Abstract

ESEEM studies at 7.8, 9.5, and 10.8 GHz were initiated in order to investigate the ligand structure and charge symmetry of the high and low pH forms of the protein. ESEEM spectra suggest that there are two imidazoles coordinated to copper, with coupling to two nitrogens (a measure of spin delocalization for the Cu d9 configuration) differing. The ESEEM spectra of high and low pH forms of the protein are qualitatively identical. However, the change of width in combination lines of the spectrum indicate reorganization of relative geometry of the two imidazoles at elevated pH. There is no indication of a new ligands at high pH. Furthermore, the quadrupole parameters of the remote imidazole nitrogen atoms are unchanged. The only apparent difference between the two proteins is the magnitude of the nuclear hyperfine coupling, which seems to be less in the high pH form of the protein. A paper on the Rhus stellacyanin has been accepted for

  Funding Agency

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Center for Research Resources (NCRR)
Type
Biotechnology Resource Grants (P41)
Project #
5P41RR002583-13
Application #
6281724
Study Section
Project Start
1998-05-05
Project End
2000-04-30
Budget Start
1997-10-01
Budget End
1998-09-30
Support Year
13
Fiscal Year
1998
Total Cost
Indirect Cost

  Institution

Name
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Department
Type
DUNS #
009095365
City
Bronx
State
NY
Country
United States
Zip Code
10461

  Publications

Colaneri, M J; Vitali, J; Peisach, J (2000) Electron spin-echo envelope modulation study of multicrystalline Cu(2+)-insulin: effects of Cd(2+) on the nuclear quadrupole interaction of the Cu(2+)-coordinated imidazole remote nitrogen. Biochemistry 39:584-91
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Magliozzo, R S; Marcinkeviciene, J A (1997) The role of Mn(II)-peroxidase activity of mycobacterial catalase-peroxidase in activation of the antibiotic isoniazid. J Biol Chem 272:8867-70
Nersissian, A M; Mehrabian, Z B; Nalbandyan, R M et al. (1996) Cloning, expression, and spectroscopic characterization of Cucumis sativus stellacyanin in its nonglycosylated form. Protein Sci 5:2184-92
Gasdaska, J R; Law, J H; Bender, C J et al. (1996) Cockroach transferrin closely resembles vertebrate transferrins in its metal ion-binding properties: a spectroscopic study. J Inorg Biochem 64:247-58
Tipton, P A; Quinn, T P; Peisach, J et al. (1996) Role of the divalent metal ion in the NAD:malic enzyme reaction: an ESEEM determination of the ground state conformation of malate in the E:Mn:malate complex. Protein Sci 5:1648-54
Coffino, A R; Peisach, J (1996) Simulation of Mn (II) EPR spectra using a full spin-Hamiltonian approach. J Magn Reson B 111:127-34
Parast, C V; Wong, K K; Lewisch, S A et al. (1995) Hydrogen exchange of the glycyl radical of pyruvate formate-lyase is catalyzed by cysteine 419. Biochemistry 34:2393-9
Theodorakis, J L; Garber, E A; McCracken, J et al. (1995) A chemical modification of cytochrome-c lysines leading to changes in heme iron ligation. Biochim Biophys Acta 1252:103-13

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