Crystallographic Structure of (HbII-HbIII)-O2 from Lucina pectinata at pH 5.0Crystallographic Structure of (HbII-HbIII)-O2 from Lucina pectinata at pH 5.0

Structural highlights

6otw is a 2 chain structure with sequence from Phacoides pectinatus. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance.
Method:X-ray diffraction, Resolution 2.447Å
Ligands:
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Function

GLB2_PHAPT

Publication Abstract from PubMed

Lucina pectinata live in high concentrations of hydrogen sulfide (H2S) and contains one hemoglobin, Hemoglobin I (HbI), transporting H2S and two hemoglobins, Hemoglobin II (HbII) and Hemoglobin (HbIII), transferring dioxygen to symbionts. HbII and HbIII contain B10 tyrosine (Tyr) and E7 glutamine (Gln) in the heme pocket generating an efficient hydrogen bonding network with the (HbII-HbIII)-O2 species, leading to very low ligand dissociation rates. The results indicate that the oxy-hemeprotein is susceptible to pH from 4 to 9, at acidic conditions, and as a function of the potassium ferricyanide concentration, 100% of the met-aquo derivative is produced. Without a strong oxidant, pH 5 generates a small concentration of the met-aquo complex. The process is accelerated by the presence of salts, as indicated by the crystallization structures and UV-Vis spectra. The results suggest that acidic pH generates conformational changes associated with B10 and E7 heme pocket amino acids, weakening the (HbII-HbIII)-O2 hydrogen bond network. The observation is supported by X-ray crystallography, since at pH 4 and 5, the heme-Fe tends to oxidize, while at pH 7, the oxy-heterodimer is present. Conformational changes also are observed at higher pH by the presence of a 605 nm transition associated with the iron heme-Tyr interaction. Therefore, pH is one crucial factor regulating the (HbII-HbIII)-O2 complex hydrogen-bonding network. Thus, it can be proposed that the hydrogen bonding adjustments between the heme bound O2 and the Tyr and Gln amino acids contribute to oxygen dissociation from the (HbII-HbIII)-O2 system.

Lucina pectinata oxyhemoglobin (II-III) heterodimer pH susceptibility.,Marchany-Rivera D, Smith CA, Rodriguez-Perez JD, Lopez-Garriga J J Inorg Biochem. 2020 Mar 7;207:111055. doi: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2020.111055. PMID:32217352[1]

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References

  1. Marchany-Rivera D, Smith CA, Rodriguez-Perez JD, Lopez-Garriga J. Lucina pectinata oxyhemoglobin (II-III) heterodimer pH susceptibility. J Inorg Biochem. 2020 Mar 7;207:111055. doi: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2020.111055. PMID:32217352 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2020.111055

6otw, resolution 2.45Å

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