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The Biological Bulletin, Jun 1, 1992
Abstract. The gill of the protobranch clam Solemya reidi houses a dense population of intracellul... more Abstract. The gill of the protobranch clam Solemya reidi houses a dense population of intracellular symbiotic che-moautotrophic sulfur-oxidizing bacteria that fix carbon dioxide into sugars and supply the carbon nutrition of the host. The gill is divided into a bacteriocyte (cells with ...
Journal of Biological Chemistry, Feb 25, 1967
Biochemistry Usa, 1967
... JONATHAN B. WITTENBERG,~ ROBERT W. NOBLE,§ BEATRICE A. WITTENBERG, ERALDO ANTONINI, MAURIZIO ... more ... JONATHAN B. WITTENBERG,~ ROBERT W. NOBLE,§ BEATRICE A. WITTENBERG, ERALDO ANTONINI, MAURIZIO BRUNORI, AND JEFFRIES WYMAN From the ... which have been studied by, among others, Theorell, Keilin and Hartree, Keilin and Mann, Chance, and George. ...
The Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2007
J Protein Chem, 1991
The cytoplasmic hemoglobin II from the gill of the clam Lucina pectinata consists of 150 amino ac... more The cytoplasmic hemoglobin II from the gill of the clam Lucina pectinata consists of 150 amino acid residues, has a calculated Mm of 17,476, including heme and an acetylated N-terminal residue. It retains the invariant residues Phe 44 at position CD1 and His 65 at the proximal position F8, as well as the highly conserved Trp 15 at position A12 and Pro 38 at position C2. The most likely candidate for the distal residue at position E7, based on the alignment with other globins, is Gln 65. However, optical and EPR spectroscopic studies of the ferri Hb II (Kraus, D. W., Wittenberg, J. B., Lu, J. F., and Peisach, J., J. Biol. Chem. 265, 16054-16059, 1990) have implicated a tyrosinate oxygen as the distal ligand. Modeling of the Lucina Hb II sequence, using the crystal structure of sperm whale aquometmyoglobin, showed that Tyr 30 substituting for the Leu located at position B10 can place its oxygen within 2.8 A of the water molecule occupying the distal ligand position. This structural alteration is facilitated by the coordinate mutation of the residue at position CD4, from Phe 46 in the sperm whale myoglobin sequence to Leu 47 in Lucina Hb II.
J Mol Biol, 1991
Cytoplasmic monomeric hemoglobin I from the bacteria-harboring gill of the bivalve mollusc Lucina... more Cytoplasmic monomeric hemoglobin I from the bacteria-harboring gill of the bivalve mollusc Lucina pectinata has been crystallized in a form suitable for atomic resolution X-ray structural investigations. The crystals have been grown at pH 4.8, in 0.05 M-acetate buffer, using 2.6 M-ammonium sulfate as precipitating agent. The crystals belong to the monoclinic space group P2(1), with unit cell constants a = 50.0 A, b = 38.6 A, c = 42.1 A, beta = 107.1 degrees, and contain one molecule (14,000 Mr) in the asymmetric unit. By means of single crystal microspectrophotometry it has been shown that the crystals contain the ferric form of L. pectinata "sulfide reactive" hemoglobin I. On the other hand, by careful control of the buffering medium composition, it has been possible to obtain stable crystals of the deoxy, oxy and sulfide forms of the protein.
Journal of Biological Chemistry, Jun 25, 1972
Journal of protein chemistry, 1993
The cytoplasmic hemoglobin III from the gill of the symbiont-harboring clam Lucina pectinata cons... more The cytoplasmic hemoglobin III from the gill of the symbiont-harboring clam Lucina pectinata consists of 152 amino acid residues, has a calculated Mm of 18,068, including heme, and has N-acetyl-serine as the N-terminal residue. Based on the alignment of its sequence with other vertebrate and nonvertebrate globins, it retains the invariant residues Phe45 at position CD1 and His98 at the proximal position F8, as well as the highly conserved Trp16 and Pro39 at positions A12 and C2, respectively. The most likely candidate for the distal residue at position E7 is Gln66. Lucina hemoglobin III shares 95 identical residues with hemoglobin II (J. D. Hockenhull-Johnson et al., J. Prot. Chem. 10, 609-622, 1991), including Tyr at position B10, which has been shown to be capable of entering the distal heme cavity and placing its hydroxyl group within a 2.8 A of the water molecule occupying the distal ligand position, by modeling the hemoglobin II sequence using the crystal structure of sperm wha...
