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T-state hemoglobin with four ligands bound.

M C Marden1, J Kister, B Bohn

  • 1INSERM U299, Hôpital de Bicêtre, France.

Biochemistry
|March 8, 1988
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Flash photolysis kinetics reveal that bezafibrate and inositol hexakisphosphate promote hemoglobin

Area of Science:

  • Biochemistry
  • Physical Chemistry
  • Molecular Biology

Background:

  • Hemoglobin (Hb) exhibits complex allosteric behavior, transitioning between R (relaxed) and T (tense) states.
  • Ligand binding and dissociation kinetics are crucial for understanding Hb's oxygen transport function.
  • Allosteric effectors like bezafibrate (Bzf) and inositol hexakisphosphate (IHP) modulate Hb's quaternary structure and ligand affinity.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the flash photolysis kinetics of ligand recombination to hemoglobin (Hb) in the presence of bezafibrate (Bzf) and inositol hexakisphosphate (IHP).
  • To elucidate the allosteric transitions and ligand binding mechanisms of Hb under the influence of these effectors.

Main Methods:

  • Flash photolysis was used to induce ligand photodissociation from Hb.

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  • Ligand (CO or O2) recombination kinetics were measured using spectrophotometry.
  • Experiments were conducted under varying ligand partial pressures (0.1 and 1 atm) and in the presence of Bzf and IHP.

    • Main Results:

    • The combined effect of Bzf and IHP strongly favors the T-state of Hb, even at high ligand saturation.
    • CO rebinding kinetics predominantly followed T-state rates, indicating a rapid R-to-T transition before rebinding.
    • Oxygen binding under 1 atm showed mainly T-state kinetics, with Hb not exceeding 93% saturation.

    Conclusions:

    • Both Bzf and IHP act synergistically to stabilize the T-state of hemoglobin.
    • Hb can bind up to four ligands in the T-state structure, with the R-to-T transition occurring before ligand rebinding.
    • The fraction of geminate recombination is reduced in partially liganded T-state Hb compared to fully liganded R-state Hb.