1MOA

A NOVEL SITE-DIRECTED MUTANT OF MYOGLOBIN WITH AN UNUSUALLY HIGH O2 AFFINITY AND LOW AUTOOXIDATION RATE


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.90 Å
  • R-Value Work: 0.155 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.155 

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Literature

A novel site-directed mutant of myoglobin with an unusually high O2 affinity and low autooxidation rate.

Carver, T.E.Brantley Jr., R.E.Singleton, E.W.Arduini, R.M.Quillin, M.L.Phillips Jr., G.N.Olson, J.S.

(1992) J Biol Chem 267: 14443-14450

  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    1MOA, 2SPL, 2SPM, 2SPN, 2SPO

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    Mutants of sperm whale myoglobin were constructed at position 29 (B10 in helix notation) to examine the effects of distal pocket size on the rates of ligand binding and autooxidation. Leu29 was replaced with Ala, Val, and Phe using the synthetic gene and Escherichia coli expression system of Springer and Sligar (Springer, B. A., and Sligar, S. G. (1987) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U. S. A. 84, 8961-8965). Structures of the ferric forms of Val29 and Phe29, and the oxy form of Phe29 myoglobin were determined to 1.7 A by x-ray crystallography. The ferric mutant proteins are remarkably isomorphous with the wild type protein except in the immediate vicinity of residue 29. Thus, the protein structure in the distal pocket of myoglobin can accommodate either a large "hole" (i.e. Ala or Val) or a large side chain (i.e. Phe) at position 29 without perturbation of tertiary structure. Phe29 oxymyoglobin is also identical to the native oxy protein in terms of overall structure and interactions between the bound O2 and His64, Val68, Phe43, and Ile107. The distance between the nearest side chain atom of residue 29 and the second atom of the bound oxygen molecule is 3.2 A in the Phe29 protein and 4.9 A in native myoglobin. The equilibrium constants for O2 binding to Ala29, Val29, and Leu29 (native) myoglobin are the same, approximately 1.0 x 10(6) M-1 at 20 degrees C, whereas that for the Phe29 protein is markedly greater, 15 x 10(6) M-1. This increase in affinity is due primarily to a 10-fold decrease in the O2 dissociation rate constant for the Phe29 mutant and appears to be the result of stabilizing interactions between the negative portion of the bound O2 dipole and the partially positive edge of the phenyl ring. Increasing the size of residue 29 causes large decreases in the rate of autooxidation of myoglobin: k(ox) = 0.24, 0.23, 0.055, and 0.005 h-1 for Ala29, Val29, Leu29 (native), and Phe29 myoglobin, respectively, in air at 37 degrees C. Thus, the Leu29----Phe mutation produces a reduced protein that is remarkably stable and is expressed in E. coli as 100% MbO2. The selective pressure to conserve Leu29 at the B10 position probably represents a compromise between reducing the rate of autooxidation and maintaining a large enough O2 dissociation rate constant to allow rapid oxygen release during respiration.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    W. M. Keck Center for Computational Biology, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77251.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
MYOGLOBIN154Physeter catodonMutation(s): 0 
UniProt
Find proteins for P02185 (Physeter macrocephalus)
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UniProt GroupP02185
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Small Molecules
Ligands 2 Unique
IDChains Name / Formula / InChI Key2D Diagram3D Interactions
HEM
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C [auth A]PROTOPORPHYRIN IX CONTAINING FE
C34 H32 Fe N4 O4
KABFMIBPWCXCRK-RGGAHWMASA-L
SO4
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B [auth A]SULFATE ION
O4 S
QAOWNCQODCNURD-UHFFFAOYSA-L
Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.90 Å
  • R-Value Work: 0.155 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.155 
  • Space Group: P 6
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 91.2α = 90
b = 91.2β = 90
c = 45.87γ = 120
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
X-PLORmodel building
X-PLORrefinement
X-PLORphasing

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Entry History 

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  • Version 1.0: 1995-02-07
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2008-03-24
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  • Version 1.2: 2011-07-13
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  • Version 1.3: 2024-02-14
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