Abstract

We measured the time-resolved emission intensity decay of horse heart myoglobin and tetrameric human hemoglobin under two pulse excitation conditions. The first pulse 580 nm excites the heme (for CO form photodissociate the ligand) and induces a conformational change of hemoprotein structure. The second pulse 290 nm excites tryptophan after a set delay. The tryptophan lifetime distribution measured at given second pulse delay is very sensitive to even small distance changes between tryptophan and heme. By applying the Forster model of radiationless excitation energy transfer between tryptophan and heme we can interpret and follow protein conformational changes from picosecond to a millisecond time range. These studies are only possible because of the core technology project on light quenching at the CFS.

  Funding Agency

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Center for Research Resources (NCRR)
Type
Biotechnology Resource Grants (P41)
Project #
5P41RR008119-08
Application #
6315375
Study Section
Project Start
2000-04-01
Project End
2001-03-31
Budget Start
1998-10-01
Budget End
1999-09-30
Support Year
8
Fiscal Year
2000
Total Cost
$28,294
Indirect Cost

  Institution

Name
University of Maryland Baltimore
Department
Type
DUNS #
003255213
City
Baltimore
State
MD
Country
United States
Zip Code
21201

  Publications

Piao, Wenji; Shirey, Kari Ann; Ru, Lisa W et al. (2015) A Decoy Peptide that Disrupts TIRAP Recruitment to TLRs Is Protective in a Murine Model of Influenza. Cell Rep 11:1941-52
Hartman, Kira G; McKnight, Laura E; Liriano, Melissa A et al. (2013) The evolution of S100B inhibitors for the treatment of malignant melanoma. Future Med Chem 5:97-109
Fu, Yi; Zhang, Jian; Lakowicz, Joseph R (2009) Highly efficient detection of single fluorophores in blood serum samples with high autofluorescence. Photochem Photobiol 85:646-51
Zhang, Jian; Badugu, Ramachandram; Lakowicz, Joseph R (2008) Fluorescence Quenching of CdTe Nanocrystals by Bound Gold Nanoparticles in Aqueous Solution. Plasmonics 3:3-11
Zhang, Jian; Fu, Yi; Chowdhury, Mustafa H et al. (2007) Metal-enhanced single-molecule fluorescence on silver particle monomer and dimer: coupling effect between metal particles. Nano Lett 7:2101-7
Zhang, Jian; Fu, Yi; Chowdhury, Mustafa H et al. (2007) Single-Molecule Studies on Fluorescently Labeled Silver Particles: Effects of Particle Size. J Phys Chem C Nanomater Interfaces 112:18
Zhang, Jian; Fu, Yi; Lakowicz, Joseph R (2007) Single cell fluorescence imaging using metal plasmon-coupled probe. Bioconjug Chem 18:800-5
Zhang, Jian; Fu, Yi; Lakowicz, Joseph R (2007) Emission Behavior of Fluorescently Labeled Silver Nanoshell: Enhanced Self-Quenching by Metal Nanostructure. J Phys Chem C Nanomater Interfaces 111:1955-1961
Zhang, Jian; Lakowicz, Joseph R (2007) Metal-enhanced fluorescence of an organic fluorophore using gold particles. Opt Express 15:2598-606
Fu, Yi; Lakowicz, Joseph R (2007) Single-Molecule Studies of Enhanced Fluorescence on Silver Island Films. Plasmonics 2:1-4

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