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Introduction of a pi-pi interaction at the active site of a cupredoxin: characterization of the Met16Phe Pseudoazurin mutant.

Abstract：

:The Met16Phe mutant of the type 1 copper protein pseudoazurin (PACu), in which a phenyl ring is introduced close to the imidazole moiety of the His81 ligand, has been characterized. NMR studies indicate that the introduced phenyl ring is parallel to the imidazole group of His81. The mutation has a subtle effect on the position of the two S(Cys)-->Cu(II) ligand-to-metal charge transfer bands in the visible spectrum of PACu(II) and a more significant influence on their intensities resulting in a A(459)/A(598) ratio of 0.31 for Met16Phe as compared to a A(453)/A(594) ratio of 0.43 for wild-type PACu(II) at pH 8. The electron paramagnetic resonance spectrum of the Met16Phe variant is more axial than that of the wild-type protein, and the resonance Raman spectrum of the mutant exhibits subtle differences. A C(gamma)H proton of Met86 exhibits a much smaller hyperfine shift in the paramagnetic (1)H NMR spectrum of Met16Phe PACu(II) as compared to its position in the wild-type protein, which indicates a weaker axial Cu-S(Met86) interaction in the mutant. The Met16Phe mutation results in an approximately 60 mV increase in the reduction potential of PACu. The pK(a) value of the ligand His81 decreases from 4.9 in wild-type PACu(I) to 4.5 in Met16Phe PACu(I) indicating that the pi-pi contact with Phe16 stabilizes the Cu-N(His81) interaction. The Met16Phe variant of PACu has a self-exchange rate constant at pH 7.6 (25 degrees C) of 9.8 x 10(3) M(-)(1) s(-)(1) as compared to the considerably smaller value of 3.7 x 10(3) M(-)(1) s(-)(1) for the wild-type protein under identical conditions. The enhanced electron transfer reactivity of Met16Phe PACu is a consequence of a lower reorganization energy due to additional active site rigidity caused by the pi-pi interaction between His81 and the introduced phenyl ring.

journal_name

Biochemistry

journal_title

Biochemistry

authors

Yanagisawa S,Sato K,Kikuchi M,Kohzuma T,Dennison C

doi

10.1021/bi030030p

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2003-06-10 00:00:00

pages

6853-62

issue

eissn

0006-2960

issn

1520-4995

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Introduction of a pi-pi interaction at the active site of a cupredoxin: characterization of the Met16Phe Pseudoazurin mutant.