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  • Biophysics
  • Protein Dynamics
  • Ligand Binding Kinetics

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  • Ligand binding to heme proteins is crucial for their function.
  • Previous interpretations of ligand rebinding kinetics above 170 K suggested a "matrix process."

Purpose of the Study:

  • To re-evaluate ligand rebinding kinetics in heme proteins using novel experimental techniques.
  • To elucidate the role of protein dynamics and relaxation in ligand binding.
  • To investigate the influence of solvent viscosity on protein motions.

Main Methods:

  • Flash photolysis over a wide range of time (100 ns-1 ks) and temperature (10-320 K).
  • Kinetic hole-burning measurements on band III in photolyzed (carbonmonoxy)myoglobin (Mb*).
  • Analysis of ligand rebinding data and protein relaxation dynamics.

Main Results:

  • Below 200 K, ligand rebinding is nonexponential, explained by a distribution of enthalpic barriers.
  • Above 170 K, rebinding slows due to Mb*----Mb relaxation, not a matrix process.
  • Protein relaxation (Mb*----Mb) is viscosity-independent, while pathway fluctuations are viscosity-dependent.
  • Similar dynamics observed in myoglobin variants and hemoglobin.

Conclusions:

  • Protein dynamics, including relaxation and fluctuations, are essential for heme protein function.
  • Ligand binding kinetics and association coefficients are dictated by the heme barrier and protein conformational landscape.
  • The study reinterprets previous findings, highlighting the critical role of internal protein motions.