Conformational fluctuation of native-like and molten-globule-like cytochrome c observed by time-resolved hole burning. 1999

Y Shibata, and H Takahashi, and R Kaneko, and A Kurita, and T Kushida
Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Osaka University, Japan.

Nanosecond to millisecond conformational fluctuations of Zn-substituted cytochrome c (ZnCytc) have been studied by the time-resolved transient hole-burning method. The investigation of low-temperature dynamics has been made on the ZnCytc solution sample in a water-glycerol mixture. The conformational fluctuations in the native-like and the molten-globule (MG)-like states have been compared for the aqueous solution samples at room temperature. ZnCytc in the MG-like state has been prepared by adding 200 mM NaClO4 to the protein solution with a pH of 2.1, and the formation of the MG-like state has been confirmed by both the far-UV CD and the visible absorption spectra. The hole spectrum of ZnCytc has been found to consist of two nearly degenerate components, that is, the Qx and Qy bands. The temporal change in the Qx component hole spectrum has been extracted by fitting the observed hole spectrum to the three-Gaussian form. The experimental results for ZnCytc dissolved in a water-glycerol mixture have revealed that the conformational fluctuation of ZnCytc is suppressed around 200 K, which is nearly the same temperature as the glass-like transition point of Zn-substituted myoglobin (ZnMb) and also as the glass-transition point of the solvent. This supports the idea of the solvent-induced glass-like transition of a protein. It has been also found that at physiological temperatures the time scale of the conformational fluctuation of ZnCytc lies around a few tens of nanoseconds, which is 2-3 orders of magnitude faster than that of ZnMb. The experimental results for the aqueous solution samples have shown that the difference between the native-like and the MG-like states is not conspicuous. However, they are indicative of the appearance of the slower conformational fluctuation in the MG-like state.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D009211 Myoglobin A conjugated protein which is the oxygen-transporting pigment of muscle. It is made up of one globin polypeptide chain and one heme group.
D011487 Protein Conformation The characteristic 3-dimensional shape of a protein, including the secondary, supersecondary (motifs), tertiary (domains) and quaternary structure of the peptide chain. PROTEIN STRUCTURE, QUATERNARY describes the conformation assumed by multimeric proteins (aggregates of more than one polypeptide chain). Conformation, Protein,Conformations, Protein,Protein Conformations
D002942 Circular Dichroism A change from planar to elliptic polarization when an initially plane-polarized light wave traverses an optically active medium. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed) Circular Dichroism, Vibrational,Dichroism, Circular,Vibrational Circular Dichroism
D003574 Cytochrome c Group A group of cytochromes with covalent thioether linkages between either or both of the vinyl side chains of protoheme and the protein. (Enzyme Nomenclature, 1992, p539) Cytochromes Type c,Group, Cytochrome c,Type c, Cytochromes
D006736 Horses Large, hoofed mammals of the family EQUIDAE. Horses are active day and night with most of the day spent seeking and consuming food. Feeding peaks occur in the early morning and late afternoon, and there are several daily periods of rest. Equus caballus,Equus przewalskii,Horse, Domestic,Domestic Horse,Domestic Horses,Horse,Horses, Domestic
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D013057 Spectrum Analysis The measurement of the amplitude of the components of a complex waveform throughout the frequency range of the waveform. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 6th ed) Spectroscopy,Analysis, Spectrum,Spectrometry
D013696 Temperature The property of objects that determines the direction of heat flow when they are placed in direct thermal contact. The temperature is the energy of microscopic motions (vibrational and translational) of the particles of atoms. Temperatures
D013816 Thermodynamics A rigorously mathematical analysis of energy relationships (heat, work, temperature, and equilibrium). It describes systems whose states are determined by thermal parameters, such as temperature, in addition to mechanical and electromagnetic parameters. (From Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, 12th ed) Thermodynamic
D013997 Time Factors Elements of limited time intervals, contributing to particular results or situations. Time Series,Factor, Time,Time Factor

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