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Desvignes T, Bista I, Herrera K, Landes A, Postlethwait JH. Cold-Driven Hemoglobin Evolution in Antarctic Notothenioid Fishes Prior to Hemoglobin Gene Loss in White-Blooded Icefishes. Mol Biol Evol 2023; 40:msad236. [PMID: 37879119 PMCID: PMC10651078 DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msad236] [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: 05/25/2023] [Revised: 09/08/2023] [Accepted: 10/18/2023] [Indexed: 10/27/2023] Open
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Expression of multiple hemoglobin isoforms with differing physiochemical properties likely helps species adapt to different environmental and physiological conditions. Antarctic notothenioid fishes inhabit the icy Southern Ocean and display fewer hemoglobin isoforms, each with less affinity for oxygen than temperate relatives. Reduced hemoglobin multiplicity was proposed to result from relaxed selective pressure in the cold, thermally stable, and highly oxygenated Antarctic waters. These conditions also permitted the survival and diversification of white-blooded icefishes, the only vertebrates living without hemoglobin. To understand hemoglobin evolution during adaptation to freezing water, we analyzed hemoglobin genes from 36 notothenioid genome assemblies. Results showed that adaptation to frigid conditions shaped hemoglobin gene evolution by episodic diversifying selection concomitant with cold adaptation and by pervasive evolution in Antarctic notothenioids compared to temperate relatives, likely a continuing adaptation to Antarctic conditions. Analysis of hemoglobin gene expression in adult hematopoietic organs in various temperate and Antarctic species further revealed a switch in hemoglobin gene expression underlying hemoglobin multiplicity reduction in Antarctic fish, leading to a single hemoglobin isoform in adult plunderfishes and dragonfishes, the sister groups to icefishes. The predicted high hemoglobin multiplicity in Antarctic fish embryos based on transcriptomic data, however, raises questions about the molecular bases and physiological implications of diverse hemoglobin isoforms in embryos compared to adults. This analysis supports the hypothesis that the last common icefish ancestor was vulnerable to detrimental mutations affecting the single ancestral expressed alpha- and beta-globin gene pair, potentially predisposing their subsequent loss.
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- Thomas Desvignes
- Institute of Neuroscience, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403, USA
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- Wellcome Sanger Institute, Tree of Life, Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton CB10 1SA, United Kingdom
- LOEWE Centre for Translational Biodiversity Genomics, Frankfurt 60325, Germany
- Senckenberg Research Institute, Frankfurt 60325, Germany
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- Institute of Neuroscience, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403, USA
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- Institute of Neuroscience, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403, USA
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Coppola D, Abbruzzetti S, Nicoletti F, Merlino A, Gambacurta A, Giordano D, Howes BD, De Sanctis G, Vitagliano L, Bruno S, di Prisco G, Mazzarella L, Smulevich G, Coletta M, Viappiani C, Vergara A, Verde C. ATP regulation of the ligand-binding properties in temperate and cold-adapted haemoglobins. X-ray structure and ligand-binding kinetics in the sub-Antarctic fish Eleginops maclovinus. MOLECULAR BIOSYSTEMS 2013; 8:3295-304. [PMID: 23086282 DOI: 10.1039/c2mb25210d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The major haemoglobin of the sub-Antarctic fish Eleginops maclovinus was structurally and functionally characterised with the aim to compare molecular environmental adaptations in the O(2)-transport system of sub-Antarctic fishes of the suborder Notothenioidei with those of their high-latitude relatives. Ligand-binding kinetics of the major haemoglobin of E. maclovinus indicated strong stabilisation of the liganded quaternary T state, enhanced in the presence of the physiological allosteric effector ATP, compared to that of high-Antarctic Trematomus bernacchii. The activation enthalpy for O(2) dissociation was dramatically lower than that in T. bernacchii haemoglobin, suggesting remarkable differences in temperature sensitivity and structural changes associated with O(2) release and exit from the protein. The haemoglobin functional properties, together with the X-ray structure of the CO form at 1.49 Å resolution, the first of a temperate notothenioid, strongly support the hypothesis that in E. maclovinus, whose life-style varies according to changes in habitat, the mechanisms that regulate O(2) affinity and the ATP-induced Root effect differ from those of high-Antarctic Notothenioids.
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- Daniela Coppola
- Institute of Protein Biochemistry, CNR, Via Pietro Castellino 111, I-80131 Naples, Italy
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Giordano D, Boron I, Abbruzzetti S, Van Leuven W, Nicoletti FP, Forti F, Bruno S, Cheng CHC, Moens L, di Prisco G, Nadra AD, 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. PLoS One 2012; 7:e44508. [PMID: 23226490 PMCID: PMC3513292 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0044508] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2012] [Accepted: 08/03/2012] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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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.
