Intra- and inter-protein couplings of backbone motions underlie protein thiol-disulfide exchange cascade

Sci Rep. 2018 Oct 18;8(1):15448. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-33766-4.

Abstract

The thioredoxin (Trx)-coupled arsenate reductase (ArsC) is a family of enzymes that catalyzes the reduction of arsenate to arsenite in the arsenic detoxification pathway. The catalytic cycle involves a series of relayed intramolecular and intermolecular thiol-disulfide exchange reactions. Structures at different reaction stages have been determined, suggesting significant conformational fluctuations along the reaction pathway. Herein, we use two state-of-the-art NMR methods, the chemical exchange saturation transfer (CEST) and the CPMG-based relaxation dispersion (CPMG RD) experiments, to probe the conformational dynamics of B. subtilis ArsC in all reaction stages, namely the enzymatic active reduced state, the intra-molecular C10-C82 disulfide-bonded intermediate state, the inactive oxidized state, and the inter-molecular disulfide-bonded protein complex with Trx. Our results reveal highly rugged energy landscapes in the active reduced state, and suggest global collective motions in both the C10-C82 disulfide-bonded intermediate and the mixed-disulfide Trx-ArsC complex.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Arsenate Reductases / chemistry*
  • Arsenates / chemistry
  • Arsenites / chemistry
  • Bacillus subtilis / enzymology*
  • Bacterial Proteins / chemistry*
  • Disulfides / chemistry*
  • Sulfhydryl Compounds / chemistry*
  • Thioredoxins / chemistry*

Substances

  • Arsenates
  • Arsenites
  • Bacterial Proteins
  • Disulfides
  • Sulfhydryl Compounds
  • Thioredoxins
  • Arsenate Reductases
  • arsenite
  • arsenic acid