Structural, biophysical, and biochemical insights into C-S bond cleavage by dimethylsulfone monooxygenase

Sulfur is an essential element for life. Bacteria can obtain sulfur from inorganic sulfate; but in the sulfur starvation-induced response, employ two-component flavin-dependent monooxygenases (TC-FMOs) from the and operons to assimilate sulfur from environmental compounds including alkanesulfonates...

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Veröffentlicht in:Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS 2024-11, Vol.121 (47), p.e2401858121
Hauptverfasser: Gonzalez, Reyaz, Soule, Jess, Phan, Ngan, Wicht, Denyce K, Dowling, Daniel P
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Zusammenfassung:Sulfur is an essential element for life. Bacteria can obtain sulfur from inorganic sulfate; but in the sulfur starvation-induced response, employ two-component flavin-dependent monooxygenases (TC-FMOs) from the and operons to assimilate sulfur from environmental compounds including alkanesulfonates and dialkylsulfones. Here, we report binding studies of oxidized FMN to enzymes involved within the enzymatic pathway responsible for converting dimethylsulfone (DMSO ) to sulfite. In this catabolic pathway, SfnG serves as the initial TC-FMO for sulfur assimilation, which is investigated in detail by solving the 2.6-Å resolution crystal structure of unliganded SfnG and the 1.75-Å resolution crystal structure of the SfnG ternary complex containing FMN and DMSO . We find that SfnG adopts a (β/α) barrel fold with a distinct quaternary configuration from other tetrameric class C TC-FMOs. To probe the unexpected tetramer arrangement, structural heterogeneity is assessed by chromatography and light scattering to confirm ligand binding correlates with a tetramer. Binding of FMN and DMSO accompanies ordering of the active site, with DMSO bound on the -face of the flavin. A previously unobserved protein backbone conformation is found within the oxygen-binding site on the -face of the flavin. Functional assays and the positioning of ligands with respect to the oxygen-binding site are consistent with use of an N5-(hydro)peroxyflavin pathway. Biochemical endpoint assays and docking studies reveal SfnG breaks the C-S bond of a range of dialkylsulfones.
ISSN:0027-8424
1091-6490
1091-6490
DOI:10.1073/pnas.2401858121