Biochimica et biophysica acta, Jan 29, 1965
The Journal of biological chemistry, Jan 25, 1990
Three hemoglobins have been isolated from the symbiont-harboring gill of the bivalve mollusc Luci... more Three hemoglobins have been isolated from the symbiont-harboring gill of the bivalve mollusc Lucina pectinata. Oxyhemoglobin I (Hb I), which may be called sulfide-reactive hemoglobin, reacts with hydrogen sulfide to form ferric hemoglobin sulfide in a reaction that may proceed by nucleophilic displacement of bound superoxide anion by hydrosulfide anion. Hemoglobins II and II, called oxygen-reactive hemoglobins, remain oxygenated in the presence of hydrogen sulfide. Hemoglobin I is monomeric; Hb II and Hb III self-associate in a concentration-dependent manner and form a tetramer when mixed. Oxygen binding is not cooperative. Oxygen affinities are all nearly the same, P50 = 0.1 to 0.2 Torr, and are independent of pH. Combination of Hb I with oxygen is fast; k'on = (estimated) 100-200 x 10(6) M-1 s-1. Combination of Hb II and Hb III with oxygen is slow: k'on = 0.4 and 0.3 x 10(6) M-1 s-1, respectively. Dissociation of oxygen from Hb I is fast relative to myoglobin: koff = 61 s-...
Structure and Function of Invertebrate Oxygen Carriers, 1991
Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biophysics including Photosynthesis, 1965
Journal of Protein Chemistry, 1991
The cytoplasmic hemoglobin II from the gill of the clam Lucina pectinata consists of 150 amino ac... more The cytoplasmic hemoglobin II from the gill of the clam Lucina pectinata consists of 150 amino acid residues, has a calculated Mm of 17,476, including heme and an acetylated N-terminal residue. It retains the invariant residues Phe 44 at position CD1 and His 65 at the proximal position F8, as well as the highly conserved Trp 15 at position A12 and Pro 38 at position C2. The most likely candidate for the distal residue at position E7, based on the alignment with other globins, is Gln 65. However, optical and EPR spectroscopic studies of the ferri Hb II (Kraus, D. W., Wittenberg, J. B., Lu, J. F., and Peisach, J., J. Biol. Chem. 265, 16054-16059, 1990) have implicated a tyrosinate oxygen as the distal ligand. Modeling of the Lucina Hb II sequence, using the crystal structure of sperm whale aquometmyoglobin, showed that Tyr 30 substituting for the Leu located at position B10 can place its oxygen within 2.8 A of the water molecule occupying the distal ligand position. This structural alteration is facilitated by the coordinate mutation of the residue at position CD4, from Phe 46 in the sperm whale myoglobin sequence to Leu 47 in Lucina Hb II.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2002
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 1977
Journal of Molecular Biology, 1991
Diffraction data to 3.1 A resolution were collected on crystals of a complex of components II and... more Diffraction data to 3.1 A resolution were collected on crystals of a complex of components II and III of the cytoplasmic hemoglobin of the symbiont-harboring clam Lucina pectinata. The crystal system is tetragonal, a = 76.3 A, c = 153.1 A and the space group is P42212. The asymmetric unit probably contains a dimer of the tetrameric complex.
