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Structural studies on the extracellular flavocytochrome cellobiose dehydrogenase from <i>Phanerochaete chrysosporium</i>

<p>Microorganisms that degrade lignocellulose play an important role in maintaining the global carbon cycle. Under cellulolytic conditions, the fungus <i>Phanerochaete chrysosporium</i> produces an extracellular flavocytochrome, cellobiose dehydrogenase (CDH), with a proposed role in lignocellulose degradation. CDH consists of 755 amino acids including a C-terminal flavodehydrogenase linked by a peptide hinge to an N-terminal <i>b</i>-type cytochrome. The enzyme catalyses the oxidation of cellobiose to cellobiono-1,5-lactone, followed by transfer of electrons to an electron acceptor, either directly by the flavodehydrogenase domain, or via the cytochrome domain. This thesis presents a structural study on the individual domains of <i>P. chrysosporium</i> cellobiose dehydrogenase.</p><p>The crystal structure of the cytochrome was determined at 1.9 Å resolution. It folds as a β-sandwich with the topology of the antibody Fab V(H) domain, and the haem iron is ligated by Met65 and His163. This is only the second example of a <i>b</i>-type cytochrome with this ligation. The haem propionates are surface exposed to facilitate interdomain electron transfer.</p><p>The structure of a cytochrome Met65His mutant was determined at 1.9 Å resolution. In the mutant, the iron is ligated by the histidyl δ and ε nitrogens, rather than the usual N-ε/N-εligation. This is the first example of a <i>bis</i>-His N-ε/N-δ coordinated protoporphyrin IX iron. The structure of the flavoprotein domain was determined at 1.5 Å resolution. It is partitioned into an FAD-binding subdomain of α/β-type and a substrate-binding subdomain consisting of a seven-stranded β-sheet and six α-helices. Furthermore, the structure of the flavoprotein with the inhibitor cellobiono-1,5-lactam at 1.8 Å resolution lends support to a hydride-transfer mechanism for the reductive-half reaction of CDH although a radical mechanism cannot be excluded.</p>

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA/oai:DiVA.org:uu-2701
Date January 2002
CreatorsHällberg, Martin
PublisherUppsala University, Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Uppsala : Acta Universitatis Upsaliensis
Source SetsDiVA Archive at Upsalla University
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeDoctoral thesis, comprehensive summary, text
RelationComprehensive Summaries of Uppsala Dissertations from the Faculty of Science and Technology, 1104-232X ; 767

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