Putidaredoxin-to-Cytochrome P450cam Electron Transfer: Differences between the Two Reductive Steps Required for Catalysis
- 7 September 2006
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Chemical Society (ACS) in Biochemistry
- Vol. 45 (39), 11934-11944
- https://doi.org/10.1021/bi0611154
Abstract
Cytochrome P450cam (P450cam) is the terminal monooxygenase in a three-component camphor-hydroxylating system from Pseudomonas putida. The reaction cycle requires two distinct electron transfer (ET) processes from the [2Fe-2S] containing putidaredoxin (Pdx) to P450cam. Even though the mechanism of interaction and ET between the two proteins has been under investigation for over 30 years, the second reductive step and the effector role of Pdx are not fully understood. We utilized mutagenesis, kinetic, and computer modeling approaches to better understand differences between the two Pdx-to-P450cam ET events. Our results indicate that interacting residues and the ET pathways in the complexes formed between reduced Pdx (Pdxr) and the ferric and ferrous dioxygen-bound forms of P450cam (oxy-P450cam) are different. Pdx Asp38 and Trp106 were found to be key players in both reductive steps. Compared to the wild-type Pdx, the D38A, W106A, and Δ106 mutants exhibited considerably higher Kd values for ferric P450cam and retained ca. 20% of the first electron transferring ability. In contrast, the binding affinity of the mutants for oxy-P450cam was not substantially altered while the second ET rates were both partners; (ii) there are alternative ET routes from Pdxr to ferric P450cam and a unique pathway to oxy-P450cam involving Asp38; (iii) Pdx Trp106 is a key structural element that couples the second ET event to product formation possibly via its “push” effect on the heme-binding loop.Keywords
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