Hemoglobin Dallas (α97(G4)Asn→Lys):functional characterization of a high oxygen affinity natural mutant

Autor: Beatrice Vallone, Gino Amiconi, Andrea Bellelli, G.V. Sciarratta, C. Castello, S. Tomova, Rodolfo Ippoliti, Eugenio Lendaro, G. Ivaldi, Maurizio Brunori, Andrea Brancaccio
Rok vydání: 1992
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Zdroj: Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease. 1180:15-20
ISSN: 0925-4439
DOI: 10.1016/0925-4439(92)90021-e
Popis: Hemoglobin Dallas, an α-chain variant with a substitution of lysine for asparagine at position 97(G4), was found to have increased oxygen affinity ( p 1 2 = 1 mmHg at pH 7.3 and 20°C), diminished cooperativity (0n, the Hill coefficient = 1.7 ) and reduced Bohr effect (about 50%). Addition of allosteric effectors (such as 2,3-diphosphoglycerate, inositol hexakisphosphate and bezafibrate) led to a decrease in oxygen affinity and increase in cooperative energy. Kinetic studies at pH 7.0 and 20°C revealed that (i), the overall rate of oxygen dissociation is 1.4-fold slower than that for HbA and (ii), the carbon monoxide dissociation rate is unaffected. The abnormal properties of this hemoglobin variant can be atttributed to a more ‘relaxed’ T-state.
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