Journal of Molecular Biology, 1991
Cytoplasmic monomeric hemoglobin I from the bacteria-harboring gill of the bivalve mollusc Lucina... more Cytoplasmic monomeric hemoglobin I from the bacteria-harboring gill of the bivalve mollusc Lucina pectinata has been crystallized in a form suitable for atomic resolution X-ray structural investigations. The crystals have been grown at pH 4.8, in 0.05 M-acetate buffer, using 2.6 M-ammonium sulfate as precipitating agent. The crystals belong to the monoclinic space group P2(1), with unit cell constants a = 50.0 A, b = 38.6 A, c = 42.1 A, beta = 107.1 degrees, and contain one molecule (14,000 Mr) in the asymmetric unit. By means of single crystal microspectrophotometry it has been shown that the crystals contain the ferric form of L. pectinata "sulfide reactive" hemoglobin I. On the other hand, by careful control of the buffering medium composition, it has been possible to obtain stable crystals of the deoxy, oxy and sulfide forms of the protein.
Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry, 2005
Truncated hemoglobins (trHbs) are low-molecular-weight oxygen-binding heme-proteins distributed i... more Truncated hemoglobins (trHbs) are low-molecular-weight oxygen-binding heme-proteins distributed in eubacteria, cyanobacteria, unicellular eukaryotes, and in higher plants, constituting a distinct group within the hemoglobin (Hb) superfamily. TrHbs display amino acid sequences 20-40 residues shorter than classical (non)vertebrate Hbs and myoglobins, to which they are scarcely related by sequence similarity. The trHb tertiary structure is based on a 2-on-2 alpha-helical sandwich, which represents a striking editing of the highly conserved 3-on-3 alpha-helical globin fold, achieved through deletion/truncation of alpha-helices and specific residue substitutions. Despite their 'minimal' polypeptide chain span, trHbs display an inner tunnel/cavity system held to support ligand diffusion to/from the heme distal pocket, accumulation of heme ligands within the protein matrix, and/or multiligand reactions. Moreover, trHbs bind and effectively stabilize the heme and recognize diatomic ligands (i.e., O2, CO, NO, and cyanide), albeit with varying thermodynamic and kinetic parameters. Here, structural bases for heme binding and diatomic ligand recognition by trHbs are reviewed.
Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2004
Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2000
The Biological Bulletin, Jun 1, 1992
Abstract. The gill of the protobranch clam Solemya reidi houses a dense population of intracellul... more Abstract. The gill of the protobranch clam Solemya reidi houses a dense population of intracellular symbiotic che-moautotrophic sulfur-oxidizing bacteria that fix carbon dioxide into sugars and supply the carbon nutrition of the host. The gill is divided into a bacteriocyte (cells with ...
Journal of Biological Chemistry, Feb 25, 1967
Biochemistry Usa, 1967
... JONATHAN B. WITTENBERG,~ ROBERT W. NOBLE,§ BEATRICE A. WITTENBERG, ERALDO ANTONINI, MAURIZIO ... more ... JONATHAN B. WITTENBERG,~ ROBERT W. NOBLE,§ BEATRICE A. WITTENBERG, ERALDO ANTONINI, MAURIZIO BRUNORI, AND JEFFRIES WYMAN From the ... which have been studied by, among others, Theorell, Keilin and Hartree, Keilin and Mann, Chance, and George. ...
The Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2007
J Protein Chem, 1991
The cytoplasmic hemoglobin II from the gill of the clam Lucina pectinata consists of 150 amino ac... more The cytoplasmic hemoglobin II from the gill of the clam Lucina pectinata consists of 150 amino acid residues, has a calculated Mm of 17,476, including heme and an acetylated N-terminal residue. It retains the invariant residues Phe 44 at position CD1 and His 65 at the proximal position F8, as well as the highly conserved Trp 15 at position A12 and Pro 38 at position C2. The most likely candidate for the distal residue at position E7, based on the alignment with other globins, is Gln 65. However, optical and EPR spectroscopic studies of the ferri Hb II (Kraus, D. W., Wittenberg, J. B., Lu, J. F., and Peisach, J., J. Biol. Chem. 265, 16054-16059, 1990) have implicated a tyrosinate oxygen as the distal ligand. Modeling of the Lucina Hb II sequence, using the crystal structure of sperm whale aquometmyoglobin, showed that Tyr 30 substituting for the Leu located at position B10 can place its oxygen within 2.8 A of the water molecule occupying the distal ligand position. This structural alteration is facilitated by the coordinate mutation of the residue at position CD4, from Phe 46 in the sperm whale myoglobin sequence to Leu 47 in Lucina Hb II.
