Abstract
The relationship between the three-dimensional structures of iron-sulfur proteins and the redox potentials of their iron-sulfur clusters is of fundamental importance. We report calculations of the redox potentials of the [Fe4S4(S-cys)4]-2/-3 couple in four crystallographically characterized proteins: Azotobacter vinelandii ferredoxin I, Peptococcus aerogenes ferredoxin, Bacillus thermoproteolyticus ferredoxin, and Chromatium vinosum high potential iron protein (HiPIP). Our calculations use the "protein dipoles Langevin dipoles" microscopic electrostatic model, which includes both protein and solvent water. The variations in calculated redox potentials are in excellent agreement with experimental data. In particular, our results confirm the important role of amide groups close to the cluster in separating the potential of C. vinosum HiPIP from those of the other three proteins. However, the potentials of these latter exhibit a substantial range despite extremely similar amide group environments of their clusters. Our results show that the potentials in these proteins are tuned in part by varying the access of solvent water to the neighborhood of the cluster. Our calculations provide the first successful quantitative modeling of the protein control of iron-sulfur cluster redox potentials.
Highlights
The relationship between the three-dimensional structures of iron-sulfur proteins and the redox potentials of their iron-sulfur clusters is of fundamental importance
We report calculations of the redox potentials of the [Fe4S4(S-~ys)4]-2”coSuple in four crystallographically characterized proteins: Azotobacter uinelandii ferredoxin I, Peptococcusaerogenes ferredoxin, Bacillus thermoproteolyticus ferredoxin, and
The correlation of the structures andredox potentials of gevin dipoles” microscopic electrostatic model, which includes both protein and solvent waterT. he variations in calculated redox potentials are in excellent agreement with experimental data
Summary
The relationship between the three-dimensional structures of iron-sulfur proteins and the redox potentials of their iron-sulfur clusters is of fundamental importance. We report calculations of the redox potentials of the [Fe4S4(S-~ys)4]-2”coSuple in four crystallographically characterized proteins: Azotobacter uinelandii ferredoxin I, Peptococcusaerogenes ferredoxin, Bacillus thermoproteolyticus ferredoxin, and
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