Spin-label study of conformational changes induced by pH and ligands in leghemoglobin from yellow lupine root nodules
- PMID: 2986971
- DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1985.tb08892.x
Spin-label study of conformational changes induced by pH and ligands in leghemoglobin from yellow lupine root nodules
Abstract
Conformational changes induced by ligands and pH in lupine ferrileghemoglobin selectively modified at Tyr-E16 by the imidazolide spin label has been studied by the method of electron spin resonance in the pH range 6-13. It is shown that in the alkaline pH region the bound spin label registers a local conformational transition which precedes the alkaline denaturation of the protein. In aquamet, cyanide and nicotinate complexes of ferrileghemoglobin this transition occurs with pK 10.5, in acetate and azide complexes with pK 11. In all these ligand derivatives the transition is induced by alteration in the ionization state of one group (delta nH+ approximately equal to 1), most probably, the epsilon-amino group of Lys-GH3. The latter is linked with the Glu-A14 residue and this bond is essential for maintaining the native conformation of leghemoglobin. The ligand-induced conformational changes in the vicinity of the label are small and consist, most likely, in some alteration of the mutual arrangement of the AE and GH helical complexes. No correlation has been revealed between the spin state of the heme iron and the conformation of leghemoglobin in the region under study.
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