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Binding of ligands originates small perturbations on the microscopic thermodynamic properties of a multicentre redox protein

Binding of ligands originates small perturbations on the microscopic thermodynamic properties of a multicentre redox protein
Binding of ligands originates small perturbations on the microscopic thermodynamic properties of a multicentre redox protein
NMR and visible spectroscopy coupled to redox measurements were used to determine the equilibrium thermodynamic properties of the four haems in cytochrome c(3) under conditions in which the protein was bound to ligands, the small anion phosphate and the protein rubredoxin with the iron in the active site replaced by zinc. Comparison of these results with data for the isolated cytochrome shows that binding of ligands causes only small changes in the reduction potentials of the haems and their pairwise interactions, and also that the redox-sensitive acid-base centre responsible for the redox-Bohr effect is essentially unaffected. Although neither of the ligands tested is a physiological partner of cytochrome c(3), the small changes observed for the thermodynamic properties of cytochrome c(3) bound to these ligands vs. the unbound state, indicate that the thermodynamic properties measured for the isolated protein are relevant for a physiological interpretation of the role of this cytochrome in the bioenergetic metabolism of Desulfovibrio.
cytochrome c(3), electron transfer, nmr, protein docking, thermodynamic properties, sulfate-reducing bacteria, desulfovibrio-vulgaris hildenborough, tetrahaem cytochrome c(3), electron-transfer, multiheme cytochromes, diglycerol phosphate, energy transduction, miyazaki-f, complex
1742-464X
2251-2260
Salgueiro, Carlos A.
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Morgado, Leonor
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Fonseca, Bruno
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Lamosa, Pedro
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Catarino, Teresa
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Turner, David L.
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Louro, Ricardo O.
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Fonseca, Bruno
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Lamosa, Pedro
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Catarino, Teresa
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Turner, David L.
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Louro, Ricardo O.
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Salgueiro, Carlos A., Morgado, Leonor, Fonseca, Bruno, Lamosa, Pedro, Catarino, Teresa, Turner, David L. and Louro, Ricardo O. (2005) Binding of ligands originates small perturbations on the microscopic thermodynamic properties of a multicentre redox protein. Febs Journal, 272 (9), 2251-2260. (doi:10.1111/j.1742-4658.2005.04649.x).

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NMR and visible spectroscopy coupled to redox measurements were used to determine the equilibrium thermodynamic properties of the four haems in cytochrome c(3) under conditions in which the protein was bound to ligands, the small anion phosphate and the protein rubredoxin with the iron in the active site replaced by zinc. Comparison of these results with data for the isolated cytochrome shows that binding of ligands causes only small changes in the reduction potentials of the haems and their pairwise interactions, and also that the redox-sensitive acid-base centre responsible for the redox-Bohr effect is essentially unaffected. Although neither of the ligands tested is a physiological partner of cytochrome c(3), the small changes observed for the thermodynamic properties of cytochrome c(3) bound to these ligands vs. the unbound state, indicate that the thermodynamic properties measured for the isolated protein are relevant for a physiological interpretation of the role of this cytochrome in the bioenergetic metabolism of Desulfovibrio.

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Published date: 1 May 2005
Keywords: cytochrome c(3), electron transfer, nmr, protein docking, thermodynamic properties, sulfate-reducing bacteria, desulfovibrio-vulgaris hildenborough, tetrahaem cytochrome c(3), electron-transfer, multiheme cytochromes, diglycerol phosphate, energy transduction, miyazaki-f, complex

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Local EPrints ID: 20903
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/20903
ISSN: 1742-464X
PURE UUID: 2ea24ca5-046a-481f-b7ee-7d88a2fba0e4

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Date deposited: 28 Feb 2006
Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 06:26

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Author: Carlos A. Salgueiro
Author: Leonor Morgado
Author: Bruno Fonseca
Author: Pedro Lamosa
Author: Teresa Catarino
Author: David L. Turner
Author: Ricardo O. Louro

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