Download MendeleyDistinct roles of a tyrosine-associated hydrogen-bond network in fine-tuning the structure and function of heme proteins: two cases designed for myoglobin
Liao, F., Yuan, H., Du, K.J., You, Y., Gao, S.Q., Wen, G.B., Lin, Y.W., Tan, X.(2016) Mol Biosyst 12: 3139-3145
- PubMed: 27476534
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/c6mb00537c
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:
5B84, 5B85 - PubMed Abstract:
A hydrogen-bond (H-bond) network, specifically a Tyr-associated H-bond network, plays key roles in regulating the structure and function of proteins, as exemplified by abundant heme proteins in nature. To explore an approach for fine-tuning the structure and function of artificial heme proteins, we herein used myoglobin (Mb) as a model protein and introduced a Tyr residue in the secondary sphere of the heme active site at two different positions (107 and 138). We performed X-ray crystallography, UV-Vis spectroscopy, stopped-flow kinetics, and electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) studies for the two single mutants, I107Y Mb and F138Y Mb, and compared to that of wild-type Mb under the same conditions. The results showed that both Tyr107 and Tyr138 form a distinct H-bond network involving water molecules and neighboring residues, which fine-tunes ligand binding to the heme iron and enhances the protein stability, respectively. Moreover, the Tyr107-associated H-bond network was shown to fine-tune both H2O2 binding and activation. With two cases demonstrated for Mb, this study suggests that the Tyr-associated H-bond network has distinct roles in regulating the protein structure, properties and functions, depending on its location in the protein scaffold. Therefore, it is possible to design a Tyr-associated H-bond network in general to create other artificial heme proteins with improved properties and functions.
Organizational Affiliation:
School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, China. linlinying@hotmail.com ywlin@usc.edu.cn.
