3u3e

Complex of Wild Type Myoglobin with Phenol in its Proximal Cavity

spinqualitylabelsall models 3u3e, resolution 1.21Å Show:Asymmetric Unit Biological Assembly Drag the structure with the mouse to rotate   Export Animated Image   Print3D Structural highlights 3u3e is a 1 chain structure with sequence from Physeter catodon. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance. Ligands: HEM, IPH, SO4 Related: 3obd, 3ock Gene: MB (Physeter catodon) Resources: FirstGlance, OCA, RCSB, PDBsum Function [MYG_PHYMC] Serves as a reserve supply of oxygen and facilitates the movement of oxygen within muscles. Publication Abstract from PubMed Sperm whale myoglobin (Mb) has weak dehaloperoxidase activity and catalyzes the peroxidative dehalogenation of 2,4,6-trichlorophenol (TCP) to 2,6-dichloroquinone. Crystals of Mb and of its more active G65T variant were used to study the binding of TCP, 4-iodophenol (4-IP) and phenol. The structures of crystals soaked overnight in a 10 mM solution of phenol revealed that a phenol molecule binds in the proximal cavity, forming a hydrogen bond to the hydroxyl of Tyr146 and hydrophobic contacts which include interactions with C(beta) and C(gamma) of the proximal histidine His93. The phenol position corresponds to the strongest xenon binding site, Xe1. It appears that the ligand enters the proximal cavity through a gate formed by the flexible loops 79-86 and 93-103. TCP and 4-IP do not bind to Mb in this manner under similar conditions; however, it appears to be likely that dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), which was used at a concentration of 0.8 M to facilitate 4-IP dissolution, binds in the phenol/Xe1 binding site. In this structure, a water molecule coordinated to the heme iron was replaced by an oxygen molecule, reflecting the reduction of the heme. Crystals of Mb and G65T Mb soaked for 5-10 min did not show bound phenol. Kinetic studies of TCP dechlorination showed that phenol has a dual effect: it acts as a competitive inhibitor that is likely to interfere with TCP binding at the heme edge and as a weak activator, likely through binding in the proximal cavity. The lack of phenol bound at the heme edge in the crystal structures suggests that its inhibitory binding only takes place when the heme is activated by hydrogen peroxide. Complex of myoglobin with phenol bound in a proximal cavity.,Huang X, Wang C, Celeste LR, Lovelace LL, Sun S, Dawson JH, Lebioda L Acta Crystallogr Sect F Struct Biol Cryst Commun. 2012 Dec 1;68(Pt 12):1465-71., doi: 10.1107/S1744309112045514. Epub 2012 Nov 19. PMID:23192025 From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. See Also Myoglobin

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