Pyrococcus furiosus glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate oxidoreductase has comparable W(6+/5+) and W(5+/4+) reduction potentials and unusual [4Fe-4S] EPR properties

FEBS Lett. 1999 Nov 26;462(1-2):66-70. doi: 10.1016/s0014-5793(99)01511-2.

Abstract

Pyrococcus furiosus glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate oxidoreductase has been characterized using EPR-monitored redox titrations. Two different W signals were found. W(1)(5+) is an intermediate species in the catalytic cycle, with the midpoint potentials E(m)(W(6+/5+))=-507 mV and E(m)(W(5+/4+))=-491 mV. W(2)(5+) represents an inactivated species with E(m)(W(6+/5+))=-329 mV. The cubane cluster exhibits both S=3/2 and S=1/2 signals with the same midpoint potential: E(m)([4Fe-4S](2+/1+))=-335 mV. The S=1/2 EPR signal is unusual with all g values below 2.0. The titration results combined with catalytic voltammetry data are consistent with electron transfer from glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate first to the tungsten center, then to the cubane cluster and finally to the ferredoxin.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Alcohol Oxidoreductases / chemistry
  • Alcohol Oxidoreductases / metabolism*
  • Catalysis
  • Electron Spin Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Electron Transport
  • Glyceraldehyde 3-Phosphate / metabolism
  • Oxidation-Reduction
  • Pyrococcus furiosus / enzymology*
  • Pyrococcus furiosus / metabolism
  • Titrimetry
  • Tungsten / metabolism

Substances

  • Glyceraldehyde 3-Phosphate
  • Alcohol Oxidoreductases
  • L-glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate-NADPH-dependent oxidoreductase
  • Tungsten