Department of Biological Sciences, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, 70803, USA.
Department of Chemistry, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, 70803, USA.
Nitric Oxide. 2019 Aug 1;89:96-103. doi: 10.1016/j.niox.2019.05.007. Epub 2019 May 28.
Human mitochondrial matrix protein Miner2 hosts two [2Fe-2S] clusters via two CDGSH (Cys-Asp-Gly-Ser-His) motifs. Unlike other iron-sulfur clusters in proteins, the reduced CDGSH-type [2Fe-2S] clusters in Miner2 are able to bind nitric oxide (NO) and form stable NO-bound [2Fe-2S] clusters without disruption of the clusters. Here we report that the NO-bound Miner2 [2Fe-2S] clusters can quickly release NO upon the visible light excitation. The UV-visible and Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR) measurements show that the NO-bound Miner2 [2Fe-2S] clusters are converted to the reduced Miner2 [2Fe-2S] clusters upon the light excitation under anaerobic conditions, suggesting that NO binding in the reduced Miner2 [2Fe-2S] clusters is reversible. Additional studies reveal that binding of NO effectively inhibits the redox transition of the Miner2 [2Fe-2S] clusters, indicating that NO may modulate the physiological activity of Miner2 in mitochondria by directly binding to the CDGSH-type [2Fe-2S] clusters in the protein.
人类线粒体基质蛋白 Miner2 通过两个 CDGSH(半胱氨酸-天冬氨酸-甘氨酸-丝氨酸-组氨酸)基序来承载两个 [2Fe-2S] 簇。与蛋白质中的其他铁硫簇不同,Miner2 中的还原型 CDGSH 型 [2Fe-2S] 簇能够结合一氧化氮(NO)并形成稳定的 NO 结合 [2Fe-2S] 簇,而不会破坏簇。在这里,我们报告说,NO 结合的 Miner2 [2Fe-2S] 簇在可见光激发下可以快速释放 NO。紫外可见和电子顺磁共振(EPR)测量表明,在厌氧条件下,光激发下 NO 结合的 Miner2 [2Fe-2S] 簇转化为还原型 Miner2 [2Fe-2S] 簇,表明还原型 Miner2 [2Fe-2S] 簇中的 NO 结合是可逆的。进一步的研究表明,NO 的结合有效地抑制了 Miner2 [2Fe-2S] 簇的氧化还原跃迁,表明 NO 可能通过直接结合蛋白质中的 CDGSH 型 [2Fe-2S] 簇来调节 Miner2 在线粒体中的生理活性。