Research Project
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
Hydrogenases play key roles in hydrogen metabolism by catalyzing synthesis and decomposition of molecular hydrogen. While most of the hydrogenases exhibit no activity in the presence of O2, the membrane-bound[NiFe]-hydrogenase is known to be O2-tolerant, of which mechanism had been poorly understood. In this study, X-ray crystal structures of the membrane-bound[NiFe]-hydrogenase have been determined for three different redox states at resolutions of 1.2-1.4 A. One of the Fe-S clusters showed an unprecedented structure and its redox dependent conformational changes, to which the O2-tolerant property of this hydrogenase should be ascribable.
All 2012 2011 2010
All Journal Article (6 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 3 results) Presentation (7 results)
Protein Sci.
Volume: 21(5) Pages: 707-716
Nature
Volume: 479(7372) Pages: 253-256
Acta Crystallogr. Sect. F Struct. Biol. Cryst. Commun
Volume: 67(7) Pages: 827-829
Volume: 479 Issue: 7372 Pages: 253-257
10.1038/nature10504
Acta Crystallgor
Volume: 67 Issue: 7 Pages: 827-829
10.1107/s1744309111019804
Volume: F67 Issue: 7 Pages: 758-761
10.1107/s1744309111016526