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Structural dynamics in an electron-transfer complex

M F Jeng1, S W Englander, K Pardue

  • 1Johnson Research Foundation, Department of Biochemistry & Biophysics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia 19104-6059, USA.

Nature Structural Biology
|April 1, 1994
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Horse cytochrome c and cytochrome c peroxidase form a mobile complex in solution, challenging the idea of fixed pathways for biological electron transfer.

Area of Science:

  • Biochemistry
  • Structural Biology
  • Biophysics

Background:

  • Cytochrome c and cytochrome c peroxidase form crucial electron-transfer complexes.
  • Understanding the dynamic behavior of these complexes is vital for elucidating electron transfer mechanisms.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the solution dynamics of the horse cytochrome c-cytochrome c peroxidase complex.
  • To compare the solution structure with the crystalline structure and its implications for electron transfer.

Main Methods:

  • Hydrogen exchange labeling combined with two-dimensional NMR spectroscopy.
  • Analysis of hydrogen exchange rates to infer binding interface mobility.

Main Results:

  • Cytochrome c hydrogens in the binding region showed slowed exchange, but with small slowing factors.

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  • The complex in solution is highly mobile, not rigidly defined as in crystal structures.
  • This mobility suggests a less constrained binding interface than previously assumed.

    • Conclusions:

    • Biological electron transfer may not rely solely on predetermined, rigid pathways.
    • Solution dynamics play a significant role in the function of electron-transfer complexes.
    • The findings challenge existing models of electron transfer mechanisms.