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Takahashi K, Lee Y, Fago A, Bautista NM, Storz JF, Kawamoto A, Kurisu G, Nishizawa T, Tame JRH. The unique allosteric property of crocodilian haemoglobin elucidated by cryo-EM. Nat Commun 2024; 15:6505. [PMID: 39090102 PMCID: PMC11294572 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-49947-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2023] [Accepted: 06/25/2024] [Indexed: 08/04/2024] Open
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The principal effect controlling the oxygen affinity of vertebrate haemoglobins (Hbs) is the allosteric switch between R and T forms with relatively high and low oxygen affinity respectively. Uniquely among jawed vertebrates, crocodilians possess Hb that shows a profound drop in oxygen affinity in the presence of bicarbonate ions. This allows them to stay underwater for extended periods by consuming almost all the oxygen present in the blood-stream, as metabolism releases carbon dioxide, whose conversion to bicarbonate and hydrogen ions is catalysed by carbonic anhydrase. Despite the apparent universal utility of bicarbonate as an allosteric regulator of Hb, this property evolved only in crocodilians. We report here the molecular structures of both human and a crocodilian Hb in the deoxy and liganded states, solved by cryo-electron microscopy. We reveal the precise interactions between two bicarbonate ions and the crocodilian protein at symmetry-related sites found only in the T state. No other known effector of vertebrate Hbs binds anywhere near these sites.
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- Katsuya Takahashi
- Graduate School of Medical Life Science, Yokohama City University, Suehiro 1-7-29, Yokohama, 230-0045, Japan
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- Graduate School of Medical Life Science, Yokohama City University, Suehiro 1-7-29, Yokohama, 230-0045, Japan
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- Department of Biology, Aarhus University, C. F. Møllers Alle 3, Aarhus, DK-8000, Aarhus C, Denmark
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Nebraska, 1104 T St., Lincoln, NE 68588-0118, NE, USA
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Nebraska, 1104 T St., Lincoln, NE 68588-0118, NE, USA
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- Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University, 3-2, Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
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- Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University, 3-2, Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
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- Graduate School of Medical Life Science, Yokohama City University, Suehiro 1-7-29, Yokohama, 230-0045, Japan.
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- Graduate School of Medical Life Science, Yokohama City University, Suehiro 1-7-29, Yokohama, 230-0045, Japan.
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Meng F, Kassa T, Strader MB, Soman J, Olson JS, Alayash AI. Substitutions in the β subunits of sickle-cell hemoglobin improve oxidative stability and increase the delay time of sickle-cell fiber formation. J Biol Chem 2019; 294:4145-4159. [PMID: 30630954 PMCID: PMC6422104 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.ra118.006452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2018] [Revised: 01/07/2019] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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After reacting with hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), sickle-cell hemoglobin (HbS, βE6V) remains longer in a highly oxidizing ferryl form (HbFe4+=O) and induces irreversible oxidation of “hot-spot” amino acids, including βCys-93. To control the damaging ferryl heme, here we constructed three HbS variants. The first contained a redox-active Tyr in β subunits (F41Y), a substitution present in Hb Mequon; the second contained the Asp (K82D) found in the β cleft of Hb Providence; and the third had both of these β substitutions. Both the single Tyr-41 and Asp-82 constructs lowered the oxygen affinity of HbS but had little or no effects on autoxidation or heme loss kinetics. In the presence of H2O2, both rHbS βF41Y and βF41Y/K82D enhanced ferryl Hb reduction by providing a pathway for electrons to reduce the heme via the Tyr-41 side chain. MS analysis of βCys-93 revealed moderate inhibition of thiol oxidation in the HbS single F41Y variant and dramatic 3- to 8-fold inhibition of cysteic acid formation in rHbS βK82D and βF41Y/K82D, respectively. Under hypoxia, βK82D and βF41Y/K82D HbS substitutions increased the delay time by ∼250 and 600 s before the onset of polymerization compared with the rHbS control and rHbS βF41Y, respectively. Moreover, at 60 °C, rHbS βK82D exhibited superior structural stability. Asp-82 also enhanced the function of Tyr as a redox-active amino acid in the rHbS βF41Y/K82D variant. We conclude that the βK82D and βF41Y substitutions add significant resistance to oxidative stress and anti-sickling properties to HbS and therefore could be potential genome-editing targets.
