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Tracking ligand-migration pathways of carbonmonoxy myoglobin in crystals at cryogenic temperatures. 2010

Ayana Tomita, and Tokushi Sato, and Shunsuke Nozawa, and Shin-ya Koshihara, and Shin-ichi Adachi
Department of Materials Science, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Meguro, Tokyo 152-8551, Japan.

In order to explore the ligand-migration dynamics in myoglobin induced by photodissociation, cryogenic X-ray crystallographic investigations of carbonmonoxy myoglobin crystals illuminated by continuous wave and pulsed lasers at 1-15 kHz repetition rate have been carried out. Here it is shown that this novel method, extended pulsed-laser pumping of carbonmonoxy myoglobin, promotes ligand migration in the protein matrix by crossing the glass transition temperature repeatedly, and enables the visualization of the migration pathway of the photodissociated ligands in native Mb at cryogenic temperatures. It has revealed that the migration of the CO molecule into each cavity induces structural changes of the amino-acid residues around the cavity which result in the expansion of the cavity. The sequential motion of the ligand and the cavity suggests a self-opening mechanism of the ligand-migration channel arising by induced fit.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007700 Kinetics The rate dynamics in chemical or physical systems.
D008024 Ligands A molecule that binds to another molecule, used especially to refer to a small molecule that binds specifically to a larger molecule, e.g., an antigen binding to an antibody, a hormone or neurotransmitter binding to a receptor, or a substrate or allosteric effector binding to an enzyme. Ligands are also molecules that donate or accept a pair of electrons to form a coordinate covalent bond with the central metal atom of a coordination complex. (From Dorland, 27th ed) Ligand
D008958 Models, Molecular Models used experimentally or theoretically to study molecular shape, electronic properties, or interactions; includes analogous molecules, computer-generated graphics, and mechanical structures. Molecular Models,Model, Molecular,Molecular Model
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
D000596 Amino Acids Organic compounds that generally contain an amino (-NH2) and a carboxyl (-COOH) group. Twenty alpha-amino acids are the subunits which are polymerized to form proteins. Amino Acid,Acid, Amino,Acids, Amino
D013055 Spectrophotometry, Infrared Spectrophotometry in the infrared region, usually for the purpose of chemical analysis through measurement of absorption spectra associated with rotational and vibrational energy levels of molecules. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed) IR Spectra,Infrared Spectrophotometry,IR Spectras,Spectra, IR
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
D018360 Crystallography, X-Ray The study of crystal structure using X-RAY DIFFRACTION techniques. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed) X-Ray Crystallography,Crystallography, X Ray,Crystallography, Xray,X Ray Crystallography,Xray Crystallography,Crystallographies, X Ray,X Ray Crystallographies

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