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Exploring the Fe(III) binding sites of human serum transferrin with EPR at 275 GHz. 2015

Guinevere Mathies, and Peter Gast, and N Dennis Chasteen, and Ashley N Luck, and Anne B Mason, and Edgar J J Groenen
Department of Physics, Huygens-Kamerlingh Onnes Laboratory, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands, mathies@mit.edu.

We report 275 GHz EPR spectra of human serum transferrin. At this high microwave frequency the zero-field splitting between the magnetic sublevels of the high-spin [Formula: see text] sites can be accurately determined. We find the zero-field splitting to be a sensitive probe of the structure of the transferrin iron-binding sites. Signals arising from iron bound to the transferrin N-lobe can clearly be distinguished from signals from iron bound to the C-lobe. Moreover, our spectra show that the structure of the iron site in the N-lobe is influenced by the presence and conformation of the C-lobe. The spectra of a series of N-lobe mutants altering the second-shell interaction of Arg124 with the synergistic anion carbonate reflect conformational changes induced at the iron site.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
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
D001774 Blood Chemical Analysis An examination of chemicals in the blood. Analysis, Blood Chemical,Chemical Analysis, Blood,Analyses, Blood Chemical,Blood Chemical Analyses,Chemical Analyses, Blood
D004578 Electron Spin Resonance Spectroscopy A technique applicable to the wide variety of substances which exhibit paramagnetism because of the magnetic moments of unpaired electrons. The spectra are useful for detection and identification, for determination of electron structure, for study of interactions between molecules, and for measurement of nuclear spins and moments. (From McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology, 7th edition) Electron nuclear double resonance (ENDOR) spectroscopy is a variant of the technique which can give enhanced resolution. Electron spin resonance analysis can now be used in vivo, including imaging applications such as MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING. ENDOR,Electron Nuclear Double Resonance,Electron Paramagnetic Resonance,Paramagnetic Resonance,Electron Spin Resonance,Paramagnetic Resonance, Electron,Resonance, Electron Paramagnetic,Resonance, Electron Spin,Resonance, Paramagnetic
D005290 Ferric Compounds Inorganic or organic compounds containing trivalent iron. Compounds, Ferric
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D001665 Binding Sites The parts of a macromolecule that directly participate in its specific combination with another molecule. Combining Site,Binding Site,Combining Sites,Site, Binding,Site, Combining,Sites, Binding,Sites, Combining
D014168 Transferrin An iron-binding beta1-globulin that is synthesized in the LIVER and secreted into the blood. It plays a central role in the transport of IRON throughout the circulation. A variety of transferrin isoforms exist in humans, including some that are considered markers for specific disease states. Siderophilin,Isotransferrin,Monoferric Transferrins,Serotransferrin,Transferrin B,Transferrin C,beta 2-Transferrin,beta-1 Metal-Binding Globulin,tau-Transferrin,Globulin, beta-1 Metal-Binding,Metal-Binding Globulin, beta-1,Transferrins, Monoferric,beta 1 Metal Binding Globulin,beta 2 Transferrin,tau Transferrin

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