Ionization equilibria for side-chain carboxyl groups in oxidized and reduced human thioredoxin and in the complex with its target peptide from the transcription factor NF kappa B

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作者
Qin, J [1 ]
Clore, GM [1 ]
Gronenborn, AM [1 ]
机构
[1] NIDDKD, CHEM PHYS LAB, BETHESDA, MD 20892 USA
关键词
ESCHERICHIA-COLI THIOREDOXIN; DNA-BINDING ACTIVITY; IONIZABLE GROUPS; STABILITY; TITRATION; PROTEINS; REDUCTION; INVITRO; PKA;
D O I
10.1021/bi952299h
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
The pH dependence of the C-13 chemical shifts of the side-chain carboxyl carbons of all Asp and Glu residues in the reduced and oxidized states of human thioredoxin and in a mixed disulfide complex of human thioredoxin with a target peptide from the transcription factor NF kappa B has been investigated by multidimensional triple-resonance NMR spectroscopy. While the titration curves for most of the side-chain carboxyl resonances exhibit simple Henderson-Hasselbalch behavior with pK(a) values not far from those found for model compounds, several side chains give rise to two- or three-step titration curves, indicative of the influence of multiple ionizations, In particular, the triad formed by Asp58, Asp60, and Asp61, forms such a complex network of titrating groups. The ionization behavior of Asp26 shows an abnormally high pK(a) value for an aspartate residue in all states of human thioredoxin, with pK(a) values of 9.9 in the reduced state, 8.1 in the oxidized state, 8.9 in the mixed disulfide complex, and 8.6 in an active site mutant in which Cys35 was replaced by Ala. The unambiguous determination of the pK(a) values of Asp26 for a variety of states of human thioredoxin presented in this paper is highly significant in view of two recent reports on Escherichia coli thioredoxin which presented contradicting pK(a) values for Asp26 and Cys35 [Wilson et al, (1995) Biochemistry 34, 8931-8939; Jeng et al, (1995) Biochemistry 34, 10101-10105]. The stabilization of the protonated side chain of Asp26 in human thioredoxin is achieved via a hydrogen-bonding network involving the hydroxyl group of the neighboring Ser28 which is then connected to the active site region (comprising Cys32 and Cys35) via bound water molecules. The coupling of the buried Asp26 to the active site is responsible for the influence of the Asp26 ionization behavior on the titration shifts of active site residues.
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