Role of Leu[superscript B 10] in cytoglobin and comparison of direct and indirect measurements of hexacoordinate hemoglobin ligand affinity
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The Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Molecular Biology was founded to give students an understanding of life principles through the understanding of chemical and physical principles. Among these principles are frontiers of biotechnology such as metabolic networking, the structure of hormones and proteins, genomics, and the like.
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The Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics was founded in 1959, and was administered by the College of Sciences and Humanities (later, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences). In 1979 it became co-administered by the Department of Agriculture (later, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences). In 1998 its name changed to the Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Molecular Biology.
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1959–present
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics (1959–1998)
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Hexacoordinate hemoglobins (HxHbs) have recently been discovered and have been found in nearly all living organisms. In humans, hxHbs are represented by neuroglobin (Ngb) and cytoglobin (Cgb). While Ngb is principally found in the brain, Cgb is ubiquitously expressed in all tissues. Ligand binding in hexacoordinate hemoglobins is complex due to the reversible coordination of the heme iron by the distal histidine. Hexacoordination regulates ligand binding and is regulated by specific residues in the heme pocket including the B10 position. Therefore, we investigated the influence of LeuB10 on hexacoordination and ligand binding in Cgb. Ligand binding was analyzed for recombinant proteins, Cgb B10A Cgb B10F. The results obtained showed that LeuB10 plays a crucial in hexacoordination. Interestingly, due to the mutants' low CO affinity it was possible to measure the CO affinity equilibrium constant (Ka) by equilibrium titration similar to the Ka calculated from individual rate constants extracted from kinetics.