Relationship between protein structural fluctuations and rebinding dynamics in ferric haem nitrosyls
Hunt, Neil T. and Greetham, Gregory M. and Towrie, Michael and Parker, Anthony W. and Tucker, Nicholas P. (2011) Relationship between protein structural fluctuations and rebinding dynamics in ferric haem nitrosyls. Biochemical Journal, 433. pp. 459-468. ISSN 0264-6021 (https://doi.org/10.1042/BJ20101496)
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The interaction of nitric oxide (NO) with haem proteins is widespread in biology. In the current paper, we present the first ultrafast 2D-IR (two-dimensional infrared) spectroscopic analysis of haem nitrosylation, which has been combined with time-resolved IR pump probe studies to investigate the relationship between equilibrium vibrational dynamics of the haem environment and ligand rebinding behaviour following photolysis of NO from the Fe(III)-NO site. Studies of two haem proteins, Mb (myoglobin) and Cc (cytochrome c), which play different physiological roles, reveal marked contrasts in the ultrafast fluctuations of the protein pockets containing the haem, showing that the Mb pocket is somewhat more flexible than that of Cc. This correlates strongly with slower observed photolysis rebinding kinetics of Mb NO compared with Cc NO, and indicates a direct link between ultrafast fluctuations and biological functionality. Furthermore, this indicates the validity of linear response theories in relation to protein ligand binding. Finally, 2D-IR shows that Cc NO displays two distinct structural sub-sites at room temperature that do not exchange on the timescales accessible via the NO vibrational lifetime.
ORCID iDs
Hunt, Neil T. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7400-5152, Greetham, Gregory M., Towrie, Michael, Parker, Anthony W. and Tucker, Nicholas P. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6331-3704;-
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Item type: Article ID code: 30948 Dates: DateEvent1 February 2011Published11 November 2010Published OnlineSubjects: Science > Natural history > Biology
Science > ChemistryDepartment: Faculty of Science > Physics
Technology and Innovation Centre > Bionanotechnology
Faculty of Science > Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical SciencesDepositing user: Pure Administrator Date deposited: 13 May 2011 09:33 Last modified: 11 Nov 2024 09:44 URI: https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/30948