| Literature DB >> 20879734 |
Kyle M Lancaster1, Stephen Sproules, Joshua H Palmer, John H Richards, Harry B Gray.
Abstract
Redox and spectroscopic (electronic absorption, multifrequency electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR), and X-ray absorption) properties together with X-ray crystal structures are reported for the type 2 <span class="Chemical">Cu(II) C112D/<span class="Mutation">M121E variant of Pseudomonas aeruginosa azurin. The results suggest that Cu(II) is constrained from interaction with the proximal glutamate; this structural frustration implies a "rack" mechanism for the 290 mV (vs NHE) reduction potential measured at neutral pH. At high pH (∼9), hydrogen bonding in the outer coordination sphere is perturbed to allow axial glutamate ligation to Cu(II), with a decrease in potential to 119 mV. These results highlight the role played by outer-sphere interactions, and the structural constraints they impose, in determining the redox behavior of transition metal protein cofactors.Entities:
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Year: 2010 PMID: 20879734 PMCID: PMC3375907 DOI: 10.1021/ja105731x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Am Chem Soc ISSN: 0002-7863 Impact factor: 15.419