Abstract:
:Cytochromes b(561) are a family of transmembrane proteins found in most eukaryotic cells and contain two haem b prosthetic groups per molecule being coordinated with four His residues from four different transmembrane alpha-helices. Although cytochromes b(561) residing in the chromaffin vesicles has long been known to have a role for a neuroendocrine-specific transmembrane electron transfer from extravesicular ascorbate to intravesicular monodehydroascorbate radical to regenerate ascorbate, newly found members were apparently lacking in the sequence for putative ascorbate-binding site but exhibiting a transmembrane ferrireductase activity. We propose that cytochrome b(561) has a specific mechanism to facilitate the concerted proton/electron transfer from ascorbate by exploiting a cycle of deprotonated and protonated states of the N(delta1) atom of the axial His residue at the extravesicular haem center, as an initial step of the transmembrane electron transfer. This mechanism utilizes the well-known electrochemistry of ascorbate for a biological transmembrane electron transfer and might be operative for other type of electron transfer reactions from organic reductants.
journal_name
J Biochemjournal_title
Journal of biochemistryauthors
Nakanishi N,Takeuchi F,Tsubaki Mdoi
10.1093/jb/mvm181subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2007-11-01 00:00:00pages
553-60issue
5eissn
0021-924Xissn
1756-2651pii
mvm181journal_volume
142pub_type
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