Biophysical Characterisation of Neuroglobin of the Icefish, a Natural Knockout for Hemoglobin and Myoglobin. Comparison with Human Neuroglobin

The Antarctic icefish Chaenocephalus aceratus lacks the globins common to most vertebrates, hemoglobin and myoglobin, but has retained neuroglobin in the brain. This conserved globin has been cloned, over-expressed and purified. To highlight similarities and differences, the structural features of t...

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Autores principales: Giordano, D., Boron, I., Abbruzzetti, S., van Leuven, W., Nicoletti, F.P., Forti, F., Bruno, S., Cheng, C.-H.C., Moens, L., di Prisco, G., Nadra, A.D., Estrin, D., Smulevich, G., Dewilde, S., Viappiani, C., Verde, C.
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spelling I28-R145-paper_19326203_v7_n12_p_Giordano_oai2020-10-19 Giordano, D. Boron, I. Abbruzzetti, S. van Leuven, W. Nicoletti, F.P. Forti, F. Bruno, S. Cheng, C.-H.C. Moens, L. di Prisco, G. Nadra, A.D. Estrin, D. Smulevich, G. Dewilde, S. Viappiani, C. Verde, C. 2012 The Antarctic icefish Chaenocephalus aceratus lacks the globins common to most vertebrates, hemoglobin and myoglobin, but has retained neuroglobin in the brain. This conserved globin has been cloned, over-expressed and purified. To highlight similarities and differences, the structural features of the neuroglobin of this colourless-blooded fish were compared with those of the well characterised human neuroglobin as well as with the neuroglobin from the retina of the red blooded, hemoglobin and myoglobin-containing, closely related Antarctic notothenioid Dissostichus mawsoni. A detailed structural and functional analysis of the two Antarctic fish neuroglobins was carried out by UV-visible and Resonance Raman spectroscopies, molecular dynamics simulations and laser-flash photolysis. Similar to the human protein, Antarctic fish neuroglobins can reversibly bind oxygen and CO in the Fe 2+ form, and show six-coordination by distal His in the absence of exogenous ligands. A very large and structured internal cavity, with discrete docking sites, was identified in the modelled three-dimensional structures of the Antarctic neuroglobins. Estimate of the free-energy barriers from laser-flash photolysis and Implicit Ligand Sampling showed that the cavities are accessible from the solvent in both proteins. Comparison of structural and functional properties suggests that the two Antarctic fish neuroglobins most likely preserved and possibly improved the function recently proposed for human neuroglobin in ligand multichemistry. Despite subtle differences, the adaptation of Antarctic fish neuroglobins does not seem to parallel the dramatic adaptation of the oxygen carrying globins, hemoglobin and myoglobin, in the same organisms. © 2012 Giordano et al. Fil:Nadra, A.D. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. Fil:Estrin, D. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_19326203_v7_n12_p_Giordano info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar PLoS ONE 2012;7(12) hemoglobin myoglobin neuroglobin article autooxidation biophysics Chaenocephalus aceratus controlled study Dissostichus mawsoni fish human human versus animal comparison laser flash photolysis molecular cloning molecular dynamics nonhuman oxygen affinity oxygen transport photolysis protein analysis protein expression protein function protein purification protein structure Raman spectrometry site directed mutagenesis ultraviolet spectroscopy Animals Biophysics Carbon Monoxide Fishes Gene Knockout Techniques Globins Hemoglobins Humans Kinetics Ligands Molecular Dynamics Simulation Mutagenesis, Site-Directed Nerve Tissue Proteins Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet Spectrum Analysis, Raman Chaenocephalus aceratus Dissostichus mawsoni Vertebrata Biophysical Characterisation of Neuroglobin of the Icefish, a Natural Knockout for Hemoglobin and Myoglobin. Comparison with Human Neuroglobin info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://repositoriouba.sisbi.uba.ar/gsdl/cgi-bin/library.cgi?a=d&c=artiaex&d=paper_19326203_v7_n12_p_Giordano_oai
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topic hemoglobin
myoglobin
neuroglobin
article
autooxidation
biophysics
Chaenocephalus aceratus
controlled study
Dissostichus mawsoni
fish
human
human versus animal comparison
laser flash photolysis
molecular cloning
molecular dynamics
nonhuman
oxygen affinity
oxygen transport
photolysis
protein analysis
protein expression
protein function
protein purification
protein structure
Raman spectrometry
site directed mutagenesis
ultraviolet spectroscopy
Animals
Biophysics
Carbon Monoxide
Fishes
Gene Knockout Techniques
Globins
Hemoglobins
Humans
Kinetics
Ligands
Molecular Dynamics Simulation
Mutagenesis, Site-Directed
Nerve Tissue Proteins
Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet
Spectrum Analysis, Raman
Chaenocephalus aceratus
Dissostichus mawsoni
Vertebrata
spellingShingle hemoglobin
myoglobin
neuroglobin
article
autooxidation
biophysics
Chaenocephalus aceratus
controlled study
Dissostichus mawsoni
fish
human
human versus animal comparison
laser flash photolysis
molecular cloning
molecular dynamics
nonhuman
oxygen affinity
oxygen transport
photolysis
protein analysis
protein expression
protein function
protein purification
protein structure
Raman spectrometry
site directed mutagenesis
ultraviolet spectroscopy
Animals
Biophysics
Carbon Monoxide
Fishes
Gene Knockout Techniques
Globins
Hemoglobins
Humans
Kinetics
Ligands
Molecular Dynamics Simulation
Mutagenesis, Site-Directed
Nerve Tissue Proteins
Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet
Spectrum Analysis, Raman
Chaenocephalus aceratus
Dissostichus mawsoni
Vertebrata
Giordano, D.
