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[[Image:1GZX Haemoglobin.png|thumb|right|The structure of [[hemoglobin]]. The [[heme]] cofactor, containing the metal [[iron]], shown in green.]]
[[Image:1GZX Haemoglobin.png|thumb|right|The structure of [[hemoglobin]]. The [[heme]] cofactor, containing the metal [[iron]], shown in green.]]


'''Metalloprotein''' is a generic term for a [[protein]] that contains a metal ion [[Cofactor (biochemistry)|cofactor]].<ref>{{cite book | first = Lucia | last = Banci | editor1-last = Sigel | editor1-first = Astrid | editor2-last = Sigel | editor2-first = Helmut | editor3-last = Sigel | editor3-first = Roland K. O. | name-list-style = vanc | title = Metallomics and the Cell | journal = Metal Ions in Life Sciences | volume = 12 | pages = 1–13 | year = 2013 | publisher = Springer | isbn = 978-94-007-5561-1 | doi = 10.1007/978-94-007-5561-1_1 | pmid = 23595668 }}
'''Metalloprotein''' is a generic term for a [[protein]] that contains a metal ion [[Cofactor (biochemistry)|cofactor]].<ref>{{cite book | first = Lucia | last = Banci | chapter = Metallomics and the Cell: Some Definitions and General Comments | series = Metal Ions in Life Sciences | editor1-last = Sigel | editor1-first = Astrid | editor2-last = Sigel | editor2-first = Helmut | editor3-last = Sigel | editor3-first = Roland K. O. | name-list-style = vanc | title = Metallomics and the Cell | volume = 12 | pages = 1–13 | year = 2013 | publisher = Springer | isbn = 978-94-007-5561-1 | doi = 10.1007/978-94-007-5561-1_1 | pmid = 23595668 }}
</ref><ref name=AS>{{cite book | vauthors = Shriver DF, Atkins PW |title=Inorganic chemistry|publisher=Oxford University Press|year=1999|edition=3rd|chapter=Charper 19, Bioinorganic chemistry|isbn=978-0-19-850330-9 }}</ref> A large proportion of all proteins are part of this category. For instance, at least 1000 human proteins (out of ~20,000) contain zinc-binding [[protein domain]]s<ref>[https://www.uniprot.org/proteomes/UP000005640 Human reference proteome] in Uniprot, accessed 12 Jan 2018</ref> although there may be up to 3000 human zinc metalloproteins.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Andreini C, Banci L, Bertini I, Rosato A | title = Zinc through the three domains of life | journal = Journal of Proteome Research | volume = 5 | issue = 11 | pages = 3173–8 | date = November 2006 | pmid = 17081069 | doi = 10.1021/pr0603699 }}</ref>
</ref><ref name=AS>{{cite book | vauthors = Shriver DF, Atkins PW |title=Inorganic chemistry|publisher=Oxford University Press|year=1999|edition=3rd|chapter=Charper 19, Bioinorganic chemistry|isbn=978-0-19-850330-9 }}</ref> A large proportion of all proteins are part of this category. For instance, at least 1000 human proteins (out of ~20,000) contain zinc-binding [[protein domain]]s<ref>[https://www.uniprot.org/proteomes/UP000005640 Human reference proteome] in Uniprot, accessed 12 Jan 2018</ref> although there may be up to 3000 human zinc metalloproteins.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Andreini C, Banci L, Bertini I, Rosato A | title = Zinc through the three domains of life | journal = Journal of Proteome Research | volume = 5 | issue = 11 | pages = 3173–8 | date = November 2006 | pmid = 17081069 | doi = 10.1021/pr0603699 }}</ref>


==Abundance==
==Abundance==
It is estimated that approximately half of all [[protein]]s contain a [[metal]].<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Thomson AJ, Gray HB | year = 1998 | title = Bioinorganic chemistry | journal = Current Opinion in Chemical Biology | volume = 2 | issue = 2| pages = 155–158 | doi = 10.1016/S1367-5931(98)80056-2 | pmid = 9667942 | url = http://authors.library.caltech.edu/25052/1/BioinCh.pdf }}</ref> In another estimate, about one quarter to one third of all proteins are proposed to require metals to carry out their functions.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Waldron KJ, Robinson NJ | title = How do bacterial cells ensure that metalloproteins get the correct metal? | journal = Nature Reviews. Microbiology | volume = 7 | issue = 1 | pages = 25–35 | date = January 2009 | pmid = 19079350 | doi = 10.1038/nrmicro2057 | s2cid = 7253420 }}</ref> Thus, metalloproteins have many different functions in [[cell (biology)|cells]], such as storage and transport of proteins, [[enzyme]]s and [[signal transduction]] proteins, or infectious diseases.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Carver |first1=Peggy L. |editor1-last=Sigel |editor1-first=Astrid |editor2-last=Sigel |editor2-first=Helmut |editor3-last=Sigel |editor3-first=Roland K.O. | name-list-style = vanc |title=Interrelations between Essential Metal Ions and Human Diseases |series=Metal Ions in Life Sciences |volume=13 |year=2013 |publisher=Springer |pages=1–28 |chapter=Chapter 1. Metal Ions and Infectious Diseases. An Overview from the Clinic |doi=10.1007/978-94-007-7500-8_1|pmid=24470087 |isbn=978-94-007-7499-5 }}</ref> The abundance of metal binding proteins may be inherent to the amino acids that proteins use, as even artificial proteins without evolutionary history will readily bind metals.<ref name="Wang2019">{{cite journal|last1=Wang|first1=MS|last2=Hoegler|first2=KH|last3=Hecht|first3=M|year=2019 |title=Unevolved De Novo Proteins Have Innate Tendencies to Bind Transition Metals|journal=Life|volume=9|pages=8|number=8|doi=10.3390/life9010008|pmid=30634485|pmc=6463171|doi-access=free}}</ref>
It is estimated that approximately half of all [[protein]]s contain a [[metal]].<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Thomson AJ, Gray HB | year = 1998 | title = Bioinorganic chemistry | journal = Current Opinion in Chemical Biology | volume = 2 | issue = 2| pages = 155–158 | doi = 10.1016/S1367-5931(98)80056-2 | pmid = 9667942 | url = http://authors.library.caltech.edu/25052/1/BioinCh.pdf }}</ref> In another estimate, about one quarter to one third of all proteins are proposed to require metals to carry out their functions.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Waldron KJ, Robinson NJ | title = How do bacterial cells ensure that metalloproteins get the correct metal? | journal = Nature Reviews. Microbiology | volume = 7 | issue = 1 | pages = 25–35 | date = January 2009 | pmid = 19079350 | doi = 10.1038/nrmicro2057 | s2cid = 7253420 }}</ref> Thus, metalloproteins have many different functions in [[cell (biology)|cells]], such as storage and transport of proteins, [[enzyme]]s and [[signal transduction]] proteins, or infectious diseases.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Carver |first1=Peggy L. |chapter=Metal Ions and Infectious Diseases. An Overview from the Clinic |editor1-last=Sigel |editor1-first=Astrid |editor2-last=Sigel |editor2-first=Helmut |editor3-last=Sigel |editor3-first=Roland K.O. | name-list-style = vanc |title=Interrelations between Essential Metal Ions and Human Diseases |series=Metal Ions in Life Sciences |volume=13 |year=2013 |publisher=Springer |pages=1–28 |doi=10.1007/978-94-007-7500-8_1|pmid=24470087 |isbn=978-94-007-7499-5 }}</ref> The abundance of metal binding proteins may be inherent to the amino acids that proteins use, as even artificial proteins without evolutionary history will readily bind metals.<ref name="Wang2019">{{cite journal|last1=Wang|first1=MS|last2=Hoegler|first2=KH|last3=Hecht|first3=M|year=2019 |title=Unevolved De Novo Proteins Have Innate Tendencies to Bind Transition Metals|journal=Life|volume=9|pages=8|number=8|doi=10.3390/life9010008|pmid=30634485|pmc=6463171|doi-access=free|bibcode=2019Life....9....8W }}</ref>


Most metals in the [[human body]] are bound to proteins. For instance, the relatively high concentration of iron in the human body is mostly due to the iron in [[hemoglobin]].
Most metals in the [[human body|human]] [[Composition_of_the_human_body|body]] are bound to proteins. For instance, the relatively high concentration of iron in the human body is mostly due to the iron in [[hemoglobin]].
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|+Metal concentrations in humans organs (ppm = ug/g ash)<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Maret W | title = Metalloproteomics, metalloproteomes, and the annotation of metalloproteins | journal = Metallomics | volume = 2 | issue = 2 | pages = 117–25 | date = February 2010 | pmid = 21069142 | doi = 10.1039/b915804a }}</ref>
|+Metal concentrations in humans organs (ppm = μg/g ash)<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Maret W | title = Metalloproteomics, metalloproteomes, and the annotation of metalloproteins | journal = Metallomics | volume = 2 | issue = 2 | pages = 117–25 | date = February 2010 | pmid = 21069142 | doi = 10.1039/b915804a | doi-access = free }}</ref>
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|7,168
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[[Cytochrome P450]] enzymes perform the function of inserting an oxygen atom into a C−H bond, an oxidation reaction.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Ubiquitous Roles of Cytochrome 450 Proteins|editor1-first=Astrid |editor1-last=Sigel |editor2-first=Helmut |editor2-last=Sigel |editor3-first=Roland K. O. |editor3-last=Sigel | name-list-style = vanc |publisher=Wiley|year=2007|series=Metal Ions in Life Sciences|volume=3|isbn=978-0-470-01672-5}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Ortiz de Montellano |first=P.R. | name-list-style = vanc |title=Cytochrome P450 Structure, Mechanism, and Biochemistry |publisher=Springer |year=2005 |edition=3rd |isbn= 978-0-306-48324-0}}</ref>
[[Cytochrome P450]] enzymes perform the function of inserting an oxygen atom into a C−H bond, an oxidation reaction.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Ubiquitous Roles of Cytochrome 450 Proteins|editor1-first=Astrid |editor1-last=Sigel |editor2-first=Helmut |editor2-last=Sigel |editor3-first=Roland K. O. |editor3-last=Sigel | name-list-style = vanc |publisher=Wiley|year=2007|series=Metal Ions in Life Sciences|volume=3|isbn=978-0-470-01672-5}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Ortiz de Montellano |first=P.R. | name-list-style = vanc |title=Cytochrome P450 Structure, Mechanism, and Biochemistry |publisher=Springer |year=2005 |edition=3rd |isbn= 978-0-306-48324-0}}</ref>
[[Image:Rubredoxin.png|thumb|130px|[[Rubredoxin]] active site.]]