J Mol Biol, 1991
Cytoplasmic monomeric hemoglobin I from the bacteria-harboring gill of the bivalve mollusc Lucina... more Cytoplasmic monomeric hemoglobin I from the bacteria-harboring gill of the bivalve mollusc Lucina pectinata has been crystallized in a form suitable for atomic resolution X-ray structural investigations. The crystals have been grown at pH 4.8, in 0.05 M-acetate buffer, using 2.6 M-ammonium sulfate as precipitating agent. The crystals belong to the monoclinic space group P2(1), with unit cell constants a = 50.0 A, b = 38.6 A, c = 42.1 A, beta = 107.1 degrees, and contain one molecule (14,000 Mr) in the asymmetric unit. By means of single crystal microspectrophotometry it has been shown that the crystals contain the ferric form of L. pectinata "sulfide reactive" hemoglobin I. On the other hand, by careful control of the buffering medium composition, it has been possible to obtain stable crystals of the deoxy, oxy and sulfide forms of the protein.
Journal of Biological Chemistry, Jun 25, 1972
Journal of protein chemistry, 1993
The cytoplasmic hemoglobin III from the gill of the symbiont-harboring clam Lucina pectinata cons... more The cytoplasmic hemoglobin III from the gill of the symbiont-harboring clam Lucina pectinata consists of 152 amino acid residues, has a calculated Mm of 18,068, including heme, and has N-acetyl-serine as the N-terminal residue. Based on the alignment of its sequence with other vertebrate and nonvertebrate globins, it retains the invariant residues Phe45 at position CD1 and His98 at the proximal position F8, as well as the highly conserved Trp16 and Pro39 at positions A12 and C2, respectively. The most likely candidate for the distal residue at position E7 is Gln66. Lucina hemoglobin III shares 95 identical residues with hemoglobin II (J. D. Hockenhull-Johnson et al., J. Prot. Chem. 10, 609-622, 1991), including Tyr at position B10, which has been shown to be capable of entering the distal heme cavity and placing its hydroxyl group within a 2.8 A of the water molecule occupying the distal ligand position, by modeling the hemoglobin II sequence using the crystal structure of sperm wha...
Biochimica et biophysica acta, Jan 29, 1965
The Journal of biological chemistry, Jan 25, 1990
Three hemoglobins have been isolated from the symbiont-harboring gill of the bivalve mollusc Luci... more Three hemoglobins have been isolated from the symbiont-harboring gill of the bivalve mollusc Lucina pectinata. Oxyhemoglobin I (Hb I), which may be called sulfide-reactive hemoglobin, reacts with hydrogen sulfide to form ferric hemoglobin sulfide in a reaction that may proceed by nucleophilic displacement of bound superoxide anion by hydrosulfide anion. Hemoglobins II and II, called oxygen-reactive hemoglobins, remain oxygenated in the presence of hydrogen sulfide. Hemoglobin I is monomeric; Hb II and Hb III self-associate in a concentration-dependent manner and form a tetramer when mixed. Oxygen binding is not cooperative. Oxygen affinities are all nearly the same, P50 = 0.1 to 0.2 Torr, and are independent of pH. Combination of Hb I with oxygen is fast; k'on = (estimated) 100-200 x 10(6) M-1 s-1. Combination of Hb II and Hb III with oxygen is slow: k'on = 0.4 and 0.3 x 10(6) M-1 s-1, respectively. Dissociation of oxygen from Hb I is fast relative to myoglobin: koff = 61 s-...