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- Fantao Meng
- From the Laboratory of Biochemistry and Vascular Biology, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, Maryland 20993 and
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- From the Laboratory of Biochemistry and Vascular Biology, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, Maryland 20993 and
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- From the Laboratory of Biochemistry and Vascular Biology, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, Maryland 20993 and
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- the BioSciences Department, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77251
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- the BioSciences Department, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77251
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- From the Laboratory of Biochemistry and Vascular Biology, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, Maryland 20993 and
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Engineering tyrosine electron transfer pathways decreases oxidative toxicity in hemoglobin: implications for blood substitute design. Biochem J 2016; 473:3371-83. [PMID: 27470146 PMCID: PMC5095908 DOI: 10.1042/bcj20160243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2016] [Accepted: 07/25/2016] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Hemoglobin (Hb)-based oxygen carriers (HBOC) have been engineered to replace or augment the oxygen-carrying capacity of erythrocytes. However, clinical results have generally been disappointing due to adverse side effects linked to intrinsic heme-mediated oxidative toxicity and nitric oxide (NO) scavenging. Redox-active tyrosine residues can facilitate electron transfer between endogenous antioxidants and oxidative ferryl heme species. A suitable residue is present in the α-subunit (Y42) of Hb, but absent from the homologous position in the β-subunit (F41). We therefore replaced this residue with a tyrosine (βF41Y, Hb Mequon). The βF41Y mutation had no effect on the intrinsic rate of lipid peroxidation as measured by conjugated diene and singlet oxygen formation following the addition of ferric(met) Hb to liposomes. However, βF41Y significantly decreased these rates in the presence of physiological levels of ascorbate. Additionally, heme damage in the β-subunit following the addition of the lipid peroxide hydroperoxyoctadecadieoic acid was five-fold slower in βF41Y. NO bioavailability was enhanced in βF41Y by a combination of a 20% decrease in NO dioxygenase activity and a doubling of the rate of nitrite reductase activity. The intrinsic rate of heme loss from methemoglobin was doubled in the β-subunit, but unchanged in the α-subunit. We conclude that the addition of a redox-active tyrosine mutation in Hb able to transfer electrons from plasma antioxidants decreases heme-mediated oxidative reactivity and enhances NO bioavailability. This class of mutations has the potential to decrease adverse side effects as one component of a HBOC product.
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Gaucher C, Domingues-Hamdi É, Prin-Mathieu C, Menu P, Baudin-Creuza V. Interaction of recombinant octameric hemoglobin with endothelial cells. C R Biol 2015; 338:95-102. [DOI: 10.1016/j.crvi.2014.11.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2014] [Revised: 11/12/2014] [Accepted: 11/12/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Baudin-Creuza V, Chauvierre C, Domingues E, Kiger L, Leclerc L, Vasseur C, Célier C, Marden MC. Octamers and nanoparticles as hemoglobin based blood substitutes. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-PROTEINS AND PROTEOMICS 2008; 1784:1448-53. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbapap.2008.02.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2007] [Revised: 02/06/2008] [Accepted: 02/14/2008] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Vasseur-Godbillon C, Sahu SC, Domingues E, Fablet C, Giovannelli JL, Tam TC, Ho NT, Ho C, Marden MC, Baudin-Creuza V. Recombinant hemoglobin betaG83C-F41Y. An octameric protein. FEBS J 2006; 273:230-41. [PMID: 16367763 DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-4658.2005.05063.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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We have engineered a stable octameric hemoglobin (Hb) of molecular mass 129 kDa, a dimer of recombinant hemoglobin (rHb betaG83C-F41Y) tetramers joined by disulfide bonds at the beta83 position. One of the major problems with oxygen carriers based on acellular hemoglobin solutions is vasoactivity, a limitation which may be overcome by increasing the molecular size of the carrier. The oxygen equilibrium curves showed that the octameric rHb betaG83C-F41Y exhibited an increased oxygen affinity and a decreased cooperativity. The CO rebinding kinetics, auto-oxidation kinetics, and size exclusion chromatography did not show the usual dependence on protein concentration, indicating that this octamer was stable and did not dissociate easily into tetramers or dimers at low concentration. These results were corroborated by the experiments with haptoglobin showing no interaction between octameric rHb betaG83C-F41Y and haptoglobin, a plasma glycoprotein that binds the Hb dimers and permits their elimination from blood circulation. The lack of dimers could be explained if there are two disulfide bridges per octamer, which would be in agreement with the lack of reactivity of the additional cysteine residues. The kinetics of reduction of the disulfide bridge by reduced glutathione showed a rate of 1000 M(-1) x h(-1) (observed time coefficient of 1 h at 1 mM glutathione) at 25 degrees C. Under air, the cysteines are oxidized and the disulfide bridge forms spontaneously; the kinetics of the tetramer to octamer reaction displayed a bimolecular reaction of time coefficient of 2 h at 11 microM Hb and 25 degrees C. In addition, the octameric rHb betaG83C-F41Y was resistant to potential reducing agents present in fresh plasma.