=== Rubredoxin ===
=== Rubredoxin ===
[[Image:Rubredoxin.svg|thumb|right|130px|[[Rubredoxin]] active site.]]
{{main|Iron–sulfur protein}}
{{main|Iron–sulfur protein}}
[[Rubredoxin]] is an electron-carrier found in [[sulfur]]-metabolizing [[bacteria]] and [[archaea]]. The active site contains an iron ion coordinated by the sulfur atoms of four [[cysteine]] residues forming an almost regular [[tetrahedron]]. Rubredoxins perform one-electron transfer processes. The [[oxidation state]] of the iron atom changes between the +2 and +3 states. In both oxidation states the metal is [[high spin]], which helps to minimize structural changes.
[[Rubredoxin]] is an electron-carrier found in [[sulfur]]-metabolizing [[bacteria]] and [[archaea]]. The active site contains an iron ion coordinated by the sulfur atoms of four [[cysteine]] residues forming an almost regular [[tetrahedron]]. Rubredoxins perform one-electron transfer processes. The [[oxidation state]] of the iron atom changes between the +2 and +3 states. In both oxidation states the metal is [[high spin]], which helps to minimize structural changes.
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[[image:Plastocyanin copper binding.png|thumb|200px|The copper site in [[plastocyanin]]]]
[[image:Plastocyanin copper binding.png|thumb|200px|The copper site in [[plastocyanin]]]]
Plastocyanin is one of the family of blue [[copper proteins]] that are involved in [[electron transfer]] reactions. The [[copper]]-binding site is described as distorted [[Trigonal pyramidal molecular geometry|trigonal pyramidal]].<ref>{{cite journal| vauthors = Colman PM, Freeman HC, Guss JM, Murata M, Norris VA, Ramshaw JA, Venkatappa MP | author-link2 = Hans Freeman |title= X-Ray Crystal-Structure Analysis of Plastocyanin at 2.7&nbsp;Å Resolution|journal= [[Nature (journal)|Nature]] |volume= 272|pages= 319–324|year= 1978|doi= 10.1038/272319a0|issue=5651 |bibcode= 1978Natur.272..319C| s2cid = 4226644 }}</ref> The trigonal plane of the pyramidal base is composed of two nitrogen atoms (N<sub>1</sub> and N<sub>2</sub>) from separate histidines and a sulfur (S<sub>1</sub>) from a cysteine. Sulfur (S<sub>2</sub>) from an axial methionine forms the apex. The distortion occurs in the bond lengths between the copper and sulfur ligands. The Cu−S<sub>1</sub> contact is shorter (207&nbsp;[[picometer|pm]]) than Cu−S<sub>2</sub> (282&nbsp;pm).
Plastocyanin is one of the family of blue [[copper proteins]] that are involved in [[electron transfer]] reactions. The [[copper]]-binding site is described as distorted [[Trigonal pyramidal molecular geometry|trigonal pyramidal]].<ref>{{cite journal| vauthors = Colman PM, Freeman HC, Guss JM, Murata M, Norris VA, Ramshaw JA, Venkatappa MP | author-link2 = Hans Freeman |title= X-Ray Crystal-Structure Analysis of Plastocyanin at 2.7&nbsp;Å Resolution|journal= [[Nature (journal)|Nature]] |volume= 272|pages= 319–324|year= 1978|doi= 10.1038/272319a0|issue=5651 |bibcode= 1978Natur.272..319C| s2cid = 4226644 }}</ref> The trigonal plane of the pyramidal base is composed of two nitrogen atoms (N<sub>1</sub> and N<sub>2</sub>) from separate histidines and a sulfur (S<sub>1</sub>) from a cysteine. Sulfur (S<sub>2</sub>) from an axial methionine forms the apex. The distortion occurs in the bond lengths between the copper and sulfur ligands. The Cu−S<sub>1</sub> contact is shorter (207&nbsp;[[picometer|pm]]) than Cu−S<sub>2</sub> (282&nbsp;pm).
The elongated Cu−S<sub>2</sub> bonding destabilizes the Cu(II) form and increases the [[redox]] potential of the protein. The blue color (597&nbsp;[[nanometer|nm]] peak absorption) is due to the Cu−S<sub>1</sub> bond where S(pπ) to Cu(d<sub>''x''<sup>2</sup>−''y''<sup>2</sup></sub>) charge transfer occurs.<ref>{{cite book| vauthors = Solomon EI, Gewirth AA, Cohen SL |year=1986|title=Spectroscopic Studies of Active Sites. Blue Copper and Electronic Structural Analogs|journal=ACS Symposium Series |volume=307|pages=236–266|doi=10.1021/bk-1986-0307.ch016|isbn=978-0-8412-0971-8}}</ref>
The elongated Cu−S<sub>2</sub> bonding destabilizes the Cu(II) form and increases the [[Reduction potential|redox potential]] of the protein. The blue color (597&nbsp;[[nanometer|nm]] peak absorption) is due to the Cu−S<sub>1</sub> bond where S(pπ) to Cu(d<sub>''x''<sup>2</sup>−''y''<sup>2</sup></sub>) charge transfer occurs.<ref>{{cite book| vauthors = Solomon EI, Gewirth AA, Cohen SL |year=1986|title=Spectroscopic Studies of Active Sites. Blue Copper and Electronic Structural Analogs|journal=ACS Symposium Series |volume=307|pages=236–266|doi=10.1021/bk-1986-0307.ch016|isbn=978-0-8412-0971-8}}</ref>


In the reduced form of plastocyanin, [[histidine|His]]-87 will become protonated with a [[acid dissociation constant|p''K''<sub>a</sub>]] of 4.4. [[Protonation]] prevents it acting as a [[ligand]] and the copper site geometry becomes [[Trigonal planar molecular geometry|trigonal planar]].
In the reduced form of plastocyanin, [[histidine|His]]-87 will become protonated with a [[acid dissociation constant|p''K''<sub>a</sub>]] of 4.4. [[Protonation]] prevents it acting as a [[ligand]] and the copper site geometry becomes [[Trigonal planar molecular geometry|trigonal planar]].
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====Iron====
====Iron====


[[Iron]] is stored as iron(III) in [[ferritin]]. The exact nature of the binding site has not yet been determined. The iron appears to be present as a [[hydrolysis]] product such as FeO(OH). Iron is transported by [[transferrin]] whose binding site consists of two [[tyrosine]]s, one [[aspartic acid]] and one [[histidine]].<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Anderson BF, Baker HM, Dodson EJ, Norris GE, Rumball SV, Waters JM, Baker EN | title = Structure of human lactoferrin at 3.2-A resolution | journal = Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America | volume = 84 | issue = 7 | pages = 1769–73 | date = April 1987 | pmid = 3470756 | pmc = 304522 | doi = 10.1073/pnas.84.7.1769 }}</ref> The human body has no mechanism for iron excretion.{{citation needed|date=March 2017}} This can lead to [[iron overload]] problems in patients treated with [[blood transfusion]]s, as, for instance, with β-[[thalassemia]]. Iron is actually excreted in urine<ref name="pmid8808191">{{cite journal | vauthors = Rodríguez E, Díaz C | title = Iron, copper and zinc levels in urine: relationship to various individual factors | journal = Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology | volume = 9 | issue = 4 | pages = 200–9 | date = December 1995 | pmid = 8808191 | doi = 10.1016/S0946-672X(11)80025-8}}</ref> and is also concentrated in bile<ref name="pmid3738220">{{cite journal | vauthors = Schümann K, Schäfer SG, Forth W | title = Iron absorption and biliary excretion of transferrin in rats | journal = Research in Experimental Medicine. Zeitschrift für die Gesamte Experimentelle Medizin Einschliesslich Experimenteller Chirurgie | volume = 186 | issue = 3 | pages = 215–9 | date = 1986 | pmid = 3738220 | doi = 10.1007/BF01852047| s2cid = 7925719 }}</ref> which is excreted in feces.<ref>{{cite web |title=Biliary excretion of waste products |url=http://arbl.cvmbs.colostate.edu/hbooks/pathphys/digestion/liver/bilirubin.html |access-date=2017-03-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170326180459/http://arbl.cvmbs.colostate.edu/hbooks/pathphys/digestion/liver/bilirubin.html |archive-date=2017-03-26 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
[[Iron]] is stored as iron(III) in [[ferritin]]. The exact nature of the binding site has not yet been determined. The iron appears to be present as a [[hydrolysis]] product such as FeO(OH). Iron is transported by [[transferrin]] whose binding site consists of two [[tyrosine]]s, one [[aspartic acid]] and one [[histidine]].<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Anderson BF, Baker HM, Dodson EJ, Norris GE, Rumball SV, Waters JM, Baker EN | title = Structure of human lactoferrin at 3.2-A resolution | journal = Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America | volume = 84 | issue = 7 | pages = 1769–73 | date = April 1987 | pmid = 3470756 | pmc = 304522 | doi = 10.1073/pnas.84.7.1769 | doi-access = free }}</ref> The human body has no controlled mechanism for excretion of iron.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Wallace |first=Daniel F |date=May 2016 |title=The Regulation of Iron Absorption and Homeostasis |journal=The Clinical Biochemist Reviews |volume=37 |issue=2 |pages=51–62 |issn=0159-8090 |pmc=5198508 |pmid=28303071}}</ref> This can lead to [[iron overload]] problems in patients treated with [[blood transfusion]]s, as, for instance, with β-[[thalassemia]]. Iron is actually excreted in urine<ref name="pmid8808191">{{cite journal | vauthors = Rodríguez E, Díaz C | title = Iron, copper and zinc levels in urine: relationship to various individual factors | journal = Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology | volume = 9 | issue = 4 | pages = 200–9 | date = December 1995 | pmid = 8808191 | doi = 10.1016/S0946-672X(11)80025-8| bibcode = 1995JTEMB...9..200R }}</ref> and is also concentrated in bile<ref name="pmid3738220">{{cite journal | vauthors = Schümann K, Schäfer SG, Forth W | title = Iron absorption and biliary excretion of transferrin in rats | journal = Research in Experimental Medicine. Zeitschrift für die Gesamte Experimentelle Medizin Einschliesslich Experimenteller Chirurgie | volume = 186 | issue = 3 | pages = 215–9 | date = 1986 | pmid = 3738220 | doi = 10.1007/BF01852047| s2cid = 7925719 }}</ref> which is excreted in feces.<ref>{{cite web |title=Biliary excretion of waste products |url=http://arbl.cvmbs.colostate.edu/hbooks/pathphys/digestion/liver/bilirubin.html |access-date=2017-03-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170326180459/http://arbl.cvmbs.colostate.edu/hbooks/pathphys/digestion/liver/bilirubin.html |archive-date=2017-03-26 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


==== Copper ====
==== Copper ====
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This reaction is very slow in the absence of a catalyst, but quite fast in the presence of the [[hydroxide]] ion
This reaction is very slow in the absence of a catalyst, but quite fast in the presence of the [[hydroxide]] ion
:CO<sub>2</sub> + OH<sup>−</sup> {{eqm}} [[hydrogencarbonate|{{chem|HCO|3|−}}]]
:CO<sub>2</sub> + OH<sup>−</sup> {{eqm}} [[hydrogencarbonate|{{chem|HCO|3|−}}]]
A reaction similar to this is almost instantaneous with [[carbonic anhydrase]]. The structure of the active site in carbonic anhydrases is well known from a number of crystal structures. It consists of a [[zinc]] ion coordinated by three [[imidazole]] nitrogen atoms from three [[histidine]] units. The fourth coordination site is occupied by a water molecule. The coordination sphere of the zinc ion is approximately [[tetrahedral molecular geometry|tetrahedral]]. The positively-charged zinc ion polarizes the coordinated water molecule, and [[nucleophilic]] attack by the negatively-charged hydroxide portion on carbon dioxide (carbonic anhydride) proceeds rapidly. The catalytic cycle produces the bicarbonate ion and the hydrogen ion<ref name=AS/> as the [[chemical equilibrium|equilibrium]]
A reaction similar to this is almost instantaneous with [[carbonic anhydrase]]. The structure of the active site in carbonic anhydrases is well known from a number of crystal structures. It consists of a [[zinc]] ion coordinated by three [[imidazole]] nitrogen atoms from three [[histidine]] units. The fourth coordination site is occupied by a water molecule. The coordination sphere of the zinc ion is approximately [[tetrahedral molecular geometry|tetrahedral]]. The positively-charged zinc ion polarizes the coordinated water molecule, and [[nucleophilic]] attack by the negatively-charged hydroxide portion on carbon dioxide proceeds rapidly. The catalytic cycle produces the bicarbonate ion and the hydrogen ion<ref name=AS/> as the [[chemical equilibrium|equilibrium]]:
:H<sub>2</sub>CO<sub>3</sub> {{eqm}} {{chem|HCO|3|−}} + H<sup>+</sup>
:H<sub>2</sub>CO<sub>3</sub> {{eqm}} {{chem|HCO|3|−}} + H<sup>+</sup>
favours dissociation of [[carbonic acid]] at biological [[pH]] values.<ref name="Lindskog_1997">{{cite journal | vauthors = Lindskog S | title = Structure and mechanism of carbonic anhydrase | journal = Pharmacology & Therapeutics | volume = 74 | issue = 1 | pages = 1–20 | year = 1997 | pmid = 9336012 | doi = 10.1016/S0163-7258(96)00198-2 }}</ref>
favouring dissociation of [[carbonic acid]] at biological [[pH]] values.<ref name="Lindskog_1997">{{cite journal | vauthors = Lindskog S | title = Structure and mechanism of carbonic anhydrase | journal = Pharmacology & Therapeutics | volume = 74 | issue = 1 | pages = 1–20 | year = 1997 | pmid = 9336012 | doi = 10.1016/S0163-7258(96)00198-2 }}</ref>


