Structural and Biochemical Characterization of a Quinol Binding Site of Escherichia coli Nitrate Reductase A
Bertero, M.G., Rothery, R.A., Boroumand, N., Palak, M., Blasco, F., Ginet, N., Weiner, J.H., Strynadka, N.C.J.(2005) J Biol Chem 280: 14836-14843
- PubMed: 15615728 
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M410457200
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
1Y4Z, 1Y5I, 1Y5L, 1Y5N - PubMed Abstract: 
The crystal structure of Escherichia coli nitrate reductase A (NarGHI) in complex with pentachlorophenol has been determined to 2.0 A of resolution. We have shown that pentachlorophenol is a potent inhibitor of quinol:nitrate oxidoreductase activity and that it also perturbs the EPR spectrum of one of the hemes located in the membrane anchoring subunit (NarI). This new structural information together with site-directed mutagenesis data, biochemical analyses, and molecular modeling provide the first molecular characterization of a quinol binding and oxidation site (Q-site) in NarGHI. A possible proton conduction pathway linked to electron transfer reactions has also been defined, providing fundamental atomic details of ubiquinol oxidation by NarGHI at the bacterial membrane.
Organizational Affiliation: 
Department of Biochemistry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z3, Canada.