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Jia Y, Wood F, Menu P, Faivre B, Caron A, Alayash AI. Oxygen binding and oxidation reactions of human hemoglobin conjugated to carboxylate dextran. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj 2004; 1672:164-73. [PMID: 15182936 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2004.03.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2003] [Revised: 03/19/2004] [Accepted: 03/26/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Human hemoglobin (Hb) conjugated to benzene tetracarboxylate substituted dextran produces a polymeric Hb (Dex-BTC-Hb) with similar oxygen affinity to that of red blood cells (P(50)=28-29 mm Hg). Under physiological conditions, the oxygen affinity (P(50)) of Dex-BTC-Hb is 26 mm Hg, while that of native purified human HbA(0) is 14 mm Hg, but it exhibits a slight reduction in cooperativity (n(50)), Bohr effect, and lacks sensitivity to inositol hexaphosphate (IHP), when compared to HbA(0). Oxygen-binding kinetics, measured by rapid mixing stopped-flow method showed comparable oxygen dissociation and association rates for both HbA(0) and Dex-BTC-Hb. The rate constant for NO-mediated oxidation of the oxy form of Dex-BTC-Hb, which is governed by NO entry to the heme pocket, was reduced to half of the value obtained for HbA(0). Moreover, Dex-BTC-Hb is only slightly more sensitive to oxidative reactions than HbA(0), as shown by about 2-fold increase in autoxidation, and slightly higher H(2)O(2) reaction and heme degradation rates. Dextran-BTC-based modification of Hb produced an oxygen-carrying compound with increased oxygen release rates, decreased oxygen affinity and reduced nitric oxide scavenging, desirable properties for a viable blood substitute. However, the reduction in the allosteric function of this protein and the lack of apparent quaternary T-->R transition may hinder its physiological role as an oxygen transporter.
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- Yiping Jia
- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Vascular Biology, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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Fablet C, Marden MC, Green BN, Ho C, Pagnier J, Baudin-Creuza V. Stable octameric structure of recombinant hemoglobin alpha(2)beta(2)83 Gly-->Cys. Protein Sci 2003; 12:690-5. [PMID: 12649426 PMCID: PMC2323840 DOI: 10.1110/ps.0234403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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We have engineered a recombinant hemoglobin (rHb betaG83C) based on the variant Hb Ta-Li, which oligomerizes through intertetramer disulfide bonds. Size exclusion chromatography and electrospray ionization mass spectrometry show that the rHb betaG83C assembles into an oligomeric structure the size of a dimer of tetramers. The oligomer has carbon monoxide-binding properties similar to those of natural human hemoglobin. Unlike HbA, the oligomer does not participate in dimer exchange. The CO kinetics, auto-oxidation rate, and gel filtration experiments on the oligomeric betaG83C did not show the usual concentration dependence, implying that it does not dissociate easily into smaller species. The octamer could be dissociated by the use of reducing agents. The action of reduced glutathione on oligomeric betaG83C exhibited biphasic kinetics for the loss of the octameric form, with a time constant for the rapid phase of about 2 h at 1 mM glutathione. However, the size of oligomer betaG83C was not modified after incubation with fresh plasma.