Structure and Function of Invertebrate Oxygen Carriers, 1991
Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biophysics including Photosynthesis, 1965
Journal of Protein Chemistry, 1991
The cytoplasmic hemoglobin II from the gill of the clam Lucina pectinata consists of 150 amino ac... more The cytoplasmic hemoglobin II from the gill of the clam Lucina pectinata consists of 150 amino acid residues, has a calculated Mm of 17,476, including heme and an acetylated N-terminal residue. It retains the invariant residues Phe 44 at position CD1 and His 65 at the proximal position F8, as well as the highly conserved Trp 15 at position A12 and Pro 38 at position C2. The most likely candidate for the distal residue at position E7, based on the alignment with other globins, is Gln 65. However, optical and EPR spectroscopic studies of the ferri Hb II (Kraus, D. W., Wittenberg, J. B., Lu, J. F., and Peisach, J., J. Biol. Chem. 265, 16054-16059, 1990) have implicated a tyrosinate oxygen as the distal ligand. Modeling of the Lucina Hb II sequence, using the crystal structure of sperm whale aquometmyoglobin, showed that Tyr 30 substituting for the Leu located at position B10 can place its oxygen within 2.8 A of the water molecule occupying the distal ligand position. This structural alteration is facilitated by the coordinate mutation of the residue at position CD4, from Phe 46 in the sperm whale myoglobin sequence to Leu 47 in Lucina Hb II.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2002
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 1977
Journal of Molecular Biology, 1991
Diffraction data to 3.1 A resolution were collected on crystals of a complex of components II and... more Diffraction data to 3.1 A resolution were collected on crystals of a complex of components II and III of the cytoplasmic hemoglobin of the symbiont-harboring clam Lucina pectinata. The crystal system is tetragonal, a = 76.3 A, c = 153.1 A and the space group is P42212. The asymmetric unit probably contains a dimer of the tetrameric complex.
Journal of Molecular Biology, 1991
Cytoplasmic monomeric hemoglobin I from the bacteria-harboring gill of the bivalve mollusc Lucina... more Cytoplasmic monomeric hemoglobin I from the bacteria-harboring gill of the bivalve mollusc Lucina pectinata has been crystallized in a form suitable for atomic resolution X-ray structural investigations. The crystals have been grown at pH 4.8, in 0.05 M-acetate buffer, using 2.6 M-ammonium sulfate as precipitating agent. The crystals belong to the monoclinic space group P2(1), with unit cell constants a = 50.0 A, b = 38.6 A, c = 42.1 A, beta = 107.1 degrees, and contain one molecule (14,000 Mr) in the asymmetric unit. By means of single crystal microspectrophotometry it has been shown that the crystals contain the ferric form of L. pectinata "sulfide reactive" hemoglobin I. On the other hand, by careful control of the buffering medium composition, it has been possible to obtain stable crystals of the deoxy, oxy and sulfide forms of the protein.
Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry, 2005
Truncated hemoglobins (trHbs) are low-molecular-weight oxygen-binding heme-proteins distributed i... more Truncated hemoglobins (trHbs) are low-molecular-weight oxygen-binding heme-proteins distributed in eubacteria, cyanobacteria, unicellular eukaryotes, and in higher plants, constituting a distinct group within the hemoglobin (Hb) superfamily. TrHbs display amino acid sequences 20-40 residues shorter than classical (non)vertebrate Hbs and myoglobins, to which they are scarcely related by sequence similarity. The trHb tertiary structure is based on a 2-on-2 alpha-helical sandwich, which represents a striking editing of the highly conserved 3-on-3 alpha-helical globin fold, achieved through deletion/truncation of alpha-helices and specific residue substitutions. Despite their 'minimal' polypeptide chain span, trHbs display an inner tunnel/cavity system held to support ligand diffusion to/from the heme distal pocket, accumulation of heme ligands within the protein matrix, and/or multiligand reactions. Moreover, trHbs bind and effectively stabilize the heme and recognize diatomic ligands (i.e., O2, CO, NO, and cyanide), albeit with varying thermodynamic and kinetic parameters. Here, structural bases for heme binding and diatomic ligand recognition by trHbs are reviewed.
Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2004
Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2000