Boron, I.
Abbruzzetti, S.
van Leuven, W.
Nicoletti, F.P.
Forti, F.
Bruno, S.
Cheng, C.-H.C.
Moens, L.
di Prisco, G.
Nadra, A.D.
Estrin, D.
Smulevich, G.
Dewilde, S.
Viappiani, C.
Verde, C.
Biophysical Characterisation of Neuroglobin of the Icefish, a Natural Knockout for Hemoglobin and Myoglobin. Comparison with Human Neuroglobin
topic_facet hemoglobin
myoglobin
neuroglobin
article
autooxidation
biophysics
Chaenocephalus aceratus
controlled study
Dissostichus mawsoni
fish
human
human versus animal comparison
laser flash photolysis
molecular cloning
molecular dynamics
nonhuman
oxygen affinity
oxygen transport
photolysis
protein analysis
protein expression
protein function
protein purification
protein structure
Raman spectrometry
site directed mutagenesis
ultraviolet spectroscopy
Animals
Biophysics
Carbon Monoxide
Fishes
Gene Knockout Techniques
Globins
Hemoglobins
Humans
Kinetics
Ligands
Molecular Dynamics Simulation
Mutagenesis, Site-Directed
Nerve Tissue Proteins
Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet
Spectrum Analysis, Raman
Chaenocephalus aceratus
Dissostichus mawsoni
Vertebrata
description The Antarctic icefish Chaenocephalus aceratus lacks the globins common to most vertebrates, hemoglobin and myoglobin, but has retained neuroglobin in the brain. This conserved globin has been cloned, over-expressed and purified. To highlight similarities and differences, the structural features of the neuroglobin of this colourless-blooded fish were compared with those of the well characterised human neuroglobin as well as with the neuroglobin from the retina of the red blooded, hemoglobin and myoglobin-containing, closely related Antarctic notothenioid Dissostichus mawsoni. A detailed structural and functional analysis of the two Antarctic fish neuroglobins was carried out by UV-visible and Resonance Raman spectroscopies, molecular dynamics simulations and laser-flash photolysis. Similar to the human protein, Antarctic fish neuroglobins can reversibly bind oxygen and CO in the Fe 2+ form, and show six-coordination by distal His in the absence of exogenous ligands. A very large and structured internal cavity, with discrete docking sites, was identified in the modelled three-dimensional structures of the Antarctic neuroglobins. Estimate of the free-energy barriers from laser-flash photolysis and Implicit Ligand Sampling showed that the cavities are accessible from the solvent in both proteins. Comparison of structural and functional properties suggests that the two Antarctic fish neuroglobins most likely preserved and possibly improved the function recently proposed for human neuroglobin in ligand multichemistry. Despite subtle differences, the adaptation of Antarctic fish neuroglobins does not seem to parallel the dramatic adaptation of the oxygen carrying globins, hemoglobin and myoglobin, in the same organisms. © 2012 Giordano et al.
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author Giordano, D.
Boron, I.
Abbruzzetti, S.
van Leuven, W.
Nicoletti, F.P.
Forti, F.
Bruno, S.
Cheng, C.-H.C.
Moens, L.
di Prisco, G.
Nadra, A.D.
Estrin, D.
Smulevich, G.
Dewilde, S.
Viappiani, C.
Verde, C.
author_facet Giordano, D.
Boron, I.
Abbruzzetti, S.
van Leuven, W.
Nicoletti, F.P.
Forti, F.
Bruno, S.
Cheng, C.-H.C.
Moens, L.
di Prisco, G.
Nadra, A.D.
Estrin, D.
Smulevich, G.
Dewilde, S.
Viappiani, C.
Verde, C.
author_sort Giordano, D.
title Biophysical Characterisation of Neuroglobin of the Icefish, a Natural Knockout for Hemoglobin and Myoglobin. Comparison with Human Neuroglobin
title_short Biophysical Characterisation of Neuroglobin of the Icefish, a Natural Knockout for Hemoglobin and Myoglobin. Comparison with Human Neuroglobin
title_full Biophysical Characterisation of Neuroglobin of the Icefish, a Natural Knockout for Hemoglobin and Myoglobin. Comparison with Human Neuroglobin
title_fullStr Biophysical Characterisation of Neuroglobin of the Icefish, a Natural Knockout for Hemoglobin and Myoglobin. Comparison with Human Neuroglobin
title_full_unstemmed Biophysical Characterisation of Neuroglobin of the Icefish, a Natural Knockout for Hemoglobin and Myoglobin. Comparison with Human Neuroglobin
title_sort biophysical characterisation of neuroglobin of the icefish, a natural knockout for hemoglobin and myoglobin. comparison with human neuroglobin
publishDate 2012
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