NO Binding to Mn-Substituted Homoprotocatechuate 23-Dioxygenase: Relationship to O2 Reactivity

摘要

Homoprotocatechuate 2,3-dioxygenase (FeHPCD) activates O2 to catalyze the aromatic ring opening of 3,4-dihydroxyphenylacetic acid (HPCA). The enzyme requires Fe^II for catalysis, but Mn^II can be substituted (MnHPCD) with essentially no change in the steady-state kinetic parameters. Near simultaneous O2 and HPCA activation has been proposed to occur through transfer of an electron(s) from HPCA to O2 through the divalent metal. In O2 reactions with MnHPCD-HPCA and the 4-nitrocatechol (4NC) complex of the His200Asn (H200N) variant of FeHPCD, this transfer has resulted in the detection of a transient M^III-O2^•− species not observed during turnover of the wild type FeHPCD. The factors governing formation of the M^III-O2^•− species are explored here with EPR spectroscopy using MnHPCD and nitric oxide (NO) as an O2 surrogate. Both the HPCA and dihydroxymandelic substrate complexes of MnHPCD bind NO, thus representing the first reported stable MnNO complexes of a nonheme enzyme. In contrast, the free enzyme, the MnHPCD-4NC complex, and the MnH200N and MnH200Q variants with or without HPCA bound do not bind NO. The MnHPCD-ligand complexes that bind NO are also active in normal O2-linked turnover, whereas the others are inactive. Past studies have shown that FeHPCD and the analogous variants and catecholic ligand complexes all bind NO, and are active in normal turnover. This contrasting behavior may stem from ability of the enzyme to maintain the ~0.8 V difference in the solution redox potentials of Fe^II and Mn^II. Due to the higher potential of Mn, the formation of the NO or O2 adduct requires both strong charge donation from the bound catecholic ligand and additional stabilization by interaction with the active site His200. The same non-optimal electronic and structural forces that prevent NO and O2 binding in MnHPCD variants may lead to inefficient electron transfer from the catecholic substrate to the metal center in variants of FeHPCD during O2-linked turnover. Accordingly, past studies have shown that intermediate Fe^III species are observed for these mutant enzymes.