Structure, function, and biosynthesis of nickel‐dependent enzymes

M Alfano, C Cavazza - Protein Science, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Nickel enzymes, present in archaea, bacteria, plants, and primitive eukaryotes are divided
into redox and nonredox enzymes and play key functions in diverse metabolic processes …

The intriguing mitoNEET: functional and spectroscopic properties of a unique [2Fe-2S] cluster coordination geometry

F Camponeschi, M Piccioli, L Banci - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Despite the number of cellular and pathological mitoNEET-related processes, very few
details are known about the mechanism of action of the protein. The recently discovered …

Paramagnetic NMR to study iron sulfur proteins: 13C detected experiments illuminate the vicinity of the metal center

L Querci, D Grifagni, IB Trindade, JM Silva… - Journal of Biomolecular …, 2023 - Springer
The robustness of NMR coherence transfer in proximity of a paramagnetic center depends
on the relaxation properties of the nuclei involved. In the case of Iron-Sulfur Proteins …

Relaxation-based NMR assignment: Spotlights on ligand binding sites in human CISD3

D Grifagni, JM Silva, F Cantini, M Piccioli… - Journal of Inorganic …, 2023 - Elsevier
CISD3 is a mitochondrial protein belonging to the NEET proteins family, bearing two [Fe 2 S
2] clusters coordinated by CDGSH domains. At variance with the other proteins of the NEET …

Moving nickel along the hydrogenase–urease maturation pathway

KL Tsang, KB Wong - Metallomics, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Hydrogenases and ureases play vital metabolic functions in all three domains of life.
However, nickel ions are cytotoxic because they can inactivate enzymes that require less …

The maturation pathway of nickel urease

YS Nim, KB Wong - Inorganics, 2019 - mdpi.com
Maturation of urease involves post-translational insertion of nickel ions to form an active site
with a carbamylated lysine ligand and is assisted by urease accessory proteins UreD, UreE …

Paramagnetic nuclear magnetic resonance: The Toolkit

L Querci, L Fiorucci, E Ravera, M Piccioli - Inorganics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy is the ideal tool to address the structure,
reactivity and dynamics of both inorganic and biological substances. The knowledge of …

Nickel as a virulence factor in the Class I bacterial carcinogen, Helicobacter pylori

MJ Maroney, S Ciurli - Seminars in Cancer Biology, 2021 - Elsevier
Helicobacter pylori is a human bacterial pathogen that causes peptic ulcers and has been
designated a Class I carcinogen by the International Agency for Research on Cancer …

NMR of Paramagnetic Proteins: 13C Derived Paramagnetic Relaxation Enhancements Are an Additional Source of Structural Information in Solution

L Querci, IB Trindade, M Invernici, JM Silva, F Cantini… - Magnetochemistry, 2023 - mdpi.com
In paramagnetic metalloproteins, longitudinal relaxation rates of 13C′ and 13Cα nuclei can
be measured using 13C detected experiments and converted into electron spin-nuclear spin …

The structure of the high-affinity nickel-binding site in the Ni,Zn-HypA•UreE2 complex

B Zambelli, P Basak, H Hu, M Piccioli, F Musiani… - Metallomics, 2023 - academic.oup.com
The maturation pathway for the nickel-dependent enzyme urease utilizes the protein UreE
as a metallochaperone to supply Ni (II) ions. In Helicobacter pylori urease maturation also …