Structure and Ligand Binding Properties of Myoglobins Reconstituted with Monodepropionated Heme: Functional Role of Each Heme Propionate Side Chain†,‡Click to copy article linkArticle link copied!
- Katsuyoshi Harada
- Masatomo Makino
- Hiroshi Sugimoto
- Shun Hirota
- Takashi Matsuo
- Yoshitsugu Shiro
- Yoshio Hisaeda
- Takashi Hayashi
Abstract

Two heme propionate side chains, which are attached at the 6 and 7 positions of the heme framework, are linked with Arg45 and Ser92, respectively, in sperm whale myoglobin. To evaluate the role of each propionate, two kinds of one-legged hemins, 6-depropionated and 7-depropionated protohemins, were prepared and inserted into the apomyoglobin to yield two reconstituted proteins. Structural data of the reconstituted myoglobins were obtained via an X-ray crystallographic analysis at a resolution of 1.1−1.4 Å and resonance Raman spectroscopy. It was found that the lack of the 6-propionate reduces the number of hydrogen bonds in the distal site and clearly changes the position of the Arg45 residue with the disrupting Arg45−Asp60 interaction. In contrast, the removal of the 7-propionate does not cause a significant structural change in the residues of the distal and proximal sites. However, the resonance Raman studies suggested that the coordination bond strength of the His93−Fe bond for the protein with the 7-depropionated protoheme slightly increases compared to that for the protein with the native heme. The O2 and CO ligand binding studies for the reconstituted proteins with the one-legged hemes provide an important insight into the functional role of each propionate. The lack of the 6-propionate accelerates the O2 dissociation by ca. 3-fold compared to those of the other reconstituted and native proteins. The lack of the 7-propionate enhances the CO affinity by 2-fold compared to that of the protein with the native heme. These results indicate that the 6-propionate clearly contributes to the stabilization of the bound O2, whereas the 7-propionate plays an important role in the regulation of the Fe−His bond.
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This study was supported by a Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. K.H. thanks the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) for the financial support.
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Refined coordinates and structure factors have been deposited in the Protein Data Bank (entries 2EKT and 2EKU for aquometmyoglobins reconstituted with 6-depropionated and 7-depropionated protohemin IX species, respectively).
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Osaka University.
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University of Hyogo.
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RIKEN SPring-8 Center.
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Kyoto Pharmaceutical University.
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JST.
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Present address: Graduate School of Materials Science, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Ikoma 630-0192, Japan.
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Kyushu University.
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To whom correspondence should be addressed: Department of Applied Chemistry, Osaka University, Suita 565-0871, Japan. Phone and fax: +81-6-6879-7928. E-mail: [email protected].
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