AHb1 is a hexacoordinated type 1 nonsymbiotic hemoglobin recently discovered in Arabidopsis thaliana. To gain insight into the ligand migration inside the protein, we studied the CO rebinding kinetics of AHb1 encapsulated in silica gels, in the presence of glycerol. The CO rebinding kinetics after nanosecond laser flash photolysis exhibits complex ligand migration patterns, consistent with the existence of discrete docking sites in which ligands can temporarily be stored before rebinding to the heme at different times. This finding may be of relevance to the physiological NO dioxygenase activity of this protein, which requires sequential binding of two substrates, NO and O2, to the heme.
Ligand migration in non symbiotic hemoglobin AHb1 from Arabidopsis thaliana / Abbruzzetti, S.; Grandi, E.; Bruno, S.; Faggiano, S.; Spyrakis, F.; Mozzarelli, A.; Cacciatori, E.; Dominici, P.; Viappiani, C.. - In: JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY. B, CONDENSED MATTER, MATERIALS, SURFACES, INTERFACES & BIOPHYSICAL. - ISSN 1520-6106. - 111:(2007), pp. 12582-12590. [10.1021/jp074954o]
Ligand migration in non symbiotic hemoglobin AHb1 from Arabidopsis thaliana
S. ABBRUZZETTI;S. BRUNO;S. FAGGIANO;F. SPYRAKIS;A. MOZZARELLI;C. VIAPPIANI
2007-01-01
Abstract
AHb1 is a hexacoordinated type 1 nonsymbiotic hemoglobin recently discovered in Arabidopsis thaliana. To gain insight into the ligand migration inside the protein, we studied the CO rebinding kinetics of AHb1 encapsulated in silica gels, in the presence of glycerol. The CO rebinding kinetics after nanosecond laser flash photolysis exhibits complex ligand migration patterns, consistent with the existence of discrete docking sites in which ligands can temporarily be stored before rebinding to the heme at different times. This finding may be of relevance to the physiological NO dioxygenase activity of this protein, which requires sequential binding of two substrates, NO and O2, to the heme.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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