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Dynamic docking and electron transfer between myoglobin and cytochrome b(5).

Zhao-Xun Liang1, Min Jiang, Qing Ning

  • 1Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208, USA.

Journal of Biological Inorganic Chemistry : JBIC : a Publication of the Society of Biological Inorganic Chemistry
|June 20, 2002
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Electron transfer between cytochrome b(5) and myoglobin is driven by electrostatic interactions. A dynamic docking model explains how binding conformations influence electron transfer efficiency.

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Area of Science:

  • Biochemistry
  • Biophysics
  • Protein Dynamics

Background:

  • Cytochrome b(5) (cyt b(5)) and myoglobin (Mb) are key redox proteins.
  • Understanding interprotein electron transfer (ET) is crucial for biological processes.
  • Weakly bound protein partners present unique challenges in studying ET.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the interaction and electron transfer between trypsin-digested bovine cytochrome b(5) and horse heart myoglobin.
  • To elucidate the factors governing ET processes in weakly interacting protein systems.
  • To develop a model explaining the observed kinetics and binding affinities.

Main Methods:

  • Photo-induced electron transfer rate measurements.
  • Ionic strength dependence studies.

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  • Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) titrations.
  • Isothermal titration calorimetry.
  • Brownian dynamics (BD) simulations.

    • Main Results:

    • The bimolecular rate constant (k(2)) for photo-induced ET between zinc-substituted Mb (ZnMb) and cyt b(5) decreases with increasing ionic strength, indicating electrostatic interactions.
    • Protein-protein complex formation was confirmed, with measured binding constants using NMR and isothermal calorimetry.
    • BD simulations revealed that cyt b(5) binds to a broad surface of Mb, including the heme edge.
    • A dynamic docking model successfully explains the experimental results, including pH dependence.

    Conclusions:

    • The interaction between Mb and cyt b(5) is primarily electrostatic.
    • A dynamic ensemble of binding conformations, rather than a few dominant ones, governs ET.
    • Only a subset of these conformations are reactive for electron transfer.
    • The model explains how pH affects both binding affinity and ET reactivity.