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- Departamento de Química Biológica, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Analítica y Química Física/INQUIMAE-CONICET, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Ciudad Universitaria, Pabellón 2, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Department of Physics, University of Parma, NEST Istituto Nanoscienze-CNR, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, PPES, University of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1, Wilrijk, Belgium
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- Dipartimento di Chimica “Ugo Schiff”, Università di Firenze, Sesto Fiorentino (FI), Italy
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- Facultat de Farmacia, Departament de Fisicoquímica and Institut de Biomedicina, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Animal Biology, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, United States of America
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, PPES, University of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1, Wilrijk, Belgium
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- Departamento de Química Biológica, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Departamento de Fisiología, Biología Molecular y Celular, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Departamento de Química Biológica, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Dipartimento di Chimica “Ugo Schiff”, Università di Firenze, Sesto Fiorentino (FI), Italy
- Consorzio Interuniversitario di Ricerca in Chimica dei Metalli nei Sistemi Biologici, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, PPES, University of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1, Wilrijk, Belgium
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- Department of Physics, University of Parma, NEST Istituto Nanoscienze-CNR, Parma, Italy
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- Institute of Protein Biochemistry, CNR, Naples, Italy
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Ariaeenejad S, Habibi-Rezaei M, Kavousi K, Jamili S, Fatemi MR, Hong J, Poursasan N, Sheibani N, Moosavi-Movahedi AA. Denaturation and intermediates study of two sturgeon hemoglobins by n-dodecyl trimethylammonium bromide. Int J Biol Macromol 2012; 53:107-13. [PMID: 23142155 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2012.10.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2012] [Revised: 10/16/2012] [Accepted: 10/18/2012] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Varieties of hemoglobin (Hb) forms exist in fish, which are usually well adapted to the different ecological conditions or various habitats. In the current study, Hbs from two Sturgeon species of the Southern Caspian Sea Basin were purified and studied upon interaction with n-dodecyl trimethylammonium bromide (DTAB; as a cationic surfactant) by various methods including UV-visible absorption, dynamic light scattering (DLS), and ANS fluorescence spectrophotometry. The chemometric analysis of Hbs was investigated upon interaction with DTAB under titration, using UV-visible absorption spectra. The chemometric resolution techniques were used to determine the number of the components and mole fraction of the oxidized Hbs. These results provided the evidence for the existence of three different molecular components including native (N), intermediate (I) and denatured (D) in sturgeon Hbs. According to the distribution of intermediates, which were broadened in a range of DTAB concentration, the aggregation states, DLS experiments, and thermal stability (T(m) obtained by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC)), the Acipenser stellatus Hb was more stable compared to Acipenser persicus Hb. These results demonstrate a significant relationship between the stability of fish Hbs and the habitat depth requirements.
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- Shohreh Ariaeenejad
- Department of Marine Biology, Faculty of Marine Science and Technology, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
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Balsamo A, Sannino F, Merlino A, Parrilli E, Tutino ML, Mazzarella L, Vergara A. Role of the tertiary and quaternary structure in the formation of bis-histidyl adducts in cold-adapted hemoglobins. Biochimie 2012; 94:953-60. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2011.12.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2011] [Accepted: 12/14/2011] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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Biochemical Characterization of Hemoglobins from Caspian Sea Sturgeons (Acipenser persicus and Acipenser stellatus). Cell Biochem Biophys 2011; 62:73-81. [DOI: 10.1007/s12013-011-9261-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Merlino A, Howes BD, Prisco GD, Verde C, Smulevich G, Mazzarella L, Vergara A. Occurrence and formation of endogenous histidine hexa-coordination in cold-adapted hemoglobins. IUBMB Life 2011; 63:295-303. [PMID: 21491555 DOI: 10.1002/iub.446] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2010] [Accepted: 02/11/2011] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Spectroscopic and crystallographic evidence of endogenous (His) ligation at the sixth coordination site of the heme iron has been reported for monomeric, dimeric, and tetrameric hemoglobins (Hbs) in both ferrous (hemochrome) and ferric (hemichrome) oxidation states. In particular, the ferric bis- histidyl adduct represents a common accessible ordered state for the β chains of all tetrameric Hbs isolated from Antarctic and sub-Antarctic fish. Indeed, the crystal structures of known tetrameric Hbs in the bis-His state are characterized by a different binding state of the α and β chains. An overall analysis of the bis-histidyl adduct of globin structures deposited in the Protein Data Bank reveals a marked difference between hemichromes in tetrameric Hbs compared to monomeric/dimeric Hbs. Herein, we review the structural, spectroscopic and stability features of hemichromes in tetrameric Antarctic fish Hbs. The role of bis-histidyl adducts is also addressed in a more evolutionary context alongside the concept of its potential physiological role.
