Structural dynamics of the heme pocket and intersubunit coupling in the dimeric hemoglobin from Scapharca inaequivalvis. 2024

Xiang Gao, and Misao Mizuno, and Haruto Ishikawa, and Srinivasan Muniyappan, and Hyotcherl Ihee, and Yasuhisa Mizutani
Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, 1-1 Machikaneyama, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan.

Cooperativity is essential for the proper functioning of numerous proteins by allosteric interactions. Hemoglobin from Scapharca inaequivalvis (HbI) is a homodimeric protein that can serve as a minimal unit for studying cooperativity. We investigated the structural changes in HbI after carbon monoxide dissociation using time-resolved resonance Raman spectroscopy and observed structural rearrangements in the Fe-proximal histidine bond, the position of the heme in the pocket, and the hydrogen bonds between heme and interfacial water upon ligand dissociation. Some of the spectral changes were different from those observed for human adult hemoglobin due to differences in subunit assembly and quaternary changes. The structural rearrangements were similar for the singly and doubly dissociated species but occurred at different rates. The rates of the observed rearrangements indicated that they occurred synchronously with subunit rotation and are influenced by intersubunit coupling, which underlies the positive cooperativity of HbI.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D002248 Carbon Monoxide Carbon monoxide (CO). A poisonous colorless, odorless, tasteless gas. It combines with hemoglobin to form carboxyhemoglobin, which has no oxygen carrying capacity. The resultant oxygen deprivation causes headache, dizziness, decreased pulse and respiratory rates, unconsciousness, and death. (From Merck Index, 11th ed) Monoxide, Carbon
D006418 Heme The color-furnishing portion of hemoglobin. It is found free in tissues and as the prosthetic group in many hemeproteins. Ferroprotoporphyrin,Protoheme,Haem,Heme b,Protoheme IX
D006454 Hemoglobins The oxygen-carrying proteins of ERYTHROCYTES. They are found in all vertebrates and some invertebrates. The number of globin subunits in the hemoglobin quaternary structure differs between species. Structures range from monomeric to a variety of multimeric arrangements. Eryhem,Ferrous Hemoglobin,Hemoglobin,Hemoglobin, Ferrous
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D006860 Hydrogen Bonding A low-energy attractive force between hydrogen and another element. It plays a major role in determining the properties of water, proteins, and other compounds. Hydrogen Bonds,Bond, Hydrogen,Hydrogen Bond
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
D013059 Spectrum Analysis, Raman Analysis of the intensity of Raman scattering of monochromatic light as a function of frequency of the scattered light. Raman Spectroscopy,Analysis, Raman Spectrum,Raman Optical Activity Spectroscopy,Raman Scattering,Raman Spectrum Analysis,Scattering, Raman,Spectroscopy, Raman
D049894 Scapharca A genus of mollusks in the family ARCIDAE, class BIVALVIA. It is used in the study of HEMOGLOBINS. Scapharcas

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