Sugimoto T, Unno M, Shiro Y, Dou Y, Ikeda-Saito M
Faculty of Science, Gakushuin University, Mejiro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo 170, Japan.
Biophys J. 1998 Nov;75(5):2188-94. doi: 10.1016/S0006-3495(98)77662-3.
We have measured the rebinding of carbon monoxide (CO) to some distal mutants of myoglobin (Mb) in the time range from 10(-8) to 10(-1) s by flash photolysis, in which the photodissociated CO rebinds to the heme iron without escaping to the solvent water from the protein matrix. We have found that the double mutants [His64-->Val/Val68-->Thr (H64V/V68T) and His64-->Val/Val68-->Ser (H64V/V68S)] have an extremely large geminate yield (70-80%) in water at 5 degreesC, in contrast to the 7% of the geminate yield of wild-type Mb. The CO geminate yields for these two mutants are the largest in those of Mb mutants reported so far, showing that the two mutants have a unique heme environment that favors CO geminate rebinding. Comparing the crystal structures and 1H-NMR and vibrational spectral data of H64V/V68T and H64V/V68S with those of other mutants, we discuss factors that may control the nanosecond geminate CO rebinding and CO migration in the protein matrix.
我们通过闪光光解在10⁻⁸至10⁻¹秒的时间范围内测量了一氧化碳(CO)与肌红蛋白(Mb)一些远端突变体的再结合情况,其中光解离的CO重新结合到血红素铁上,而不会从蛋白质基质逃逸到溶剂水中。我们发现,双突变体[His64→Val/Val68→Thr(H64V/V68T)和His64→Val/Val68→Ser(H64V/V68S)]在5℃的水中具有极高的双分子产率(70 - 80%),相比之下,野生型Mb的双分子产率为7%。这两个突变体的CO双分子产率在迄今报道的Mb突变体中是最高的,表明这两个突变体具有有利于CO双分子再结合的独特血红素环境。通过比较H64V/V68T和H64V/V68S与其他突变体的晶体结构、¹H - NMR和振动光谱数据,我们讨论了可能控制蛋白质基质中纳秒级双分子CO再结合和CO迁移的因素。