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- Antonello Merlino
- Department of Chemistry "Paolo Corradini," University of Naples "Federico II," Complesso Universitario Monte S. Angelo, Italy
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Vergara A, Vitagliano L, Merlino A, Sica F, Marino K, Verde C, di Prisco G, Mazzarella L. An order-disorder transition plays a role in switching off the root effect in fish hemoglobins. J Biol Chem 2010; 285:32568-75. [PMID: 20610398 PMCID: PMC2952259 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m110.143537] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2010] [Revised: 06/17/2010] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The Root effect is a widespread property among fish hemoglobins whose structural basis remains largely obscure. Here we report a crystallographic and spectroscopic characterization of the non-Root-effect hemoglobin isolated from the Antarctic fish Trematomus newnesi in the deoxygenated form. The crystal structure unveils that the T state of this hemoglobin is stabilized by a strong H-bond between the side chains of Asp95α and Asp101β at the α(1)β(2) and α(2)β(1) interfaces. This unexpected finding undermines the accepted paradigm that correlates the presence of this unusual H-bond with the occurrence of the Root effect. Surprisingly, the T state is characterized by an atypical flexibility of two α chains within the tetramer. Indeed, regions such as the CDα corner and the EFα pocket, which are normally well ordered in the T state of tetrameric hemoglobins, display high B-factors and non-continuous electron densities. This flexibility also leads to unusual distances between the heme iron and the proximal and distal His residues. These observations are in line with Raman micro-spectroscopy studies carried out both in solution and in the crystal state. The findings here presented suggest that in fish hemoglobins the Root effect may be switched off through a significant destabilization of the T state regardless of the presence of the inter-aspartic H-bond. Similar mechanisms may also operate for other non-Root effect hemoglobins. The implications of the flexibility of the CDα corner for the mechanism of the T-R transition in tetrameric hemoglobins are also discussed.
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- Alessandro Vergara
- From the Department of Chemistry, University of Naples “Federico II,” Naples I-80126, Italy
- the Istituto di Biostrutture e Bioimmagini, CNR, Naples I-80134, Italy, and
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- the Istituto di Biostrutture e Bioimmagini, CNR, Naples I-80134, Italy, and
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- From the Department of Chemistry, University of Naples “Federico II,” Naples I-80126, Italy
- the Istituto di Biostrutture e Bioimmagini, CNR, Naples I-80134, Italy, and
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- From the Department of Chemistry, University of Naples “Federico II,” Naples I-80126, Italy
- the Istituto di Biostrutture e Bioimmagini, CNR, Naples I-80134, Italy, and
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- From the Department of Chemistry, University of Naples “Federico II,” Naples I-80126, Italy
- the Institute of Protein Biochemistry, CNR, Naples I-80131, Italy
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- the Institute of Protein Biochemistry, CNR, Naples I-80131, Italy
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- the Institute of Protein Biochemistry, CNR, Naples I-80131, Italy
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- From the Department of Chemistry, University of Naples “Federico II,” Naples I-80126, Italy
- the Istituto di Biostrutture e Bioimmagini, CNR, Naples I-80134, Italy, and
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Giordano D, Russo R, Coppola D, di Prisco G, Verde C. Molecular adaptations in haemoglobins of notothenioid fishes. JOURNAL OF FISH BIOLOGY 2010; 76:301-318. [PMID: 20738709 DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2009.02528.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Since haemoglobins of all animal species have the same haem group, differences in their properties, including oxygen affinity, electrophoretic mobility and pH sensitivity, must result from the interaction of the prosthetic group with specific amino-acid residues in the primary structure. For this reason, fish globins have been the subject of extensive studies in recent years, not only for their structural characteristics, but also because they offer the possibility to investigate the evolutionary history of these ancient molecules in marine and freshwater species living in a great variety of environmental conditions. This review summarizes the current knowledge on the structure, function and phylogeny of haemoglobins of notothenioid fishes. On the basis of crystallographic analysis, the evolution of the Root effect is analysed. Adaptation of the oxygen transport system in notothenioids seems to be based on evolutionary changes, involving levels of biological organization higher than the structure of haemoglobin. These include changes in the rate of haemoglobin synthesis or in regulation by allosteric effectors, which affect the amount of oxygen transported in blood. These factors are thought to be more important for short-term response to environmental challenges than previously believed.