=== Vitamin B<sub>12</sub>-dependent enzymes ===
=== Vitamin B<sub>12</sub>-dependent enzymes ===
The [[cobalt]]-containing [[Vitamin B12|Vitamin B<sub>12</sub>]] (also known as cobalamin) catalyzes the transfer of [[methyl]] (−CH<sub>3</sub>) groups between two molecules, which involves the breaking of [[Carbon–carbon bond|C−C bonds]], a process that is energetically expensive in organic reactions. The metal ion lowers the [[activation energy]] for the process by forming a transient Co−CH<sub>3</sub> bond.<ref>{{cite book|title=Metal–carbon bonds in enzymes and cofactors |editor1-first=Astrid |editor1-last=Sigel |editor2-first=Helmut |editor2-last=Sigel |editor3-first=Roland K.O. |editor3-last=Sigel | name-list-style = vanc |publisher=Wiley|year=2008|series=Metal Ions in Life Sciences|volume=6|isbn=978-1-84755-915-9}}</ref> The structure of the [[coenzyme]] was famously determined by [[Dorothy Hodgkin]] and co-workers, for which she received a [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry]].<ref>{{cite web | title = The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1964 | publisher = Nobelprize.org | url = http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/chemistry/laureates/1964/index.html|access-date=2008-10-06}}</ref> It consists of a cobalt(II) ion coordinated to four nitrogen atoms of a [[corrin]] ring and a fifth nitrogen atom from an [[imidazole]] group. In the resting state there is a Co−C [[sigma bond]] with the 5′ carbon atom of [[adenosine]].<ref>{{cite journal |last=Hodgkin |first=D.&nbsp;C.|year=1965|journal=Proc. Roy. Soc. A|volume=288|issue=1414|pages=294–305 |doi=10.1098/rspa.1965.0219 |title=The Structure of the Corrin Nucleus from X-ray Analysis|bibcode=1965RSPSA.288..294H|s2cid=95235740}}</ref> This is a naturally occurring [[organometallic]] compound, which explains its function in ''trans''-methylation reactions, such as the reaction carried out by [[5-Methyltetrahydrofolate-homocysteine methyltransferase|methionine synthase]].
The [[cobalt]]-containing [[Vitamin B12|Vitamin B<sub>12</sub>]] (also known as cobalamin) catalyzes the transfer of [[methyl]] (−CH<sub>3</sub>) groups between two molecules, which involves the breaking of [[Carbon–carbon bond|C−C bonds]], a process that is energetically expensive in organic reactions. The metal ion lowers the [[activation energy]] for the process by forming a transient Co−CH<sub>3</sub> bond.<ref>{{cite book|title=Metal–carbon bonds in enzymes and cofactors |editor1-first=Astrid |editor1-last=Sigel |editor2-first=Helmut |editor2-last=Sigel |editor3-first=Roland K.O. |editor3-last=Sigel | name-list-style = vanc |publisher=Wiley|year=2008|series=Metal Ions in Life Sciences|volume=6|isbn=978-1-84755-915-9}}</ref> The structure of the [[coenzyme]] was famously determined by [[Dorothy Hodgkin]] and co-workers, for which she received a [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry]].<ref>{{cite web | title = The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1964 | publisher = Nobelprize.org | url = http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/chemistry/laureates/1964/index.html|access-date=2008-10-06}}</ref> It consists of a cobalt(II) ion coordinated to four nitrogen atoms of a [[corrin]] ring and a fifth nitrogen atom from an [[imidazole]] group. In the resting state there is a Co−C [[sigma bond]] with the 5′ carbon atom of [[adenosine]].<ref>{{cite journal |last=Hodgkin |first=D.&nbsp;C.|year=1965|journal=Proc. R. Soc. A|volume=288|issue=1414|pages=294–305 |doi=10.1098/rspa.1965.0219 |title=The Structure of the Corrin Nucleus from X-ray Analysis|bibcode=1965RSPSA.288..294H|s2cid=95235740}}</ref> This is a naturally occurring [[organometallic]] compound, which explains its function in ''trans''-methylation reactions, such as the reaction carried out by [[5-Methyltetrahydrofolate-homocysteine methyltransferase|methionine synthase]].


=== Nitrogenase (nitrogen fixation) ===
=== Nitrogenase (nitrogen fixation) ===


The [[nitrogen fixation|fixation of atmospheric nitrogen]] is a very energy-intensive process, as it involves breaking the very stable [[triple bond]] between the nitrogen atoms. The enzyme [[nitrogenase]] is one of the few enzymes that can catalyze the process. The enzyme occurs in [[Rhizobium (genus)|''Rhizobium'']] [[bacteria]]. There are three components to its action: a [[molybdenum]] atom at the active site, [[iron-sulfur cluster|iron–sulfur clusters]] that are involved in transporting the electrons needed to reduce the nitrogen, and an abundant energy source in the form of [[magnesium]] [[adenosine triphosphate|ATP]]. This last is provided by a [[symbiotic]] relationship between the bacteria and a host plant, often a [[legume]]. The relationship is symbiotic because the plant supplies the energy by [[photosynthesis]] and benefits by obtaining the fixed nitrogen. The reaction may be written symbolically as
The [[nitrogen fixation|fixation of atmospheric nitrogen]] is an energy-intensive process, as it involves breaking the very stable [[triple bond]] between the nitrogen atoms. The [[nitrogenase]]s catalyze the process. One such enzyme occurs in [[Rhizobium (genus)|''Rhizobium'']] [[bacteria]]. There are three components to its action: a [[molybdenum]] atom at the active site, [[iron-sulfur cluster|iron–sulfur clusters]] that are involved in transporting the electrons needed to reduce the nitrogen, and an abundant energy source in the form of [[magnesium]] [[adenosine triphosphate|ATP]]. This last is provided by a [[mutualism (biology)|mutualistic symbiosis]] between the bacteria and a host plant, often a [[legume]]. The reaction may be written symbolically as
:N<sub>2</sub> + 16&nbsp;Mg[[Adenosine triphosphate|ATP]] + 8&nbsp;e<sup>−</sup> → 2&nbsp;[[Ammonia|NH<sub>3</sub>]] + 16&nbsp;Mg[[Adenosine diphosphate|ADP]] +16&nbsp;P<sub>i</sub> + H<sub>2</sub>
:N<sub>2</sub> + 16&nbsp;Mg[[Adenosine triphosphate|ATP]] + 8&nbsp;e<sup>−</sup> → 2&nbsp;[[Ammonia|NH<sub>3</sub>]] + 16&nbsp;Mg[[Adenosine diphosphate|ADP]] +16&nbsp;P<sub>i</sub> + H<sub>2</sub>
where P<sub>i</sub> stands for inorganic [[phosphate]]. The precise structure of the active site has been difficult to determine. It appears to contain a MoFe<sub>7</sub>S<sub>8</sub> cluster that is able to bind the dinitrogen molecule and, presumably, enable the reduction process to begin.<ref>{{cite book|last=Orme-Johnson|first=W.&nbsp;H.|title=Molybdenum enzymes, cofactors and model systems|url=https://archive.org/details/molybdenumenzyme00stie|url-access=limited|editor1-last=Steifel |editor1-first=E.&nbsp;I. |editor2-last=Coucouvannis |editor2-first=D. |editor3-last=Newton |editor3-first=D.&nbsp;C.|publisher=American Chemical Society|location=Washington, DC|year=1993|series=Advances in chemystry, Symposium series no. 535|pages=[https://archive.org/details/molybdenumenzyme00stie/page/n259 257]}}</ref> The electrons are transported by the associated "P" cluster, which contains two [[cube|cubical]] Fe<sub>4</sub>S<sub>4</sub> clusters joined by sulfur bridges.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Chan MK, Kim J, Rees DC | title = The nitrogenase FeMo-cofactor and P-cluster pair: 2.2 A resolution structures | journal = Science | volume = 260 | issue = 5109 | pages = 792–4 | date = May 1993 | pmid = 8484118 | doi = 10.1126/science.8484118 }}</ref>
where P<sub>i</sub> stands for inorganic [[phosphate]]. The precise structure of the active site has been difficult to determine. It appears to contain a MoFe<sub>7</sub>S<sub>8</sub> cluster that is able to bind the dinitrogen molecule and, presumably, enable the reduction process to begin.<ref>{{cite book|last=Orme-Johnson|first=W.&nbsp;H.|title=Molybdenum enzymes, cofactors and model systems|url=https://archive.org/details/molybdenumenzyme00stie|url-access=limited|editor1-last=Steifel |editor1-first=E.&nbsp;I. |editor2-last=Coucouvannis |editor2-first=D. |editor3-last=Newton |editor3-first=D.&nbsp;C.|publisher=American Chemical Society|location=Washington, DC|year=1993|series=Advances in chemistry, Symposium series no. 535|pages=[https://archive.org/details/molybdenumenzyme00stie/page/n259 257]|isbn=9780841227088}}</ref> The electrons are transported by the associated "P" cluster, which contains two [[cube|cubical]] Fe<sub>4</sub>S<sub>4</sub> clusters joined by sulfur bridges.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Chan MK, Kim J, Rees DC | title = The nitrogenase FeMo-cofactor and P-cluster pair: 2.2 A resolution structures | journal = Science | volume = 260 | issue = 5109 | pages = 792–4 | date = May 1993 | pmid = 8484118 | doi = 10.1126/science.8484118 }}</ref>


=== Superoxide dismutase ===
=== Superoxide dismutase ===
[[Image:Superoxide dismutase 2 PDB 1VAR.png|thumb|Structure of a human superoxide dismutase 2 tetramer]]
[[Image:Superoxide dismutase 2 PDB 1VAR.png|thumb|Structure of a human superoxide dismutase 2 tetramer]]
The [[superoxide]] ion, {{chem|O|2|−}} is generated in biological systems by reduction of molecular [[oxygen]]. It has an unpaired [[electron]], so it behaves as a [[free radical]]. It is a powerful [[oxidizing agent]]. These properties render the superoxide ion very [[toxicity|toxic]] and are deployed to advantage by [[phagocytes]] to kill invading [[microorganism]]s. Otherwise, the superoxide ion must be destroyed before it does unwanted damage in a cell. The [[superoxide dismutase]] enzymes perform this function very efficiently.<ref>{{cite book|last=Packer|first=L. (editor)|title=Superoxide Dismutase: 349 (Methods in Enzymology)|publisher=Academic Press|year=2002|isbn=978-0-12-182252-1}}</ref>
The [[superoxide]] ion, {{chem|O|2|−}} is generated in biological systems by reduction of molecular [[oxygen]]. It has an unpaired [[electron]], so it behaves as a [[free radical]]. It is a powerful [[oxidizing agent]]. These properties render the superoxide ion very [[toxicity|toxic]] and are deployed to advantage by [[phagocytes]] to kill invading [[microorganism]]s. Otherwise, the superoxide ion must be destroyed before it does unwanted damage in a cell. The [[superoxide dismutase]] enzymes perform this function very efficiently.<ref>{{cite book|editor-last=Packer|editor-first=L. |title=Superoxide Dismutase: 349 (Methods in Enzymology)|publisher=Academic Press|year=2002|isbn=978-0-12-182252-1}}</ref>


The formal [[oxidation state]] of the oxygen atoms is −{{1/2}}. In solutions at neutral [[pH]], the superoxide ion [[Disproportionation|disproportionates]] to molecular oxygen and [[hydrogen peroxide]].
The formal [[oxidation state]] of the oxygen atoms is −{{1/2}}. In solutions at neutral [[pH]], the superoxide ion [[Disproportionation|disproportionates]] to molecular oxygen and [[hydrogen peroxide]].
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:Reduction: M<sup>''n''+</sup> + {{chem|O|2|−}} + 2&nbsp;H<sup>+</sup> → M<sup>(''n''+1)+</sup> + H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>.
:Reduction: M<sup>''n''+</sup> + {{chem|O|2|−}} + 2&nbsp;H<sup>+</sup> → M<sup>(''n''+1)+</sup> + H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>.


