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Papers In Press, published online ahead of print September 13, 2006
J. Biol. Chem, 10.1074/jbc.M605765200
Submitted on June 15, 2006
Revised on September 12, 2006
Accepted on September 13, 2006
Biology. Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY 12180
Corresponding Author: barqub{at}rpi.edu
The Na+-pumping NADH-ubiquinone oxidoreductase has six polypeptide subunits (NqrA-F) and a number of redox cofactors including: a non-covalently bound FAD and a 2Fe-2S center in subunit F, covalently bound FMNs in subunits B and C, and a non-covalently bound riboflavin in an undisclosed location. The FMN cofactors in subunits B and C are bound to threonine residues by phosphoester linkages. A neutral flavin-semiquinone radical is observed in the oxidized enzyme, while an anionic flavin-semiquinone has been reported in the reduced enzyme. For this work, we have altered the binding ligands of the FMNs in subunits B and C by replacing the threonine ligands with other amino acids, and studied the resulting mutants by EPR and ENDOR spectroscopy. We conclude that Na+-NQR forms three spectroscopically distinct flavin radicals: 1) a neutral radical in the oxidized enzyme, which is observed in all of the mutants, and most likely arises from the riboflavin, 2) an anionic radical observed in the fully-reduced enzyme, which is present in wild type, and the NqrC-T225Y mutant, but not the NqrB-T236Y mutant, 3) a second anionic radical, seen primarily under weakly reducing conditions, which is present in wild type, and the NqrB-T236Y mutant but not the NqrC-T225Y mutant. Thus, we can tentatively assign the first anionic radical to the FMN in subunit B and the second to the FMN in subunit C. The second anionic radical has not been previously reported. In ENDOR spectra, it exhibits a larger linewidth and larger 8a-methyl proton splittings, compared to the first anionic radical.
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