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S-Nitrosylation Induces Structural and Dynamical Changes in a Rhodanese Family Protein.
Eichmann, C, Tzitzilonis, C, Nakamura, T, Kwiatkowski, W, Maslennikov, I, Choe, S, Lipton, SA, Riek, R
Journal of molecular biology. 2016;(19):3737-51
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Abstract
S-Nitrosylation is well established as an important post-translational regulator in protein function and signaling. However, relatively little is known about its structural and dynamical consequences. We have investigated the effects of S-nitrosylation on the rhodanese domain of the Escherichia coli integral membrane protein YgaP by NMR, X-ray crystallography, and mass spectrometry. The results show that the active cysteine in the rhodanese domain of YgaP is subjected to two competing modifications: S-nitrosylation and S-sulfhydration, which are naturally occurring in vivo. It has been observed that in addition to inhibition of the sulfur transfer activity, S-nitrosylation of the active site residue Cys63 causes an increase in slow motion and a displacement of helix 5 due to a weakening of the interaction between the active site and the helix dipole. These findings provide an example of how nitrosative stress can exert action at the atomic level.