In human SOD the active metal is [[copper]], as Cu(II) or Cu(I), coordinated [[tetrahedral molecular geometry|tetrahedrally]] by four [[histidine]] residues. This enzyme also contains [[zinc]] ions for stabilization and is activated by copper chaperone for superoxide dismutase ([[CCS (gene)|CCS]]). Other [[isozyme]]s may contain [[iron]], manganese or [[nickel]]. Ni-SOD is particularly interesting as it involves nickel(III), an unusual oxidation state for this element. The active site nickel geometry cycles from [[square planar molecular geometry|square planar]] Ni(II), with thiolate (Cys<sub>2</sub> and Cys<sub>6</sub>) and backbone nitrogen (His<sub>1</sub> and Cys<sub>2</sub>) ligands, to [[square pyramidal molecular geometry|square pyramidal]] Ni(III) with an added axial His<sub>1</sub> side chain ligand.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Barondeau DP, Kassmann CJ, Bruns CK, Tainer JA, Getzoff ED|authorlink5=Elizabeth D. Getzoff | title = Nickel superoxide dismutase structure and mechanism | journal = Biochemistry | volume = 43 | issue = 25 | pages = 8038–47 | date = June 2004 | pmid = 15209499 | doi = 10.1021/bi0496081 }}</ref>
In human SOD, the active metal is [[copper]], as Cu(II) or Cu(I), coordinated [[tetrahedral molecular geometry|tetrahedrally]] by four [[histidine]] residues. This enzyme also contains [[zinc]] ions for stabilization and is activated by copper chaperone for superoxide dismutase ([[CCS (gene)|CCS]]). Other [[isozyme]]s may contain [[iron]], manganese or [[nickel]]. The activity of Ni-SOD involves nickel(III), an unusual oxidation state for this element. The active site nickel geometry cycles from [[square planar molecular geometry|square planar]] Ni(II), with thiolate (Cys<sub>2</sub> and Cys<sub>6</sub>) and backbone nitrogen (His<sub>1</sub> and Cys<sub>2</sub>) ligands, to [[square pyramidal molecular geometry|square pyramidal]] Ni(III) with an added axial His<sub>1</sub> side chain ligand.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Barondeau DP, Kassmann CJ, Bruns CK, Tainer JA, Getzoff ED|authorlink5=Elizabeth D. Getzoff | title = Nickel superoxide dismutase structure and mechanism | journal = Biochemistry | volume = 43 | issue = 25 | pages = 8038–47 | date = June 2004 | pmid = 15209499 | doi = 10.1021/bi0496081 }}</ref>


=== Chlorophyll-containing proteins ===
=== Chlorophyll-containing proteins ===
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{{main|Hydrogenase}}
{{main|Hydrogenase}}
Hydrogenases are subclassified into three different types based on the active site metal content: iron–iron hydrogenase, nickel–iron hydrogenase, and iron hydrogenase.<ref>
Hydrogenases are subclassified into three different types based on the active site metal content: iron–iron hydrogenase, nickel–iron hydrogenase, and iron hydrogenase.<ref>
{{cite book | first1 = Alison | last1 = Parkin | editor1-first = Peter M.&nbsp;H. | editor1-last = Kroneck | editor2-first = Martha E. | editor2-last = Sosa Torres | title = The Metal-Driven Biogeochemistry of Gaseous Compounds in the Environment | series = Metal Ions in Life Sciences | volume = 14 | year = 2014 | publisher = Springer | chapter = Chapter 5. Understanding and Harnessing Hydrogenases, Biological Dihydrogen Catalysts | pages = 99–124 | doi = 10.1007/978-94-017-9269-1_5 | pmid = 25416392 | isbn = 978-94-017-9268-4 }}
{{cite book | first1 = Alison | last1 = Parkin | chapter = Understanding and Harnessing Hydrogenases, Biological Dihydrogen Catalysts | editor1-first = Peter M.&nbsp;H. | editor1-last = Kroneck | editor2-first = Martha E. | editor2-last = Sosa Torres | title = The Metal-Driven Biogeochemistry of Gaseous Compounds in the Environment | series = Metal Ions in Life Sciences | volume = 14 | year = 2014 | publisher = Springer | pages = 99–124 | doi = 10.1007/978-94-017-9269-1_5 | pmid = 25416392 | isbn = 978-94-017-9268-4 }}
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All hydrogenases catalyze reversible [[hydrogen|H<sub>2</sub>]] uptake, but while the [FeFe] and [NiFe] hydrogenases are true [[redox]] [[catalysis|catalysts]], driving H<sub>2</sub> oxidation and H<sup>+</sup> reduction
All hydrogenases catalyze reversible [[hydrogen|H<sub>2</sub>]] uptake, but while the [FeFe] and [NiFe] hydrogenases are true [[redox]] [[catalysis|catalysts]], driving H<sub>2</sub> oxidation and H<sup>+</sup> reduction
:H<sub>2</sub> {{eqm}} 2&nbsp;H<sup>+</sup> + 2 e<sup>−</sup>
:H<sub>2</sub> {{eqm}} 2&nbsp;H<sup>+</sup> + 2 e<sup>−</sup>
the [Fe] hydrogenases catalyze the reversible heterolytic cleavage of H<sub>2</sub>.
the [Fe] hydrogenases catalyze the reversible [[Heterolysis (chemistry)|heterolytic]] cleavage of H<sub>2</sub>.
:H<sub>2</sub> {{eqm}} H<sup>+</sup> + H<sup>−</sup>
:H<sub>2</sub> {{eqm}} H<sup>+</sup> + H<sup>−</sup>
[[File:ActiveSitesCorrected.png|thumb|center|x140px|The active site structures of the three types of hydrogenase enzymes.]]
[[File:ActiveSitesCorrected.png|thumb|center|x140px|The active site structures of the three types of hydrogenase enzymes.]]


=== Ribozyme and deoxyribozyme ===
=== Ribozyme and deoxyribozyme ===
Since discovery of [[ribozyme]]s by [[Thomas Cech]] and [[Sidney Altman]] in the early 1980s, ribozymes have been shown to be a distinct class of metalloenzymes.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Pyle AM | title = Ribozymes: a distinct class of metalloenzymes | journal = Science | volume = 261 | issue = 5122 | pages = 709–14 | date = August 1993 | pmid = 7688142 | doi = 10.1126/science.7688142 | bibcode = 1993Sci...261..709P }}</ref> Many ribozymes require metal ions in their active sites for chemical catalysis; hence they are called metalloenzymes. Additionally, metal ions are essential for structural stabilization of ribozymes. [[Group I catalytic intron|Group I intron]] is the most studied ribozyme which has three metals participating in catalysis.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Shan S, Yoshida A, Sun S, Piccirilli JA, Herschlag D | title = Three metal ions at the active site of the Tetrahymena group I ribozyme | journal = Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America | volume = 96 | issue = 22 | pages = 12299–304 | date = October 1999 | pmid = 10535916 | pmc = 22911 | doi = 10.1073/pnas.96.22.12299 | bibcode = 1999PNAS...9612299S }}</ref> Other known ribozymes include [[group II intron]], [[Ribonuclease P|RNase P]], and several small viral ribozymes (such as [[Hammerhead ribozyme|hammerhead]], [[Hairpin ribozyme|hairpin]], [[Hepatitis delta virus ribozyme|HDV]], and [[VS ribozyme|VS]]) and the large subunit of ribosomes. Recently, four new classes of ribozymes have been discovered (named [[Twister ribozyme|twister]], twister sister, pistol and hatchet) which are all self-cleaving ribozymes.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Weinberg Z, Kim PB, Chen TH, Li S, Harris KA, Lünse CE, Breaker RR | title = New classes of self-cleaving ribozymes revealed by comparative genomics analysis | journal = Nature Chemical Biology | volume = 11 | issue = 8 | pages = 606–10 | date = August 2015 | pmid = 26167874 | pmc = 4509812 | doi = 10.1038/nchembio.1846 }}</ref>
Since discovery of [[ribozyme]]s by [[Thomas Cech]] and [[Sidney Altman]] in the early 1980s, ribozymes have been shown to be a distinct class of metalloenzymes.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Pyle AM | title = Ribozymes: a distinct class of metalloenzymes | journal = Science | volume = 261 | issue = 5122 | pages = 709–14 | date = August 1993 | pmid = 7688142 | doi = 10.1126/science.7688142 | bibcode = 1993Sci...261..709P }}</ref> Many ribozymes require metal ions in their active sites for chemical catalysis; hence they are called metalloenzymes. Additionally, metal ions are essential for structural stabilization of ribozymes. [[Group I catalytic intron|Group I intron]] is the most studied ribozyme which has three metals participating in catalysis.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Shan S, Yoshida A, Sun S, Piccirilli JA, Herschlag D | title = Three metal ions at the active site of the Tetrahymena group I ribozyme | journal = Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America | volume = 96 | issue = 22 | pages = 12299–304 | date = October 1999 | pmid = 10535916 | pmc = 22911 | doi = 10.1073/pnas.96.22.12299 | bibcode = 1999PNAS...9612299S | doi-access = free }}</ref> Other known ribozymes include [[group II intron]], [[Ribonuclease P|RNase P]], and several small viral ribozymes (such as [[Hammerhead ribozyme|hammerhead]], [[Hairpin ribozyme|hairpin]], [[Hepatitis delta virus ribozyme|HDV]], and [[VS ribozyme|VS]]) and the large subunit of ribosomes. Several classes of ribozymes have been described.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Weinberg Z, Kim PB, Chen TH, Li S, Harris KA, Lünse CE, Breaker RR | title = New classes of self-cleaving ribozymes revealed by comparative genomics analysis | journal = Nature Chemical Biology | volume = 11 | issue = 8 | pages = 606–10 | date = August 2015 | pmid = 26167874 | pmc = 4509812 | doi = 10.1038/nchembio.1846 }}</ref>


[[Deoxyribozyme]]s, also called DNAzymes or catalytic DNA, are artificial catalytic DNA molecules that were first produced in 1994 <ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Breaker RR, Joyce GF | title = A DNA enzyme that cleaves RNA | journal = Chemistry & Biology | volume = 1 | issue = 4 | pages = 223–9 | date = December 1994 | pmid = 9383394 | doi = 10.1016/1074-5521(94)90014-0 }}</ref> and gained a rapid increase of interest since then. Almost all DNAzymes require metal ions in order to function; thus they are classified as metalloenzymes. Although ribozymes mostly catalyze cleavage of RNA substrates, a variety of reactions can be catalyzed by DNAzymes including RNA/DNA cleavage, RNA/DNA ligation, amino acid phosphorylation and dephosphorylation, and carbon–carbon bond formation.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Silverman SK | title = Pursuing DNA catalysts for protein modification | journal = Accounts of Chemical Research | volume = 48 | issue = 5 | pages = 1369–79 | date = May 2015 | pmid = 25939889 | pmc = 4439366 | doi = 10.1021/acs.accounts.5b00090 }}</ref> Yet, DNAzymes that catalyze RNA cleavage reaction are the most extensively explored ones. 10-23 DNAzyme, discovered in 1997, is one of the most studied catalytic DNAs with clinical applications as a therapeutic agent.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Santoro SW, Joyce GF | title = A general purpose RNA-cleaving DNA enzyme | journal = Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America | volume = 94 | issue = 9 | pages = 4262–6 | date = April 1997 | pmid = 9113977 | pmc = 20710 | doi = 10.1073/pnas.94.9.4262 | bibcode = 1997PNAS...94.4262S }}</ref> Several metal-specific DNAzymes have been reported including the GR-5 DNAzyme ([[lead (metal)|lead]]-specific),<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Breaker RR, Joyce GF | title = A DNA enzyme that cleaves RNA | language = English | journal = Chemistry & Biology | volume = 1 | issue = 4 | pages = 223–9 | date = December 1994 | pmid = 9383394 | doi = 10.1016/1074-5521(94)90014-0 }}</ref> the CA1-3 DNAzymes ([[copper]]-specific), the 39E DNAzyme ([[uranyl]]-specific)<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Liu J, Brown AK, Meng X, Cropek DM, Istok JD, Watson DB, Lu Y | title = A catalytic beacon sensor for uranium with parts-per-trillion sensitivity and millionfold selectivity | journal = Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America | volume = 104 | issue = 7 | pages = 2056–61 | date = February 2007 | pmid = 17284609 | pmc = 1892917 | doi = 10.1073/pnas.0607875104 | bibcode = 2007PNAS..104.2056L }}</ref> and the NaA43 DNAzyme ([[sodium]]-specific).<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Torabi SF, Wu P, McGhee CE, Chen L, Hwang K, Zheng N, Cheng J, Lu Y | title = In vitro selection of a sodium-specific DNAzyme and its application in intracellular sensing | journal = Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America | volume = 112 | issue = 19 | pages = 5903–8 | date = May 2015 | pmid = 25918425 | pmc = 4434688 | doi = 10.1073/pnas.1420361112 | bibcode = 2015PNAS..112.5903T }}</ref>
[[Deoxyribozyme]]s, also called DNAzymes or catalytic DNA, are artificial DNA-based catalysts that were first produced in 1994.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Breaker RR, Joyce GF | title = A DNA enzyme that cleaves RNA | journal = Chemistry & Biology | volume = 1 | issue = 4 | pages = 223–9 | date = December 1994 | pmid = 9383394 | doi = 10.1016/1074-5521(94)90014-0 }}</ref> Almost all DNAzymes require metal ions. Although ribozymes mostly catalyze cleavage of RNA substrates, a variety of reactions can be catalyzed by DNAzymes including RNA/DNA cleavage, RNA/DNA ligation, amino acid phosphorylation and dephosphorylation, and carbon–carbon bond formation.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Silverman SK | title = Pursuing DNA catalysts for protein modification | journal = Accounts of Chemical Research | volume = 48 | issue = 5 | pages = 1369–79 | date = May 2015 | pmid = 25939889 | pmc = 4439366 | doi = 10.1021/acs.accounts.5b00090 }}</ref> Yet, DNAzymes that catalyze RNA cleavage reaction are the most extensively explored ones. 10-23 DNAzyme, discovered in 1997, is one of the most studied catalytic DNAs with clinical applications as a therapeutic agent.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Santoro SW, Joyce GF | title = A general purpose RNA-cleaving DNA enzyme | journal = Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America | volume = 94 | issue = 9 | pages = 4262–6 | date = April 1997 | pmid = 9113977 | pmc = 20710 | doi = 10.1073/pnas.94.9.4262 | bibcode = 1997PNAS...94.4262S | doi-access = free }}</ref> Several metal-specific DNAzymes have been reported including the GR-5 DNAzyme ([[lead (metal)|lead]]-specific),<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Breaker RR, Joyce GF | title = A DNA enzyme that cleaves RNA | language = English | journal = Chemistry & Biology | volume = 1 | issue = 4 | pages = 223–9 | date = December 1994 | pmid = 9383394 | doi = 10.1016/1074-5521(94)90014-0 }}</ref> the CA1-3 DNAzymes ([[copper]]-specific), the 39E DNAzyme ([[uranyl]]-specific)<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Liu J, Brown AK, Meng X, Cropek DM, Istok JD, Watson DB, Lu Y | title = A catalytic beacon sensor for uranium with parts-per-trillion sensitivity and millionfold selectivity | journal = Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America | volume = 104 | issue = 7 | pages = 2056–61 | date = February 2007 | pmid = 17284609 | pmc = 1892917 | doi = 10.1073/pnas.0607875104 | bibcode = 2007PNAS..104.2056L | doi-access = free }}</ref> and the NaA43 DNAzyme ([[sodium]]-specific).<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Torabi SF, Wu P, McGhee CE, Chen L, Hwang K, Zheng N, Cheng J, Lu Y | title = In vitro selection of a sodium-specific DNAzyme and its application in intracellular sensing | journal = Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America | volume = 112 | issue = 19 | pages = 5903–8 | date = May 2015 | pmid = 25918425 | pmc = 4434688 | doi = 10.1073/pnas.1420361112 | bibcode = 2015PNAS..112.5903T | doi-access = free }}</ref>


