Mini-bacterioferritins: Structural insight into a new type of ferritin-like protein from an anaerobic methane-oxidising archaeon
Wissink, M.; Engilberge, S.; Leao, P.; Jansen, R. S.; Jetten, M. S. M.; Royant, A.; Welte, C. U.; Wagner, T.
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Ferritins are ubiquitous among life forms, as they are essential for iron homeostasis. Here, we unveiled a novel member of the ferritin family, baptised mini-bacterioferritin. The characterised mini-bacterioferritin was isolated from a microbial enrichment dominated by the methanotrophic archaeon Candidatus Methanoperedens BLZ2. Its atomic resolution crystal structure reveals a 12-mer assembly with a diiron ferroxidase centre located within a four-helix bundle. Redox cycling experiments on protein crystals reveal a shift in iron position at the active site, which follows the established ferritin catalytic cycle. The 12-mer sphere-like structure harboured six Fe-coproporphyrin III ligands, positioned at the interdimeric interface, a characteristic previously only found in 24-mer bacterioferritins. Phylogenetics, together with structure predictions of closely related proteins, revealed that mini-bacterioferritins form a new clade within the ferritin family that might conserve ancestral traits. Future research will need to investigate the physiological roles of these enzymes, which were unsuspectingly widely distributed among prokaryotes. TeaserA novel ferritin family, the heme-binding mini-bacterioferritin, assembles as a dodecamer and is widely distributed among microbes.
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