539. ISSN 1545-9993.
{{cite journal}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Cardenas, Juan P.; Quatrini, Raquel; Holmes, David S. (2016-11-18). "Aerobic Lineage of the Oxidative Stress Response Protein Rubrerythrin Emerged in an Ancient Microaerobic, (Hyper)Thermophilic Environment". Frontiers in Microbiology. 7. doi:10.3389/fmicb.2016.01822. ISSN 1664-302X.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link) - ^ Weinberg, Michael V.; Jenney, Francis E.; Cui, Xiaoyuan; Adams, Michael W. W. (2004-12). "Rubrerythrin from the Hyperthermophilic Archaeon Pyrococcus furiosus Is a Rubredoxin-Dependent, Iron-Containing Peroxidase". Journal of Bacteriology. 186 (23): 7888–7895. doi:10.1128/jb.186.23.7888-7895.2004. ISSN 0021-9193.
{{cite journal}}: Check date values in:|date=(help); line feed character in|title=at position 49 (help) - ^ Van Beeumen, J.J.; Van Driessche, G.; Liu, M.Y.; LeGall, J. (1991-11). "The primary structure of rubrerythrin, a protein with inorganic pyrophosphatase activity from Desulfovibrio vulgaris. Comparison with hemerythrin and rubredoxin". Journal of Biological Chemistry. 266 (31): 20645–20653. doi:10.1016/s0021-9258(18)54757-8. ISSN 0021-9258.
{{cite journal}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Dillard, Bret D.; Demick, Jonathan M.; Adams, Michael W. W.; Lanzilotta, William N. (2011-06-07). "A cryo-crystallographic time course for peroxide reduction by rubrerythrin from Pyrococcus furiosus". JBIC Journal of Biological Inorganic Chemistry. 16 (6): 949–959. doi:10.1007/s00775-011-0795-6. ISSN 0949-8257.