== Signal-transduction metalloproteins ==
== Signal-transduction metalloproteins ==
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[[Calmodulin]] is an example of a signal-transduction protein. It is a small protein that contains four [[EF-hand]] motifs, each of which is able to bind a [[calcium|Ca<sup>2+</sup>]] ion.
[[Calmodulin]] is an example of a signal-transduction protein. It is a small protein that contains four [[EF-hand]] motifs, each of which is able to bind a [[calcium|Ca<sup>2+</sup>]] ion.


In an EF-hand loop the calcium ion is coordinated in a pentagonal bipyramidal configuration. Six [[glutamic acid]] and [[aspartic acid]] residues involved in the binding are in positions 1, 3, 5, 7 and 9 of the polypeptide chain. At position 12, there is a glutamate or aspartate ligand that behaves as a (bidentate ligand), providing two oxygen atoms. The ninth residue in the loop is necessarily [[glycine]] due to the conformational requirements of the backbone. The coordination sphere of the calcium ion contains only carboxylate oxygen atoms and no nitrogen atoms. This is consistent with the [[hsab|hard]] nature of the calcium ion.
In an [[EF-hand]] loop protein domain, the calcium ion is coordinated in a pentagonal bipyramidal configuration. Six [[glutamic acid]] and [[aspartic acid]] residues involved in the binding are in positions 1, 3, 5, 7 and 9 of the polypeptide chain. At position 12, there is a glutamate or aspartate ligand that behaves as a [[Denticity|bidentate]] ligand, providing two oxygen atoms. The ninth residue in the loop is necessarily [[glycine]] due to the conformational requirements of the backbone. The [[coordination sphere]] of the calcium ion contains only carboxylate oxygen atoms and no nitrogen atoms. This is consistent with the [[hsab|hard]] nature of the calcium ion.


The protein has two approximately symmetrical domains, separated by a flexible "hinge" region. Binding of calcium causes a conformational change to occur in the protein. Calmodulin participates in an [[cell signaling|intracellular signaling]] system by acting as a diffusible second messenger to the initial stimuli.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Stevens FC | title = Calmodulin: an introduction | journal = Canadian Journal of Biochemistry and Cell Biology | volume = 61 | issue = 8 | pages = 906–10 | date = August 1983 | pmid = 6313166 | doi = 10.1139/o83-115 }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Chin D, Means AR | title = Calmodulin: a prototypical calcium sensor | journal = Trends in Cell Biology | volume = 10 | issue = 8 | pages = 322–8 | date = August 2000 | pmid = 10884684 | doi = 10.1016/S0962-8924(00)01800-6 }}</ref>
The protein has two approximately symmetrical domains, separated by a flexible "hinge" region. Binding of calcium causes a conformational change to occur in the protein. Calmodulin participates in an [[cell signaling|intracellular signaling]] system by acting as a diffusible second messenger to the initial stimuli.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Stevens FC | title = Calmodulin: an introduction | journal = Canadian Journal of Biochemistry and Cell Biology | volume = 61 | issue = 8 | pages = 906–10 | date = August 1983 | pmid = 6313166 | doi = 10.1139/o83-115 }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Chin D, Means AR | title = Calmodulin: a prototypical calcium sensor | journal = Trends in Cell Biology | volume = 10 | issue = 8 | pages = 322–8 | date = August 2000 | pmid = 10884684 | doi = 10.1016/S0962-8924(00)01800-6 }}</ref>
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[[Image:Zinc finger rendered.png|thumb|250px|right|[[Zinc finger]]. The [[zinc]] ion (green) is coordinated by two [[histidine]] residues and two [[cysteine]] residues.]]
[[Image:Zinc finger rendered.png|thumb|250px|right|[[Zinc finger]]. The [[zinc]] ion (green) is coordinated by two [[histidine]] residues and two [[cysteine]] residues.]]


Many [[transcription factor]]s contain a structure known as a [[zinc finger]], this is a structural module where a region of protein folds around a zinc ion. The zinc does not directly contact the [[DNA]] that these proteins bind to. Instead, the cofactor is essential for the stability of the tightly folded protein chain.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Berg JM | title = Zinc finger domains: hypotheses and current knowledge | journal = Annual Review of Biophysics and Biophysical Chemistry | volume = 19 | issue = 1 | pages = 405–21 | year = 1990 | pmid = 2114117 | doi = 10.1146/annurev.bb.19.060190.002201 }}</ref> In these proteins, the zinc ion is usually coordinated by pairs of cysteine and histidine side-chains.
Many [[transcription factor]]s contain a structure known as a [[zinc finger]], a structural module in which a region of protein folds around a zinc ion. The zinc does not directly contact the [[DNA]] that these proteins bind to. Instead, the cofactor is essential for the stability of the tightly folded protein chain.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Berg JM | title = Zinc finger domains: hypotheses and current knowledge | journal = Annual Review of Biophysics and Biophysical Chemistry | volume = 19 | issue = 1 | pages = 405–21 | year = 1990 | pmid = 2114117 | doi = 10.1146/annurev.bb.19.060190.002201 }}</ref> In these proteins, the zinc ion is usually coordinated by pairs of cysteine and histidine side-chains.


== Other metalloenzymes ==
== Other metalloenzymes ==
There are two types of [[carbon monoxide dehydrogenase]]: one contains iron and molybdenum, the other contains iron and nickel. Parallels and differences in catalytic strategies have been reviewed.<ref>{{cite book | first1 = Jae-Hun | last1 = Jeoung | first2 = Jochen | last2 = Fesseler | first3 = Sebastian | last3 = Goetzl | first4 = Holger | last4 = Dobbek | editor1-first = Peter M.H. | editor1-last = Kroneck | editor2-first = Martha E. | editor2-last = Sosa Torres | name-list-style = vanc | title = The Metal-Driven Biogeochemistry of Gaseous Compounds in the Environment | series = Metal Ions in Life Sciences | volume = 14 | year = 2014 | publisher = Springer | chapter = Chapter 3. Carbon Monoxide. Toxic Gas and Fuel for Anaerobes and Aerobes: Carbon Monoxide Dehydrogenases | pages = 37–69 | doi = 10.1007/978-94-017-9269-1_3 | pmid = 25416390 | isbn = 978-94-017-9268-4 }}</ref>
There are two types of [[carbon monoxide dehydrogenase]]: one contains iron and molybdenum, the other contains iron and nickel. Parallels and differences in catalytic strategies have been reviewed.<ref>{{cite book | first1 = Jae-Hun | last1 = Jeoung | first2 = Jochen | last2 = Fesseler | first3 = Sebastian | last3 = Goetzl | first4 = Holger | last4 = Dobbek | chapter = Carbon Monoxide. Toxic Gas and Fuel for Anaerobes and Aerobes: Carbon Monoxide Dehydrogenases | editor1-first = Peter M.H. | editor1-last = Kroneck | editor2-first = Martha E. | editor2-last = Sosa Torres | name-list-style = vanc | title = The Metal-Driven Biogeochemistry of Gaseous Compounds in the Environment | series = Metal Ions in Life Sciences | volume = 14 | year = 2014 | publisher = Springer | pages = 37–69 | doi = 10.1007/978-94-017-9269-1_3 | pmid = 25416390 | isbn = 978-94-017-9268-4 }}</ref>


Pb<sup>2+</sup> (lead) can replace Ca<sup>2+</sup> (calcium) as, for example, with [[calmodulin]] or Zn<sup>2+</sup> (zinc) as with [[metallocarboxypeptidase]]s<ref>{{cite book | last1 = Aoki | first1 = Katsuyuki | last2 = Murayama | first2 = Kazutaka | last3 = Hu | first3 = Ning-Hai | name-list-style = vanc | chapter = Chapter 7. Solid State Structures of Lead Complexes with Relevance for Biological Systems | pages = 123–200 | publisher = de Gruyter | date = 2017 | series = Metal Ions in Life Sciences | volume = 17 | title = Lead: Its Effects on Environment and Health | editor1-last = Astrid | editor1-first = S. | editor2-last = Helmut | editor2-first = S. | editor3-last = Sigel | editor3-first = R. K. O. | doi = 10.1515/9783110434330-007 | pmid = 28731300 | isbn = 9783110434330 }}</ref>
Pb<sup>2+</sup> (lead) can replace Ca<sup>2+</sup> (calcium) as, for example, with [[calmodulin]] or Zn<sup>2+</sup> (zinc) as with [[metallocarboxypeptidase]]s.<ref>{{cite book | last1 = Aoki | first1 = Katsuyuki | last2 = Murayama | first2 = Kazutaka | last3 = Hu | first3 = Ning-Hai | name-list-style = vanc | chapter = Chapter 7. Solid State Structures of Lead Complexes with Relevance for Biological Systems | pages = 123–200 | publisher = de Gruyter | date = 2017 | series = Metal Ions in Life Sciences | volume = 17 | title = Lead: Its Effects on Environment and Health | editor1-last = Astrid | editor1-first = S. | editor2-last = Helmut | editor2-first = S. | editor3-last = Sigel | editor3-first = R. K. O. | doi = 10.1515/9783110434330-007 | pmid = 28731300 | isbn = 9783110434330 }}</ref>


