Oxygen-sensing mechanism of HemAT from Bacillus subtilis: a resonance Raman spectroscopic study

J Am Chem Soc. 2004 Nov 24;126(46):15000-1. doi: 10.1021/ja046896f.

Abstract

Resonance Raman (RR) evidence for structural linkage between the distal side of heme pocket and the signaling domain of an oxygen sensing hemoprotein, HemAT-Bs, is reported. The band-fitting analyses of the RR spectra in the Fe-O2 stretching (nuFe-O2) region revealed the presence of three conformers with nuFe-O2 at 554, 566, and 572 cm-1, which reflect different H-bond strengths on the bound O2 molecule. While recent X-ray analysis for CN--bound HemAT-Bs suggested the importance of Thr95 and Tyr70, the species with the strongest H-bond (554 cm-1) was deleted in the T95A mutant and also by removal of the linker and signal domains; however, the Y70F mutant maintained the same three conformers. A scheme for specific O2 sensing and signaling mechanism is discussed.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Bacillus subtilis / chemistry
  • Bacillus subtilis / metabolism
  • Bacterial Proteins / chemistry*
  • Bacterial Proteins / genetics
  • Bacterial Proteins / metabolism
  • Heme-Binding Proteins
  • Hemeproteins / chemistry*
  • Hemeproteins / genetics
  • Hemeproteins / metabolism
  • Mutagenesis
  • Oxygen / analysis*
  • Oxygen / metabolism
  • Oxygen Isotopes
  • Protein Conformation
  • Protein Structure, Tertiary
  • Spectrum Analysis, Raman

Substances

  • Bacterial Proteins
  • Heme-Binding Proteins
  • Hemeproteins
  • Oxygen Isotopes
  • heme protein, bacteria
  • Oxygen