We have characterized the ferric and ferrous forms of the heme-containing (1-56 residues) N-fragment of horse heart cytochrome c (cyt c) at different pH values and low ionic strength by UV-visible absorption and resonance Raman (RR) scattering. The results are compared with native cyt c in the same experimental conditions as this may provide a deeper insight into the cyt c unfolding-folding process. Folding of cyt c leads to a state having the heme iron coordinated to a histidine (His18) and a methionine (Met80) as axial ligands. At neutral pH the N-fragment (which lacks Met80) shows absorption and RR spectra that are consistent with the presence of a bis-His low spin heme, like several non-native forms of the parental protein. In particular, the optical spectra are identical to those of cyt c in the presence of a high concentration of denaturants; this renders the N-fragment a suitable model to study the heme pocket microenvironment of the misfolded (His-His) intermediate formed during folding of cyt c. Acid pH affects the ligation state in both cyt c and the N-fragment. Data obtained as a function of pH allow a correlation between the structural properties in the heme pocket of the N-fragment and those of non-native forms of cyt c. The results underline that the (57-104 residues) segment under native-like conditions imparts structural stability to the protein by impeding solvent access into the heme pocket. © 2004 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Santoni, E., Scatragli, S., Sinibaldi, F., Fiorucci, L., Santucci, R., Smulevich, G. (2004). A model for the misfolded bis-His intermediate of cytochrome c: the 1-56 N-fragment. JOURNAL OF INORGANIC BIOCHEMISTRY, 98(6), 1067-1077 [10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2004.02.026].
A model for the misfolded bis-His intermediate of cytochrome c: the 1-56 N-fragment
SINIBALDI, FEDERICA;FIORUCCI, LAURA;SANTUCCI, ROBERTO;
2004-01-01
Abstract
We have characterized the ferric and ferrous forms of the heme-containing (1-56 residues) N-fragment of horse heart cytochrome c (cyt c) at different pH values and low ionic strength by UV-visible absorption and resonance Raman (RR) scattering. The results are compared with native cyt c in the same experimental conditions as this may provide a deeper insight into the cyt c unfolding-folding process. Folding of cyt c leads to a state having the heme iron coordinated to a histidine (His18) and a methionine (Met80) as axial ligands. At neutral pH the N-fragment (which lacks Met80) shows absorption and RR spectra that are consistent with the presence of a bis-His low spin heme, like several non-native forms of the parental protein. In particular, the optical spectra are identical to those of cyt c in the presence of a high concentration of denaturants; this renders the N-fragment a suitable model to study the heme pocket microenvironment of the misfolded (His-His) intermediate formed during folding of cyt c. Acid pH affects the ligation state in both cyt c and the N-fragment. Data obtained as a function of pH allow a correlation between the structural properties in the heme pocket of the N-fragment and those of non-native forms of cyt c. The results underline that the (57-104 residues) segment under native-like conditions imparts structural stability to the protein by impeding solvent access into the heme pocket. © 2004 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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