[FeFe] Group A1-hydrogenase

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Properties

Group	[FeFe]-hydrogenases
Subgroup	[FeFe] Group A1: Prototypical
Function	Fermentative or photobiological evolution of H₂ using reduced ferredoxin as an electron donor.
Activity	H₂-evolution
Oxygen tolerance	O₂-labile
Localisation	Cytosolic

Distribution

Ecosystem distribution	Anoxic waters, soils, and sediments, gastrointestinal tracts
Taxonomic distribution	Widespread in anaerobic bacteria and unicellular eukaryotes

Genetic Organisation

Organisation 1: Chlamydomonas reinhardtii (XP_001693376.1):

Organisation 2: Trichomonas vaginalis (XP_001330775.1):

Organisation 3: Clostridium pasteurianum (WP_004455619.1):

Organisation 4: Desulfovibrio vulgaris (WP_010939057.1):

Organisation 5: Shewanella oneidensis (WP_011073665.1):

Organisation 6: Trichomonas vaginalis (XP_001580488.1):

Architecture

Structures	1FEH (Clostridium pasteurianum, 1.8 Å resolution) 3C8Y (Clostridium pasteurianum, 1.4 Å resolution) 1C4A (Clostridium pasteurianum, 2.4 Å resolution) 1HFE (Desulfovibrio desulfuricans, 1.6 Å resolution) 3LX4 (Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, 2.0 Å resolution, apoenzyme)
Subunits	N/A
Subunit description	HydA (catalytic subunit) In organisation 4 and 5, the catalytic subunit is split into a large subunit (HydA) and small subunit (HydS) In organisation 5, a cytochrome b subunit (HydH) is present In organisation 6, the hydrogenase domain is fused to a nitrate reductase or sulfite reductase domain
Catalytic site	[FeFe]-centre
FeS clusters	Organisation 1: Absent Organisation 2: 2 [4Fe4S] clusters Organisation 3: 3 [4Fe4S] clusters, 1 [2Fe2S] cluster Organisation 4: 2 [4Fe4S] clusters Organisation 5: 2 [4Fe4S] clusters Organisation 6: 3 [4Fe4S] clusters, 1 [2Fe2S] cluster

Sequences in this class

NCBI Accession	Organism	Hydrogenase Class	Phylum	Order	Activity (Predicted)	Oxygen Tolerance (Predicted)	Subunits (Predicted)	Metal Centres (Predicted)	Accessory Subunits (Predicted)
WP_006556240.1	Veillonella ratti	[FeFe] Group A1	Firmicutes	Selenomonadales	Evolving	Labile	1	[FeFe]-centre, 2 x [4Fe4S] clusters	None
XP_002948483.1	Volvox carteri	[FeFe] Group A1	Chlorophyta	Volvocales	Evolving	Labile	1	[FeFe]-centre	None
XP_002956049.1	Volvox carteri	[FeFe] Group A1	Chlorophyta	Volvocales	Evolving	Labile	1	[FeFe]-centre	None
WP_026329186.1	Zymophilus raffinosivorans	[FeFe] Group A1	Firmicutes	Selenomonadales	Evolving	Labile	3	[FeFe]-centre, 2 x [4Fe4S] clusters	Small subunit, cytochrome b

Literature

Genetics:

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Physiology:

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Biochemistry:

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Lubner, C.E., Knörzer, P., Silva, P.J., Vincent, K.A., Happe, T., Bryant, D.A., and Golbeck, J.H. (2010) Wiring an [FeFe]-hydrogenase with photosystem I for light-induced hydrogen production. Biochem. 49: 10264-10266.
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Chemistry:

Adamska, A., Silakov, A., Lambertz, C., Rödiger, O., Happe, T., Reijerse, E., and Lubitz, W. (2012) Identification and characterization of the "super-reduced" state of the H-Cluster in [FeFe] hydrogenase: a new building block for the catalytic cycle? Angewandte Chemie 51: 11458-11462.
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Cornish, A.J., Gärtner, K., Yang, H., Peters, J.W., and Hegg, E.L. (2011) Mechanism of proton transfer in [FeFe]-hydrogenase from Clostridium pasteurianum. J. Biol. Chem. 286: 38341-38347.
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Foster, C.E., Krämer, T., Wait, A.F., Parkin, A., Jennings, D.P., Happe, T., McGrady, J.E., and Armstrong, F.A. (2012) Inhibition of [FeFe]-hydrogenases by formaldehyde and wider mechanistic implications for biohydrogen activation. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 134: 7553-7557.
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Kamp, C., Silakov, A., Winkler, M., Reijerse, E.J., Lubitz, W., and Happe, T. (2008) Isolation and first EPR characterization of the [FeFe]-hydrogenases from green algae. BBA Bioenerg. 1777: 410-416.
Lemon, B.J. and Peters, J.W. (2000) Photochemistry at the active site of the carbon monoxide inhibited form of the iron-only hydrogenase (CpI). J. Am. Chem. Soc. 122: 3793-3794.
Madden, C., Vaughn, M.D., Díez-Pérez, I., Brown, K.A., King, P.W., Gust, D., Moore, A.L., and Moore, T.A. (2011) Catalytic turnover of [FeFe]-hydrogenase based on single-molecule imaging. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 134: 1577-1582.
Mebs, S., Kositzki, R., Duan, J., Kertess, L., Senger, M., Wittkamp, F., Apfel, U.P., Happe, T., Stripp, S.T., Winkler, M., and Haumann, M. (2018) Hydrogen and oxygen trapping at the H-cluster of [FeFe]-hydrogenase revealed by site-selective spectroscopy and QM/MM calculations. BBA Bioenerg. 1859: 28-41.
Mebs, S., Senger, M., Duan, J., Wittkamp, F., Apfel, U.P., Happe, T., Winkler, M., Stripp, S.T., and Haumann, M. (2017) Bridging hydride at reduced H-cluster species in [FeFe]-hydrogenases revealed by infrared spectroscopy, isotope editing, and quantum chemistry. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 139: 12157-12160.
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