TY - JOUR
T1 - Microperoxidase 11
T2 - A model system for porphyrin networks and heme-protein interactions
AU - Verbaro, Daniel
AU - Hagarman, Andrew
AU - Kohli, Ajay
AU - Schweitzer-Stenner, Reinhard
PY - 2009/11
Y1 - 2009/11
N2 - We measured the circular dichroism (CD) and absorption spectra of the B-band region of microperoxidase 11 (MP11) as a function of temperature and peptide concentration. At micromolar concentrations, small MP11 dimers or trimers lead to excitonic coupling between low-spin and high-spin heme groups, to which the NH2 group of the MP11 N-terminal and H2O are bound as a sixth ligand, respectively. These aggregates convert into monomers with hexacoordinated high-spin heme groups with increasing temperature. This transition can be described by a two-state model. Aggregation becomes more extended at 50 μM concentration and causes some B-band hyperchromism, which reflects a J-type arrangement of heme groups linked together in the aggregates formed. At near-millimolar concentration, the CD and absorption spectra of the B-band region suggest the existence of even more extended and thermally stable aggregates, which might involve μ-oxo dimers of the heme groups. The degree of aggregation at 50 and 500 μM concentration increases substantially if the sample is freed from most of its oxygen in a N2 atmosphere. The CD spectrum of the monomeric high-spin species is reminiscent of that observed for the unfolded alkaline conformation of the intact protein. Finally, we investigated the binding of acetylmethionine (AcM) ligands to the heme at aggregation-supporting conditions (500 μM concentration). The data suggest that the ligand prevents any substantial aggregation. As a surprising result, our data reveal that AcM-MP11 complexes exhibit a high-spin/low-spin mixture, with the high-spin configuration being stabilized at high temperatures.
AB - We measured the circular dichroism (CD) and absorption spectra of the B-band region of microperoxidase 11 (MP11) as a function of temperature and peptide concentration. At micromolar concentrations, small MP11 dimers or trimers lead to excitonic coupling between low-spin and high-spin heme groups, to which the NH2 group of the MP11 N-terminal and H2O are bound as a sixth ligand, respectively. These aggregates convert into monomers with hexacoordinated high-spin heme groups with increasing temperature. This transition can be described by a two-state model. Aggregation becomes more extended at 50 μM concentration and causes some B-band hyperchromism, which reflects a J-type arrangement of heme groups linked together in the aggregates formed. At near-millimolar concentration, the CD and absorption spectra of the B-band region suggest the existence of even more extended and thermally stable aggregates, which might involve μ-oxo dimers of the heme groups. The degree of aggregation at 50 and 500 μM concentration increases substantially if the sample is freed from most of its oxygen in a N2 atmosphere. The CD spectrum of the monomeric high-spin species is reminiscent of that observed for the unfolded alkaline conformation of the intact protein. Finally, we investigated the binding of acetylmethionine (AcM) ligands to the heme at aggregation-supporting conditions (500 μM concentration). The data suggest that the ligand prevents any substantial aggregation. As a surprising result, our data reveal that AcM-MP11 complexes exhibit a high-spin/low-spin mixture, with the high-spin configuration being stabilized at high temperatures.
KW - Cytochrome
KW - Electronic structure
KW - Heme
KW - Peptide
KW - Porphyrin
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U2 - 10.1007/s00775-009-0574-9
DO - 10.1007/s00775-009-0574-9
M3 - Article
C2 - 19639347
AN - SCOPUS:70449527477
SN - 0949-8257
VL - 14
SP - 1289
EP - 1300
JO - Journal of Biological Inorganic Chemistry
JF - Journal of Biological Inorganic Chemistry
IS - 8
ER -