WrbA bridges bacterial flavodoxins and eukaryotic NAD(P)H:quinone oxidoreductases

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  • Jannette Carey
  • Jiri Brynda
  • Julie Wolfová
  • Rita Grandori
  • Gustavsson, Tobias
  • Rüdiger Ettrich
  • Ivana Kutá Smatanová

The crystal structure of the flavodoxin-like protein WrbA with oxidized FMN bound reveals a close relationship to mammalian NAD(P)H:quinone oxidoreductase, Nqo1. Structural comparison of WrbA, flavodoxin, and Nqo1 indicates how the twisted open-sheet fold of flavodoxins is elaborated to form multimers that extend catalytic function from one-electron transfer between protein partners using FMN to two-electron reduction of xenobiotics using FAD. The structure suggests a novel physiological role for WrbA and Nqo1.

Original languageEnglish
JournalProtein Science
Volume16
Issue number10
Pages (from-to)2301-5
Number of pages5
ISSN0961-8368
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Oct 2007

    Research areas

  • Binding Sites, DNA-Binding Proteins/chemistry, Escherichia coli Proteins/chemistry, Flavodoxin/chemistry, Models, Molecular, NAD(P)H Dehydrogenase (Quinone)/chemistry, Protein Folding, Repressor Proteins/chemistry

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