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Orientation and Function of a Membrane-Bound Enzyme Monitored by Electrochemical Surface-Enhanced Infrared Absorption Spectroscopy
Electrochemical SEIRA is the method of choice for characterizing
a lipid-bilayer-anchored, membrane-bound hydrogenase immobilized on
a gold electrode. This setup allows the study of the enzyme under
conditions mimicking its natural environment. A single experiment
provides all of the crucial spectroscopic information relating to
the protein orientation, active site of the protein, and the lipid
bilayer and also direct electrochemical determination of the catalytic
H<sub>2</sub> oxidation by the enzyme
Reconstitution of Respiratory Complex I on a Biomimetic Membrane Supported on Gold Electrodes
For the first time, respiratory complex
I has been reconstituted
on an electrode preserving its structure and activity. Respiratory
complex I is a membrane-bound enzyme that has an essential function
in cellular energy production. It couples NADH:quinone oxidoreduction
to translocation of ions across the cellular (in prokaryotes) or mitochondrial
membranes. Therefore, complex I contributes to the establishment and
maintenance of the transmembrane difference of electrochemical potential
required for adenosine triphosphate synthesis, transport, and motility.
Our new strategy has been applied for reconstituting the bacterial
complex I from Rhodothermus marinus onto a biomimetic membrane supported on gold electrodes modified
with a thiol self-assembled monolayer (SAM). Atomic force microscopy
and faradaic impedance measurements give evidence of the biomimetic
construction, whereas electrochemical measurements show its functionality.
Both electron transfer and proton translocation by respiratory complex
I were monitored, simulating in vivo conditions
Catalytic Activity and Proton Translocation of Reconstituted Respiratory Complex I Monitored by Surface-Enhanced Infrared Absorption Spectroscopy
Respiratory
complex I (CpI) is a key player in the way organisms
obtain energy, being an energy transducer, which couples nicotinamide
adenine dinucleotide (NADH)/quinone oxidoreduction with proton translocation
by a mechanism that remains elusive so far. In this work, we monitored
the function of CpI in a biomimetic, supported lipid membrane system
assembled on a 4-aminothiophenol (4-ATP) self-assembled monolayer
by surface-enhanced infrared absorption spectroscopy. 4-ATP serves
not only as a linker molecule to a nanostructured gold surface but
also as pH sensor, as indicated by concomitant density functional
theory calculations. In this way, we were able to monitor NADH/quinone
oxidoreduction-induced transmembrane proton translocation via the
protonation state of 4-ATP, depending on the net orientation of CpI
molecules induced by two complementary approaches. An associated change
of the amide I/amide II band intensity ratio indicates conformational
modifications upon catalysis which may involve movements of transmembrane
helices or other secondary structural elements, as suggested in the
literature [Di Luca , Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A., 2017, 114, E6314āE6321]