Abstract
The structure of Azotobacter vinelandii ferredoxin I (Av FdI, 106 amino acids) has been redetermined, based on x-ray diffraction data from tetragonal crystals of the native protein and two heavy atom derivatives. The current model differs greatly from the one previously reported and is in agreement with arguments based on various spectroscopic and other methods. The unit cell parameters are a = b = 55.62 A and c = 95.51 A, whereas the space group was found to be P4(1)2(1)2 instead of P4(3)2(1)2. The sequence of the first half of Av FdI is closely homologous with ferredoxin from Peptococcus aerogenes (Pa Fd, 54 amino acids) and the fold of the corresponding chain is almost identical. The ligands of the 3Fe complex are Cys-8, -16, and -49, corresponding to three of the four ligands in complex I of Pa Fd; the ligands of the 4Fe complex are Cys-20, -39, -42, and -45, corresponding to the four ligands in complex II of Pa Fd.
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