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Marden MC, Cabanes-Macheteau M, Babes A, Kiger L, Griffon N, Poyart C, Boyiri T, Safo MK, Abraham DJ. Control of the allosteric equilibrium of hemoglobin by cross-linking agents. Protein Sci 2002; 11:1376-83. [PMID: 12021436 PMCID: PMC2373633 DOI: 10.1110/ps.4880102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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The kinetics of ligand rebinding have been studied for modified or cross-linked hemoglobins (Hbs). Several compounds were tested that interact with alpha Val 1 or involve a cross-link between alpha Val 1 and alpha Lys 99 of the opposite dimer. By varying the length of certain cross-linking molecules, a wide range in the allosteric equilibrium could be obtained. Several of the mono-aldehyde modified Hbs show a shift toward the high affinity conformation of Hb. At the other extreme, for certain di-aldehyde cross-linked Hbs, the CO kinetics are typical of binding to deoxy Hb, even at low photodissociation levels, with which the dominant photoproduct is the triply liganded species; in these cases the hemoglobin does not switch from the low to high affinity state until after the fourth ligand is bound. Although each modified Hb shows only two distinct rates, the kinetic data as a function of dissociation level cannot be simulated with a simple two-state model. A critical length is observed for the maximum shift toward the low affinity T-state. Longer or shorter lengths of the cross-linker yielded more high affinity R-state. Unlike native Hb, which is in equilibrium with free dimers, the cross-linked Hbs maintain the fraction slow kinetics, which is unique to Hb tetramers, even at 0.5 microM (total heme). Addition of HbCN to unmodified HbCO solutions results in dimer exchange, which decreases the relative fraction of slow bimolecular kinetics; the cross-linked Hbs did not show such an effect, indicating that they do not participate in dimer exchange.
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- Michael C Marden
- INSERM U473, Hôpital de Bicêtre, 94276 Le Kremlin Bicêtre Cedex, France.
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Riess JG. Oxygen carriers ("blood substitutes")--raison d'etre, chemistry, and some physiology. Chem Rev 2001; 101:2797-920. [PMID: 11749396 DOI: 10.1021/cr970143c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 544] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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- J G Riess
- MRI Institute, University of California at San Diego, San Diego, CA 92103, USA.
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Baudin-Creuza V, Vasseur-Godbillon C, Griffon N, Kister J, Kiger L, Poyart C, Marden MC, Pagnier J. Additive effects of beta chain mutations in low oxygen affinity hemoglobin betaF41Y,K66T. J Biol Chem 1999; 274:25550-4. [PMID: 10464287 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.274.36.25550] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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In order to decrease significantly the oxygen affinity of human hemoglobin, we have associated the mutation betaF41Y with another point mutation also known to decrease the oxygen affinity of Hb. We have synthesized a recombinant Hb (rHb) with two mutations in the beta chains: rHb betaF41Y,K66T. In the absence of 2, 3-diphosphoglycerate, additive effects of the mutations are evident, since the doubly mutated Hb exhibits a larger decrease in oxygen affinity than for the individual single mutations. In the presence of 2,3-diphosphoglycerate, the second mutation did not significantly increase the P(50) value relative to the single mutations. However, the kinetics of CO binding still indicate combined effects on the allosteric equilibrium, as evidenced by more of the slow bimolecular phase characteristic of binding to the deoxy conformation. Dimer-tetramer equilibrium studies indicate an increase in stability of the mutants relative to rHb A; the double mutant rHb betaF41Y, K66T at pH 7.5 showed a K(4,2) value of 0.26 microM. Despite the lower oxygen affinity, the single mutant betaF41Y and double mutant betaF41Y,K66T show only a moderate increase of 20% in the autoxidation rate. These mutations are thus of interest in developing a Hb-based blood substitute.
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- V Baudin-Creuza
- INSERM, Unité 473, 84 rue du Général Leclerc, 94276 Le Kremlin-Bicêtre Cedex, France.
