1ch7
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RECOMBINANT SPERM WHALE MYOGLOBIN H97F MUTANT (MET)
OverviewOverview
The ability of myoglobin to bind oxygen reversibly depends critically on, retention of the heme prosthetic group. Globin side chains at the, Leu(89)(F4), His(97)(FG3), Ile(99)(FG5), and Leu(104)(G5) positions on the, proximal side of the heme pocket strongly influence heme affinity. The, roles of these amino acids in preventing heme loss have been examined by, determining high resolution structures of 14 different mutants at these, positions using x-ray crystallography. Leu(89) and His(97) are important, surface amino acids that interact either sterically or electrostatically, with the edges of the porphyrin ring. Ile(99) and Leu(104) are located in, the interior region of the proximal pocket beneath ring C of the heme, prosthetic group. The apolar amino acids Leu(89), Ile(99), and Leu(104), "waterproof" the heme pocket by forming a barrier to solvent penetration, minimizing the size of the proximal cavity, and maintaining a hydrophobic, environment. Substitutions with smaller or polar side chains at these, positions result in exposure of the heme to solvent, the appearance of, crystallographically defined water molecules in or near the proximal, pocket, and large increases in the rate of hemin loss. Thus, the naturally, occurring amino acid side chains at these positions serve to prevent, hydration of the His(93)-Fe(III) bond and are highly conserved in all, known myoglobins and hemoglobins.
About this StructureAbout this Structure
1CH7 is a Single protein structure of sequence from Physeter catodon with SO4 and HEM as ligands. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA.
ReferenceReference
Waterproofing the heme pocket. Role of proximal amino acid side chains in preventing hemin loss from myoglobin., Liong EC, Dou Y, Scott EE, Olson JS, Phillips GN Jr, J Biol Chem. 2001 Mar 23;276(12):9093-100. Epub 2000 Nov 17. PMID:11084036
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