Some other metalloenzymes are given in the following table, according to the metal involved.
Some other metalloenzymes are given in the following table, according to the metal involved.
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!Ion!!Examples of enzymes containing this ion
!Ion!!Examples of enzymes containing this ion
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||[[Magnesium]]<ref>{{cite book | last1 = Romani | first1 = Andrea M.&nbsp;P. | editor1-first = Lucia | editor1-last = Banci | series = Metal Ions in Life Sciences | volume = 12 | pages = 69–118 | chapter = Chapter 4. Magnesium Homeostasis in Mammalian Cells | title = Metallomics and the Cell | year = 2013 | publisher = Springer | isbn = 978-94-007-5561-1 | doi = 10.1007/978-94-007-5561-1_4 | pmid = 23595671 | issn = 1868-0402 }}</ref> || [[Glucose 6-phosphatase]]<br/>[[Hexokinase]]<br>[[DNA polymerase]]
||[[Magnesium]]<ref>{{cite book | last1 = Romani | first1 = Andrea M.&nbsp;P. | chapter = Magnesium Homeostasis in Mammalian Cells | editor1-first = Lucia | editor1-last = Banci | series = Metal Ions in Life Sciences | volume = 12 | pages = 69–118 | title = Metallomics and the Cell | year = 2013 | publisher = Springer | isbn = 978-94-007-5561-1 | doi = 10.1007/978-94-007-5561-1_4 | pmid = 23595671 | issn = 1868-0402 }}</ref> || [[Glucose 6-phosphatase]]<br />[[Hexokinase]]<br>[[DNA polymerase]]
[[Poly(A) polymerase]]
[[Poly(A) polymerase]]
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||[[Vanadium]]||[[vanabins]]
||[[Vanadium]]||[[vanabins]]
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||[[Manganese]]<ref>{{cite book | last1 = Roth | first1 = Jerome | last2 = Ponzoni | first2 = Silvia | last3 = Aschner | first3 = Michael | editor1-first = Lucia | editor1-last = Banci | name-list-style = vanc | series = Metal Ions in Life Sciences | volume = 12 | pages = 169–201 | chapter = Chapter 6. Manganese Homeostasis and Transport | title = Metallomics and the Cell | year = 2013 | publisher = Springer | isbn = 978-94-007-5561-1 | issn = 1868-0402 | doi = 10.1007/978-94-007-5561-1_6 | pmid = 23595673 | pmc = 6542352 }}</ref>|| [[Arginase]]<br/>[[Oxygen-evolving complex]]
||[[Manganese]]<ref>{{cite book | last1 = Roth | first1 = Jerome | last2 = Ponzoni | first2 = Silvia | last3 = Aschner | first3 = Michael | chapter = Manganese Homeostasis and Transport | editor1-first = Lucia | editor1-last = Banci | name-list-style = vanc | series = Metal Ions in Life Sciences | volume = 12 | pages = 169–201 | title = Metallomics and the Cell | year = 2013 | publisher = Springer | isbn = 978-94-007-5561-1 | issn = 1868-0402 | doi = 10.1007/978-94-007-5561-1_6 | pmid = 23595673 | pmc = 6542352 }}</ref>|| [[Arginase]]<br />[[Oxygen-evolving complex]]
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||[[Iron]]<ref>{{cite book | last1 = Dlouhy | first1 = Adrienne C. | last2 = Outten | first2 = Caryn E. | editor1-first = Lucia | editor1-last = Banci | name-list-style = vanc | series = Metal Ions in Life Sciences | volume = 12 | pages = 241–78 | chapter = Chapter 8. The Iron Metallome in Eukaryotic Organisms | title = Metallomics and the Cell | year = 2013 | publisher = Springer | isbn = 978-94-007-5561-1 | issn = 1868-0402 | doi = 10.1007/978-94-007-5561-1_8 | pmid = 23595675 | pmc = 3924584 }}</ref>|| [[Catalase]]<BR>[[Hydrogenase]]<br>[[IRE-BP]]<br>[[Aconitase]]
||[[Iron]]<ref>{{cite book | last1 = Dlouhy | first1 = Adrienne C. | last2 = Outten | first2 = Caryn E. | chapter = The Iron Metallome in Eukaryotic Organisms | editor1-first = Lucia | editor1-last = Banci | name-list-style = vanc | series = Metal Ions in Life Sciences | volume = 12 | pages = 241–78 | title = Metallomics and the Cell | year = 2013 | publisher = Springer | isbn = 978-94-007-5561-1 | issn = 1868-0402 | doi = 10.1007/978-94-007-5561-1_8 | pmid = 23595675 | pmc = 3924584 }}</ref>|| [[Catalase]]<br>[[Hydrogenase]]<br>[[IRE-BP]]<br>[[Aconitase]]
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||[[Cobalt]]<ref>{{cite book | last1 = Cracan | first1 = Valentin | last2 = Banerjee | first2 = Ruma | editor1-first = Lucia | editor1-last = Banci | name-list-style = vanc | series = Metal Ions in Life Sciences | volume = 12 | chapter = Chapter 10 Cobalt and Corrinoid Transport and Biochemistry | title = Metallomics and the Cell | year = 2013 | publisher = Springer | isbn = 978-94-007-5561-1 | issn = 1868-0402 | doi = 10.1007/978-94-007-5561-10_10 | doi-broken-date = 31 May 2021 }}</ref>||[[Nitrile hydratase]]<br>[[Methionyl aminopeptidase]]<br>[[Methylmalonyl-CoA mutase]]<br>[[Isobutyryl-CoA mutase]]
||[[Cobalt]]<ref>{{cite book | last1 = Cracan | first1 = Valentin | last2 = Banerjee | first2 = Ruma | editor1-first = Lucia | editor1-last = Banci | name-list-style = vanc | series = Metal Ions in Life Sciences | volume = 12 | chapter = Chapter 10 Cobalt and Corrinoid Transport and Biochemistry | title = Metallomics and the Cell | year = 2013 | publisher = Springer | isbn = 978-94-007-5561-1 | issn = 1868-0402 | doi = 10.1007/978-94-007-5561-10_10 | doi-broken-date = 1 November 2024 }}</ref>||[[Nitrile hydratase]]<br>[[Methionyl aminopeptidase]]<br>[[Methylmalonyl-CoA mutase]]<br>[[Isobutyryl-CoA mutase]]
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||[[Nickel]]<ref>{{cite book|title=Nickel and Its Surprising Impact in Nature|editor1-first=Astrid |editor1-last=Sigel |editor2-first=Helmut |editor2-last=Sigel |editor3-first=Roland K.O. |editor3-last=Sigel | name-list-style = vanc |publisher=Wiley|year=2008|series=Metal Ions in Life Sciences|volume=2|isbn=978-0-470-01671-8}}</ref><ref>{{cite book | last1 = Sydor | first1 = Andrew M. | last2 = Zambie | first2 = Deborah B. | editor1-first = Lucia | editor1-last = Banci | name-list-style = vanc | series = Metal Ions in Life Sciences | volume = 12 | chapter = Chapter 11. Nickel Metallomics: General Themes Guiding Nickel Homeostasis | title = Metallomics and the Cell | year = 2013 | publisher = Springer | isbn = 978-94-007-5561-1 | issn = 1868-0402 | doi = 10.1007/978-94-007-5561-10_11 | doi-broken-date = 31 May 2021 }}</ref> || [[Urease]]<br>[[Hydrogenase]]<br>[[Methyl-coenzyme M reductase]] (MCR)
||[[Nickel]]<ref>{{cite book|title=Nickel and Its Surprising Impact in Nature|editor1-first=Astrid |editor1-last=Sigel |editor2-first=Helmut |editor2-last=Sigel |editor3-first=Roland K.O. |editor3-last=Sigel | name-list-style = vanc |publisher=Wiley|year=2008|series=Metal Ions in Life Sciences|volume=2|isbn=978-0-470-01671-8}}</ref><ref>{{cite book | last1 = Sydor | first1 = Andrew M. | last2 = Zambie | first2 = Deborah B. | editor1-first = Lucia | editor1-last = Banci | name-list-style = vanc | series = Metal Ions in Life Sciences | volume = 12 | chapter = Chapter 11. Nickel Metallomics: General Themes Guiding Nickel Homeostasis | title = Metallomics and the Cell | year = 2013 | publisher = Springer | isbn = 978-94-007-5561-1 | issn = 1868-0402 | doi = 10.1007/978-94-007-5561-10_11 | doi-broken-date = 1 November 2024 }}</ref> || [[Urease]]<br>[[Hydrogenase]]<br>[[Methyl-coenzyme M reductase]] (MCR)
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||[[Copper]]<ref>{{cite book | first1 = Katherine E. | last1 = Vest | first2 = Hayaa F. | last2 = Hashemi | first3 = Paul A. | last3 = Cobine | editor1-first = Lucia | editor1-last = Banci | name-list-style = vanc | series = Metal Ions in Life Sciences | volume = 12 | chapter = Chapter 13. The Copper Metallome in Eukaryotic Cells | title = Metallomics and the Cell | year = 2013 | publisher = Springer | isbn = 978-94-007-5561-1 | issn = 1868-0402 | doi = 10.1007/978-94-007-5561-10_12 | doi-broken-date = 31 May 2021 }}
||[[Copper]]<ref>{{cite book | first1 = Katherine E. | last1 = Vest | first2 = Hayaa F. | last2 = Hashemi | first3 = Paul A. | last3 = Cobine | editor1-first = Lucia | editor1-last = Banci | name-list-style = vanc | series = Metal Ions in Life Sciences | volume = 12 | chapter = Chapter 13. The Copper Metallome in Eukaryotic Cells | title = Metallomics and the Cell | year = 2013 | publisher = Springer | isbn = 978-94-007-5561-1 | issn = 1868-0402 | doi = 10.1007/978-94-007-5561-10_12 | doi-broken-date = 1 November 2024 }}
</ref> || [[Cytochrome oxidase]]<br>[[Laccase]]<br>[[Nitrous-oxide reductase]]<br>[[Nitrite reductase]]
</ref> || [[Cytochrome oxidase]]<br>[[Laccase]]<br>[[Nitrous-oxide reductase]]<br>[[Nitrite reductase]]
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||[[Zinc]]<ref>{{cite book | first1 = Wolfgang | last1 = Maret | editor1-first = Lucia | editor1-last = Banci | name-list-style = vanc | series = Metal Ions in Life Sciences | volume = 12 | chapter = Chapter 14 Zinc and the Zinc Proteome | title = Metallomics and the Cell | year = 2013 | publisher = Springer | isbn = 978-94-007-5561-1 | issn = 1868-0402 | doi = 10.1007/978-94-007-5561-10_14 | doi-broken-date = 31 May 2021 }}
||[[Zinc]]<ref>{{cite book | first1 = Wolfgang | last1 = Maret | editor1-first = Lucia | editor1-last = Banci | name-list-style = vanc | series = Metal Ions in Life Sciences | volume = 12 | chapter = Chapter 14 Zinc and the Zinc Proteome | title = Metallomics and the Cell | year = 2013 | publisher = Springer | isbn = 978-94-007-5561-1 | issn = 1868-0402 | doi = 10.1007/978-94-007-5561-10_14 | doi-broken-date = 1 November 2024 }}
</ref> || [[Alcohol dehydrogenase]]<br>[[Carboxypeptidase]]<br>[[Aminopeptidase]]<br>[[Beta amyloid]]
</ref> || [[Alcohol dehydrogenase]]<br>[[Carboxypeptidase]]<br>[[Aminopeptidase]]<br>[[Beta amyloid]]
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|[[Cadmium]]<ref>{{cite book | last1 = Peackock | first1 = Anna F.A. | last2 = Pecoraro | first2 = Vincent | editor1-first = Astrid | editor1-last = Sigel | editor2-first = Helmut | editor2-last = Sigel | editor3-first = Roland K.O. | editor3-last = Sigel | name-list-style = vanc | title = Cadmium: From Toxicology to Essentiality | series = Metal Ions in Life Sciences | volume = 11 | year = 2013 | publisher = Springer | pages = 303–337 | chapter = Chapter 10. Natural and artificial proteins containing cadmium | doi = 10.1007/978-94-007-5179-8_10 | pmid = 23430777 | isbn = 978-94-007-5178-1 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book | last1 = Freisinger | first1 = Elsa F.A. | last2 = Vasac | first2 = Milan | editor1-first = Astrid | editor1-last = Sigel | editor2-first = Helmut | editor2-last = Sigel | editor3-first = Roland K. O. | editor3-last = Sigel | name-list-style = vanc | title = Cadmium: From Toxicology to Essentiality | series = Metal Ions in Life Sciences | volume = 11 | year = 2013 | publisher = Springer | pages = 339–372 | chapter = Chapter 11. Cadmium in Metallothioneins | doi = 10.1007/978-94-007-5179-8_11 | pmid = 23430778 | isbn = 978-94-007-5178-1 }}</ref>
|[[Cadmium]]<ref>{{cite book | last1 = Peacock | first1 = Anna F.A. | last2 = Pecoraro | first2 = Vincent | title = Cadmium: From Toxicity to Essentiality | chapter = Natural and Artificial Proteins Containing Cadmium | editor1-first = Astrid | editor1-last = Sigel | editor2-first = Helmut | editor2-last = Sigel | editor3-first = Roland K.O. | editor3-last = Sigel | name-list-style = vanc | series = Metal Ions in Life Sciences | volume = 11 | year = 2013 | publisher = Springer | pages = 303–337 | doi = 10.1007/978-94-007-5179-8_10 | pmid = 23430777 | isbn = 978-94-007-5178-1 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book | last1 = Freisinger | first1 = Elsa F.A. | last2 = Vasac | first2 = Milan | title = Cadmium: From Toxicity to Essentiality | chapter = Cadmium in Metallothioneins | editor1-first = Astrid | editor1-last = Sigel | editor2-first = Helmut | editor2-last = Sigel | editor3-first = Roland K. O. | editor3-last = Sigel | name-list-style = vanc | series = Metal Ions in Life Sciences | volume = 11 | year = 2013 | publisher = Springer | pages = 339–372 | doi = 10.1007/978-94-007-5179-8_11 | pmid = 23430778 | isbn = 978-94-007-5178-1 }}</ref>
||[[Metallothionein]]<br>[[thiolate#Biological importance|Thiolate]] proteins
||[[Metallothionein]]<br>[[thiolate#Biological importance|Thiolate]] proteins
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||[[Molybdenum]]<ref>{{cite book | first1 = Ralf R. | last1 = Mendel | editor1-first = Lucia | editor1-last = Banci | series = Metal Ions in Life Sciences | volume = 12 | chapter = Chapter 15. Metabolism of Molybdenum | title = Metallomics and the Cell | year = 2013 | publisher = Springer | isbn = 978-94-007-5561-1 | issn = 1868-0402 | doi = 10.1007/978-94-007-5561-10_15 | doi-broken-date = 31 May 2021 }}
||[[Molybdenum]]<ref>{{cite book | first1 = Ralf R. | last1 = Mendel | editor1-first = Lucia | editor1-last = Banci | series = Metal Ions in Life Sciences | volume = 12 | chapter = Chapter 15. Metabolism of Molybdenum | title = Metallomics and the Cell | year = 2013 | publisher = Springer | isbn = 978-94-007-5561-1 | issn = 1868-0402 | doi = 10.1007/978-94-007-5561-10_15 | doi-broken-date = 1 November 2024 }}
</ref> || [[Nitrate reductase]]<br>[[Sulfite oxidase]]<br>[[Xanthine oxidase]]<br>[[DMSO reductase]]
</ref> || [[Nitrate reductase]]<br>[[Sulfite oxidase]]<br>[[Xanthine oxidase]]<br>[[DMSO reductase]]
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|[[Tungsten]]<ref>{{cite book | first1 = Felix | last1 = ten Brink | editor1-first = Peter M.&nbsp;H. | editor1-last = Kroneck | editor2-first = Martha E. | editor2-last = Sosa Torres | title = The Metal-Driven Biogeochemistry of Gaseous Compounds in the Environment | series = Metal Ions in Life Sciences | volume = 14 | year = 2014 | publisher = Springer | chapter = Chapter 2. Living on acetylene. A Primordial Energy Source | pages = 15–35 | doi = 10.1007/978-94-017-9269-1_2 | pmid = 25416389 | isbn = 978-94-017-9268-4 }}
|[[Tungsten]]<ref>{{cite book | first1 = Felix | last1 = ten Brink | chapter = Living on Acetylene. A Primordial Energy Source | editor1-first = Peter M.&nbsp;H. | editor1-last = Kroneck | editor2-first = Martha E. | editor2-last = Sosa Torres | title = The Metal-Driven Biogeochemistry of Gaseous Compounds in the Environment | series = Metal Ions in Life Sciences | volume = 14 | year = 2014 | publisher = Springer | pages = 15–35 | doi = 10.1007/978-94-017-9269-1_2 | pmid = 25416389 | isbn = 978-94-017-9268-4 }}
</ref>||[[Acetylene hydratase]]
</ref>||[[Acetylene hydratase]]
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* [[Bioinorganic chemistry]]
* [[Bioinorganic chemistry]]
*[[Evolution of metal ions in biological systems]]
* [[Evolution of metal ions in biological systems]]
* [[Biometal (biology)|Biometal]]
* [[Biometal (biology)|Biometal]]
* [[Coenzyme]]
* [[Coenzyme]]
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* [[Deoxyribozyme]]
* [[Deoxyribozyme]]
* [[Siderophore]]
* [[Siderophore]]
* [[Plant matrix metalloproteinase]]
* [[Prosthetic group]]
* [[Prosthetic group]]
* [[QPNC-PAGE]]
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{{Commons category|Metalloproteins}}
* {{MeshName|Metalloprotein}}
* {{MeshName|Metalloprotein}}
*[https://www.ibiology.org/biochemistry/metalloproteins-in-action/ Catherine Drennan's Seminar: Snapshots of Metalloproteins]
* [https://www.ibiology.org/biochemistry/metalloproteins-in-action/ Catherine Drennan's Seminar: Snapshots of Metalloproteins]


