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Metal binding and oligomerization properties of FurC (PerR) from $Anabaena$ sp. PCC7120: an additional layer of regulation?

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Metal and redox homeostasis in cyanobacteria is tightly controlled to preserve the photosynthetic machinery from mismetallation and minimize cell damage. This control is mainly taken by FUR (ferric uptake regulation) proteins. FurC works as the PerR (peroxide response) paralog in $Anabaena$ sp. PCC7120. Despite its importance, this regulator remained poorly characterized. Although FurC lacks the typical CXXC motifs present in FUR proteins, it contains a tightly bound zinc per subunit. FurC: Zn stoichiometrically binds zinc and manganese in a second site, manganese being more efficient in the binding of FurC: Zn to its DNA target P$_{prxA}$. Oligomerization analyses of FurC: Zn evidence the occurrence of different aggregates ranging from dimers to octamers. Notably, intermolecular disulfide bonds are not involved in FurC: Zn dimerization, dimer being the most reduced form of the protein. Oligomerization of dimers occurs upon oxidation of thiols by H$_2$O$_2$ or diamide and can be reversed by 1,4-Dithiothreitol (DTT). Irreversible inactivation of the regulator occurs by metal catalyzed oxidation promoted by ferrous iron. However, inactivation upon oxidation with H$_2$O$_2$ in the absence of iron was reverted by addition of DTT. Comparison of models for FurC: Zn dimers and tetramers obtained using AlphaFold Colab and SWISS-MODEL allowed to infer the residues forming both metal-binding sites and to propose the involvement of Cys86 in reversible tetramer formation. Our results decipher the existence of two levels of inactivation of FurC: Zn of $Anabaena$ sp. PCC7120, a reversible one through disulfide-formed FurC: Zn tetramers and the irreversible metal catalyzed oxidation. This additional reversible regulation may be specific of cyanobacteria.
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hal-03839940 , version 1 (23-11-2022)

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Cristina Sarasa-Buisan, Etienne Emonot, Marta Martínez-Júlvez, Emma Sevilla, Adrián Velázquez-Campoy, et al.. Metal binding and oligomerization properties of FurC (PerR) from $Anabaena$ sp. PCC7120: an additional layer of regulation?. Metallomics, 2022, 14 (10), pp.mfac077. ⟨10.1093/mtomcs/mfac077⟩. ⟨hal-03839940⟩
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