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  • Title: High-Field EPR Spectroscopic Characterization of Mn(II) Bound to the Bacterial Solute-Binding Proteins MntC and PsaA.
    Author: Gagnon DM, Hadley RC, Ozarowski A, Nolan EM, Britt RD.
    Journal: J Phys Chem B; 2019 Jun 13; 123(23):4929-4934. PubMed ID: 31117618.
    Abstract:
    During infection, the bacterial pathogens Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pneumoniae employ ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporters to acquire Mn(II), an essential nutrient, from the host environment. Staphylococcal MntABC and streptococcal PsaABC attract the attention of the biophysical and bacterial pathogenesis communities because of their established importance during infection. Previous biophysical examination of Mn(II)-MntC and Mn(II)-PsaA using continuous-wave (≈9 GHz) electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy revealed broad, difficult-to-interpret spectra (Hadley et al. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140, 110-113). Herein, we employ high-frequency (>90 GHz), high-field (>3 T) EPR spectroscopy to investigate the Mn(II)-binding sites of these proteins and determine the spin Hamiltonian parameters. Our analyses demonstrate that the zero-field splitting (ZFS) is large for Mn(II)-MntC and Mn(II)-PsaA at +2.72 and +2.87 GHz, respectively. The measured 55Mn hyperfine coupling values for Mn(II)-MntC and Mn(II)-PsaA of 241 and 236 MHz, respectively, demonstrate a more covalent interaction between Mn(II) and the protein compared to Mn(II) in aqueous solution (≈265 MHz). These studies indicate that MntC and PsaA bind Mn(II) in a similar coordination geometry. Comparison of the ZFS values determined herein with those ascertained for other Mn(II) proteins suggests that the Mn(II)-MntC and Mn(II)-PsaA coordination spheres are not five-coordinate in solution.
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