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Griffon N, Baudin V, Dieryck W, Dumoulin A, Pagnier J, Poyart C, Marden MC. Tetramer-dimer equilibrium of oxyhemoglobin mutants determined from auto-oxidation rates. Protein Sci 1998; 7:673-80. [PMID: 9541399 PMCID: PMC2143954 DOI: 10.1002/pro.5560070316] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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One of the main difficulties with blood substitutes based on hemoglobin (Hb) solutions is the auto-oxidation of the hemes, a problem aggravated by the dimerization of Hb tetramers. We have employed a method to study the oxyHb tetramer-dimer equilibrium based on the rate of auto-oxidation as a function of protein concentration. The 16-fold difference in dimer and tetramer auto-oxidation rates (in 20 mM phosphate buffer at pH 7.0, 37 degrees C) was exploited to determine the fraction dimer. The results show a transition of the auto-oxidation rate from low to high protein concentrations, allowing the determination of the tetramer-dimer dissociation coefficient K4,2 = [Dimer] 2/[Tetramer]. A 14-fold increase in K4,2 was observed for addition of 10 mM of the allosteric effector inositol hexaphosphate (IHP). Recombinant hemoglobins (rHb) were genetically engineered to obtain Hb with a lower oxygen affinity than native Hb (Hb A). The rHb alpha2beta2 [(C7) F41Y/(G4) N102Y] shows a fivefold increase in K4,2 at pH 7.0, 37 degrees C. An atmosphere of pure oxygen is necessary in this case to insure fully oxygenated Hb. When this condition is satisfied, this method provides an efficient technique to characterize both the tetramer-dimer equilibrium and the auto-oxidation rates of various oxyHb. For low oxygen affinity Hb equilibrated under air, the presence of deoxy subunits accelerates the auto-oxidation. Although a full analysis is complicated, the auto-oxidation studies for air equilibrated samples are more relevant to the development of a blood substitute based on Hb solutions. The double mutants, rHb alpha2beta2 [(C7) F41Y/(G4) N102A] and rHb alpha2beta2 [(C7) F41Y/(E10) K66T], show a lower oxygen affinity and a higher rate of oxidation than Hb A. Simulations of the auto-oxidation rate versus Hb concentration indicate that very high protein concentrations are required to observe the tetramer auto-oxidation rate. Because the dimers oxidize much more rapidly, even a small fraction dimer will influence the observed oxidation rate.
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- N Griffon
- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, Unité 473, Hôpital de Bicêtre, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France
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Dumoulin A, Kiger L, Griffon N, Vasseur C, Kister I, Génin P, Marden MC, Pagnier J, Poyart C. Two mutations in recombinant Hb beta F41(C7)Y, K82 (EF6)D show additive effects in decreasing oxygen affinity. Protein Sci 1996; 5:114-20. [PMID: 8771203 PMCID: PMC2143233 DOI: 10.1002/pro.5560050114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Based on the properties of two low oxygen affinity mutated hemoglobins (Hb), we have engineered a double mutant Hb (rHb beta YD) in which the beta F41Y substitution is associated with K82D. Functional studies have shown that the Hb alpha 2 beta 2(C7)F41Y exhibits a decreased oxygen affinity relative to Hb A, without a significantly increased autooxidation rate. The oxygen affinity of the natural mutant beta K82D (Hb Providence-Asp) is decreased due to the replacement of two positive charges by two negative ones at the main DPG-binding site. The functional properties of both single mutants are interesting in the view of obtaining an Hb-based blood substitute, which requires: (1) cooperative oxygen binding with an overall affinity near 30 mm Hg at half saturation, at 37 degrees C, and in the absence of 2,3 diphosphoglycerate (DPG), and (2) a slow rate of autooxidation in order to limit metHb formation. It was expected that the two mutations were at a sufficient distance (20 A) that their respective effects could combine to form low oxygen affinity tetramers. The double mutant does display additive effects resulting in a fourfold decrease in oxygen affinity; it can insure, in the absence of DPG, an oxygen delivery to the tissues similar to that of a red cell suspension in vivo at 37 degrees C. Nevertheless, the rate of autooxidation, 3.5-fold larger than that of Hb A, remains a problem.
