An unexpected P-cluster like intermediate <i>en route</i> to the nitrogenase FeMo-co
Leon P. Jenner, Mickaël V. Cherrier, Patricia Amara, Luis M. Rubio, Yvain Nicolet
Abstract
-bridging sulfide ion pointing toward the RS cluster. Comparison of available NifB structures further unveils the plasticity of this protein and suggests how ligand reorganization would accommodate cluster loading and fusion in the time-course of NifB-co synthesis.
Topics & Concepts
NitrogenaseCluster (spacecraft)SulfideChemistryLigand (biochemistry)CrystallographyStereochemistryMaterials scienceComputer scienceNitrogen fixationComputer networkBiochemistryNitrogenReceptorOrganic chemistryMetalloenzymes and iron-sulfur proteinsElectrocatalysts for Energy ConversionAmmonia Synthesis and Nitrogen Reduction