1ch9 | pdb_00001ch9

RECOMBINANT SPERM WHALE MYOGLOBIN H97Q MUTANT (MET)

spinqualitylabelsall models 1ch9, resolution 1.80Å Show:Asymmetric Unit Biological Assembly Drag the structure with the mouse to rotate   Export Animated Image   Print3D Structural highlights 1ch9 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. Method: X-ray diffraction, Resolution 1.8Å Ligands: HEM, SO4 Resources: FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT Function MYG_PHYMC Serves as a reserve supply of oxygen and facilitates the movement of oxygen within muscles. Evolutionary Conservation Check, as determined by ConSurfDB. You may read the explanation of the method and the full data available from ConSurf. Publication Abstract from PubMed The ability of myoglobin to bind oxygen reversibly depends critically on retention of the heme prosthetic group. Globin side chains at the Leu(89)(F4), His(97)(FG3), Ile(99)(FG5), and Leu(104)(G5) positions on the proximal side of the heme pocket strongly influence heme affinity. The roles of these amino acids in preventing heme loss have been examined by determining high resolution structures of 14 different mutants at these positions using x-ray crystallography. Leu(89) and His(97) are important surface amino acids that interact either sterically or electrostatically with the edges of the porphyrin ring. Ile(99) and Leu(104) are located in the interior region of the proximal pocket beneath ring C of the heme prosthetic group. The apolar amino acids Leu(89), Ile(99), and Leu(104) "waterproof" the heme pocket by forming a barrier to solvent penetration, minimizing the size of the proximal cavity, and maintaining a hydrophobic environment. Substitutions with smaller or polar side chains at these positions result in exposure of the heme to solvent, the appearance of crystallographically defined water molecules in or near the proximal pocket, and large increases in the rate of hemin loss. Thus, the naturally occurring amino acid side chains at these positions serve to prevent hydration of the His(93)-Fe(III) bond and are highly conserved in all known myoglobins and hemoglobins. Waterproofing the heme pocket. Role of proximal amino acid side chains in preventing hemin loss from myoglobin.,Liong EC, Dou Y, Scott EE, Olson JS, Phillips GN Jr J Biol Chem. 2001 Mar 23;276(12):9093-100. Epub 2000 Nov 17. PMID:11084036 From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. See Also Myoglobin 3D structures

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