Journal
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
Volume 22, Issue 4, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ijms22041598
Keywords
Fe– S cluster trafficking; lipoyl synthase; [4Fe– 4S] cluster proteins; cluster reconstitution
Funding
- National Institutes of Health [AI072443]
- National Science Foundation [CHE-1800239]
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The expression, isolation, and characterization of human LIAS, as well as its reactivity and evaluation of natural Fe-S cluster reconstitution mechanisms, shed light on the trafficking of Fe-S clusters in human cells and differences with bacterial LIAS analogs. The study identified likely in vivo Fe-S cluster donors to LIAS, their possible connections to human disease states, and revealed a mechanistic ordering of [4Fe-4S] cluster reconstitution.
Lipoyl synthase (LIAS) is an iron-sulfur cluster protein and a member of the radical S-adenosylmethionine (SAM) superfamily that catalyzes the final step of lipoic acid biosynthesis. The enzyme contains two [4Fe-4S] centers (reducing and auxiliary clusters) that promote radical formation and sulfur transfer, respectively. Most information concerning LIAS and its mechanism has been determined from prokaryotic enzymes. Herein, we detail the expression, isolation, and characterization of human LIAS, its reactivity, and evaluation of natural iron-sulfur (Fe-S) cluster reconstitution mechanisms. Cluster donation by a number of possible cluster donor proteins and heterodimeric complexes has been evaluated. [2Fe-2S]-cluster-bound forms of human ISCU and ISCA2 were found capable of reconstituting human LIAS, such that complete product turnover was enabled for LIAS, as monitored via a liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) assay. Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) studies of native LIAS and substituted derivatives that lacked the ability to bind one or the other of LIAS's two [4Fe-4S] clusters revealed a likely order of cluster addition, with the auxiliary cluster preceding the reducing [4Fe-4S] center. These results detail the trafficking of Fe-S clusters in human cells and highlight differences with respect to bacterial LIAS analogs. Likely in vivo Fe-S cluster donors to LIAS are identified, with possible connections to human disease states, and a mechanistic ordering of [4Fe-4S] cluster reconstitution is evident.
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