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- A Dumoulin
- INSERM U 299, Hôpital de Bicêtre, France
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Baudin V, Dumoulin A, Poyart C, Pagnier J. [Recombinant human hemoglobin with low oxygen affinity: additional effects of two mutations]. Transfus Clin Biol 1995; 2:463-7. [PMID: 8646342 DOI: 10.1016/s1246-7820(05)80072-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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The search for human Hb variants exhibiting a low oxygen affinity without requiring 2,3-diphosphoglycerate, together with a low oxygation rate, is of an increased interest in the view of producing an artificial oxygen carrier. We have synthesized the recombinant Hb beta 41Phe-->Tyr (rHb beta F41Y) which exhibits a low oxygen affinity due to the stabilization of the deoxy state of tetrameric Hb [1]. Interestingly, the autooxydation rate for this mutant is similar to that for Hb A. We have associated the mutation beta F41Y with the naturally occurring beta 82Lys-->Asp substitution (Hb Providence) known to be responsible for a low oxygen affinity [2]. The second-site mutation further decreases the oxygen affinity of the rHb beta F41Y. The effects of the beta F41Y and K82D mutations are additive, resulting in a four fold decrease in oxygen affinity of the artificial mutant Hb beta F41Y-K82D, compared to Hb A. In spite of the marked decrease in oxygen affinity, the autooxydation rate is 2- to 3 fold larger than that of Hb A. These data show that it is possible to adjust the oxygen binding properties of human Hb by using protein engineering methods. Because of the low oxygen affinity coexisting with a moderately increased autooxydation rate, this variant is a good candidate for the development of a Hb-based oxygen carrier.
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- V Baudin
- INSERM U229, Hôpital de Bicêtre, Le Kremlin Bicêtre
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Hemoglobin can be considered to exist in active and inactive states. When the iron atom is in the ferrous form, the protein is active and can bind oxygen reversibly; high and low affinity substates account for the cooperativity of ligand binding. However, like bulk metal, the iron can rust. The oxidation to the ferric form (metHb) leads to an inactive protein. The oxidation rate will therefore limit the useful lifetime of oxygen transporters; this is especially critical for cell free Hb solutions. This problem is compounded by the fact that Hb is a tetramer. A single oxidized heme effects the other three subunits within the same tetramer. The statistics are different from those for a monomeric system. For example, a random distribution of 20% ferric iron would imply 58% of the tetramers with at least one oxidized subunit. The oxidized subunits remain liganded (with water or OH) and will change the oxygenation curve for the neighbouring subunits. Since the tetramer will no longer make a full transition to the deoxy state, the oxygenation curves are shifted towards higher affinities. Thus the oxygen delivery will decrease for two reasons: the direct loss of active hemes, and the secondary influence on the remaining ferrous subunits. Control of the oxidation rate is also complicated by the intercorrelation of parameters. The rate is globally correlated with the oxygen affinity; it is also increased for hemoglobin dimers relative to tetramers. One must therefore accept a compromise of these parameters, in order to obtain a useful transporter.
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- M C Marden
- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, Unité 299, Hôpital de Bicêtre, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France
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Baudin V, Bihoreau MT, Kister J, Marden M, Pagnier J, Poyart C. Functional properties of beta(NA1)Val-deleted,(NA2)His-->Met hemoglobin synthesized in Escherichia coli. ARTIFICIAL CELLS, BLOOD SUBSTITUTES, AND IMMOBILIZATION BIOTECHNOLOGY 1994; 22:739-45. [PMID: 7994396 DOI: 10.3109/10731199409117906] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Bovine Hb (hemoglobin) has a low oxygen affinity in the absence of chloride ions and DPG. Because of the increasing interest of this Hb as a potential blood substitute we have engineered a human Hb mutant with the aim of mimicking the functional properties of bovine Hb. This was achieved by deleting residue beta NA1 Val and substituting a methionine for histidine at the beta NA2 position as previously suggested by Perutz and Imai in 1980. Our results show that the artificial mutant exhibits some of the characteristics of bovine Hb but does not show the low oxygen affinity which is measured in bovine blood.
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- V Baudin
- INSERM U299 Hôpital de Bicêtre, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France
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