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ArticleScientific reports2019

The unique structural features of carbonmonoxy hemoglobin from the sub-Antarctic fish Eleginops maclovinus.

Nicole Balasco, Luigi Vitagliano, Antonello Merlino, Cinzia Verde, Lelio Mazzarella, Alessandro Vergara

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Article in Scientific reports, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Nicole BalascoInstitute of Biostructures and Bioimaging, CNR, Via Mezzocannone 16, Naples, Italy.
Luigi VitaglianoInstitute of Biostructures and Bioimaging, CNR, Via Mezzocannone 16, Naples, Italy. luigi.vitagliano@unina.it.
Antonello MerlinoDept. Chemical Sciences, University of Napoli "Federico II", Via Cinthia, 80126, Naples, Italy.
Cinzia VerdeInstitute of Biosciences and BioResources, CNR, Via Pietro Castellino 111, 80131, Naples, Italy.
Lelio MazzarellaDept. Chemical Sciences, University of Napoli "Federico II", Via Cinthia, 80126, Naples, Italy.
Alessandro VergaraDept. Chemical Sciences, University of Napoli "Federico II", Via Cinthia, 80126, Naples, Italy. avergara@unina.it.
Institute of Biostructure and Bioimaging · ITUniversity of Naples Federico II · ITInstitute of Biosciences and Bioresources · IT

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Abstract

Tetrameric hemoglobins (Hbs) are prototypical systems for the investigations of fundamental properties of proteins. Although the structure of these proteins has been known for nearly sixty years, there are many aspects related to their function/structure that are still obscure. Here, we report the crystal structure of a carbonmonoxy form of the Hb isolated from the sub-Antarctic notothenioid fish Eleginops maclovinus characterised by either rare or unique features. In particular, the distal site of the α chain results to be very unusual since the distal His is displaced from its canonical position. This displacement is coupled with a shortening of the highly conserved E helix and the formation of novel interactions at tertiary structure level. Interestingly, the quaternary structure is closer to the T-deoxy state of Hbs than to the R-state despite the full coordination of all chains. Notably, these peculiar structural features provide a rationale for some spectroscopic properties exhibited by the protein in solution. Finally, this unexpected structural plasticity of the heme distal side has been associated with specific sequence signatures of various Hbs.

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Amino Acid SequenceAnimalsAntarctic RegionsBinding SitesCarboxyhemoglobinCrystallography, X-RayHemeIronModels, MolecularPerciformesProtein MultimerizationProtein Structure, QuaternaryProtein Structure, SecondaryProtein Structure, TertiaryStatic ElectricityCarboxyhemoglobinHemeIron

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PMCPMC6908587
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