The cytochrome c fold can be attained from a compact apo state by occupancy of a nascent heme binding site.
NMR techniques and 8-anilino-1-napthalenesulphonate (ANS) binding studies have been used to characterize the apo state of a variant of cytochrome c(552) from Hydrogenobacter thermophilus. In this variant the two cysteines that form covalent thioether linkages to the heme group have been replaced by...
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| author | Wain, R Pertinhez, T Tomlinson, E Hong, L Dobson, C Ferguson, S Smith, L |
| author_facet | Wain, R Pertinhez, T Tomlinson, E Hong, L Dobson, C Ferguson, S Smith, L |
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| description | NMR techniques and 8-anilino-1-napthalenesulphonate (ANS) binding studies have been used to characterize the apo state of a variant of cytochrome c(552) from Hydrogenobacter thermophilus. In this variant the two cysteines that form covalent thioether linkages to the heme group have been replaced by alanine residues (C11A/C14A). CD studies show that the apo state contains approximately 14% helical secondary structure, and measurements of hydrodynamic radii using pulse field gradient NMR methods show that it is compact (R(h), 16.6 A). The apo state binds 1 mol of ANS/mol of protein, and a linear reduction in fluorescence enhancement is observed on adding aliquots of hemin to a solution of apo C11A/C14A cytochrome c(552) with ANS bound. These results suggest that the bound ANS is located in the heme binding pocket, which would therefore be at least partially formed in the apo state. Consistent with these characteristics, the formation of the holo state of the variant cytochrome c(552) from the apo state on the addition of heme has been demonstrated using NMR techniques. The properties of the apo state of C11A/C14A cytochrome c(552) reported here contrast strongly with those of mitochondrial cytochrome c whose apo state resembles a random coil under similar conditions. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:9e81584a-c4c2-4919-acb4-dd0f48a7db762022-03-27T00:50:39ZThe cytochrome c fold can be attained from a compact apo state by occupancy of a nascent heme binding site.Journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:9e81584a-c4c2-4919-acb4-dd0f48a7db76EnglishSymplectic Elements at Oxford2001Wain, RPertinhez, TTomlinson, EHong, LDobson, CFerguson, SSmith, LNMR techniques and 8-anilino-1-napthalenesulphonate (ANS) binding studies have been used to characterize the apo state of a variant of cytochrome c(552) from Hydrogenobacter thermophilus. In this variant the two cysteines that form covalent thioether linkages to the heme group have been replaced by alanine residues (C11A/C14A). CD studies show that the apo state contains approximately 14% helical secondary structure, and measurements of hydrodynamic radii using pulse field gradient NMR methods show that it is compact (R(h), 16.6 A). The apo state binds 1 mol of ANS/mol of protein, and a linear reduction in fluorescence enhancement is observed on adding aliquots of hemin to a solution of apo C11A/C14A cytochrome c(552) with ANS bound. These results suggest that the bound ANS is located in the heme binding pocket, which would therefore be at least partially formed in the apo state. Consistent with these characteristics, the formation of the holo state of the variant cytochrome c(552) from the apo state on the addition of heme has been demonstrated using NMR techniques. The properties of the apo state of C11A/C14A cytochrome c(552) reported here contrast strongly with those of mitochondrial cytochrome c whose apo state resembles a random coil under similar conditions. |
| spellingShingle | Wain, R Pertinhez, T Tomlinson, E Hong, L Dobson, C Ferguson, S Smith, L The cytochrome c fold can be attained from a compact apo state by occupancy of a nascent heme binding site. |
| title | The cytochrome c fold can be attained from a compact apo state by occupancy of a nascent heme binding site. |
| title_full | The cytochrome c fold can be attained from a compact apo state by occupancy of a nascent heme binding site. |
| title_fullStr | The cytochrome c fold can be attained from a compact apo state by occupancy of a nascent heme binding site. |
| title_full_unstemmed | The cytochrome c fold can be attained from a compact apo state by occupancy of a nascent heme binding site. |
| title_short | The cytochrome c fold can be attained from a compact apo state by occupancy of a nascent heme binding site. |
| title_sort | cytochrome c fold can be attained from a compact apo state by occupancy of a nascent heme binding site |
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