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The class Ic ribonucleotide reductase from Chlamydia trachomatis ( Ct) uses a stable Mn(IV)/Fe(III) cofactor to initiate nucleotide reduction by a free-radical mechanism. Extended X-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS) spectroscopy and density functional theory (DFT) calculations are used to postulate a structure for this cofactor. Fe and Mn K-edge EXAFS data yield an intermetallic distance of approximately 2.92 A. The Mn data also suggest the presence of a short 1.74 A Mn-O bond. These metrics are compared to the results of DFT calculations on 12 cofactor models derived from the crystal structure of the inactive Fe 2(III/III) form of the protein. Models are differentiated by the protonation states of their bridging and terminal OH X ligands as well as the location of the Mn(IV) ion (site 1 or 2). The models that agree best with experimental observation feature a mu-1,3-carboxylate bridge (E120), terminal solvent (H 2O/OH) to site 1, one mu-O bridge, and one mu-OH bridge. The site-placement of the metal ions cannot be discerned from the available data.

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Structural Analysis of the Mn(IV)/Fe(III) Cofactor of Chlamydia trachomatis Ribonucleotide Reductase by Extended X-ray Absorption Fine Structure Spectroscopy and Density Functional Theory Calculations