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Eurobic9, 2-6 September, 2008, Wrocław, Poland<br />

P176. Structural Studies on Desulfoviridin from Desulfovibrio desulfuricans<br />

ATCC 27774<br />

A.S. Serra a , M. Carepo a , S.L.A. Andrade b , I. Moura a , J.J.G. Moura a and M.G. Almeida<br />

a REQUIMTE / CQFB, Departamento de Química, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de<br />

Lisboa, Quinta da Torre, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal<br />

b Abteilung für Molekulare Strukturbiologie, Institut für Mikrobiologie und Genetik, Georg-August-Universität<br />

Göttingen, Justus-von-Liebig-Weg 11, 37077 Göttingen, Germany<br />

c Escola Superior de Saúde Egas Moniz, Quinta da Granja, Monte de Caparica, 2829-511 Caparica, Portugal<br />

Desulfoviridin (Dsv) is a dissimilatory sulfite reductase capable of reducing sulfite to sulfide during anaerobic<br />

respiration. A detailed knowledge of the enzyme’s multimeric (α2β2γ2) structure from Desulfovibrio genus is<br />

not available, and it is our goal to carry out such characterization using Dsv from Desulfovibrio desulfuricans<br />

ATCC 27774 cells. The molecular mass of the native protein as obtained from gel filtration chromatography,<br />

compared with the molecular mass and intensity of the corresponding bands identified by SDS-PAGE (9, 35,<br />

49 kDa), indicates that Dsv is purified as a α2β2γ2 complex. The total and free iron content is in agreement with<br />

the existence of two sirohaems and four [Fe4S4] clusters. For obtaining the complete sequence of Dsv subunits<br />

(α, β and γ), primers were designed for DNA amplification by PCR, based on multiple sequence alignments of<br />

dsr genes from several Desulfovibrio species and N-terminal chemical sequencing of the subunits. The<br />

sequences obtained were compared with deposited homologous sequences as well as with D. desulfuricans<br />

internal peptide sequences obtained after enzymatic digestion. In order to use X-ray diffraction techniques to<br />

solve the crystallographic structure of D. desulfuricans Desulfoviridin, preliminary screenings were made<br />

yielding small protein crystals. The refinement of the crystallization conditions is currently under optimization.<br />

References:<br />

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[2] Marritt, S. J.; Hagen, W. R.; Eur.J.Biochem.; 1996; 238; 724-727<br />

[3] Mander, G. J. et al; FEBS Let.; 2005, 579, 4600-4604<br />

[4] Schiffer, A. et al; Journal of Molecular Biology; 2008; in press<br />

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