{{Enzyme cofactors}}
{{Enzyme cofactors}}

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The structure of hemoglobin. The heme cofactor, containing the metal iron, shown in green.

Metalloprotein is a generic term for a protein that contains a metal ion cofactor.[1][2] A large proportion of all proteins are part of this category. For instance, at least 1000 human proteins (out of ~20,000) contain zinc-binding protein domains[3] although there may be up to 3000 human zinc metalloproteins.[4]

Abundance

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It is estimated that approximately half of all proteins contain a metal.[5] In another estimate, about one quarter to one third of all proteins are proposed to require metals to carry out their functions.[6] Thus, metalloproteins have many different functions in cells, such as storage and transport of proteins, enzymes and signal transduction proteins, or infectious diseases.[7] The abundance of metal binding proteins may be inherent to the amino acids that proteins use, as even artificial proteins without evolutionary history will readily bind metals.[8]

Most metals in the human body are bound to proteins. For instance, the relatively high concentration of iron in the human body is mostly due to the iron in hemoglobin.

Metal concentrations in humans organs (ppm = μg/g ash)[9]
Liver Kidney Lung Heart Brain Muscle
Mn (manganese) 138 79 29 27 22 <4-40
Fe (iron) 16,769 7,168 24,967 5,530 4,100 3,500
Co (cobalt) <2-13 <2 <2-8 --- <2 150 (?)
Ni (nickel) <5 <5-12 <5 <5 <5 <15
Cu (copper) 882 379 220 350 401 85-305
Zn (zinc) 5,543 5,018 1,470 2,772 915 4,688

Coordination chemistry principles

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In metalloproteins, metal ions are usually coordinated by nitrogen, oxygen or sulfur centers belonging to amino acid residues of the protein. These donor groups are often provided by side-chains on the amino acid residues. Especially important are the imidazole substituent in histidine residues, thiolate substituents in cysteine residues, and carboxylate groups provided by aspartate. Given the diversity of the metalloproteome, virtually all amino acid residues have been shown to bind metal centers. The peptide backbone also provides donor groups; these include deprotonated amides and the amide carbonyl oxygen centers. Lead(II) binding in natural and artificial proteins has been reviewed.[10]

In addition to donor groups that are provided by amino acid residues, many organic cofactors function as ligands. Perhaps most famous are the tetradentate N4 macrocyclic ligands incorporated into the heme protein. Inorganic ligands such as sulfide and oxide are also common.

Storage and transport metalloproteins

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These are the second stage product of protein hydrolysis obtained by treatment with slightly stronger acids and alkalies.

Oxygen carriers

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Hemoglobin, which is the principal oxygen-carrier in humans, has four subunits in which the iron(II) ion is coordinated by the planar macrocyclic ligand protoporphyrin IX (PIX) and the imidazole nitrogen atom of a histidine residue. The sixth coordination site contains a water molecule or a dioxygen molecule. By contrast the protein myoglobin, found in muscle cells, has only one such unit. The active site is located in a hydrophobic pocket. This is important as without it the iron(II) would be irreversibly oxidized to iron(III). The equilibrium constant for the formation of HbO2 is such that oxygen is taken up or released depending on the partial pressure of oxygen in the lungs or in muscle. In hemoglobin the four subunits show a cooperativity effect that allows for easy oxygen transfer from hemoglobin to myoglobin.[11]

In both hemoglobin and myoglobin it is sometimes incorrectly stated that the oxygenated species contains iron(III). It is now known that the diamagnetic nature of these species is because the iron(II) atom is in the low-spin state. In oxyhemoglobin the iron atom is located in the plane of the porphyrin ring, but in the paramagnetic deoxyhemoglobin the iron atom lies above the plane of the ring.[11] This change in spin state is a cooperative effect due to the higher crystal field splitting and smaller ionic radius of Fe2+ in the oxyhemoglobin moiety.

Hemerythrin is another iron-containing oxygen carrier. The oxygen binding site is a binuclear iron center. The iron atoms are coordinated to the protein through the carboxylate side chains of a glutamate and aspartate and five histidine residues. The uptake of O2 by hemerythrin is accompanied by two-electron oxidation of the reduced binuclear center to produce bound peroxide (OOH). The mechanism of oxygen uptake and release have been worked out in detail.[12][13]

Hemocyanins carry oxygen in the blood of most mollusks, and some arthropods such as the horseshoe crab. They are second only to hemoglobin in biological popularity of use in oxygen transport. On oxygenation the two copper(I) atoms at the active site are oxidized to copper(II) and the dioxygen molecules are reduced to peroxide, O2−
2
.[14][15]

Chlorocruorin (as the larger carrier erythrocruorin) is an oxygen-binding hemeprotein present in the blood plasma of many annelids, particularly certain marine polychaetes.

Cytochromes

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Oxidation and reduction reactions are not common in organic chemistry as few organic molecules can act as oxidizing or reducing agents. Iron(II), on the other hand, can easily be oxidized to iron(III). This functionality is used in cytochromes, which function as electron-transfer vectors. The presence of the metal ion allows metalloenzymes to perform functions such as redox reactions that cannot easily be performed by the limited set of functional groups found in amino acids.[16] The iron atom in most cytochromes is contained in a heme group. The differences between those cytochromes lies in the different side-chains. For instance cytochrome a has a heme a prosthetic group and cytochrome b has a heme b prosthetic group. These differences result in different Fe2+/Fe3+ redox potentials such that various cytochromes are involved in the mitochondrial electron transport chain.[17]

Cytochrome P450 enzymes perform the function of inserting an oxygen atom into a C−H bond, an oxidation reaction.[18][19]

Rubredoxin

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Rubredoxin active site.

Rubredoxin is an electron-carrier found in sulfur-metabolizing bacteria and archaea. The active site contains an iron ion coordinated by the sulfur atoms of four cysteine residues forming an almost regular tetrahedron. Rubredoxins perform one-electron transfer processes. The oxidation state of the iron atom changes between the +2 and +3 states. In both oxidation states the metal is high spin, which helps to minimize structural changes.

Plastocyanin

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The copper site in plastocyanin

Plastocyanin is one of the family of blue copper proteins that are involved in electron transfer reactions. The copper-binding site is described as distorted trigonal pyramidal.[20] The trigonal plane of the pyramidal base is composed of two nitrogen atoms (N1 and N2) from separate histidines and a sulfur (S1) from a cysteine. Sulfur (S2) from an axial methionine forms the apex. The distortion occurs in the bond lengths between the copper and sulfur ligands. The Cu−S1 contact is shorter (207 pm) than Cu−S2 (282 pm). The elongated Cu−S2 bonding destabilizes the Cu(II) form and increases the redox potential of the protein. The blue color (597 nm peak absorption) is due to the Cu−S1 bond where S(pπ) to Cu(dx2y2) charge transfer occurs.[21]

In the reduced form of plastocyanin, His-87 will become protonated with a pKa of 4.4. Protonation prevents it acting as a ligand and the copper site geometry becomes trigonal planar.

