Structure-based electron-confurcation mechanism of the Ldh-EtfAB complex

By K. Kayastha, Alexander Katsyv, Christina Himmrichs, Sonja Welsch, Jan Michael Schuller, U. Ermler, V. Müller. 2022

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Lactate oxidation with NAD+ as electron acceptor is a highly endergonic reaction and some anaerobic bacteria overcome the energetic hurdle by flavin-based electron bifurcation/confurcation (FBEB/FBEC) using a lactate dehydrogenase (Ldh) in concert with the electron transferring proteins EtfA and EtfB. The electron cryo-microscopically (cryo-EM) characterized (Ldh-EtfAB)2 complex of Acetobacterium woodii at 2.43 Å resolution consists of a mobile EtfAB shuttle located between the rigid central Ldh and the peripheral EtfAB base units. The FADs of Ldh and the EtfAB shuttle contact each other thereby forming the D (dehydrogenase conducting) state. The intermediary Asp37 and Asp139 may harmonize the redox potentials between the FADs and the pyruvate/lactate pair crucial for FBEC. A plausible novel B (bifurcation conducting) state with the EtfAB base and shuttle FADs in a productive electron transfer distance was derived by integrating Alphafold2 calculations. Kinetic analysis of enzyme variants shed light on the connection between NAD binding/release and D-to-B state transition. The FBEC inactivity when truncating the ferredoxin domain of EtfA substantiates its role as redox relay. Lactate oxidation in Ldh is based on the catalytic base His423 and a metal center. On this basis, a comprehensive catalytic mechanism of the FBEC process was outlined.

Subfields: Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Inorganic Chemistry, Organic Chemistry

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