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Structure of RdxA--an oxygen-insensitive nitroreductase essential for metronidazole activation in Helicobacter pylori.
Martinez-Julvez, Marta; Rojas, Adriana L.; Olekhnovich, Igor et al.
2012In The FEBS journal, 279 (23), p. 4306-17
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Keywords :
flavoprotein; Helicobacter pylori; metronidazole; nitroreductase
Abstract :
[en] The RdxA oxygen-insensitive nitroreductase of the human gastric pathogen Helicobacter pylori is responsible for the susceptibility of this organism to the redox active prodrug metronidazole [2-(2-methyl-5-nitro-1H-imidazol-1-yl)ethanol]. Loss-of-function mutations in rdxA are primarily responsible for resistance to this therapeutic. RdxA exhibits potent NADPH oxidase activity under aerobic conditions and metronidazole reductase activity under strictly anaerobic conditions. In the present study, we report the crystal structure of RdxA, which is a homodimer exhibiting domain swapping and containing two molecules of FMN bound at the dimer interface. We have found a gap between the side chain of Tyr47 and the isoalloxazine ring of FMN that appears to be appropriate for substrate binding. The structure does not include residues 97-128, which correspond to a locally unstable part of the NTR from Escherichia coli, and might be involved in cofactor binding. Comparison of H. pylori RdxA with other oxidoreductases of known structure suggests that RdxA may belong to a new subgroup of oxidoreductases in which a cysteine side chain close to the FMN cofactor could be involved in the reductive activity. In this respect, the mutation of C159 to A or S (C159A/S) has resulted in a loss of metronidazole reductase activity but not NADPH oxidase activity. The RdxA structure enables the interpretation of the many loss-of-function mutations described previously, including those affecting C159, a residue whose interaction with FMN is required for the nitroreduction of metronidazole. The present studies provide unique insights into the redox behaviour of the flavin in this key enzyme for metronidazole activation, including a potential use in gene therapy. DATABASE: Structural data have been deposited in the Protein Data Bank under accession number 3QDL.
Disciplines :
Biochemistry, biophysics & molecular biology
Author, co-author :
Martinez-Julvez, Marta
Rojas, Adriana L.
Olekhnovich, Igor
Espinosa Angarica, Vladimir ;  University of Luxembourg > Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB)
Hoffman, Paul S.
Sancho, Javier
Language :
English
Title :
Structure of RdxA--an oxygen-insensitive nitroreductase essential for metronidazole activation in Helicobacter pylori.
Publication date :
2012
Journal title :
The FEBS journal
ISSN :
1742-464X
eISSN :
1742-4658
Volume :
279
Issue :
23
Pages :
4306-17
Peer reviewed :
Peer reviewed
Commentary :
(c) 2012 The Authors Journal compilation (c) 2012 FEBS.
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