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- D Giordano
- Institute of Protein Biochemistry, CNR, Via Pietro Castellino 111, I-80131 Naples, Italy
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Verde C, Giordano D, di Prisco G. The adaptation of polar fishes to climatic changes: Structure, function and phylogeny of haemoglobin. IUBMB Life 2008; 60:29-40. [PMID: 18379990 DOI: 10.1002/iub.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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In the Antarctic, fishes of dominant suborder Notothenioidei have evolved in a unique thermal scenario. Phylogenetically related taxa of the suborder live in a wide range of latitudes, in Antarctic, sub-Antarctic and temperate oceans. Consequently, they offer a remarkable opportunity to study the physiological and biochemical characters gained and, conversely, lost during their evolutionary history. The evolutionary perspective has also been pursued by comparative studies of some features of the heme protein devoted to O(2) transport in fish living in the other polar region, the Arctic. The two polar regions differ by age and isolation. Fish living in each habitat have undergone regional constraints and fit into different evolutionary histories. The aim of this contribution is to survey the current knowledge of molecular structure, functional features, phylogeny and adaptations of the haemoglobins of fish thriving in the Antarctic, sub-Antarctic and Arctic regions (with some excursions in the temperate latitudes), in search of insights into the convergent processes evolved in response to cooling. Current climate change may disturb adaptation, calling for strategies aimed at neutralising threats to biodiversity.
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- Cinzia Verde
- Institute of Protein Biochemistry, CNR, Via Pietro Castellino 111, Naples, Italy
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Vergara A, Vitagliano L, Verde C, di Prisco G, Mazzarella L. Spectroscopic and crystallographic characterization of bis-histidyl adducts in tetrameric hemoglobins. Methods Enzymol 2008; 436:425-44. [PMID: 18237647 DOI: 10.1016/s0076-6879(08)36024-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Hemoglobins (Hbs) are important proteins devoted to oxygen transport. Hbs carry out their function by keeping the iron atom, which binds the oxygen molecule, in its reduced Fe(II) state. Nonetheless, it is well known that Hbs frequently undergo, even under physiological conditions, spontaneous oxidation. Although these processes have been widely investigated, their role and impact in different biological contexts are still highly debated. In vertebrate Hbs, assembled in alpha2beta2 tetramers, it has traditionally been assumed that oxidized forms endowed with nativelike structures are either aquo-met or hydroxy-met states, depending on the pH of the medium. This view has been questioned by several independent investigations. In the past, indirect evidence of the existence of alternative nativelike oxidized forms was obtained from spectroscopic analyses. Indeed, it was suggested that, in tetrameric Hbs, bis-histidyl hemichrome states could be compatible with folded structures. Recent studies performed by complementing spectroscopic and crystallographic methodologies have provided a detailed picture of hemichrome structure and formation in these proteins. Here we review the methodological approaches adopted to achieve these results, the main structural features of these states, and the current hypotheses on their possible functional implications.
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- Alessandro Vergara
- Department of Chemistry and Consorzio Bioteknet, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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Dettaï A, di Prisco G, Lecointre G, Parisi E, Verde C. Inferring evolution of fish proteins: the globin case study. Methods Enzymol 2008; 436:539-70. [PMID: 18237653 DOI: 10.1016/s0076-6879(08)36030-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Because hemoglobins (Hbs) of all animal species have the same heme group, differences in their properties, including oxygen affinity, electrophoretic mobility, and pH sensitivity, must result from the interaction of the prosthetic group with specific amino acid residues in the primary structure. For this reason, fish globins have been the object of extensive studies in the past few years, not only for their structural characteristics but also because they offer the possibility to investigate the evolutionary history of Hbs in marine and freshwater species living in a large variety of environmental conditions. For such a purpose, phylogenetic analysis of globin sequences can be combined with knowledge of the phylogenetic relationships between species. In addition, Type I functional-divergence analysis is aimed toward predicting the amino acid residues that are more likely responsible for biochemical diversification of different Hb families. These residues, mapped on the three-dimensional Hb structure, can provide insights into functional and structural divergence.
