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J Biosci Bioeng ; 115(5): 497-506, 2013 May.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23290447

RESUMO

Cytochromes b561, novel transmembrane electron transport proteins residing in eukaryotic cells, have a number of common features including six transmembrane α-helices and two heme ligation sites. Our recent studies on recombinant Zea mays cytochrome b561 suggested that concerted proton/electron transfer mechanism was functioning in plant cytochromes b561 as well and that conserved Lys(83) on a cytosolic loop had important roles for ascorbate-binding and a succeeding electron transfer. In the present study, we conducted site-directed mutagenesis analyses on conserved Arg(72) and Tyr(71). Removal of a positive charge at Arg(72) did not affect significantly on the final heme reduction level with ascorbate as reductant. However, characteristic pH-dependent initial time-lag upon electron acceptance from ascorbate was completely lost for R72A and R72E mutants. Substitution of Tyr(71) with Ala or Phe affected both on the final heme reduction level and on the pH-dependent initial time-lag, causing acceleration of the electron transfer. These observations were interpreted as existence of specific interactions of Tyr(71) and Arg(72) with ascorbate. However, their mechanistic roles were distinctly different from that of Lys(83), as exemplified by K83A/Y71A double mutant, and might be related for expelling of monodehydroascorbate radical from the substrate-binding site to prevent a back-flow of electrons.


Assuntos
Arginina/química , Grupo dos Citocromos b/química , Tirosina/química , Zea mays , Ácido Ascórbico/metabolismo , Sítios de Ligação , Biocatálise , Grupo dos Citocromos b/genética , Grupo dos Citocromos b/metabolismo , Transporte de Elétrons , Heme/metabolismo , Lisina/química , Mutagênese Sítio-Dirigida
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Biochemistry ; 48(44): 10665-78, 2009 Nov 10.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19803484

RESUMO

Cytochromes b(561), a novel class of transmembrane electron transport proteins residing in a large variety of eukaryotic cells, have a number of common structural features including six hydrophobic transmembrane alpha-helices and two heme ligation sites. We found that recombinant Zea mays cytochrome b(561) obtained by a heterologous expression system using yeast Pichia pastoris cells could utilize the ascorbate/mondehydroascorbate radical as a physiological electron donor/acceptor. We found further that a concerted proton/electron transfer mechanism might be operative in Z. mays cytochrome b(561) as well upon the electron acceptance from ascorbate to the cytosolic heme center. The well-conserved Lys(83) residue in a cytosolic loop was found to have a very important role(s) for the binding of ascorbate and the succeeding electron transfer via electrostatic interactions based on the analyses of three site-specific mutants, K83A, K83E, and K83D. Further, unusual behavior of the K83A mutant in pulse radiolysis experiments indicated that Lys(83) might also be responsible for the intramolecular electron transfer to the intravesicular heme. On the other hand, pulse radiolysis experiments on two site-specific mutants, S118A and W122A, for the well-conserved residues in the putative monodehydroascorbate radical binding site showed that their electron transfer activities to the monodehydroascorbate radical were very similar to those of the wild-type protein, indicating that Ser(118) and Trp(122) do not have major roles for the redox events on the intravesicular side.


Assuntos
Ácido Ascórbico/metabolismo , Grupo dos Citocromos b/metabolismo , Lisina/metabolismo , Zea mays/enzimologia , Sequência de Aminoácidos , Western Blotting , Sequência Conservada , Grupo dos Citocromos b/química , Grupo dos Citocromos b/genética , Espectroscopia de Ressonância de Spin Eletrônica , Transporte de Elétrons , Eletroforese em Gel de Poliacrilamida , Lisina/química , Dados de Sequência Molecular , Mutagênese Sítio-Dirigida , Proteínas Recombinantes/química , Proteínas Recombinantes/genética , Proteínas Recombinantes/metabolismo , Espectrometria de Massas por Ionização e Dessorção a Laser Assistida por Matriz
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