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Intrinsic activity at the molecular level: E. J. Ariëns' concept visualized

D J Abraham1, J Kister, G S Joshi

  • 1Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond 23298, USA.

Journal of Molecular Biology
|May 12, 1995
PubMed
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Drug molecules interact with receptors based on affinity and intrinsic activity. This study reveals that hemoglobin allosteric effectors with similar binding affinities can exhibit different effectiveness, impacting oxygen affinity.

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Area of Science:

  • Pharmacology
  • Biochemistry
  • Structural Biology

Background:

  • Drug interactions with receptors are historically analyzed using affinity and intrinsic activity.
  • Intrinsic activity, a drug's effectiveness upon binding, was previously attributed to physicochemical processes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the molecular basis of intrinsic activity in allosteric effectors of hemoglobin.
  • To determine if effectors with similar binding affinities exhibit varying degrees of effectiveness.

Main Methods:

  • Detailed oxygen and solution binding experiments.
  • X-ray crystallographic studies on hemoglobin allosteric effectors.
  • Analysis of effector binding constants and their effect on allosteric equilibrium.

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Main Results:

  • Allosteric effectors bound to the same site on hemoglobin with similar binding constants.
  • Effectors induced different shifts in the allosteric equilibrium and oxygen affinity of the T-state.
  • Intrinsic activity varied among effectors despite similar binding affinities.

Conclusions:

  • The source of varying intrinsic activity lies in the effector's interaction with specific residues, such as Lys99 alpha, at the binding site.
  • A general molecular mechanism for allosteric effector modulation of hemoglobin function is proposed.
  • This mechanism may be applicable to other allosteric enzyme systems.