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- Agnes Dettaï
- UMR, Département Systématique et Evolution, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France
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di Prisco G, Eastman JT, Giordano D, Parisi E, Verde C. Biogeography and adaptation of Notothenioid fish: hemoglobin function and globin-gene evolution. Gene 2007; 398:143-55. [PMID: 17553637 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2007.02.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2006] [Revised: 02/19/2007] [Accepted: 02/21/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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The recognition of the important role of the polar habitats in global climate changes has awakened great interest in the evolutionary biology of polar organisms. They are exposed to strong environmental constraints, and it is important to understand how they have adapted to cope with these challenges and to what extent adaptations may be upset by current climate changes. We present an introductory overview of the evolution of the Antarctic fish fauna with emphasis on the dominant perciform sub-order Notothenioidei, as well as some specific comments on the biogeography of the three phyletically basal notothenioid families. The wealth of information on the ecology and biodiversity of the species inhabiting high-Antarctic and sub-Antarctic regions provides a necessary framework for better understanding the origin, evolution and adaptation of this unique group of fish. Notothenioidei offer opportunities for identification of the biochemical characters or the physiological traits responsible for thermal adaptation. The availability of phylogenetically related taxa in a wide range of latitudes has allowed to look into the molecular bases of environmentally driven phenotypic gain and loss of function. In the process of cold adaptation, the evolutionary trend of notothenioids has produced unique specialisations, including modification of hematological characteristics, e.g. decreased amounts and multiplicity of hemoglobins. The Antarctic family Channichthyidae (the notothenioid crown group) is devoid of hemoglobin. This loss is related to a single deletional event removing all globin genes with the exception of the inactive 3' end of adult alpha-globin. In reviewing hemoglobin structure, function and phylogeny, the evolution of the fish Root effect is analysed in detail. Adaptation of the oxygen-transport system in notothenioids seems to be based on evolutionary changes involving levels of biological organisation higher than the structure of hemoglobin.
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- Guido di Prisco
- Institute of Protein Biochemistry, CNR, Via Pietro Castellino 111, I-80131 Naples, Italy
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Verde C, Parisi E, di Prisco G. The evolution of thermal adaptation in polar fish. Gene 2006; 385:137-45. [DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2006.04.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2006] [Revised: 04/07/2006] [Accepted: 04/10/2006] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Verde C, Lecointre G, di Prisco G. The phylogeny of polar fishes and the structure, function and molecular evolution of hemoglobin. Polar Biol 2006. [DOI: 10.1007/s00300-006-0217-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Verde C, Balestrieri M, de Pascale D, Pagnozzi D, Lecointre G, di Prisco G. The Oxygen Transport System in Three Species of the Boreal Fish Family Gadidae. J Biol Chem 2006; 281:22073-22084. [PMID: 16717098 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m513080200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The Arctic and Antarctic marine faunas differ by age and isolation. Fishes of the two polar regions have undergone different regional histories that have driven the physiological diversities. Antarctic fish are highly stenothermal, in keeping with stable water temperatures, whereas Arctic fish, being exposed to seasonal temperature variations, exhibit higher physiological plasticity. This study reports the characterization of the oxygen transport system of three Arctic species of the family Gadidae, namely the Arctic cod Arctogadus glacialis, the polar cod Boreogadus saida, and the Atlantic cod Gadus morhua. Unlike Antarctic notothenioids, the blood displays high multiplicity, i.e. it has three hemoglobins, similar to many other acanthomorph teleosts. In the most abundant hemoglobin, oxygen binding is modulated by heterotropic effectors, with marked Bohr and Root effects. Remarkably, in two species (A. glacialis and B. saida), the Hill coefficient is very close to one in the whole pH range, indicating the apparent absence of cooperativity. The amino acid sequences have been used to gain insight into the evolution history of globins of polar fish. The results indicate that Arctic and Antarctic globins have different phylogenies and lead us to suggest that the selective pressure of environment stability allows the phylogenetic signal to be maintained in the Antarctic sequences, whereas environmental variability would tend to disrupt this signal in the Gadidae sequences.
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- Cinzia Verde
- Institute of Protein Biochemistry, CNR, Via Pietro Castellino 111, I-80131 Naples, Italy
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- Institute of Protein Biochemistry, CNR, Via Pietro Castellino 111, I-80131 Naples, Italy
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- Institute of Protein Biochemistry, CNR, Via Pietro Castellino 111, I-80131 Naples, Italy
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- Institute of Protein Biochemistry, CNR, Via Pietro Castellino 111, I-80131 Naples, Italy
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- UMR 7138 CNRS, Département Systématique et Evolution, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, CP26, 57 Rue Cuvier, 75005 Paris, France
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- Institute of Protein Biochemistry, CNR, Via Pietro Castellino 111, I-80131 Naples, Italy.
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Giordano D, Grassi L, Parisi E, Bargelloni L, di Prisco G, Verde C. Embryonic β-globin in the non-Antarctic notothenioid fish Cottoperca gobio (Bovichtidae). Polar Biol 2006. [DOI: 10.1007/s00300-006-0162-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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