Article Dans Une Revue Journal of the American Chemical Society Année : 2025

Redox-state-dependent structural changes within a prokaryotic 6–4 photolyase

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Photolyases repair UV damage to DNA by using absorbed blue light. Within the photolyase/cryptochrome superfamily (PCSf), a major subgroup consists of prokaryotic (6–4) photolyases. These enzymes rely on flavin adenine dinucleotide (FAD) as a catalytic cofactor, besides an ancillary antenna chromophore, and a [4Fe-4S] cluster with yet unknown function. For the prokaryotic 6–4 photolyase of Caulobacter crescentus, we investigated structural changes associated with its different redox states by damage-free crystallography using X-ray free-electron lasers. EPR and optical spectroscopy confirmed redox-dependent structural transitions, including the formation of an oxidized [4Fe-4S]3+ cluster with the dynamic cleavage of a single iron–sulfur bond. Photoreduction to the catalytic FADH– state alters the flavin binding site at the proximal aromatic pair Y390/F394 that is part of the electron transport pathway. Upon oxidation, the observable structural transitions of the protein matrix around the [4Fe-4S] cluster may affect DNA binding and are consistent with the much-debated role of the iron–sulfur cluster in DNA-binding proteins for quenching electron holes.

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hal-05168362 , version 1 (05-12-2025)

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Po-Hsun Wang, Yuhei Hosokawa, Jessica C Soares, Hans-Joachim Emmerich, Valeri Fuchs, et al.. Redox-state-dependent structural changes within a prokaryotic 6–4 photolyase. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2025, 147 (19), pp.16084-16098. ⟨10.1021/jacs.4c18116⟩. ⟨hal-05168362⟩
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