Deciphering the Structural Role of Histidine 83 for Heme Binding in Hemophore Hasa.
Caillet-Saguy, C., Turano, P., Piccioli, M., Lukat-Rodgers, G.S., Czjzek, M., Guigliarelli, B., Izadi-Pruneyre, N., Rodgers, K.R., Delepierre, M., Lecroisey, A.(2008) J Biol Chem 283: 5960
- PubMed: 18162469
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M703795200
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:
2UYD - PubMed Abstract:
Heme carrier HasA has a unique type of histidine/tyrosine heme iron ligation in which the iron ion is in a thermally driven two spin states equilibrium. We recently suggested that the H-bonding between Tyr75 and the invariantly conserved residue His83 modulates the strength of the iron-Tyr75 bond. To unravel the role of His83, we characterize the iron ligation and the electronic properties of both wild type and H83A mutant by a variety of spectroscopic techniques. Although His83 in wild type modulates the strength of the Tyr-iron bond, its removal causes detachment of the tyrosine ligand, thus giving rise to a series of pH-dependent equilibria among species with different axial ligation. The five coordinated species detected at physiological pH may represent a possible intermediate of the heme transfer mechanism to the receptor.
Organizational Affiliation:
Unité de RMN des Biomolécules, CNRS URA 2185, Institut Pasteur, 75015 Paris, France. ccaillet@pasteur.fr