Metal-ion storage and transfer

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Iron

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Iron is stored as iron(III) in ferritin. The exact nature of the binding site has not yet been determined. The iron appears to be present as a hydrolysis product such as FeO(OH). Iron is transported by transferrin whose binding site consists of two tyrosines, one aspartic acid and one histidine.[22] The human body has no controlled mechanism for excretion of iron.[23] This can lead to iron overload problems in patients treated with blood transfusions, as, for instance, with β-thalassemia. Iron is actually excreted in urine[24] and is also concentrated in bile[25] which is excreted in feces.[26]

Copper

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Ceruloplasmin is the major copper-carrying protein in the blood. Ceruloplasmin exhibits oxidase activity, which is associated with possible oxidation of Fe(II) into Fe(III), therefore assisting in its transport in the blood plasma in association with transferrin, which can carry iron only in the Fe(III) state.

Calcium

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Osteopontin is involved in mineralization in the extracellular matrices of bones and teeth.

Metalloenzymes

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Metalloenzymes all have one feature in common, namely that the metal ion is bound to the protein with one labile coordination site. As with all enzymes, the shape of the active site is crucial. The metal ion is usually located in a pocket whose shape fits the substrate. The metal ion catalyzes reactions that are difficult to achieve in organic chemistry.

Carbonic anhydrase

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Active site of carbonic anhydrase. The three coordinating histidine residues are shown in green, hydroxide in red and white, and the zinc in gray.

In aqueous solution, carbon dioxide forms carbonic acid

CO2 + H2O ⇌ H2CO3

This reaction is very slow in the absence of a catalyst, but quite fast in the presence of the hydroxide ion

CO2 + OHHCO
3

A reaction similar to this is almost instantaneous with carbonic anhydrase. The structure of the active site in carbonic anhydrases is well known from a number of crystal structures. It consists of a zinc ion coordinated by three imidazole nitrogen atoms from three histidine units. The fourth coordination site is occupied by a water molecule. The coordination sphere of the zinc ion is approximately tetrahedral. The positively-charged zinc ion polarizes the coordinated water molecule, and nucleophilic attack by the negatively-charged hydroxide portion on carbon dioxide proceeds rapidly. The catalytic cycle produces the bicarbonate ion and the hydrogen ion[2] as the equilibrium:

H2CO3HCO
3
+ H+

favouring dissociation of carbonic acid at biological pH values.[27]

Vitamin B12-dependent enzymes

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The cobalt-containing Vitamin B12 (also known as cobalamin) catalyzes the transfer of methyl (−CH3) groups between two molecules, which involves the breaking of C−C bonds, a process that is energetically expensive in organic reactions. The metal ion lowers the activation energy for the process by forming a transient Co−CH3 bond.[28] The structure of the coenzyme was famously determined by Dorothy Hodgkin and co-workers, for which she received a Nobel Prize in Chemistry.[29] It consists of a cobalt(II) ion coordinated to four nitrogen atoms of a corrin ring and a fifth nitrogen atom from an imidazole group. In the resting state there is a Co−C sigma bond with the 5′ carbon atom of adenosine.[30] This is a naturally occurring organometallic compound, which explains its function in trans-methylation reactions, such as the reaction carried out by methionine synthase.

Nitrogenase (nitrogen fixation)

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The fixation of atmospheric nitrogen is an energy-intensive process, as it involves breaking the very stable triple bond between the nitrogen atoms. The nitrogenases catalyze the process. One such enzyme occurs in Rhizobium bacteria. There are three components to its action: a molybdenum atom at the active site, iron–sulfur clusters that are involved in transporting the electrons needed to reduce the nitrogen, and an abundant energy source in the form of magnesium ATP. This last is provided by a mutualistic symbiosis between the bacteria and a host plant, often a legume. The reaction may be written symbolically as

N2 + 16 MgATP + 8 e → 2 NH3 + 16 MgADP +16 Pi + H2

where Pi stands for inorganic phosphate. The precise structure of the active site has been difficult to determine. It appears to contain a MoFe7S8 cluster that is able to bind the dinitrogen molecule and, presumably, enable the reduction process to begin.[31] The electrons are transported by the associated "P" cluster, which contains two cubical Fe4S4 clusters joined by sulfur bridges.[32]

Superoxide dismutase

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Structure of a human superoxide dismutase 2 tetramer

The superoxide ion, O
2
is generated in biological systems by reduction of molecular oxygen. It has an unpaired electron, so it behaves as a free radical. It is a powerful oxidizing agent. These properties render the superoxide ion very toxic and are deployed to advantage by phagocytes to kill invading microorganisms. Otherwise, the superoxide ion must be destroyed before it does unwanted damage in a cell. The superoxide dismutase enzymes perform this function very efficiently.[33]

The formal oxidation state of the oxygen atoms is −12. In solutions at neutral pH, the superoxide ion disproportionates to molecular oxygen and hydrogen peroxide.

O
2
+ 2 H+ → O2 + H2O2

In biology this type of reaction is called a dismutation reaction. It involves both oxidation and reduction of superoxide ions. The superoxide dismutase (SOD) group of enzymes increase the rate of reaction to near the diffusion-limited rate.[34] The key to the action of these enzymes is a metal ion with variable oxidation state that can act either as an oxidizing agent or as a reducing agent.

Oxidation: M(n+1)+ + O
2
→ Mn+ + O2
Reduction: Mn+ + O
2
+ 2 H+ → M(n+1)+ + H2O2.

In human SOD, the active metal is copper, as Cu(II) or Cu(I), coordinated tetrahedrally by four histidine residues. This enzyme also contains zinc ions for stabilization and is activated by copper chaperone for superoxide dismutase (CCS). Other isozymes may contain iron, manganese or nickel. The activity of Ni-SOD involves nickel(III), an unusual oxidation state for this element. The active site nickel geometry cycles from square planar Ni(II), with thiolate (Cys2 and Cys6) and backbone nitrogen (His1 and Cys2) ligands, to square pyramidal Ni(III) with an added axial His1 side chain ligand.[35]

Chlorophyll-containing proteins

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Hemoglobin (left) and chlorophyll (right), two extremely different molecules when it comes to function, are quite similar when it comes to its atomic shape. There are only three major structural differences; a magnesium atom (Mg) in chlorophyll, as opposed to iron (Fe) in hemoglobin. Additionally, chlorophyll has an extended isoprenoid tail and an additional aliphatic cyclic structure off the macrocycle.

Chlorophyll plays a crucial role in photosynthesis. It contains a magnesium enclosed in a chlorin ring. However, the magnesium ion is not directly involved in the photosynthetic function and can be replaced by other divalent ions with little loss of activity. Rather, the photon is absorbed by the chlorin ring, whose electronic structure is well-adapted for this purpose.

Initially, the absorption of a photon causes an electron to be excited into a singlet state of the Q band. The excited state undergoes an intersystem crossing from the singlet state to a triplet state in which there are two electrons with parallel spin. This species is, in effect, a free radical, and is very reactive and allows an electron to be transferred to acceptors that are adjacent to the chlorophyll in the chloroplast. In the process chlorophyll is oxidized. Later in the photosynthetic cycle, chlorophyll is reduced back again. This reduction ultimately draws electrons from water, yielding molecular oxygen as a final oxidation product.

Hydrogenase

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Hydrogenases are subclassified into three different types based on the active site metal content: iron–iron hydrogenase, nickel–iron hydrogenase, and iron hydrogenase.[36] All hydrogenases catalyze reversible H2 uptake, but while the [FeFe] and [NiFe] hydrogenases are true redox catalysts, driving H2 oxidation and H+ reduction

H2 ⇌ 2 H+ + 2 e

the [Fe] hydrogenases catalyze the reversible heterolytic cleavage of H2.

H2 ⇌ H+ + H
The active site structures of the three types of hydrogenase enzymes.

Ribozyme and deoxyribozyme

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Since discovery of ribozymes by Thomas Cech and Sidney Altman in the early 1980s, ribozymes have been shown to be a distinct class of metalloenzymes.[37] Many ribozymes require metal ions in their active sites for chemical catalysis; hence they are called metalloenzymes. Additionally, metal ions are essential for structural stabilization of ribozymes. Group I intron is the most studied ribozyme which has three metals participating in catalysis.[38] Other known ribozymes include group II intron, RNase P, and several small viral ribozymes (such as hammerhead, hairpin, HDV, and VS) and the large subunit of ribosomes. Several classes of ribozymes have been described.[39]

Deoxyribozymes, also called DNAzymes or catalytic DNA, are artificial DNA-based catalysts that were first produced in 1994.[40] Almost all DNAzymes require metal ions. Although ribozymes mostly catalyze cleavage of RNA substrates, a variety of reactions can be catalyzed by DNAzymes including RNA/DNA cleavage, RNA/DNA ligation, amino acid phosphorylation and dephosphorylation, and carbon–carbon bond formation.[41] Yet, DNAzymes that catalyze RNA cleavage reaction are the most extensively explored ones. 10-23 DNAzyme, discovered in 1997, is one of the most studied catalytic DNAs with clinical applications as a therapeutic agent.[42] Several metal-specific DNAzymes have been reported including the GR-5 DNAzyme (lead-specific),[43] the CA1-3 DNAzymes (copper-specific), the 39E DNAzyme (uranyl-specific)[44] and the NaA43 DNAzyme (sodium-specific).[45]

Signal-transduction metalloproteins

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Calmodulin

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EF-hand motif

Calmodulin is an example of a signal-transduction protein. It is a small protein that contains four EF-hand motifs, each of which is able to bind a Ca2+ ion.

In an EF-hand loop protein domain, the calcium ion is coordinated in a pentagonal bipyramidal configuration. Six glutamic acid and aspartic acid residues involved in the binding are in positions 1, 3, 5, 7 and 9 of the polypeptide chain. At position 12, there is a glutamate or aspartate ligand that behaves as a bidentate ligand, providing two oxygen atoms. The ninth residue in the loop is necessarily glycine due to the conformational requirements of the backbone. The coordination sphere of the calcium ion contains only carboxylate oxygen atoms and no nitrogen atoms. This is consistent with the hard nature of the calcium ion.

The protein has two approximately symmetrical domains, separated by a flexible "hinge" region. Binding of calcium causes a conformational change to occur in the protein. Calmodulin participates in an intracellular signaling system by acting as a diffusible second messenger to the initial stimuli.[46][47]

Troponin

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In both cardiac and skeletal muscles, muscular force production is controlled primarily by changes in the intracellular calcium concentration. In general, when calcium rises, the muscles contract and, when calcium falls, the muscles relax. Troponin, along with actin and tropomyosin, is the protein complex to which calcium binds to trigger the production of muscular force.

Transcription factors

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Zinc finger. The zinc ion (green) is coordinated by two histidine residues and two cysteine residues.

Many transcription factors contain a structure known as a zinc finger, a structural module in which a region of protein folds around a zinc ion. The zinc does not directly contact the DNA that these proteins bind to. Instead, the cofactor is essential for the stability of the tightly folded protein chain.[48] In these proteins, the zinc ion is usually coordinated by pairs of cysteine and histidine side-chains.

Other metalloenzymes

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There are two types of carbon monoxide dehydrogenase: one contains iron and molybdenum, the other contains iron and nickel. Parallels and differences in catalytic strategies have been reviewed.[49]

Pb2+ (lead) can replace Ca2+ (calcium) as, for example, with calmodulin or Zn2+ (zinc) as with metallocarboxypeptidases.[50]

Some other metalloenzymes are given in the following table, according to the metal involved.

Ion Examples of enzymes containing this ion
Magnesium[51] Glucose 6-phosphatase
Hexokinase
DNA polymerase

Poly(A) polymerase

Vanadium vanabins
Manganese[52] Arginase
Oxygen-evolving complex
Iron[53] Catalase
Hydrogenase
IRE-BP
Aconitase
Cobalt[54] Nitrile hydratase
Methionyl aminopeptidase
Methylmalonyl-CoA mutase
Isobutyryl-CoA mutase
Nickel[55][56] Urease
Hydrogenase
Methyl-coenzyme M reductase (MCR)
Copper[57] Cytochrome oxidase
Laccase
Nitrous-oxide reductase
Nitrite reductase
Zinc[58] Alcohol dehydrogenase
Carboxypeptidase
Aminopeptidase
Beta amyloid
Cadmium[59][60] Metallothionein
Thiolate proteins
Molybdenum[61] Nitrate reductase
Sulfite oxidase
Xanthine oxidase
DMSO reductase
Tungsten[62] Acetylene hydratase
various Metallothionein
Phosphatase

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